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Zhang Fengyi
ActorBorn September 1, 1956 (68 years)
Zhang Fengyi (张丰毅), born on September 1, 1956, in Changsha, Hunan, is a celebrated Chinese actor best known for his role in Farewell My Concubine, portraying a stage performer caught between political turmoil and personal longing. He also gained acclaim for playing Jing Ke in The Emperor and the Assassin and the warlord Cao Cao in Red Cliff.
Originally from Tanghe, Henan, Zhang moved to Dongchuan, Yunnan with his veteran father at just one month old. He left high school in 1971 and began performing with a local opera troupe, later joining a singing and dancing team. In 1978, he was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy’s acting department. His film debut came in 1980 with Treasure Hunting in the Desert. A year later, he earned critical praise for his role in Rickshaw Boy, which cemented his status as a rising star in Chinese cinema.
Originally from Tanghe, Henan, Zhang moved to Dongchuan, Yunnan with his veteran father at just one month old. He left high school in 1971 and began performing with a local opera troupe, later joining a singing and dancing team. In 1978, he was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy’s acting department. His film debut came in 1980 with Treasure Hunting in the Desert. A year later, he earned critical praise for his role in Rickshaw Boy, which cemented his status as a rising star in Chinese cinema.
Filmography
| 2025 | The Perfect Suspect (2025) (TV Series) · as Zhang Yiming |
| 2025 | Love Again (2025) (TV Series) · as Li Heibao |
| 2024 | Love of Nirvana (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2023 | Beyond the Clouds · as Vice Provincial Governor Yu |
| 2022 | Leverage (TV Series) · as Lin Dun |
| 2022 | Who Rules the World (TV Series) · as Prince Yong |
| 2022 | The Imperial Age (TV Series) · as 徐达 |
| 2022 | The Grand Merchants (TV Series) · as Liu Yun Xiang |
| 2019 | Novoland: Eagle Flag (TV Series) · as Ying Wuyi |
| 2018 | Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (TV Series) · as Yongzheng Emperor |
| 2017 | In the Name of People (TV Series) · as 沙瑞金 |
| 2015 | 岁月如金 (TV Series) |
| 2014 | The Empress of China (TV Series) · as Li Shimin |
| 2011 | White Deer Plain · as Bai Jiaxuan |
| 2011 | Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit · as Xiong Tianba (voice) |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Red Cliff II · as Cao Cao |
| 2008 | Red Cliff · as Cao Cao |
| 2006 | Heroic Legend of the Chin Dynasty (TV Series) · as 多尔衮 |
| 2001 | The Grand Mansion Gate (TV Series) · as 季宗布 |
| 1998 | The Emperor and the Assassin · as Jing Ke |
| 1997 | The Hunted Hunter · as Chief Lok Bin |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | The Great Conqueror's Concubine · as Liu Bang |
| 1993 | The Assassin · as Tang Zhan / Tang Bao Jia |
| 1993 | Temptation of a Monk · as General Huo Da |
| 1993 | The Blue Kite · as 话剧男演员 |
| 1993 | Farewell My Concubine · as Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou |
| 1987 | Soccer Heroes · as Zhou Tian |
| 1983 | My Memories of Old Beijing · as Thief |
| 1982 | Rickshaw Boy · as Xiang Zi |