Liao Fan, born on February 14, 1974 in Changsha City, Hunan Province, is an actor from Mainland China and graduated from the 93rd undergraduate class of the Performance Department of Shanghai Theater Academy.

In 1995, Liao Fan starred in his first TV series - The Story of Beijing Late Autumn - and thus entered the film and television industry.

In 1997, Liao Fan graduated from the Shanghai Theater Academy and later participated in dramas such as "Half Life" and "Rhinoceros in Love";

In 2001 and 2002, Liao Fan participated in the TV series - Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind - and his first movie - Angels Are Not Lonely - which were released successively.

In 2004, he won the Best Actor Award at the 18th Singapore International Film Festival for his performance in the movie "Cuckold";

In 2007, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Chinese Film Media Awards for his performance in the movie Curiosity Killed the Cat.

In 2008, Liao Fan was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the 45th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards for his performance in the movie "Half Water, Half Fire".

In 2014, he starred in the movie "Fireworks in the Day" and won the Best Actor Award at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival for his performance in the drama, becoming the first Berlin Best Actor in Mainland China].​

In 2015, he won the Best Actor Award at the 9th Asian Film Awards for "Fireworks in the Day"; in the same year, he starred in the action film "Master" and was nominated for the 31st China Film Awards for his outstanding acting skills in the film.Film Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor.

In 2017, he starred in the suspense action film - Psychological Crime -.

In 2018, he starred in the crime romance film - Children of the Rivers and Lakes - and the action comedy - Evil Can't Suppress Good -.

In 2019, he made a special appearance in the feature film - The Party at Southern Station.

In 2020, he starred in the suspense drama - The Silent Truth -.

In 2022, he starred in the adventure suspense drama - Gold Rush -; in the same year, he participated in the documentary drama - Literature and Art in the Anti-Japanese War -.

In 2023, he starred in the feature film Changsha Night Life; in the same year, the TV series Huanyan in which he starred in a special appearance was broadcast.

In 2024, the movie starring him - Lai Du Lai Lai - will be released on Cloud Cinema.