Portrait of Guo Tao

Acting

Guo Tao

Career

Active from 1994 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
48
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Live
To Live
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Guo Tao Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.9, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Chinese Cinema 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Social Realism 3
  • Murder Investigation 2
  • Complex Narrative 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Contemporary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

93
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

24 titles · average score 64
In My Prime
In My Prime (2026)

TV show · as Qi Aihua

Si Jin
Si Jin (2025)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Emperor Jingming

Three Old Boys
Three Old Boys (2024)

as Pan Jianghai

3 Body Problem
3 Body Problem (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Computer Scientist 2

A Long Way Home
A Long Way Home (2023)

TV show · as Gu Changshan

In Our Prime
In Our Prime (2023)

as Ma Huaide

Meg 2: The Trench
Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
GoodWatch score 42

as Party Guest

Love Like the Galaxy
Love Like the Galaxy (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Cheng Shi

Faith
Faith (2022)

TV show · as Li Kenong

Schemes in Antiques
Schemes in Antiques (2021)
GoodWatch score 41

as 許和平

A Hustle Bustle New Year
A Hustle Bustle New Year (2021)

as Wang Zijian

A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower
A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Zhong Jingguo

2010s

42 titles · average score 61
The Game of Desire
The Game of Desire (2019)

as Guo Shi

I Am Not Madame Bovary
I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

as Zhao Datou

The Dead End
The Dead End (2015)
GoodWatch score 73

as Yang Zidao

Romance of Our Parents
Romance of Our Parents (2014)

TV show · as 江德福

Coming Home
Coming Home (2014)
GoodWatch score 80

as Director of the Propaganda Work Team

Blind Detective
Blind Detective (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

as Szeto Fatbo

Million Dollar Crocodile
Million Dollar Crocodile (2012)
GoodWatch score 43

as Wang Beiji / Useless Wang

Guns and Roses
Guns and Roses (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

as Crazy Dad

Drug War
Drug War (2012)
GoodWatch score 81

as Senior Dumb

The Law of Attraction
The Law of Attraction (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

as Wang Yong

City Monkey
City Monkey (2010)

as He Youqing

Don Quixote
Don Quixote (2010)

as Tang Fanghai

2000s

20 titles · average score 55
All's Well, End's Well 2009
All's Well, End's Well 2009 (2009)
GoodWatch score 42

as Chu Yu's Boss

Desires of the Heart
Desires of the Heart (2008)
GoodWatch score 48

as Zhang Su

Two Stupid Eggs
Two Stupid Eggs (2007)

as Wen Yao

Kidnap
Kidnap (2007)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mr. Wang Sam

Crazy Stone
Crazy Stone (2006)
GoodWatch score 78

as Bao Shihong

2 Become 1
2 Become 1 (2006)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mr. Chan

Heroic Legend of the Chin Dynasty
Heroic Legend of the Chin Dynasty (2006)

TV show · as 鳌拜

决不饶恕
决不饶恕 (2005)

TV show · as Li Guo

立案侦查
立案侦查 (2003)

TV show · as 王川

铁甲英豪
铁甲英豪 (2002)

TV show

Are the Fault of Angels
Are the Fault of Angels (2001)

TV show · as Ma Rulong

Making a Star
Making a Star (2000)

TV show · as 麦高

1990s

6 titles · average score 81
Spicy Love Soup
Spicy Love Soup (1999)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yu Xiaohui

Rhinoceros in Love
Rhinoceros in Love (1999)

as Ma Lu

老房子
老房子 (1997)

TV show

相煎上海滩
相煎上海滩 (1996)

TV show

To Live
To Live (1994)
GoodWatch score 86

as Chunsheng

I Love My Family
I Love My Family (1993)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as 吵架丈夫

1980s

1 title
CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch
CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch (1983)

TV show