Personal Info
Birth date
1957-08-25 (67 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Shanghai, China
Also known as
姚安濂
Yao Anlian
Yiu Ngon-Lim
Yao Anlian
Biography
In 2005 Yao Anlian was Cannes nominee for best male role in Xiaoshuai Wang's Shanghai Dreams
Filmography
Angel Heart
6.7
Overview:
Based off the same name novel by Liu Liu, the story revolves around the lives of people in the medical fieldEverybody Stand By
2.7
Overview:
50 different actors and actresses come together to get tested their acting abilities, while 4 esteemed directors will be coaching and challenging them to see who advances to the next stage! Who will survive until the end to become "The Best Actor"?The Detectives' Adventures
5.2
Overview:
The first reality show on detective stories adapted from classic IP. Every episode is based on a classic IP drama. MCs are able to adapt and act out the classic stories in the real scenes. The detective group includes seven MCs, who are encouraged to obtain clues from the unreasonable scripts and amusing games.Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty
8.1
Overview:
General Lu Lingfeng and Detective Su Wuming uncover supernatural mysteries and hidden conspiracies threatening the empire during Emperor Xuanzong’s reign.Have a Crush On You
5.5
Overview:
Ruan Liuzheng returns to her hometown after seven years, and becomes a neurosurgeon at Beiya Hospital. However, she didn't expect to meet her ex-husband, Ning Zhiqian, who is the most experienced neurosurgeon. Ruan Liuzheng is no longer the weak and timid girl, and she shows resolute and determination in both her work and relationship. When they were in Africa to execute medical relief efforts, Ning Zhiqian was injured in a gunshot. Ruan Liuzheng didn't leave his side, and fought hard to save him from the brink of death. The two have gained a new understanding of life, and begun a new relationship again.My True Friend
6.7
Overview:
A modern drama focusing on the relationship between real estate agents and customers wanting to find the perfect home in a growing property market.Legend of Hua Mulan
7.8
Overview:
A retelling of the story of the strong willed Hua Mulan, who ends up joining an all male army in place of her elderly father.Love In Han Yuan
NYR
Overview:
A story about a socialite in Shanghai whose family falls to ruin and starts on a journey to become a spy. Lu Han Zhi's fate is intertwined between two men from opposing sides of a war. Gao Chen who appears to be a traitor to his country is actually a Communist spy. Han Shou Min who appears to be a patriot and used to be a top spy of the Kuomindang is treading on a path of no return after being betrayed by his own comrades. Caught in a dangerous and increasingly complication situation, Lu Han Zhi grows from a mere socialite to an impassioned revolutionary.Thin Ice
5
Overview:
In 1943 Shanghai, military agent Chen Qian, tasked with assassinating a Japanese official, uncovers a conspiracy. Disguised as a Japanese envoy, he infiltrates enemy territory, relying on the help of Communist Party member Chun Yang to thwart the invaders' plans.The Rebel
9.2
Overview:
After ten years of knowledge and choice, after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Lin Nansheng has grown into a true Communist Party member. And at the critical moment of the War of Liberation, he made outstanding contributions to the party and the country.Best Choice Ever
7.2
Overview:
Mai Chenghuan, a post-95 girl born into an ordinary family in Shanghai, agrees to marry her boyfriend, Xin Jialiang, under her mother’s urging. However, the economic gap between them creates an imbalance in their relationship, ultimately leading to its end. Mai Chenghuan then gains her grandmother's approval and is entrusted with the heavy responsibility of managing a hotel. Through cooperation, Mai Chenghuan and the professional hotel manager Yao Zhiming become working partners and go hand in hand. Mai Chenghuan transitions from being under her family's control to achieving self-fulfillment, forging her own path.Who Is He
7.5
Overview:
In 1988, criminal policeman Wei Guo Ping witnessed the deaths of his comrades during an operation around a serial murder case where the culprit escapes. This has left Wei Guo Ping scarred from the incident. Eight years later, the appalling corpse dismemberment case has shocked the city of Ningjiang. At this time, Wei Guo Ping has already grown into a seasoned police captain.Miss S
8.2
Overview:
Set in the Shanghai Bund in the 1940s, it revolves around a female detective who solve multiple cases.Love Under the Full Moon
6.3
Overview:
During the "super moon" in 2011, Lei Chu Xia escaped from her murderer and travelled into the future to the year 2021. She appears in front of Xu Xiao Dong, and somehow, her existence seems to depend on Xu Xiao Dong’s presence in which they have to stay close to each other. Having no choice but to stay together, Xu Xiao Dong decides to help Lei Chu Xia recover her memory and find out the truth from 10 years ago.Spring Breeze Green Jiang Nan
NYR
Overview:
Upright and determined, Yan Donglei, newly appointed as Jiangnan County’s party secretary, vows to restore the region’s polluted waters. Under pressure to balance economic growth with environmental protection, he leads efforts to promote sustainable development while navigating political and social challenges.Special Lady
NYR
Overview:
The Song family is well-known for producing a long line of scholars. Wanting to escape from everyone's shadow, Song Zhu has been trying to get herself married, until she met "the womanizer" Xiao Yu who has completely disrupted her plans. Xiao Yu is the bane to Song Zhu's existence. As long as he is around, there will be disaster. However, Song Zhu is not the type who is willing to lose, so the two always end up fighting like there's no tomorrow. The whole academy is in disarray because of them, yet they are also the ones who have rekindled the spirit of competition.Marriage Cuisine
8.25
Overview:
Professor Yang Shu forget to accompany his daughter to school during his participate in drug research and development of small rise in early examination. The daughter fainted due to heat stroke in the school room. The mother, a five-star hotel after lunch chef Ar Chen in this situation was very angry when she found her husband already secretly resigned to make drug development joint venture after more dissatisfaction and resolute A divorce . However Yang Shu research results have been successful, all of a sudden fame and fortune. But despite that, Yang Shu wants nothing more but to have back his family again.Love in Flames of War
6.3
Overview:
During the period of the Republic of China, the cardamom talented girl Lin Hangjing was imprisoned because of her father’s murder. She went to her father’s friend Xiao Dashuai. Although she was under the fence, she was not humble or overbearing. Xiao Beichen, the overbearing three young master of the Xiao family, had bullied her from the very beginning to gradually attracted by her strong independence.Flipped in My Youth
6
Overview:
It depicts the life of an ordinary married couple, how they overcome hardships together and both mature over ten years. In the 1990s, roadman Chen Ye falls in love at first sight with the department store clerk Li Zhao Di. He tricks her into marrying him by promising her that he will take the TOEFL test and emigrate with her, turning her into a wealthy expat lady. Meanwhile, Zhao Di has been pampered by her family since litte, and her temper comes to light when the newlyweds start living together. In order to help her husband concentrate on taking the test, she takes care of the whole household, but Chen Ye still fails in the end. Moreover, Chen Ye even loses his job and Zhao Di is found out to be infertile. Zhao Di falls into despair and starts questioning whether she made the right decision.Who Is the Murderer
8
Overview:
This it is another drama in the suspense thrillers that are part of iQIYI's Light On Theater.Ever Night
7.1
Overview:
As the lone survivor of his kingdom, Ning Que joins a martial arts academy and must fight to protect his beloved, who's prophesied to bring about chaos.Love Story of Court Enemies
6
Overview:
During the Yongzheng era, Yu Xing enters the palace as a chef to reunite with her sister, Cai Feng, but faces exile after a misstep. In the countryside, she learns healing arts and helps during a pandemic. Returning to the capital, she rebuilds her life as a medical trainee and finds love with a noble general, Yue Zonglin.The Red
7.6
Overview:
In 1937, the Japanese imperialists launched a brutal war of aggression against China. Xu Tian was a color-blind accountant in Shanghai with military training who decided to stay close to his mother after the death of his father. After an accident involving a group of patriots led by a friend of his late father, he was touched by the patriotic spirit. He used his sharp mind to help the patriots transporting important materials, which also drew the attention of Japanese occupying the city to himself. During this period, he befriended Jin, a conman-turned-businessman and Tielin, a police officer working in the Shanghai French Concession. At the same time, pharmacist Tian Dan rented a room in Xu's house after losing her parents in an incident Xu was deeply involved. On the backdrop of the national crisis, people were living their intertwined lives with their own agenda, be it for revenge, for duty, for self-interest, or for ideology.Acting
TBADream (1 Episode) as Chen Qingchun
TBAThe Rebirth of a King as Unknown
2025Qian Tang River as Unknown
2024Burning Stars as Master Yang
2024我没有失踪 as Unknown
2024My Grand Father as 道长
2024Best Choice Ever (37 Episodes) as Mai Laitian
2023Special Lady (36 Episodes) as Master Zhang
2023Thin Ice (40 Episodes) as Xu Dehai
2023Who Is He (25 Episodes) as Headmaster
2023Have a Crush On You (36 Episodes) as Ning Shouzheng
2022这十年·幸福中国 (20 Episodes) as 孔子
2022Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty (36 Episodes) as Yuan Lai
2022Spring Breeze Green Jiang Nan (36 Episodes) as Xiang Dazhong
2022Love in Flames of War (43 Episodes) as Master Zhao
2022Life is a Long Quiet River (35 Episodes) as Shi Yuan's Father
2021Who Is the Murderer (16 Episodes) as 陈大明
2021Chun Tian Li De Ren Men (36 Episodes) as Han Shi Yong
2021Love Under the Full Moon (24 Episodes) as Wei Guopeng
2021那些日子 (20 Episodes) as Unknown
2021The Rebel (43 Episodes) as Zhu Xiaoxian
2021The Detectives' Adventures (2 Episodes) as 吴站长
2021China in the classics (1 Episode) as Unknown
2020Sniping 2 as Yu Yunfei
2020Fight The Epidemic 2020: I Am The Doctor as Unknown
2020Sniper (57 Episodes) as Old Dad
2020Miss S (34 Episodes) as Ding Ru Shan
2020Love Story of Court Enemies (25 Episodes) as Nioguru Zhaisang
2020Do Ki as 贾有权
2019Everybody Stand By (1 Episode) as Unknown
2019My True Friend (48 Episodes) as Shao Yong
2019Enter the Forbidden City as JIang Chun
2019Heroes (1 Episode) as Unknown
2018Pudong (35 Episodes) as Xu Hanzhi
2018Ever Night (24 Episodes) as Li Qingshan
2018Animal World as Old Man
2018阳光下的法庭 (36 Episodes) as Zhang Da'nian
2018Love In Han Yuan (46 Episodes) as Lin Can Rong / 林灿荣
2018Flipped in My Youth (55 Episodes) as Li You Cai
2017Midnight Diner (40 Episodes) as 小寿叔
2017Nanking Love Story (40 Episodes) as Mei Yangchun
2016LonelyBattle (52 Episodes) as 冷剑屏
2016你好乔安 (32 Episodes) as Gong Xian Sheng
2016Yin Lingzhi, Daughter of the Party as Yin Ergun
2016Dragon Weapon (49 Episodes) as Unknown
2016大染坊续 (40 Episodes) as Unknown
2015第四片甲骨 (32 Episodes) as 焦四爷
2014Marriage Cuisine (31 Episodes) as Wu De Feng
2014The Red (48 Episodes) as Unknown
2014Factory Boss as Unknown
2014Baby Child Back Home (36 Episodes) as 畅一路
2014雪鹰 (36 Episodes) as Fang Ge
2013归途 (31 Episodes) as 于守仁
2013Legend of Hua Mulan (57 Episodes) as Hua Hu
2012Double Xposure as Song Qi's Father
2012卧底48天 (1 Episode) as Unknown
2012Angel Heart (36 Episodes) as 院办严主任
2011Here, There as Unknown
2011Female Constables (34 Episodes) as Unknown
2010隐形将军 (32 Episodes) as Leng Changli
2010江姐 (30 Episodes) as Xu Pengju
2009Special Competition (29 Episodes) as Lu Huanzhang
2009善良背后 (1 Episode) as Unknown
2008Dawn Operation as Unknown
2007Narcotics Squad as Unknown
200751号兵站 (26 Episodes) as Unknown
2007The Red Awn as Unknown
2007特殊使命 (40 Episodes) as 余沁斋
20063 City Hotshots as Unknown
2006病案追踪 (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2005Shanghai Dreams as Wu Zemin
2004Alibi (20 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Double Sounding Cannon (42 Episodes) as Unknown
2003荣誉 (21 Episodes) as 桑震奎
2003Purple Butterfly as Unknown
2003The Red Carnation (22 Episodes) as Unknown
2001忠诚 (20 Episodes) as Unknown
2000Suzhou River as Boss
1996情剑山河 (40 Episodes) as Unknown