Director, screenwriter, & Actor born in Zhengzhou, Henan, China, and graduate of Central Academy of Drama. Due to his outstanding academics, he was admitted to the National Soviet University of Motion Picture and earned a master's degree from the directorial department. In the 1990s, he moved to Sweden and was the first Chinese actor to be admitted to the Swedish National Theater. Later, he became a Swedish citizen and took positions as Director of Vesta Theater, Uppsala City Theater, and Stockholm Ali Actor of Weng Theater. In 2005, he established Zhao Lixin Theater Studio in Sweden. He speaks 4 languages: Mandarin, Russian, Swedish, & English. He's received the Magnolia Award for Best Supporting Actor.