Zhang Hanyu

Zhang Hanyu
张涵予
Zhang in 2007
Born	(1964-12-19) 19 December 1964 (age 60) Beijing, China
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Yang Meizi (羊梅子)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張 涵 予
Simplified Chinese	张 涵 予
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Hányú Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zoeng1 Haam4-jyu4

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang .

Zhang Hanyu (born 19 December 1964) is a Chinese actor. He is known for starring in the films Assembly (2007), The Message (2009), The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel (2013), The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2014), Operation Mekong (2016), The Captain (2019), and Chinese Doctors (2021), as well as the television series All Men Are Brothers (2011).

Zhang became the first Chinese actor to win the "Grand Slam", winning Best Actor trophies from the Golden Horse Awards, Golden Rooster Awards, Hundred Flowers Awards and Huabiao Awards. ^[1]

Life and career

Zhang was born in Beijing. He graduated from the city's Central Academy of Drama in 1988. He started his career by doing Mandarin voice dubbing ^{[2] [3]} for films such as Shark Tale , ^[4] The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Troy . ^[5] Zhang subsequently played minor roles in some television series before appearing as supporting characters in films directed by Feng Xiaogang, such as Sorry Baby , Cell Phone , Big Shot's Funeral , and A World Without Thieves . ^[6] He was called "Feng Xiaogang's imperial film extra (calefare)" (馮小剛御用龍套), ^[7] and earned the appreciation of Feng. ^[8]

In 2007, Zhang was cast as a lead character for the first time in the war drama film Assembly . Zhang's performance propelled him to fame and placed him among the ranks of first-class Chinese film stars. ^[9] In 2008, Zhang also won the Best Actor Award at the 29th Hundred Flowers Awards ^[10] and the Best Leading Actor Award at the Golden Horse Film Awards. ^[11] The following year, Zhang won the Outstanding Actor Award at the Huabiao Awards. ^[12]

Zhang also has supporting roles in various acclaimed 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 . ^{[13] [14]} 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. ^[15]

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 played an opera actor. ^[16]

In 2014, Zhang starred in Tsui Hark's wuxia film The Taking of Tiger Mountain . ^[17] Playing an undercover PLA soldier, he won the Golden Rooster Awards for Best Actor. ^[18] 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 . ^[19]

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. ^[20]

In 2017, Zhang starred in John Woo's police thriller film, Manhunt . ^[21] He also starred in Wine War, the directorial debut of Leon Lai.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Film

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	[22]
	The Founding of a Republic	建國大業	Liu Congwen	[23]
	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	[24]
	The Founding of a Party	建黨偉業	Song Jiaoren	[25]
	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	[26]
	Love You for Loving Me	我爱的是你爱我	Ya Peng	[27]
2014	Ex-Files	前任攻略	Zhao Ming	[28]
	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	[29]
	Manhunt	追捕	Du Qiu
2018	Operation Red Sea	红海行动	Gao Yun	[30]
2019	Mao Zedong 1949	决胜时刻	Luo Ruiqing	[31]
	The Captain	中国机长	Liu Changjian	[32]
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	鬼吹灯之天星术	Hu Bayi	[33]

Television series

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	[34]
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	[35]
	Recording Tape	錄象帶		Cameo
2006	Lonely Heroes	寂寞英雄	Lin Yajun	[36]
	Romantic Life	與青春有關的日子		Cameo
	Women's Choices	女人的選擇	Tian Bo	[37]
2008	Fatal 24 Hours III	非常24小時III	Xu Tian	[38]
2009	Proof of Identity	身份的證明	Di Haoming	[39]
	The Last 99 Days	最後的99天	Xiao Kun	[40]
2011	All Men Are Brothers	水滸傳	Song Jiang	[41]
2013	Fire Line, Three Brothers	火線三兄弟	Tian Dali	[42]
	Aftershock	唐山大地震	Wan Dacheng	[43]
2015		永不低头	Gu Guofu	[44]
TBA	Peace in Palace, Peace in Chang'an	天下长安	Wei Zheng	[45]
	Autumn Cicada	秋蝉	Tan Xiang	[46]
	Against the Light	逆光	Lin Yi	[47]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Results	Ref.
2008	45th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards	Best Actor	Assembly	Won	[11]
	15th Beijing College Student Film Festival	Best Actor		Won	[48]
	8th Chinese Film Media Awards	Best Actor		Won	[49]
	29th Hundred Flowers Awards	Best Actor		Won	[10]
2009	27th Golden Rooster Awards	Best Actor		Nominated
	13th Huabiao Awards	Outstanding Actor		Won	[12]
	2nd Huading Awards	Best Actor		Won	[50]
	12th Golden Phoenix Awards	Society Award		Won	[51]
	46th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Equation of Love and Death	Nominated
2010	1st New York Chinese Film Festival	Best Actor	The Message	Won	[52]
2015	7th Macau International Movie Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Mr. Six	Nominated
	3rd China International Film Festival London	Best Actor	The Taking of Tiger Mountain	Won	[53]
	30th Golden Rooster Awards	Best Actor		Won	[54]
2016	16th Huabiao Awards	Outstanding Actor		Nominated
	12th Chinese American Film Festival	Best Actor	Operation Mekong	Won	[55]
2017	24th Beijing College Student Film Festival	Best Actor		Nominated
		Most Popular Actor		Won	[56]
	8th China Film Director's Guild Awards	Best Actor		Nominated
	12th Chinese American Film Festival	Best Actor		Won	[57]
	5th China Britain Film Festival	Best Actor		Won	[ citation needed ]
2018	34th Hundred Flowers Awards	Best Actor		Nominated	[58]
		Best Supporting Actor	Operation Red Sea	Nominated
2019	32nd Tokyo International Film Festival Gold Crane Awards	Best Actor	The Captain	Won	[59]
	11th Macau International Movie Festival			Won	[60]
2020	35th Hundred Flowers Awards	Best Actor		Nominated	[61]
	18th Huabiao Awards	Outstanding Actor		Nominated	[62]

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2. (in Chinese) 张涵予自认40岁"蹿红"不算晚 曾一生想干配音
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External links

• Zhang Hanyu at IMDb
• (in Chinese) Zhang Hanyu's blog on Sina.com

Awards and achievements
Golden Horse Award
Preceded by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai for Lust, Caution	Best Actor 2008 for Assembly	Succeeded by Huang Bo, Nick Cheung for Cow , Beast Stalker