Liu Songren was born in October 1949 in a large family in Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong returned to China in 1997), his ancestral home is Chaozhou, Guangdong, and he is an actor, director and screenwriter in Hong Kong, China.
His father ran a bank in Shanghai, his family was wealthy, and he had wives and concubines. His mother is a wife and has four sons, with Liu Songren being the third. Later, Liu Songren's father settled in Thailand with his concubine, leaving him and his mother to live in Hong Kong.
In 1976, after signing a contract with Hong Kong TVB, he starred in the role of "Lu Xiaofeng" in the TV series "Lu Xiaofeng" and became famous in one fell swoop. In November of the same year, he starred in "Big Dipper" and played Guo Ziming
Lu Xiaofeng
In 1976, Liu Songren and Li Ying fell in love in a low-key manner. The two have been in love for 5 years, and finally broke up due to incompatible personalities. Later, during the trip, he met Su Jiayan, who was a Cathay Pacific flight attendant at the time, 20 years younger than him, and the two got married in 1992.
In 1979, he was invited to director John Woo to star in his first film - the costume martial arts action film "Heroes", playing the role of the male protagonist young chivalrous Tsing Yi, and in the same year, Liu Songren and Zhao Yazhi co-starred in "Sword God", playing Ding Peng, and his acting skills were affirmed by the audience.
In 1980, Liu Songren and Wang Mingquan starred in "Jinghua Spring Dream", playing the role of Jin Zhenxi, a wealthy man who is full of books but does not want to make progress.
From 1980 to 1981, Liu Songren and Mi Xue co-starred in "The Kindness of the Earth" and "Martial Arts Emperor Flower".
In 1985, Liu Songren co-starred with Mi Xue again in "Pingxia Film", playing Zhang Danfeng, the original author Liang Yusheng expressed satisfaction with this TV series, and Liu Songren and Mi Xue also became one of the classic couples on Hong Kong TV screens because of this drama.
In 1986, Liu Songren and Huang Zongji co-directed the martial arts action film "Heroes in Troubled Times" released in Hong Kong, China, which was his first film director, and in November of the same year, Liu Songren starred in "September Eagle Flying", playing the actor Ye Kai.
In June 1987, Liu Songren, Mi Xue, and Tang Zhenzong starred in "Laughing Karma", playing Fan Jiashu.
The two TV series and videos starring Liu Songren, "Jinghua Spring Dream" and "Laughing Karma", have achieved good ratings and sales in Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and European and American Chinese regions.
In 1988, Liu Songren was invited to Taiwan to star in Yang Peipei's "Returning the Pearl of the King" and "August Osmanthus Fragrance", etc., which were known to Taiwanese audiences in the 80s of the last century.
In 1990, Liu Songren starred with Lan Jieying in "The Last Children's Love", playing Tong Chengxun, a descendant of the Eight Banners from a famous family, and later starring in "The World of Love", playing a father who was dependent on his two sons after losing his wife.
In 1992, Liu Songren starred in "The Great Era", playing the role of Fang Jinxin, a stockbroker, and his acting skills were affirmed by the audience.
From 1994 to 1997, Liu Songren successively starred in "Everything Starts with Disappearance", "Clean Government Action 1994", "Sword Roaring Jianghu", "The King of a Thousand Kings Reappears in the Rivers and Lakes", "Interpol" and many other film and television dramas with different themes.
In 1998, Liu Songren starred in the TV series "Wen Yiduo" directed by Gao Qunshu, and played Wen Yiduo in the play.
In 1999, Liu Songren, who was nearly 50 years old, was named "one of the five most memorable actors in TVB." ”
In 2000, Liu Songren starred in the comedy "Unemployed Landlord" for the first time as Hong Dalong, who was laid off in the financial turmoil.
In 2001, Liu Songren and Mi Xue collaborated in "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", playing Zhang Cuishan, and his image of both civil and military was recognized by the audience. In the same year, Liu Songren successively starred in many film and television works such as "Across the World", "Ice Sweeper", "Before and After Marriage" and so on.
In November 2003, Liu Songren participated in the Sino-Korean cooperation in the love TV series "Love Fragrance", playing the role of Kim Ji-jung.
In 2005, Liu Songren participated in the costume martial arts drama "No. 1 in the World" supervised by Wang Jing, playing the role of the iron gall god Hou Zhu ignored, and the role interpretation style of both good and evil left an impression on the audience, and even many viewers did not know his real name, and only called him "Iron Courage Shenhou". In the same year, he starred in "Eight Heroes" and played Guan Yulou.
In August 2006, Liu Songren participated in the release of the movie "Tokyo Trial" directed by Gao Qunshu, playing the role of Chinese judge Mei Rujiao, and was nominated for Best Actor at the 26th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Award and Best Actor at the 29th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award for this role.
In June 2007, Liu Songren, who had been out of film for many years, was invited to make a comeback and starred in "Years and Clouds" as Hua Wenhan, the eldest brother of the three brothers of the Hua family.
In September 2009, 60-year-old Liu Songren co-starred with Zhou Haimei in "Cai Ye and Little Phoenix Fairy", playing the brave and resourceful, affectionate revolutionary hero Cai Yi.
In August 2010, Liu Songren starred in "The Journey of Picking Stars" as Hailiang, and cooperated with Ye Tong to play a wealthy couple.
In 2011, Liu Songren starred in the time-traveling drama "Step by Step", playing Kangxi, and his acting skills left deep memories for the audience.
In 2012, Liu Songren starred in "Celebrity Family", playing the role of a romantic barrister, and his natural performance and fluent English line skills were recognized by the audience.
In April 2014, Liu Songren starred in the modern urban romance drama "Step by Step" as the group boss Kang Zhentian.
In 2015, Liu Songren starred in the Singapore TV series "Ambition 2", playing Zheng Shouyi.
In February 2016, Liu Songren played the role of a demon for the first time, playing the hidden "tree demon grandma" in the fantasy idol drama "Nie Xiaoqian" In July, Liu Songren played the emotional underworld boss in the online drama "Infernal Affairs" supervised by Liang Jiashu, and in October, Liu Songren starred in the family comedy "Very Father and Son".
In 2017, Liu Songren played the elderly Ye Haipeng in the inspirational film "20:16", accurately interpreting the image of the elderly who is depressed in his heart, and in the same year, Liu Songren and Hawick Lau and Jiang Xin starred in "The Heir", and gradually faded out of the screen, and turned to the preparation of the stage play "Matteo Ricci", and also served as a planner, director and creator.
In February 2024, 75-year-old Liu Songren publicly stated that he had no desire to film and announced that he would no longer film.
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I wish Uncle Liu Songren to take care of his health, health is a blessing, and peace is a treasure. Take care of your body to meet every challenge in life. I wish you good health and all the best![Fu] [Fu]