Zhang Hanyu

Zhang was born in Beijing. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1988. He started his career as a voice actor^[2][3] for the Chinese dubbings of films such as Shark Tale,^[4] The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Troy.^[5] Zhang played minor roles in television series before gaining recognition as a recurring supporting actor in films directed by Feng Xiaogang, such as Sorry Baby, Cell Phone, Big Shot's Funeral, and A World Without Thieves.^[6][7]

Zhang's breakthrough came with his first lead role in Feng's war film Assembly in 2007. The film propelled Zhang to fame and earned him the Best Actor Awards at the Hundred Flowers Awards^[1], the Golden Horse Film Awards^[8], the Huading Awards and the Huabiao Awards, among others.^[9]

Zhang followed with films such as Cao Baoping's crime drama The Equation of Love and Death; the espionage thriller The Message; and the action film Bodyguards and Assassins.^[10][11] Zhang also played Zhang Liang in the historical film White Vengeance.^{[citation needed]} In 2012, Zhang teamed up again with Feng Xiaogang in the disaster film Back to 1942, playing a priest.^[12]

In 2013, Zhang teamed up with actors Liu Ye and Huang Bo in the comedy film The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel directed by Guan Hu, where he plays an opera actor.^[13]

In 2014, Zhang starred in Tsui Hark's wuxia film The Taking of Tiger Mountain.^[14] Playing an undercover PLA soldier, he won the Golden Rooster Awards for Best Actor.^[15] He next starred in the crime film Mr. Six directed by Guan Hu;^{[citation needed]} and had a supporting role in Zhang Yimou's fantasy historical epic The Great Wall.^[16]

In 2016, Zhang headlined the crime thriller film Operation Mekong alongside Eddie Peng. The film received critical acclaim, and is the highest grossing Chinese cop film to date.^[17]

In 2017, Zhang starred in John Woo's police thriller film, Manhunt.^[18] He also starred in Wine War, the directorial debut of Leon Lai.^{[citation needed]}

Film

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Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1999	Sorry Baby	沒完沒了		Cameo
2001	Big Shot's Funeral	大腕
2003	Cell Phone	手機	TV director
2004	Sleepless City	危情雪夜
	A World Without Thieves	天下無賊	Police detective
2007	Assembly	集結號	Gu Zidi
2008	The Cold Flame	烽火	Xue Youfang	[citation needed]
	The Equation of Love and Death	李米的猜想	Ye Qingcheng
2009	Look for a Star	游龍戲鳳	Lin Jiu	[19]
	The Founding of a Republic	建國大業	Liu Congwen	[20]
	The Message	風聲	Wu Zhiguo
	Bodyguards and Assassins	十月圍城	Sun Wen
2011	Sweet Journey	云下的日子	Long Jianguo	[21]
	The Founding of a Party	建黨偉業	Song Jiaoren	[22]
	White Vengeance	鴻門宴	Zhang Liang
2012	Back to 1942	一九四二	Brother Sim
2013	The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel	厨子戏子痞子	Xizi
	Special ID	特殊身份	Blade	[23]
	Love You for Loving Me	我爱的是你爱我	Ya Peng	[24]
2014	Ex-Files	前任攻略	Zhao Ming	[25]
	The Taking of Tiger Mountain	智取威虎山	Yang Zirong
2015	Mr. Six	老炮儿	Men San'er
2016	Operation Mekong	湄公河行动	Gao Gang
	The Great Wall	长城	Commander-in-chief Shao
2017	Wine War	抢红	Zhang Shui
	The Founding of an Army	建军大业	Du Yuesheng	[26]
	Manhunt	追捕	Du Qiu
2018	Operation Red Sea	红海行动	Gao Yun	[27]
2019	Mao Zedong 1949	决胜时刻	Luo Ruiqing	[28]
	The Captain	中国机长	Liu Changjian	[29]
2021	The Battle at Lake Changjin	长津湖	Song Shilun
	Chinese Doctors	中国医生
2022	The Battle at Lake Changjin II	长津湖之水门桥	Song Shilun
2023	Moscow Mission	莫斯科行动	Cui Zhenhai
2025	Operation Hadal	蛟龙行动	Zhao Qihang
	The Legend Hunters	寻龙诀·觅踪	Hu Bayi	[30]

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Television series

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Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1999	Place Where Dreams Begin	夢開始的地方	Song Jianjun
2000	Pinzui Zhang Damin De Xingfu Shenghuo	貧嘴張大民的幸福生活	Xu Wanjun
2001	Yixiao Dafang	貽笑大方	Jiang Li	[31]
2003	Change a Lifestyle	換個活法	Ye Xiangchuan
	Guanzhong Daoke Zhi Qicunzi	關中刀客之七寸子		Television film
2004	Family Man	居家男人	Chen Dali
2005	Dong Shenme, Bie Dong Ganqing	動什麼，別動感情	Wan Zheng	[32]
	Recording Tape	錄象帶		Cameo
2006	Lonely Heroes	寂寞英雄	Lin Yajun	[33]
	Romantic Life	與青春有關的日子		Cameo
	Women's Choices	女人的選擇	Tian Bo	[34]
2008	Fatal 24 Hours III	非常24小時III	Xu Tian	[35]
2009	Proof of Identity	身份的證明	Di Haoming	[36]
	The Last 99 Days	最後的99天	Xiao Kun	[37]
2011	All Men Are Brothers	水滸傳	Song Jiang	[38]
2013	Fire Line, Three Brothers	火線三兄弟	Tian Dali	[39]
	Aftershock	唐山大地震	Wan Dacheng	[40]
2015		永不低头	Gu Guofu	[41]
TBA	Peace in Palace, Peace in Chang'an	天下长安	Wei Zheng	[42]
	Autumn Cicada	秋蝉	Tan Xiang	[43]
	Against the Light	逆光	Lin Yi	[44]

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