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.[4]
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).[5]
In 2004, Sun has appeared in supporting roles in two films, The Tide and Soldiers Of Huangpu.[citation needed]
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).[citation needed]
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.
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.[7] And he won the Best Actor in Television Award at the 12th Chinese American Film Festival.[8]
Filmography
Film
Year
English title
Chinese title
Role
Notes
1992
Two Fugitive Girls
越狱女囚
1997
The Great Military March Forward: Pursue and Wipe Out in the South