Ma was born in Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province in Northwest China.
When he was graduated from high school, he left his hometown and came to Beijing for entrance exam of Central Academy of Drama.
Ma mentioned in an interview that he earned his living in Beijing by working as waiter and car wash worker at that time.
In year 2003, he acted as the role "You Tanzhi" in the TV drama Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils directed by Zhang Jizhong.
[3] In the movie The White Storm (2013), he acted as an uppity young Tsimshatsui gangster Dune Kun and built good reputation in China.