ARTISTIC PRACTICE

Stage.
Screen.
Practice.

Acting, directing and dramaturgy form the foundation of my work. My earlier screen performances are credited under the name Weibo Liu.

Wei Liu as San Pi in The Enigma of Arrival
The Enigma of Arrival · San Pi

Selected screen work

A scene from North by Northeast

FILM

North by Northeast

Ban Lagua · Directed by Bingjian Zhang.

The film was nominated for the Asian Future Best Film Award at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival, and for cinematography and original score at the 51st Golden Horse Awards.

More film credits4 films

The Enigma of Arrival

San Pi · Directed by Wen Song.

The film premiered in A Window on Asia Cinema at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival in 2018 and screened in the Film Panorama programme of the 9th Beijing International Film Festival. Its mainland China theatrical release followed on 31 July 2020.

Film & cast · 1905

Good Love Again

Jing LaoEr · Leading role · Directed by Changzheng Zhang.

Shanghai Noir

XiaoEr · Directed by Clara Law.

Coward Hero

KeRen · Directed by Huan Shu and Dan Shao.

Theatre & dramaturgy

2025–2026

Dad Is Not Home

Playwright · Director · Dramaturg

An original theatre work developed through student improvisation. Advanced to the second-review stage of the inaugural Greater Bay Area Campus Theatre Season in August 2026.

Teaching through production

Balcony

Jianshe Hou · Directed by Peisi Chen.

Television credits6 productions
Wei Liu as Chengye Xu in Young Marshal

Young Marshal

Chengye Xu · Directed by Li Zhang.

Wei Liu as Hua Mao in Duo Jin Zhan

Duo Jin Zhan

Hua Mao · Directed by Hongwu Wu.

Forty-Nine Days: Memorial

American embassy driver · Directed by Li Zhang.

Nine Years

HuiZhang · Directed by Li Zhang.

Nu Guanjia

Jiabao He · Directed by Chuxi Hu.

YingChao zhi Yu Bei Jing Guan

Lin Huang · Leading role · Directed by Guoguan Liang and Xiaoyang Pan.

Commercials & production2006–2018

Commercial performance

Appeared in more than 100 commercials, including campaigns for Snickers, Volkswagen and Pepsi.

Assistant directing

Worked with Xiaogang Feng on Tangshan Earthquake and If You Are the One.

Notes on acting2 reflections
Weibo Liu as Jiabao He in Nu Guanjia, wearing a blue period waistcoat
Nu Guanjia · Jiabao He · Image: Sina Entertainment

CHARACTER & IMPROVISATION

Finding the character
through action.

In a 2017 interview about Nu Guanjia, I described finding Jiabao He through close reading of the script and playful physical choices. During one scene, the image of a dog seeking reassurance became an improvised gesture—a way into the character’s dependence and vulnerability. The moment was not included in the final edit, but it helped me understand him.

Read the interview · 2017 · Chinese

Young Marshal: a character built from history

Preparing Chengye Xu meant researching several of Zhang Xueliang’s historical adjutants. Their stories offered a basis for a fictional character whose relationship with Zhang combines professional duty, friendship and loyalty.

Read the report · Sina · Chinese