Lee Hong-chi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.

This article is about the actor; it is not to be confused with Lee Hong-gi or Thomas Hong-Chi Lee.

Lee Hong-chi (Chinese: 李鴻其; pinyin: Lǐ Hóngqí; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Hông-kî; born 10 May 1990) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for starring in the 2015 film Thanatos, Drunk, for which he was named Best New Performer at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards. In 2023, he won Lion of the Future Award at the 80th Venice International Film Festival for his film directorial debut, Love Is a Gun.^[2]

Lee Hong-chi
Born	(1990-05-10) 10 May 1990 (age 35) Jinshan Township, Taipei County, Taiwan (now Jinshan District, New Taipei, Taiwan)
Other names	Li Hongqi
Alma mater	Chinese Culture University
Occupations	Actor, drummer[1]
Years active	2015-present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李鴻其
Simplified Chinese	李鸿其
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Hóngqí Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lí Hông-kî
Musical career

Early life and education

Lee was born in Jinshan District, New Taipei. He was educated at the Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School and at the Chinese Culture University.^[3][4]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2015	Thanatos, Drunk	醉·生梦死	Rat	[5]
2016	Love After Time	愛在世界末日	Army officer	Short film[6]
2017	City of Rock	缝纫机乐队	Dynamite	[7]
	Namiya	解忧杂货店	Qin Lang	[8]
2018	Cities of Last Things	幸福城市	Chang	[9]
	Baby	宝贝儿	Xiao Jun	[10]
2019	Long Day's Journey into Night	地球最后的夜晚	Bai Mao	[11]
	Synapses	那个我最亲爱的陌生人	Qiang Shou
2020	Tigertail	虎尾	young Pin-Jui
	Back to the Wharf	风平浪静	Li Tang (adult)	[12]
	Love You Forever	我在时间尽头等你	Lin Ge	[13]
	I Remember	明天你是否依然爱我	Fei Li
2023	Love Is a Gun	愛是一把槍	Fan Shu	also director and screenwriter
	Last Suspect	拯救嫌疑人	Jin Zhixiong

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2013	Boys Can Fly	刺猬男孩	Ah Zhong	Cameo
2019	Go Go Squid!	亲爱的，热爱的	Mi Shaofei (Xiao Mi) 米邵飞（小米）	[14]
	The Code of Siam	异域档案之暹罗密码	Li Tang	Cameo
2023	The Bionic Life	仿生人间	Yin Tianhong

Music video

Year	Artist	Song title	Notes
2015	Roger Yang	"Slap" ("冷耳光")	[15]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	17th Taipei Film Awards	Best Actor	Thanatos, Drunk	Won	[16]
	52nd Golden Horse Awards	Best Leading Actor		Nominated	[17][18]
		Best New Performer		Won
2016	10th Asian Film Awards	Best Newcomer		Nominated	[19]
	16th Chinese Film Media Awards	Best Actor		Nominated	[20]
		Best Newcomer		Nominated
2018	26th Shanghai Film Critics Awards	Best New Actor of the Year	City of Rock	Won	[21][22]
	21st Shanghai International Film Festival	Asian New Talent Award for Best Actor		Nominated	[23]
	55th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Cities of Last Things	Nominated	[24]
2019	21st Taipei Film Festival	Best Actor		Nominated	[25]
	19th Chinese Film Media Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	[26]
2023	80th Venice International Film Festival	Grand Prize in the Venice International Critics' Week section	Love Is a Gun	Nominated	[27]
		Lion of the Future – "Luigi De Laurentiis" Venice Award for a Debut Film		Won	[2][28]
	60th Golden Horse Awards	Best New Director		Nominated	[29]
		FIPRESCI Prize		Nominated	[30]
	47th São Paulo International Film Festival	New Directors Competition		Nominated	[31]
2024	25th BAFICI Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema	Best Feature Film in the International Competition		Nominated	[32]