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Liu Haoran

Liu Haoran
Born
Liu Yuan

(1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 27)
Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Other namesTurbo Liu
Alma materCentral Academy of Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
AgentAs One Production (北京壹同传奇影视文化有限公司)
Stage name
Traditional Chinese劉昊然
Simplified Chinese刘昊然
Hanyu PinyinLiú Hàorán
JyutpingLau4 Hou6 Jin4
Birth name
Traditional Chinese劉源
Simplified Chinese刘源
Hanyu PinyinLiú Yuán

Liu Haoran (born 10 October 1997), also known as Turbo Liu, is a Chinese actor.

Liu haoran 18th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2020, 19th in 2019, and 89th in 2017.

In 2021, Liu became the youngest actor to gross over 15 billion RMB (approx. US$2.32 billion) at the Chinese box office.[1]

Early life

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Liu was born in 1997 in Pingdingshan, Henan, and moved to Beijing at the age of 12 to attend the Affiliated Secondary School of Beijing Dance Academy.[2] In 2013 when he was still a student, Liu was hand-picked by Chinese actor/director Chen Sicheng to star in Chen's directorial film debut, Beijing Love Story.[3] In 2015, Liu enrolled in the Central Academy of Drama after receiving the highest yikao score in the university's acting department.[4][5]

Career

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Liu made his acting debut in the 2014 romance film Beijing Love Story, and was nominated for Best New Actor at the 2015 Beijing College Student Film Festival.[6]

In 2015, Liu starred in the comedy mystery film, Detective Chinatown,[7] directed by Chen Sicheng, and won a Best New Actor Award at the Huading Awards for his performance.[8] That same year, Liu starred in his first small-screen project, campus drama With You, which was adapted from the youth novel under the same title.[9] The drama series earned positive reviews,[10] and Liu won Most Popular New Actor at the 2016 iQiyi All-Star Carnival.[11]

In 2017, Liu played Su Yu in the patriotic film, The Founding of an Army.[12] He also featured in the historical mystery film Legend of the Demon Cat, which was directed by acclaimed director Chen Kaige.[13] That same year, he starred in the historical drama, Nirvana in Fire 2, which was a Daylight Entertainment production directed by the famed director Kong Sheng and the sequel to Nirvana in Fire by written by Hai Yan.[14] The series was critically acclaimed, and Liu received recognition for his acting.[15]

In 2018, Liu reprised his role in the film Detective Chinatown 2,[16] which premiered on Chinese New Year. The movie was a box office hit and grossed 3.4 billion RMB and is one of the top 10 highest-grossing film of all time in China (as of September 2022). Liu was nominated for Best Actor at the Hundred Flowers Awards for his role and became the youngest actor to be nominated in the lead actor category for this award.[17] For Liu's accomplishments, Forbes China honored him as one of their 30 Under 30 Asia 2018 list, which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[18]

In 2019, Liu filmed two movies with Chen Kaige, Flowers Bloom in the Ashes and My People My Country. His xuanhuan epic drama Novoland: Eagle Flag,[19] adapted from novels by the same name written by Jiang Nan, aired on Zhejiang TV, becoming the channel's highest rated drama in the 10pm time slot.

In 2020, Liu graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and successfully auditioned into the China Coal Mine Art Troupe where he also received bianzhe (编制).[20] He performed Xue Wo Zhong Hua with the Art Troupe at China's National Center for the Performing Arts.[21] That same year, he also starred in the films My People My Homeland and Coffee or Tea.

In 2021, Liu's film Detective Chinatown 3 premiered during Chinese New Year and immediately grossed 1.01 billion RMB, 818 million RMB, and 749 million RMB for the first three days, respectively, and continues to hold the record for the top 3 single-day box office revenue in China's box office history.[22] The box office success of Detective Chinatown 3 (totaling in excess of 4.5 billion RMB) catapulted Liu to become the youngest actor to gross over 15 billion RMB (approx. US$2.32 billion) at the Chinese box office for leading roles.[1] He also starred as Liu Renjing in the film 1921, directed by famed director Huang Jianxin (making it their fourth collaboration). Also in 2021, Liu's film Fire on the Plain,[23] produced by Diao Yinan, was invited to the main competition at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.[24] That same year, Liu was invited as a representative to attend The 11th Congress of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, which occurs once every five years. At 24 years old, he was one of the youngest representatives out of over 2000 attendees.[25]

In 2022, Liu's film Only Fools Rush In, directed by Han Han, premiered during Chinese New Year, making it his third Chinese New Year film. Liu earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 36th Hundred Flower Awards for his portrayal of Liu Renjing in the film 1921.

In 2023, The Breaking Ice, directed by Anthony Chen and starring Liu, premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.[26] The Breaking Ice was also selected by the Singapore Film Commission as Singapore's submission to the best international feature category of the 2024 Oscars (96th Academy Awards).[1]

In 2024, My Friend An Delie, the directorial debut of actor Dong Zijian and starring Liu and Dong, was selected to compete at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival.

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes Accolades (Selected) Ref.
2014 Beijing Love Story 北京爱情故事 Song Ge Lead (chapter) [6]
2015 Forever Young 栀子花开 Host Special appearance
Detective Chinatown 唐人街探案 Qin Feng Lead 73rd Venice International Film Festival; 19th Shanghai International Film Festival [7]
2017 Buddies in India 大闹天竺 Erlang Shen Special appearance [27]
The Founding of an Army 建军大业 Su Yu Supporting 34th Hundred Flowers Awards; 17th Huabiao Film Awards [12]
Legend of the Demon Cat 妖猫传 Bai Long Supporting [13]
2018 Detective Chinatown 2 唐人街探案2 Qin Feng Lead 34th Hundred Flowers Awards [16]
Happiness Is Coming 幸福马上来 Ma Xiao Special appearance [28]
2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 驯龙高手3 Hiccup Chinese voice-dubbing [29]
The Twins [zh] 双生 Li Ping Lead [30]
My People, My Country 我和我的祖国 Wo Dele Lead (chapter) 18th Huabiao Film Awards; 35th Hundred Flowers Awards; 33rd Golden Rooster Awards [31]
2020 My People, My Homeland 我和我的家乡 Xiao Qin Lead (chapter) 34th Gold Rooster Awards [32]
Coffee or Tea? [zh] 一点就到家 Wei Jinbei Lead 19th Huabiao Film Awards [33]
2021 Detective Chinatown 3 唐人街探案3 Qin Feng Lead [34]
1921 1921 Liu Renjing [zh] Supporting 36th Hundred Flowers Awards; 2021 Beijing International Film Festival; 2021 Tokyo International Film Festival [35]
Embrace Again 穿过寒冬拥抱你 Zhang Zhe Special appearance 19th Huabiao Film Awards
2022 Only Fools Rush In 四海 Wu Renyao Lead [36]
2023 The Breaking Ice 燃冬 Hao Feng Lead 2023 Cannes Film Festival; 2023 Toronto International Film Festival
2024 The Boy and the Heron 你想活出怎样的人生 Mahito Maki Chinese voice-dubbing 96th Academy Awards - Best Animated Feature
Decoded 解密 Rong Jinzhen Lead
TBA Flowers From the Ashes 少年时代 Lead [37]
TBA Fire on the Plain [zh] 平原上的火焰 Zhuang Shu Lead 69th San Sebastián International Film Festival [38][39]
TBA My Friend An Delie 我的朋友安德烈 Li Mo Lead 37th Tokyo International Film Festival
TBA Detective Chinatown 1900 唐探 1900 Qin Feng Lead

Television series

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes Ref.
2016 With You 最好的我们 Yu Huai Lead [9]
2017 Midnight Diner 深夜食堂 Music producer Special appearance [40]
Nirvana in Fire 2 琅琊榜之风起长林 Xiao Pingjing Lead [14]
2018 Great Expectations: Meeting of the Two Dragons (Mini webdrama) 远大前程·双龙会 Huo Zhenxiao Lead [41]
2019 Novoland: Eagle Flag 九州缥缈录 Lǚ Guichen Lead [19]
2020 - 2024 Detective Chinatown (Webdrama) 唐人街探案 (网络剧) Qin Feng Special appearance [42]
2022 Bright Future zh:县委大院 Mei Xiaoge (young) Special appearance

Variety Shows

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Year English title Chinese title Role Ref.
2015 Takes a Real Man (Season 1) 真正男子汉 Cast member [43]
2017 Give Me Five (Season 1) 高能少年团 [44]
2021 Oh Youth! 恰好是少年
2024 Game of Cubes: The New Utopia 魔方新世界

Theater

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Year English Title Chinese Title Role Ref.
2021 Xue Wo Zhong Hua 血沃中华 Dong Cunrui [45]

Discography

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Singles

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Year English Title Chinese Title Album Notes Ref.
2015 "Yearning for Glory" 渴望光荣 Takes a Real Man OST
2016 "Holy High" 猴厉嗨 — Promotional song for Suning
with Wu Mochou & Huang Cancan
2017 "Proud Youths" 骄傲的少年 Give Me Five OST with Zhang Yishan, Wang Junkai, Dong Zijian & Darren Wang [46]
2018 "Pink Memories" 粉紅色的回憶 Detective Chinatown 2 OST with Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Zifeng, Xiaoshenyang & Xiao Yang [47]
2019 "My Motherland and I" 我和我的祖国 My People My Country OST with Chen Feiyu, Zhou Dongyu, Ou Hao & Zhu Yilong [48]
"Starry Sea" 星辰大海 For China Movie Channel Young Actors Project [49]
"Dream" 梦想 Theme song for China Student Television Festival [50]
"Cool Doll" 酷你吉娃 Detective Chinatown 3 OST [51]

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2014 21st Beijing College Student Film Festival Best New Actor Beijing Love Story Nominated
2016 24th Shanghai Film Critics Awards Detective Chinatown Nominated
19th Shanghai International Film Festival
(Asian New Talent Award) 		Nominated
20th Huading Awards Won [8]
16th Chinese Film Media Awards Most Anticipated Actor Nominated
Most Anticipated Performance Nominated
2018 34th Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actor Detective Chinatown 2 Nominated [17]
2022 36th Hundred Flowers Awards Best Supporting Actor 1921 Nominated

Forbes China Celebrity 100

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Year Rank Ref.
2017 89th [52]
2019 19th [53]
2020 18th [54]

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