Lü Liang

Biography

Lü Liang is a Chinese actor born in Beijing in 1957, who grew up in Tai'an, Shandong Province. After graduating from high school, he worked as a cook at a sanatorium in Tai'an before enrolling in the Acting Department of the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1978. Upon graduating in 1982, he was assigned as an actor to the Emei Film Studio in Chengdu, Sichuan. In 1986, he transferred to the Shanghai People's Art Theatre, which merged with the Shanghai Youth Drama Troupe in 1995 to form the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre. He became the Assistant Artistic Director of the centre in May 1999 and assumed the role of Artistic Director in January 2002. He has received prestigious awards including the Chinese Theatre "Plum Blossom Award," the Shanghai Magnolia Stage Performance Art Award, and the Zuo Lin Stage Art Award. His wife is Song Yining, who was his university classmate. He has participated in numerous notable stage plays and television series addressing diverse social and human themes, including the plays "Jesus, Confucius, Beatles Lennon," "Shang Yang," and "Under the Roof of Shanghai," as well as the TV series "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio," "Fortress Besieged," and "Morning in Shanghai."