Sun's first film role was uncredited appearance in the film
Two Fugitive Girls (1992). He then guest starred on
The Great Military March Forward film series. He made his television debut in
Seven Battles Seven Victories, playing
Zhou Enlai. It is his first time to portray Zhou Enlai. Sun starred as
Lu Xun, reuniting him with co-star Shi Lanya, who played
Xu Guangping, in the biographical television series
Lu Xun and Xu Guangping (2001). In 2004, Sun has appeared in supporting roles in two films,
The Tide and
Soldiers Of Huangpu. Sun joined the main cast of
General Zuo Quan as
Zuo Quan, a general in the
Red Army during the
Chinese Communist Revolution and the
Second Sino-Japanese War. In the 2000s, he has had guest-starring roles in many television series, including
The Story of Tibet (2010),
The Sun Comes Up in the East (2010),
New Fourth Army (2003),
The Story of Minister of Public Security Luo Ruiqing (2007),
Spring Comes Early in Grassland (2007),
Zhou Enlai in Chongqing (2008), and
The East is Red 1949 (2009). In 2012, he earned critical acclaim for his performance as Zhou Enlai in
Five-star Red Flag Fluttering 2, for which he received an
Outstanding Actor Award at the
29th Flying Apsaras Awards. Sun became widely known to audiences with
The Story of Zhou Enlai, a historical drama film which garnered him a
Best Actor nomination at the
29th Golden Rooster Awards. In 2015, Sun played the role of Zhou Enlai in Zhao Junjie and Zhai Xiaoxing's film
Who Is Undercover, for which he received his second Best Actor nomination at the
30th Golden Rooster Awards. For his role as Lin Deshui in
Battle of Xiangjiang River (2017), Sun was nominated for the
Best Supporting Actor Award at the
31st Golden Rooster Awards. Sun's big break came when Chen Li cast him in
My Uncle Zhou Enlai, in which he played Zhou Enlai, a role which brought him much publicity and was nominated for
Outstanding Actor Award at the
31st Flying Apsaras Awards. And he won the Best Actor in Television Award at the 12th Chinese American Film Festival. ==Filmography==