Son of Guo Kaimin and actor Liu Xiaochun. Guo Liyuan, the head of Guo Liyuan, studied in Los Angeles, USA, graduated from the director department of American Film Academy, and graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a postgraduate degree. He is an actor and the son of an actor. During his study abroad, Guo joined the drama stage and was specially selected by the Shakespeare Company in Prague to play Shakespeare's classic drama Death of Kings.