1970 joined the China People's Liberation Army and worked as an actor in Fuzhou Military Region Drama Troupe. From 65438 to 0975, Hua Shui, director of North Film, chose Zhu Shimao to play Fu Hailong in the film "Xisha Children", and he entered the film industry from then on. 1983 officially transferred to the actor troupe of Bayi Film Studio. 1987 filmed the first drift of the Yangtze River and won the Flying Award. In 1990s, Zhu Shimao cooperated with comedian Peisi Chen and performed many sketches at CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Among them, "Eating Noodles" and "Mutton kebabs" were deeply loved by the audience, and people nicknamed him "Old Cat".