---
name: "Deng Chao"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/deng-chao"
fi1m_id: "deng-chao"
imdb_id: "nm2874732"
tmdb_id: 99689
wikidata_id: "Q1140540"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 February 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T15:36:42.106220+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Deng Chao

## Identity

Deng Chao

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/deng-chao
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** deng-chao
- **IMDb ID:** nm2874732
- **TMDB ID:** 99689
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1140540
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deng_Chao, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1140540, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2874732/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/99689

Actor. Born 8 February 1979 in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 February 1979, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Also known as:** 邓超, 鄧超, Chao Deng, Đặng Siêu, 超哥, 超超
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deng_Chao, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1140540, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2874732/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/99689

## Biography

Deng Chao is a Chinese actor and director. Born on 8 February 1979 in Nanchang, Jiangxi, he trained at the Central Academy of Drama after earlier studies at the Jiangxi Vocational Academy of Art.

He first gained recognition in television series such as *The Young Emperor* (2003) and *Happiness as Flowers* (2005). His film roles include *Assembly* (2007), *Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame* (2010), *American Dreams in China* (2013), *The Dead End* (2015), for which he received the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor, *The Mermaid* (2016) as Liu Xuan, and *Shadow* (2018). He has also directed and starred in *The Breakup Guru* (2014) and *Looking Up* (2019), and appeared in the variety programme *Keep Running*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Mermaid* (2016), Fi1m 71, as Liu Xuan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mermaid.md)

## Complete filmography (60)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Writer's Odyssey 2* (2025), as 赤发
- *Always Have Always Will* (2025), as Chen Mo (voice) · Thanks
- *To Gather Around* (2024), as Bai Sheng/白胜
- *Ping-Pong: The Triumph* (2023), as Dai Minjia · Director
- *New Five Golden Flowers* (2022), Actor
- *The Sacrifice* (2020), as 高福来
- *My People, My Homeland* (2020), as Qiao Shulin · Director
- *Midnight Diner* (2019), as Ashin
- *Looking Up* (2019), as Ma Haowen · Director
- *Shadow* (2018), as Commander Zi Yu / Jing Zhou
- *The Liquidator* (2017), as Fang Mu
- *Sky Hunter* (2017), Actor
- *Healing Master* (2017), series, Actor
- *Duckweed* (2017), as Xu Tailang
- *Some Like It Hot* (2016), as Wang Kun
- *I Belonged to You* (2016), as Chen Mo
- *The Bodyguard* (2016), Actor
- *The Mermaid* (2016), as Liu Xuan — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mermaid.md)
- *Devil And Angel* (2015), as Mo Feili · Screenplay, Director
- *The Hundred Regiments Offensive* (2015), as 张自忠
- *The Dead End* (2015), as Xin Xiaofeng
- *Jian Bing Man* (2015), as Deng Chao
- *The Four 3* (2014), as Cold Blooded
- *The Breakup Guru* (2014), as Yuangui Mei · Director
- *Ten Years of Love* (2014), series, as Xiao Ran
- *The Four 2* (2013), as Cold Blooded
- *American Dreams in China* (2013), as 孟晓骏
- *Wonder Lady* (2013), series, Actor
- *The Four* (2012), as Leng Lingqi (Coldblood)
- *Mural* (2011), as Zhu Xiaolian
- *Beginning of the Great Revival* (2011), as Chen Yi
- *Brothers* (2011), series, as Ma Xuejun
- *延安爱情* (2010), series, as 彭登科
- *Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame* (2010), as Pei Donglai
- *Showtime* (2010), Actor
- *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber* (2009), series, as 張無忌
- *The Founding of a Republic* (2009), as Xu Beihong
- *军医* (2009), series, Actor
- *人间情缘* (2009), series, as 黎小军
- *Fit Lover* (2008), as Yuan Jia
- *The Equation of Love and Death* (2008), as Ma Bing
- *钻石王老五的艰难爱情* (2007), series, as 孟皓
- *Tian Mimi* (2007), series, as 雷雷
- *Assembly* (2007), as Col. Zhao Erdou
- *爱了散了* (2007), series, Actor
- *Silent Tears* (2006), series, as 赵剑
- *Happiness as Flowers* (2005), series, as 白杨
- *Misty Love In The Palace* (2005), series, Actor
- *少年康熙* (2005), series, as 爱新觉罗·玄烨
- *The Royal Swordsmen* (2005), series, as 正德皇帝
- *谍战之特殊较量* (2004), series, as 赵志强
- *Shao Nian Tian Zi* (2004), series, as 福临
- *北京假日* (2003), series, Actor
- *When Love Lost Memory* (2003), Actor
- *The Young Detective* (2000), series, as 包拯
- *屌丝男士2*, as 屌丝男神-逗逼男神
- *The Sand Murmurs*, as Zhang San
- *Folding Beijing*, Actor
- *Mondays*, Presenter
- *Article 17*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Deng Chao](https://film.one/media/person/5719776/gallery-5c0f14321da3.jpg) Deng Chao — jinn, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/110925_%E7%94%B5%E5%BD%B1%E3%80%8A%E7%94%BB%E5%A3%81%E3%80%8B%E9%A6%96%E6%98%A0%E8%A7%81%E9%9D%A2%E4%BC%9A_%E9%82%93%E8%B6%85.%E9%97%AB%E5%A6%AE%E7%AD%89_%E6%B8%A3%E6%B8%A3%E5%9B%BE_%281%29.jpg/1280px-110925_%E7%94%B5%E5%BD%B1%E3%80%8A%E7%94%BB%E5%A3%81%E3%80%8B%E9%A6%96%E6%98%A0%E8%A7%81%E9%9D%A2%E4%BC%9A_%E9%82%93%E8%B6%85.%E9%97%AB%E5%A6%AE%E7%AD%89_%E6%B8%A3%E6%B8%A3%E5%9B%BE_%281%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![​110925 电影《画壁》首映见面会 邓超.闫妮等 渣渣图 (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/5719776/gallery-d2879b9b2132.jpg) ​110925 电影《画壁》首映见面会 邓超.闫妮等 渣渣图 (2011) — jinn, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/110925_%E7%94%B5%E5%BD%B1%E3%80%8A%E7%94%BB%E5%A3%81%E3%80%8B%E9%A6%96%E6%98%A0%E8%A7%81%E9%9D%A2%E4%BC%9A_%E9%82%93%E8%B6%85.%E9%97%AB%E5%A6%AE%E7%AD%89_%E6%B8%A3%E6%B8%A3%E5%9B%BE_%284%29.jpg/1280px-110925_%E7%94%B5%E5%BD%B1%E3%80%8A%E7%94%BB%E5%A3%81%E3%80%8B%E9%A6%96%E6%98%A0%E8%A7%81%E9%9D%A2%E4%BC%9A_%E9%82%93%E8%B6%85.%E9%97%AB%E5%A6%AE%E7%AD%89_%E6%B8%A3%E6%B8%A3%E5%9B%BE_%284%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![​110925 电影《画壁》首映见面会 邓超.闫妮等 渣渣图 (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/5719776/gallery-55a9963e02bb.jpg) ​110925 电影《画壁》首映见面会 邓超.闫妮等 渣渣图 (2011) — jinn, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/110925_%E7%94%B5%E5%BD%B1%E3%80%8A%E7%94%BB%E5%A3%81%E3%80%8B%E9%A6%96%E6%98%A0%E8%A7%81%E9%9D%A2%E4%BC%9A_%E9%82%93%E8%B6%85.%E9%97%AB%E5%A6%AE%E7%AD%89_%E6%B8%A3%E6%B8%A3%E5%9B%BE_%285%29.jpg/1280px-110925_%E7%94%B5%E5%BD%B1%E3%80%8A%E7%94%BB%E5%A3%81%E3%80%8B%E9%A6%96%E6%98%A0%E8%A7%81%E9%9D%A2%E4%BC%9A_%E9%82%93%E8%B6%85.%E9%97%AB%E5%A6%AE%E7%AD%89_%E6%B8%A3%E6%B8%A3%E5%9B%BE_%285%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Deng Chao](https://film.one/media/person/5719776/gallery-8fe7e00ce35b.jpg) Deng Chao — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor 2011: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame*
- Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor 2009: Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Assembly*
- Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor 2008: Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor (won), for *Assembly*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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