Qin Han

Biography

Qin Han, born Sun Xiangzhong, is a Taiwanese actor of Chinese origin born in Shanghai in 1946. He moved with his family to Hong Kong and later to Taiwan. He attended Shilin Secondary School and Kaiping Secondary School. He began his artistic career in 1966 when he joined Guolian Film Company as a basic actor under the stage name "Kang Kai," a name chosen by director Han Xiang, and appeared in his first film "Yuan Shan Han Xiao." He served three years in the Marine Corps before returning to Taipei. For a period, he worked in abstract and landscape painting, selling his works at his mother's gallery. His television debut was in the drama "Qi De Qiao," and he gained recognition after appearing in the films "Mu Qin San Shi Sui" and "Chuang Wai" in 1972. He later adopted the stage name "Sun Ge" and finally settled on "Qin Han" at the suggestion of director Yao Fengpan. He achieved great success in Qiong Yao's films alongside Qin Xianglin, Lin Ching-hsia, and Lin Fengjiao, collectively known as the "Two Qins and Two Lins." He won both the Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Actor award and the 15th Golden Horse Award in 1978 for the film "Wang Yang De Yi Tiao Chuan." In the mid-1980s, he transitioned to television, starring in Qiong Yao's TV dramas alongside Liu Xuehua, marking a second peak in his career. His father Sun Yuanliang was a senior military commander in the Chinese military. He participated in the reality show "Hua Yang Ye Ye" on Dongfang TV in 2014.