Due to the time taken to complete the project (four years), there were numerous instances of (1) multiple actors portraying the same character or (2) the same actor taking on multiple roles. An example of case (1) was the character
Zhang Liao, who was portrayed by Xu Shaohua in episode 12, Zhang Yakun in episode 39, and Wang Weiguo in episode 54.
Chen Zhihui was an extreme example of case (2) because he took on four roles – three as generals from Wei, Shu and Wu (
Xu Chu,
Liao Hua and
Taishi Ci) and one as minor warlord
Bao Xin. Two other prominent examples of case (2) were Wu Xiaodong and Hong Yuzhou – the former portrayed
Sun Jian in episode 5 and
Sun Quan from episode 30 onwards; the latter portrayed a young
Yuan Shao in episode 5 and
Zhou Yu from episode 9 onwards.
Main cast • Sun Yanjun as
Liu Bei •
Tang Guoqiang as
Zhuge Liang •
Bao Guo'an as
Cao Cao •
Lu Shuming as
Guan Yu • Li Jingfei as
Zhang Fei • Wu Xiaodong as
Sun Quan /
Sun Jian • Hong Yuzhou as
Zhou Yu /
Yuan Shao (younger)
Other cast :
Sorted by role in alphabetical order • Du Wenlu as Ahuinan • Xue Wencheng as Bao Long •
Chen Zhihui as
Bao Xin • Liu Shaochun as Bao Zhong • Li Fengying as
Lady Bian • Liu Xiaomei as
Lady Cai (Liu Biao's wife) • Li Hua as Cai He • Me Yue as
Cai Mao • Qin Zhao as
Cai Yong • Li Xiaozhou as Cai Zhong • An Zhiyi as
Cao Fang • Huoercha / Bala Zhu'er / Wang Jie as
Cao Hong • Wang Han as
Cao Huan • Li Ming as Cao Jie • Ji Chenmu as
Cao Mao • Yang Junyong as
Cao Pi • Tai Zuhui / Xu Deshan as
Cao Ren • Wang Guanghui as
Cao Rui • Kang Ming as
Cao Shuang • Chi Chonggen as Cao Xi • Sun Zhencai as Cao Xun • Zheng Qiang as
Cao Zhen • Wang Liangbo as
Cao Zhi • Wang Changli as
Chen Deng • Li Jianyi / Xiu Zongdi as
Chen Gong • Niu Chaliang as
Chen Gui • Wang Tao as
Chen Lin • Chen Debao / Zhang Shijun as
Chen Shi • Zhang Shijun as
Chen Qun • Liu Yinglu as
Chen Tai • Dong Jiuru as
Cheng Bing • Zhang Ping as Cheng Ji • Yan Huaili / Chen Zhuanliang as
Cheng Pu • Dai Jingguo / Yu Lianzeng as
Cheng Yu • Ren Meng as Cheng Zi • Zhou Wanhong as
Chunyu Qiong • Zhuang Li as Lady Cui • Li Songqiao as Cui Liang • Zhao Xiaochuan as Cui Zhouping • Wang Hongguang as
Deng Ai • Li Zhiyi as
Deng Zhi • Wu Wenqing as
Deng Zhong • Zhang Jiatian as
Dian Wei •
Chen Hong as
Diaochan • Liu Shaochun / Wang Yi / Yang Baohe as
Ding Feng • Rui Lirong as
Ding Yuan • Lü Zhong as
Empress Dowager Dong • Liu Long as
Dong Cheng • Qin Baolin as Dongtuna • Li Po as
Dong Zhuo • Wei Yingming as Duan Gui • Liu He as King Duosi • Zhang Xuting as Eheshaoge • Shi Laiqun / Zhang Minfu as
Fa Zheng • Wei Deshan as Fan Qiang • Qi Wenqiang as
Fei Yao • Li Hong as
Fei Yi • Yi Shufen / Guo Shuping as
Lady Gan • Han Dong / Zhang Yuhai as
Gan Ning • Yuan Lijian as
Gao Xiang • Yang Fan as
Gongsun Zan • Li Yanping as
Gu Yong • Ding Zhiyong / Chen Bing as
Guan Ping • Li Wei as
Guan Xing • Chang Yuping / Sun Qicheng as
Guo Huai • Jiang Kai as
Guo Jia • Guo Shouyang as
Guo Tu • Zhu Jun as
Han Dang •
Yu Rongguang as Han Fu • Yang Zibin as
Han Hao • Sude Siqin as Han Meng • Huang Xiaoli as
Han Xuan • Li Shicai as
Hao Zhao • Zheng Tianwei as
Empress He • Zhang Fuyuan as
He Jin • Ye Jinsen as Hu Ban • Jiang Chongxia as
Hu Lie • Qi Jianbo as Hu Yuan • Yu Weijie as Huche'er • Wang Zhongxin as
Hua Tuo • Song Ge as
Hua Xin • Wen Hao as
Huan Fan • Wang Hongwu as
Huang Chengyan • Wu Guicen / Xu Fuyin as
Huang Gai • Zeng Ge as
Huang Hao • Wang Hongtao as
Huang Zhong • Qiao Chen as Huang Zhong's wife • Wang Hongtao as
Ji Ling • Ding Zhicheng as
Ji Ping • Han Xinmin as
Jia Chong • Xu Yongliang / Li Xuliang as
Jia Xu • Su Jianyu as
Jian Shuo • An Ji as
Jian Yong • Zhou Zhou as
Jiang Gan • Liu Xi as
Jiang Ji • Liu Hongkun as
Jiang Wan • Zhang Tianshu as
Jiang Wei (younger) • Fan Zhiqi as
Jiang Wei (older) • Zhang Dengqiao as Jiang Wei's mother • Wang Zhiqiang as
Ju Shou • Zhang Xiqian as
Kan Ze • Zheng Rong as
Kong Rong • Ma Jichun as
Kuai Yue • Zhang Yingwu / Sang Bao / Zhang Jinghai as
Li Dian • Wang Qiang / Zhang Jimin as Li Feng • Li Bao'an as Li Fu • Wang Zhiqiang as
Li Hui • Bi Yanjun as
Li Ru • Yang Aifu as
Li Sheng • Yan Yansheng as
Li Su • Mang Lai /
Chen Zhihui / Du Wenlu as
Liao Hua • Wang Gang / Han Zengxiang as
Ling Tong • Ma Zijun as Liu Bei and Lady Sun's wedding emcee • Zhu Feng as
Liu Bian, Emperor Shao of Han • Zhang Da as
Liu Biao • Chen Xu as
Liu Chen • Liang Chi as
Liu Cong • Huo Ercha as
Liu Dai • Zhao Zhenping as
Liu Feng • Liu Zongren as Liu Gui • Yin Li as
Liu Qi • Li Tie as
Liu Shan (younger) • Lu Jixian as
Liu Shan (older) • Yin Shen / Su Ke as
Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of Han (younger) • Bao Dazhi as
Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of Han (older) • Xiao Lu / Ma Yusen / Wei Xian as
Liu Ye • Liang Zhenya as
Liu Zhang • Zhao Piyu as
Lu Ji • Cao Li / Song Banggui / Ma Yuliang as
Lu Su • Gao Fei as
Lu Xun • Yang Zhaoquan as
Lu Zhi • Cao Shixiang as
Lü Boshe • Zhang Guangbei as
Lü Bu • Liu Yan as Lü Bu's daughter • Gao Baobao as Lü Bu's wife • Suo Eryong as
Lü Fan • Chu Guoliang / Guo Molang as
Lü Meng • An Yaping as
Ma Chao • Li Jianping / Chen Guanxin as
Ma Dai • Wang Xianhe / Li Ping as
Ma Liang • Zhang Zhizhong as
Ma Su • Huang Wenjun as
Ma Teng • Zhang Hao as Ma Zhong • Qin Baolin as
Ma Zun • Zhou Huilin as
Mao Jie • Zhang Nan as
Meng Da • Hu Zhanli as
Meng Huo • Yan Fengqi as Meng Jian • Li Yankui as Meng Jie • Sude Siqin as Meng Tan • Li Dongguo as Meng You • Xu Di / Wang Luyao as
Lady Mi • Kui Heguo as
Mi Fang • Zhu Bingqian / Yang Naihuang / Ren Dongsheng as
Mi Zhu • Zhang Xuting as King Midang • Pang Daxin as Pan Ying • Hei Shuikuan / Sun Qicheng as
Pan Zhang • Zhang Yuanpeng as
Pang De • Jin Shugui / Zhu Shibin as
Pang Tong • Guo Jiaqing as Pujing • Jiang Jin as Elder Qiao • Wang Fengwen as
Qiao Zhou • Chen Changlong as Qin Liang • Wang Zhongxin as
Qin Mi • Liu Liwei as Qin Qi • Zhao Piyu as Qiu Jian • Wang Ying as Shao Ti • Wang Xian as
Shen Pei • Ma Shuliang as Shi Tao • Ji Chonggong as Shi Xu • Zheng Xu as Shi Zuan • Su Min as
Sima Hui • Pan Yinlai as
Sima Shi (younger) • Lei Tieliu as
Sima Shi (older) • Lü Suosen as
Sima Wang • Han Qing as
Sima Yan • Tang Zhenhuan as
Sima Yi (younger) •
Wei Zongwan as
Sima Yi (older) • Li Chiyou as
Sima Zhao (younger) • Gao Lancun as
Sima Zhao (older) • Xu Hongda as Su Yue • Zhao Yue as
Lady Sun •
Pu Cunxin as
Sun Ce • Yang Jun as
Sun Li • Guo Jiaqiang / Xia Junyin as
Sun Qian • Pan Yueming as
Sun Xiu • Li Hongtao /
Chen Zhihui as
Taishi Ci • Zhang Tong as
Tao Qian • Gao Baobao as Lady Tian • Zhang Lianzhong as
Tian Feng • Wang Tiejun as Tian Si • Chi Chonggen as
Wang Fu • Zhang Hongying as
Wang Jing • Dong Ji as
Wang Lang • Cui Dai as
Wang Ping • Yan Yansheng as
Wang Su • Zheng Dapeng as Wang Tao • Xu Yun as Wang Youtong • Tan Zongyao as
Wang Yun • Mo Qi as Wang Zhi • Shi Changjin as Wang Zifu • Liu Wei / Wang Xiaoying / Wang Shaowen / Wang Xinhai as
Wei Yan • Mang Lai / Bi Lige as
Wen Ping • Lin Moyu / Yu Ruojuan as
Lady Wu • Li Shicai as
Wu Ban • Liu Jianwei as Wu Fu • Hong Zongxi as Wu Yayu • Hong Ximai as
Xi Zheng • He Jing as
Xiaoqiao • Shi Tiansheng / Shen Shuangcun as
Xiahou Ba • Bala Zhu'er as
Xiahou Dun • Yang Lixin as Xiahou Jie • Wang Jiming as
Xiahou Mao • Jiao Yucheng as
Xiahou Shang • Hao Yueguo as
Xiahou Xuan • Qian Yulin as
Xiahou Yuan • Ma Xingyue / Qin Baolin as
Xin Pi • Wang Jianguo / Lu Ying /
Chen Zhihui / Han Dong as
Xu Chu • Huoercha / Nige Mutu / Li Dongguo / Liu Honglin / Xie Dong as
Xu Huang • Zhang Qin as
Xu Jing • Zhang Xiaoming as
Xu Sheng • Zhai Wanchen as
Xu Shu • Tantai Renhui as Xu Shu's mother • Shi Xiaoman as
Xu You • Wang Ying as
Xue Zong • Yu Jianai as
Xun You • Gu Lan as
Xun Yu • Li Tan as
Yan Jun • Xie Jiaqi as
Yan Liang • Li Zhongbi / Wang Wenyou as
Yan Yan • Si Gengtian as Yang Feng • Gao Xiaobao as Yang Ling • Liu Jianwei as Yang Song • Meng Xianli as
Yang Yi • Liu Longbin / Wang Hui as
Yi Ji • Chu Jianfu as
Yu Fan • Siqin Bilige / Qi Kejian as
Yu Jin • Zhou Wanhong as Yu Qiong • Li Qingxiang as
Yuan Shao (older) • Chen Youwang / Wang Fusheng as
Yuan Shu • Deng Xiaoguang as
Yuan Tan • Shen Long as
Yue Jin • Ma Jingwu as Zhang Bao (Yellow Turban) • Chi Guodong as
Zhang Bao (Zhang Fei's son) • Zhu Decang as Zhang Dang • Wang Huanan / Xing Guozhou as
Zhang He • Tian Ye as
Zhang Hu • Yin Huasheng as
Zhang Ji • Yuan Zhiguang as
Zhang Jiao • You Shijun as Zhang Liang • Xu Shaohua / Zhang Yakun / Wang Weiguo as
Zhang Liao • Ma Yuliang as
Zhang Lu • Xie Zhijian as Zhang Rang • Zhou Zhonghe as
Zhang Ren • Zhang Ju as
Zhang Song • Wang Mianzhi as
Zhang Wen • Han Shanxu as
Zhang Xiu • Qi Wenqiang as
Zhang Yi • Zhou Jiwei as
Zhang Zhao • Li Baohua as
Zhao Fan • Gai Ke as Zhao Fan's sister-in-law • Han Xinmin as
Zhao Lei • Zhang Shan as
Zhao Yun (younger) • Hou Yongsheng as
Zhao Yun (older) • Han Xinmin as
Zheng Tai • Guan Yue as
Zhong Hui • Liu Geng as
Zhong Yao • Liu Runcheng as
Zhou Cang • Yin Wei / Zhang Ying as
Zhou Tai • Li Yunjuan as
Lady Zhurong • Zhong Yujie / Wang Zhaogui as
Zhuge Jin • Shi Ni as Zhuge Jun • He Bing as
Zhuge Ke • Su Chongshan as
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