Liu Haoran

Biography

Liu Haoran is a Chinese actor born on October 10, 1997, in Pingdingshan, Henan Province, to a father who is a company executive and a mother who is a Peking opera performer. From a young age he showed artistic talent, performing on CCTV Children's Channel's Spring Festival Gala in 2006 and winning an award. He moved to Beijing at age 11 to study at the affiliated middle school of the Beijing Dance Academy, developing an independent and resilient character. He was discovered by director Chen Sicheng in 2014 and made his debut in the film "Beijing Love Story," earning a Best Newcomer nomination at the Beijing College Student Film Festival. He rose to fame in 2015 with "Detective Chinatown," winning the Huading Award for Best Newcomer. That same year, at only 17, he was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama as the top-ranked student nationally in both cultural and professional exams. In 2016, his series "With You" became a major hit and he was dubbed "the nation's first love" by fans. In 2017 he delivered a critically acclaimed performance in "Nirvana in Fire 2" and appeared in Chen Kaige's "Legend of the Demon Cat," with the director praising his talent and professionalism. In 2018, "Detective Chinatown 2" earned nearly 3.4 billion yuan, breaking Chinese 2D and comedy box office records, and he received a Best Actor nomination at the Hundred Flowers Awards. In 2020 he became an ambassador for the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, and his cumulative box office surpassed 10 billion yuan, making him the youngest actor to achieve this milestone. As of January 2023, his films had grossed 17.935 billion yuan according to Maoyan statistics.