Guo Qilin (; born February 8, 1996) is a Chinese actor and xiangsheng performer. He is known for his appearances in Deyunshe xiangsheng performances and his role in the historical series My Heroic Husband (2021).
Early life Guo was born in Tianjin, China. His father is crosstalk comedian Guo Degang, the owner of performance art group Deyunshe (德云社). His teacher is Yu Qian (于谦), and his crosstalk partner is Yan Hexiang (阎鹤祥). Guo has been fond of xiangshang and Peking opera since he was around three years old, and he was able to tell stories in the crosstalk form since he was five. He joined his father's performance group with hopes of revitalizing the art form.
Career
Xiangsheng in Deyunshe In 2011, Guo quit school and began performing as a xiangsheng performer in Deyun Team 4 (德云四队). In 2012, he held a personal special performance at the Beijing Exhibition Center. He performed his own crosstalk "My Student Days".
Film career He expanded his career in both film and television. In 2015, Guo was the lead actor in the film Our Happiness directed by his father Guo Degang. It was his first appearance on the big screen. In 2017, he starred in his first web drama "The Big Forest".
He was one of the lead actors in the film Adoring (2019). His natural performance boosted his reputation in the Chinese film industry, with many starting to pay attention to him as a professional actor instead of a simple comedian. Guo further appeared in two films with excellent casts and production teams. The first, World's Greatest Dad (2022), starred Yu Hewei and Ni Hongjie; the second one, Ride On (2023), starred Jackie Chan and Liu Haocun. These collaborations helped Guo build a solid position in the entertainment industry.
Television career In 2021, Guo played the lead role in My Heroic Husband alongside Song Yi, and his performance received positive feedback. The popularity of the series reached 10,000 points in iQIYI, breaking records on the streaming platform.
Stage career Guo made his stage debut in 2019 with the role of Niu Tianci in The Story of Niu Tianci and won the New Actor of the Year in the 2021 One Drama Awards for the work.
In 2019, he participated in the costume drama "Joy of life" and was loved by the audience for his role as Fan Sizhe.
On February 14, 2021, the commercial costume drama "The Son-in-Law" starring him and Song Yi was broadcast on iQiyi. On May 22, the show "Fifty Kilometers Taohuawu-Beijing" was broadcast.
On February 2, 2022, attend the "Chinese Dream, My Dream-2022 China Internet Audiovisual Annual Ceremony".
On May 16, 2024, the TV series "Joy of Life 2" in which he participated was broadcast, and he continued to play the role of Fan Sizhe in the play.
Filmography + Films Name Character Year Our Happiness (相声大电影之我要幸福) Feng Qiancheng (冯前程) 2017 The Faces of My Gene (祖宗十九代) Wang Baobao (王宝宝) 2018 Liberation (解放·终局营救) Liao Feng (廖枫) 2019 Adoring (宠爱) Ade (阿德) 2019 World's Greatest Dad (二手杰作) Ma Mo (马墨) 2022 Ride On (龙马精神) Lu Naihua (卢乃华) 2023
+TV SeriesNameCharacterYear Big Forest Cafe (林子大了) Guo Dalin (郭大林) 2017 Give Me a Chick at 18 (给我一个十八岁) Qiu Shui (秋水) 2018 Joy of Life (庆余年) Fan Sizhe (范思辙) 2019 My Heroic Husband (赘婿) Ning Yi (宁毅) 2021
+VoiceNameCharacterRelease date Rock Dog (摇滚藏獒) Bodi (波弟) 2016 Onward (二分之一的魔法) Ian (伊恩) 2020 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (比得兔2) Peter (比得兔) 2021
+DramaNameCharacter The Story of Niu Tianci (牛天赐) Niu Tianci (牛天赐)
Awards +AwardsAwardYearCategoryRecipient and NomineeResultForbes China201930 under 30Guo QilinselectedThe 8th Vancouver Chinese Film Festival2020The Most Popular ActorGuo QilinwinForbes China2020Celebrity 100Guo QilinselectedThe 16th Chinese American Film Festival2020New Actor of the YearGuo QilinwinThe 32nd Huading Award2021Best Actor in a TV Series on Chinese Costume ThemeMy Heroic HusbandnominatedOne Drama Awards2021New Actor of the YearThe Story of Niu TianciwinThe 13th Macau International Movie Festival2021Best Television ActorMy Heroic Husbandwin
Philanthropy On July 21, 2021, Guo donated 1 million yuan to the Red Cross Society of Zhengzhou due to the flooding disaster.
Personal life Guo Qilin's original name is Guo Qilin（郭奇林）, and Guo Qilin is his stage name. His grandfather is Guo Youyuan, who was a policeman, and his grandmother is Guo Yuzhen, who was a primary school teacher.
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