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Zhang Fengyi
Born: 1st Sep 1956 Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Dept: Acting
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 83
Film: 39 (47%)
Television: 44 (53%)
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Filmography
Original title: 大闹东海
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Nezha gets into trouble and implicates his parents who are punished by the heavens along with him. He bravely steps up and admits his fault, which tou ... view
Character:
Li Jing
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Shen Yan, a detective, teams up with unlikely allies to solve a series of murders linked to stolen sacred artifacts. As they follow a trail of clues, ... view
Character:
Zhou Ziheng (1 ep.)
Jun 2025 (first aired)
A perfect crime unravels hidden human darkness as a child-related case emerges, exposing the unsettling truths of society beneath its calm facade. ... view
Character:
Zhang Yiming (16 ep.)
Mar 2025 (first aired)
After his wife’s death, retired professor Shen Zhuoran reluctantly returns to dating. He meets four very different women: a compassionate nurse, a b ... view
Character:
Li Heibao (36 ep.)
Jan 2025 (first aired)
An anthology revealing the hidden stories behind significant cases, drawing inspiration from real-life heroes across five major legal and security ins ... view
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Wu Guangqi (4 ep.)
Aug 2024 (first aired)
Gu Yizhong, a scion of the Gu family in Suzhou, returns to China after completing his studies in the Architecture Department at the University of Penn ... view
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Gu Xixing (36 ep.)
Dec 2022 (first aired)
A group of young police officers work to restore the reputation of a struggling local precinct by embracing community service, modern policing methods ... view
Character:
Zhou Jianbin (34 ep.)
May 2022 (first aired)
Xiao Jian, director of economic investigation, cracked a mysterious financial case with the financial tycoon Xu Feng as the mastermind, but later beca ... view
Character:
Lin Dun (40 ep.)
Apr 2022 (first aired)
A legendary wuxia romance that focuses on the decade-long romance between Hei Fengxi and Bai Fengxi, and the adventures they embark on together. ... view
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Lord of Yongzhou (40 ep.)
Apr 2022 (first aired)
In the early Ming dynasty, Zhu Di, the fourth son of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang started military training in his early days to navigate court and palace in ... view
Character:
徐达 (45 ep.)
Mar 2022 (first aired)
In 1979 Jinjiang, two lifelong friends take different paths to overcome poverty—one building a garment business from a small fishing boat, the other ... view
Character:
Wan Feng (35 ep.)
Feb 2020 (first aired)
A group of young innovators develop groundbreaking technology that brings pride to China, while veteran entrepreneurs pursue their dream of strengthen ... view
Character:
Lin Qiaodong (35 ep.)
Mar 2017 (first aired)
In the fictional city of Jingzhou, prosecutor Tian Guofu and anti-corruption officer Sha Ruijin investigate high-level corruption, uncovering a comple ... view
Character:
沙瑞金 (55 ep.)
Dec 2014 (first aired)
Based on events in 7th and 8th-century Tang dynasty and starring producer Fan Bingbing as the titular character Wu Zetian, The Empress of China is the ... view
Character:
Li Shimin (96 ep.)
Original title: 白鹿原
2012
In the White Deer Village in Shaanxi Province the two most important families - Bai and Lu - and their sons have always lived together in peace. But t ... view
Character:
Bai Jiaxuan
Original title: 兔侠传奇
2011
In order to keep his promise to an aging kung fu master, Fu the Rabbit must venture out of the comfort of his kitchen and team up with Penny, a kung f ... view
Character:
Xiong Tianba (voice)
Original title: 赵氏孤儿
2010
For generations the Zhao family has wielded power, until their mortal enemy TU’AN GU slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influe ... view
Character:
Gongsun Chujiu
Jul 2009 (first aired)
In 2008, Xu Zheng is caught in a high-stakes game of love, trust, and betrayal when he must use a revolutionary cancer vaccine to save his kidnapped f ... view
Character:
Chen Wanli (30 ep.)
Original title: 赤壁：決戰天下
2009
The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the ki ... view
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Cao Cao
Original title: 赤壁
2008
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to ... view
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Cao Cao
Apr 2001 (first aired)
This Chinese period drama series follows the fortunes of a prominent merchant family engaged in Traditional Chinese Medicine during the waning years o ... view
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季宗布 (40 ep.)
Original title: 荆轲刺秦王
1998
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mo ... view
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Jing Ke
Original title: 檔案X殺人犯
1997
The Hunted Hunter is a Hong Kong Crime movie starring Yuen Biao ... view
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Chief Lok Bin
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Original title: 跟我走一回
1995
After getting out of prison, Ma returns home to find his wife Ji Ha remarried and his son apparently dead. He kidnaps Siu Ching, Ji Ha's new son, and ... view
Character:
Ma Boon Shing
Original title: 震撼性醜聞
1995
A Hong Kong policeman (Simon Yam) seeks honesty and loyalty amid corruption, crime and violence. ... view
Character:
Cheung Wai-Gei
Original title: 日光峽谷
1995
The Avenger, a brooding swordsman armed with a blade marked "Slayer of 1000 Armies" claims he's waiting for a long-missing friend, at an outpost in No ... view
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Original title: 飞虎队
1995
Before the breakout of the Sino-Japanese War, Hong, Wang, and Peng were best friends. Hong and Wang secretly joined the local guerrillas after the Ja ... view
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1994
China, 1915. A secret and unequal treaty that would increase Japan's dominance over China is about to be signed unwillingly but not before external fo ... view
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Hu-zheng
Original title: 西楚霸王II 楚漢爭霸
1994
Original second part feature version of The Great Conqueror’s Concubine. ... view
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Original title: 西楚霸王
1994
Insurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang join ... view
Character:
Liu Bang
Original title: 蓝风筝
1994
A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s. ... view
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话剧男演员
Original title: 新報仇
1994
Brothers Fay and Fong arrive in Shanghai dreaming of a future. They end up in the Horng Men gang, and Fong is sentenced to prison while his brother ri ... view
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Original title: 誘僧
1993
Near the beginning of the Tang dynasty, in 7th century China, General Shi Yan-sheng is tricked into leaving the crown prince unguarded. The crown prin ... view
Character:
General Huo Da
Original title: Sha ren zhe Tang Zhan
1993
A poor farmer who loves a woman he is forbidden to associate with becomes a hardened mercenary, and is hired by a local warlord as a professional assa ... view
Character:
Tang Zhan / Tang Bao Jia
Original title: 霸王别姬
1993
In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades. ... view
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Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou
Original title: 青春无悔
1991
Zheng Jianong, a bulldozer driver, has been suffering from illness for years and his wife leaves him ... view
Character:
郑加家
Original title: 新闻启示录
1984
Two-part TV series on three different journalists during the era of reform in 1980s. ... view
Character:
李仓
Original title: 城南旧事
1983
It is the late 1920s when six-year-old Yingzi and her family move to Beijing. As Yingzi explores the busy streets and alleys, she befriends a widow wh ... view
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Thief
Original title: 路
1983
The story of a group of unemployed young people headed by Qiu Hua and the creation of woolen sweaters to overcome their difficulties ... view
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Original title: 塞外奪寶
1982
In the early days of Republic of China, Buddhist monks from Shanhua Temple of Shanxi Province escort an important Buddhist relic to the Shaolin Temple ... view
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Original title: 骆驼祥子
1982
Xiang Zi is a rickshaw boy who has always had a desire to excel and a thirst for freedom. He married Hu Niu who died of dystocia later. After her deat ... view
Character:
Xiang Zi