Background
Ma was born and raised in Taichung County, Taiwan, as the second of four children in his family.
Ma was born and raised in Taichung County, Taiwan, as the second of four children in his family.
He attended National Taichung Second Senior High School and graduated from Taipei World News Vocational School"s Department of Radio and Television with a certificate in journalism.
Most of the more notable television series he acted in are of the wuxia and historical drama genres. Some of his notable roles in television series include: Zhang Wuji in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (1994). Lü Dongbin in Legend of the Eight Immortals (1999).
Linghu Chong in The Legendary Swordsman (2000).
Dorgon in Xiaozhuang Mishi (2002). Nurhaci in Taizu Mishi (2005).
King Zhou of Shang in The Legend and the Hero (2007). His ancestral home is in Suizhong County, Liaoning, China.
Ma started his acting career by appearing in minor roles in Taiwanese television series such as The Former Husband, The Morning Fog and Guilty, before making his film debut in Spring Swallow in 1989.
In 1994, Ma starred as Zhang Wuji alongside Hong Kong actresses Kathy Chow and Cecilia Yip in the Taiwanese wuxia television series The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, an adaptation of the wuxia novel of the same title by Louis Cha. In 2000, he starred as Linghu Chong in the Singaporean television series The Legendary Swordsman, an adaptation of the wuxia novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Louis Cha. In 2003, he portrayed the Qing dynasty prince Yunreng in Huang Taizi Mishi.
In 2007, Ma starred as the antagonist King Zhou of Shang in The Legend and the Hero, a 2007 Chinese television series adapted from the 16th century Chinese mythological fantasy novel Fengshen Yanyi.
In 2012, he appeared as King Fuchai of Wu in the Chinese historical television series The Legend of Xishi.