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Zhang Fengyi
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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…
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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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Zhang Fengyi's Filmography
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Beautiful World
White Deer Plain
as Bai Jiaxuan
New Year's In-Laws
Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit
as Xiong Tianba (voice)
Sacrifice
as Gongsun Chujiu
Red Cliff II
as Cao Cao
Red Cliff
as Cao Cao
乾隆痛失郑板桥
The Emperor and the Assassin
as Jing Ke
The Hunted Hunter
as Chief Lok Bin
Velvet Gloves
One and a Half
as Ma Boon Shing
Police Confidential
as Cheung Wai-Gei
Sun Valley
Flying Tigers
21 Red List
as Hu-zheng
The Great Conqueror’s Concubine: Part II
The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I
as Liu Bang
The Blue Kite
as 话剧男演员
Revanchist
Temptation of a Monk
as General Huo Da
The Assassin
as Tang Zhan / Tang Bao Jia
Farewell My Concubine
as Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou
亲恩国仇
私人保镖
No Regrets About Youth
as 郑加家
Dragon Year Cops
as 傅冬
南行记
Business Circles
Xue hun
鸽子迷的奇遇
Jing du qiu xia
as Zhou Tian
The Revelation of Journalism
as 李仓
Sea Scooper
as Hai Long
My Memories of Old Beijing
as Thief
Road
Cut Throat Struggle For An Invaluable Treasure
Rickshaw Boy
as Xiang Zi
The Legend of Nezha
as Li Jing