Tong Dawei

Biography

Tong Dawei is a Chinese actor of Manchu descent from the Tongjia clan, born on February 3, 1979 in Fushun, Liaoning Province, who graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2001. He first gained attention in 2002 when he starred in Zhang Yuan's film "I Love You," which was selected for the Busan International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival. He starred in the TV series "Jade Goddess of Mercy" in 2003 and won the audience's favorite actor award at the Golden Eagle Awards. He rose to widespread fame in 2007 after starring in the TV series "Struggle" alongside actors Zhang Wen and Zhu Yuchen. He is nicknamed the "Golden Supporting Actor" for his frequent roles in major productions, and won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Hundred Flowers Awards in 2013 for "American Dreams in China," where he played one of the three lead characters, Wang Yang. He became the first Chinese-language actor to walk the Golden Globe red carpet in 2012 with Zhang Yimou's "The Flowers of War." In 2015 he starred in the comedy adventure "Hollywood Adventures" with Huang Xiaoming and Zhao Wei, and in 2016 he played a police detective in the crime thriller "Who Took My Wife" and starred in the comedy "Hello, My Friend." He was appointed UN Women National Goodwill Ambassador in 2016. He is married to actress Guan Yue and they have three children.