Tang is married to actress Zhuang Li and they have a son named Tang Yinghan (born in 1995). Tang also has a daughter named Tang Lili (born in 1983) from a previous marriage to Sun Tao.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 1982 | Bai Jinbei
白金杯 | Officer |
| 1983 | Tianxia Diyi Guan
天下第一關 | Xiao Xian |
| 1989 | Lengxue
冷血 | Shang Wuqiang |
| 1990 | Mingtian Bushi Meng
明天不是梦 | Zhong Shan |
| 1990 | Fengxian
奉献 | Technician |
| 1990 | Changzhenghao Jinye Qifei
长征号今夜起飞 | Hu Yang |
| 1994 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms
三國演義 | Zhuge Liang |
| 1996 | Kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty
东周列国春秋篇 | Duke Zhuang of Zheng |
| 1997 | The Water Margin
水浒传 | Su Shi | cameo |
| 1998 | Yongzheng Dynasty
雍正王朝 | Yongzheng Emperor |
| 1998 | Zheng Banqiao Waizhuan
郑板桥外传 | Qianlong Emperor |
| 1998 | Zhanguo Hongyan
战国红颜 | King Goujian of Yue |
| 1999 | Kaiguo Lingxiu Mao Zedong
开国领袖毛泽东 | Mao Zedong |
| 1999 | Xiaozhangfu
小丈夫 | Gao Yeye |
| 1999 | Return of Justice Bao
包公出巡 | Cao Hong |
| 2000 | Zhongguo Zhapian Daan Jishi
中国诈骗大案纪实 | host |
| 2000 | Li Wei the Magistrate
李卫当官 | Yongzheng Emperor |
| 2000 | Zheng Chenggong
郑成功 | Zhu Yujian |
| 2000 | Zhang Wentian Yu Liu Ying
张闻天与刘英 | Mao Zedong |
| 2000 | Baogong Shengsijie
包公生死劫 | Emperor Renzong of Song |
| 2000 | The Long March
长征 | Mao Zedong | director |
| 2001 | Love Legend of the Tang Dynasty
大唐情史 | Emperor Taizong of Tang |
| 2001 | Dajiao Ma Huanghou
大脚马皇后 | Hongwu Emperor |
| 2002 | Juedui Quanli
绝对权力 | Qi Quansheng |
| 2002 | Zhengjiu
拯救 | Complainer |
| 2002 | Nüren Tang
女人汤 | Lin Tianquan |
| 2002 | Yijiang Chunshui
一江春水 | Wei Zhilin |
| 2002 | Gongsu
公诉 | host and artistic director |
| 2002 | Xuebai Xuehong
雪白·血红 | Ma Qi |
| 2003 | High Flying Songs of Tang Dynasty
大唐歌飞 | Emperor Xuanzong of Tang |
| 2003 | Li Wei the Magistrate II
李卫当官 II | Yongzheng Emperor |
| 2003 | Diezhan Zhi Teshu Jiaoliang
谍战之特殊较量 | Liao Peng |
| 2003 | Wo Shengming Zhong De Ganlan Shu
我生命中的橄榄树 | Xiao Zhenxiong |
| 2003 | Yongle Ernü Yingxiong Zhuan
永乐儿女英雄传 | Jianwen Emperor |
| 2003 | Yan'an Song
延安颂 | Mao Zedong | artistic director |
| 2003 | Kangding Qingge
康定情歌 | Muya Qudeng |
| 2003 | The Affaire in the Swing Age
江山风雨情 | Hong Taiji | alternative title Love Against Kingship |
| 2004 | Xuese Shiyan
血色誓言 | Chu Qi |
| 2004 | Jiajing Fengyun
嘉靖风云 | Jiajing Emperor |
| 2004 | Zhang Boling
张伯苓 | Zhang Boling |
| 2004 | Zhaojun Departs the Frontier
昭君出塞 | Emperor Xuan of Han |
| 2004 | Dahan Beige
大汉悲歌 | Prince of Jiangxia |
| 2004 | Chuanqi Huangdi Zhu Yuanzhang
传奇皇帝朱元璋 | Guo Zixing | alternative title Zhu Yuanzhang Huanxiang (朱元璋还乡) |
| 2005 | Carol of Zhenguan
贞观长歌 | Emperor Taizong of Tang |
| 2005 | Xian Xinghai
冼星海 | Mao Zedong |
| 2005 | Eighth Route Army
八路军 | Mao Zedong |
| 2005 | The Great Dunhuang
大敦煌 | Li Yuanhao |
| 2005 | Chuanguo Yuxi
传国玉玺 | Yongle Emperor |
| 2005 | Zheng He Xia Xiyang
鄭和下西洋 | Yongle Emperor | artistic director; alternative title Da Hanghai (大航海) |
| 2005 | Xiongguan Mandao
雄關漫道 | Mao Zedong |
| 2005 | Bishu Shanzhuang Da Chuanqi
避暑山莊大傳奇 | Lei family descendant |
| 2006 | Wanli Shoufu Zhang Juzheng
万历首辅张居正 | Zhang Juzheng |
| 2006 | Hujia Hanyue
胡笳汉月 | Tuoba Tao |
| 2006 | Nanyue Wang
南越王 | Qin Shi Huang |
| 2006 | Baiqiuen
白求恩 | Mao Zedong |
| 2006 | Xi'an Shibian
西安事变 | Mao Zedong |
| 2006 | Chisong Weilong
赤松威龙 | Emperor |
| 2006 | Huang Feihong Wuda Dizi
黄飞鸿五大弟子 | Boss Jin |
| 2006 | The Sword and the Chess of Death
魔剑生死棋 | Jianzu |
| 2007 | Wenzhou Ren Zai Bali
温州人在巴黎 | Wan Zhenguo |
| 2007 | Zhou Enlai in Chongqing
周恩来在重庆 | Mao Zedong |
| 2007 | Yingxiong Wuming
英雄无名 | Yan Baohang |
| 2007 | The Legend and the Hero
封神榜之凤鸣岐山 | Yuanshi Tianzun | guest star |
| 2007 | Su Dongpo
蘇東坡 | Emperor Renzong of Song | guest star |
| 2008 | Datang Shuhun Yan Zhenqing
大唐书魂颜真卿 | Yan Zhenqing |
| 2008 | The Legend and the Hero 2
封神榜之武王伐纣 | Yuanshi Tianzun | guest star |
| 2008 | Zhentan Chengxu 2: Qiannian Miju
偵探成旭2: 千年謎局 | Police inspector |
| 2008 | Baowei Yanan
保衛延安 | Mao Zedong |
| 2008 | Qizhi
奇志 | Qi Tianshun |
| 2008 | The East Is Red
東方紅 | Mao Zedong |
| 2008 | Jiefang
解放 | Mao Zedong | director |
| 2009 | Jinfeng Huakai
金鳳花開 | Mao Zedong |
| 2009 | Tonglingzi
同齡子 |
| 2009 | Dongfang
東方 | Mao Zedong | director |
| 2009 | Bao Qingtian Qixia Wuyi
包青天七俠五義 | Emperor Zhenzong of Song |
| 2010 | Journey to the West
西游记 | Jade Emperor |
| 2010 | Huang Yanpei
黄炎培 | Mao Zedong |
| 2011 | Journey to the West
西游记 | Yuanshi Tianzun |
| 2011 | 1911 Revolution
辛亥革命 | director |
| 2011 | Secret History of Empress Wu
武则天秘史 | Emperor Taizong of Tang |
| 2012 | Legend of Yuan Empire Founder
建元風雲 | Genghis Khan |
|