| Chi Chongrui | |
| Native Name: | 迟重瑞 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Birth Date: | 23 December 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Beijing, China |
| Alma Mater: | Shanghai Theater Academy |
| Occupation: | Actor, businessman |
| Years Active: | 1981–present |
| Notable Works: | Journey to the West |
Chi Chongrui (; born 23 December 1952) is a Chinese actor famous for his role as Tang Sanzang in the 1986 television series Journey to the West.
Chi was born in a family of Peking opera actors, on December 23, 1952. During the Down to the Countryside Movement, he became a sent-down youth and worked in Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps, then he became a soldier and serving in Yunan. He entered China Broadcasting Art Troupe while he leaving the Army, two years later, he was accepted to Shanghai Theater Academy. After graduation, he was assigned to China Television Production Center (CTPC) as an actor.
In 1990 Chi married Chen Lihua, one of China's richest women.[3]
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Doulao Kouhua Kai | Chinese: 豆劳蔻花开 | |||
| 1984 | Journey to the West | Chinese: 西游记 | |||
| Harbin Enveloped in Darkness | Chinese: 夜幕下的哈尔滨 | Sai Shangxiao | |||
| 2007 | Journey to the East | Chinese: 鉴真东渡 | |||
| 2010 | Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West | Chinese: 吴承恩与西游记 | |||
| 2012 | Blind Date | Chinese: 喜事连连剩男相亲记 | Lao Guan |
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Bean Flower | |||
| 1982 | This Is Not A Mistake | Chinese: 这不是误会 | ||
| Bizhongqing | Chinese: 笔中情 | Huan Shu | ||
| 1983 | Golden Late Autumn | Chinese: 金色的晚秋 | Du Mingguang | |
| 1986 | War in North China | Chinese: 直奉大战 | Li Yanqing | |
| 2015 | Journey to the West 3D | Chinese: 敢问路在何方 | ||