---
name: "Ying Da"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ying-da"
fi1m_id: "ying-da"
imdb_id: "nm0948058"
tmdb_id: 109436
wikidata_id: "Q9332229"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 July 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:57:34.960907+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."
---

# Ying Da

## Identity

Ying Da

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ying-da
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ying-da
- **IMDb ID:** nm0948058
- **TMDB ID:** 109436
- **Wikidata ID:** Q9332229
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ying_Da, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9332229, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0948058/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/109436

Actor. Born 7 July 1960 in Beijing, China.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 July 1960, Beijing, China
- **Also known as:** 英達, Yīng Dá, Danniel Ying
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ying_Da, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9332229, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0948058/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/109436

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Farewell My Concubine*](https://film.one/film/farewell-my-concubine.md) (85)

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## Biography

Ying Da (also credited as Da Ying or 英达) is a Chinese actor and director. Born in Beijing in 1960, he is the son of actor and director Ying Ruocheng. He studied at Peking University and earned a master's degree from the University of Missouri before returning to China to work in theatre and film.

He made his film debut in *The Last Aristocrats* (1988) and appeared as the Manager in Chen Kaige's *Farewell My Concubine* (1993). Ying Da is known for roles including Louie Wang in *Big Shot's Funeral* (2001), for which he won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor, Jin Shenghuo in *The Message* (2009) and governors in the *Tai Chi* films (2012). As a director he introduced the multi-camera sitcom format to Chinese television with *I Love My Family* (1993).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Farewell My Concubine* (1993), Fi1m 85, as Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/farewell-my-concubine.md)

## Complete filmography (64)

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

- *Young Again* (2026), series, Director
- *谜影追踪* (2026), series, as 陈繁雄
- *The Last Frenzy* (2024), Executive Producer
- *家和万事兴* (2022), series, Director, Creator
- *Good Night Beijing* (2021), as President Liu
- *Devil In Dune* (2021), Actor
- *New Fortress Besieged* (2019), series, as Old Ying
- *I’ll Complete For The Top* (2019), Actor
- *新大头儿子和小头爸爸（真人版）* (2018), series, Director
- *S.M.A.R.T. Chase* (2017), as Mr. Song
- *Wished* (2017), as Director
- *龙号机车* (2016), series, Director
- *Big Family* (2015), series, Actor
- *Hot Blood Band* (2015), as Luo Te
- *Town of the Dragon* (2014), as Guang Shun
- *Ox Thief* (2013), as Brother Yu
- *Tai Chi Hero* (2012), as Governor
- *密战峨眉* (2012), series, as Mao Shuyi
- *Tai Chi Zero* (2012), as Governor
- *You and Me* (2012), as 鸣先生
- *战火西北狼* (2012), series, Actor
- *Dear Enemy* (2011), as Amy's Father
- *Legend of Jie Zhenguo* (2011), series, as Chen Kuang Si
- *Under the Influence* (2011), as 牛总
- *The Love Clinic* (2010), Actor
- *East Wind Rain* (2010), Actor
- *柳云龙 系列* (2010), series, Actor
- *The Woman in the Big House* (2009), series, Actor
- *The Message* (2009), as Jin Shenghuo
- *The Founding of a Republic* (2009), as CPPCC Representative
- *Forever Enthralled* (2008), as Feng Zi-guang
- *马大姐新传* (2008), series, Director
- *The Secret Facility* (2007), series, as 石原兵太郎 · Director
- *The White Countess* (2005), as Kao
- *Silver Age* (2005), series, Actor
- *旅行社的故事* (2004), series, as 周达 · Director
- *巴哥正传* (2004), series, Director
- *天下奇谋* (2004), series, as 陶德鉴
- *税务所的故事* (2004), series, as Mr. Chen
- *Sunny Cour Tyard* (2004), as 老板
- *家和万事兴之双喜临门* (2004), series, Director
- *The Tiger family in Xi'an* (2004), series, Director, Creator
- *售楼处的故事* (2003), series, Director
- *刑警的故事* (2003), series, as 田元庆
- *Dong bei yi jia ren* (2002), series, Director, Creator
- *The Railway Station* (2002), series, Director
- *Big Shot's Funeral* (2001), as Wang Xiaozhu
- *Female Coach & Male Player* (2000), Actor
- *Idler: Sister Ma* (2000), series, Director
- *Double Duty* (2000), series, Creator
- *控辩双方* (2000), series, Actor
- *心理诊所* (1999), series, Creator
- *家和万事兴之在外过年* (1999), series, Director
- *The Dream Factory* (1997), as Patton
- *The Railway Station* (1997), series, Director
- *临时家庭* (1996), series, Actor
- *I Love My Family* (1993), series, as 本人, DEC电脑公司总裁 · Director, Writer, Creator
- *Seahorse Dance Hall* (1993), series, Actor
- *Farewell My Concubine* (1993), as Manager — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/farewell-my-concubine.md)
- *Stories of an Editorial Board* (1992), series, as 冯托
- *爱你没商量* (1992), series, Actor
- *Fortress Besieged* (1990), series, as 赵辛楣
- *The Last Aristocrats* (1989), as Zhou Daqing
- *追杀横路靖六*, series, as 山本五十八

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