- Early Life and Education
- Born in 1979 in Jiangxi Province to museum secretary father and factory cadre mother
- Studied theater at Jiangxi Vocational Academy of Art from 1995
- Entered Central Academy of Drama in Beijing in 1998
- Television Career
- Gained fame with 2003 historical drama "The Young Emperor"
- Starred in "Happiness as Flowers" with Sun Li in 2005
- Joined variety show "Keep Running" from 2014 to 2019
- Currently cast member of web show "HAHAHAHAHA" since 2020
- Film Career
- Made directorial debut with "The Breakup Guru" in 2014
- Won Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor in "The Dead End" (2015)
- Starred in box office hits including "The Mermaid" (2016)
- Co-directed "Looking Up" (2019)
- Personal Life
- Married actress Sun Li in 2010
- Has two children: Deng Han Zhi and Deng Han Yi
- Previously dated Nie Ning and Hao Lei