Zhang Fengyi
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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Films (40)
Beautiful World
2023
White Deer Plain
2012 · Bai Jiaxuan
New Year's In-Laws
2012
Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit
2011 · Xiong Tianba (voice)
Sacrifice
2010 · Gongsun Chujiu
Les 3 Royaumes, 2ème partie
2009 · Cao Cao
Les 3 Royaumes, 1ère partie
2008 · Cao Cao
乾隆痛失郑板桥
1999
L'Empereur et l'Assassin
1998 · Jing Ke
The Hunted Hunter
1997 · Chief Lok Bin
Velvet Gloves
1996
One and a Half
1995 · Ma Boon Shing
Police Confidential
1995 · Cheung Wai-Gei
Sun Valley
1995
Flying Tigers
1995
21 Red List
1994 · Hu-zheng
The Great Conqueror’s Concubine: Part II
1994
The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I
1994 · Liu Bang
Le Cerf-volant bleu
1994 · 话剧男演员
Revanchist
1994
Temptation of a Monk
1993 · General Huo Da
The Assassin
1993 · Tang Zhan / Tang Bao Jia
Adieu ma concubine
1993 · Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou
亲恩国仇
1993
私人保镖
1992
No Regrets About Youth
1991 · 郑加家
南行记
1990
Dragon Year Cops
1990 · 傅冬
Business Circles
1989
Xue hun
1988
鸽子迷的奇遇
1987
Jing du qiu xia
1987 · Zhou Tian
The Revelation of Journalism
1984 · 李仓
Sea Scooper
1984 · Hai Long
My Memories of Old Beijing
1983 · Thief
Road
1983
Cut Throat Struggle For An Invaluable Treasure
1982
Rickshaw Boy
1982 · Xiang Zi
The Legend of Nezha
· Li Jing
The Making of Farewell My Concubine
· Self
Séries (49)
Overseas Security Guard
2026 · Xiang Pingsheng
Le Deuil de l’Automne
2026 · Yu Zhongquan
谜影追踪
2026 · 季先生
The Perfect Suspect
2025 · Zhang Yiming
Love Again
2025 · Li Heibao
Genuine Heroes
2025 · Wu Guangqi
A Lonely Hero's Journey
2024 · Gu Xixing
The Gate of Xuan Wu
2024
The Guardian
2022 · Zhou Jianbin
The Scale of Desire
2022 · Lin Dun
Who Rules The World
2022 · Lord of Yongzhou
The Imperial Age
2022 · 徐达
The Grand Merchants
2022 · Liu Yun Xiang
Never Give Up
2022 · Wan Feng
The Train Life
2021 · Yu Deshui
Melody of Endeavour
2020 · Lin Qiaodong
In Law We Believe
2019 · Zou Xun
沧海丝路
2018 · 汉武帝刘彻
In the Name of People
2017 · Sha Ruijin
Trump Card
2016
远征！远征！
2015 · 段仲仪
岁月如金
2015
Takes a Real Man
2015 · Self
The Empress of China
2014 · Li Shimin
长沙保卫战
2014 · 薛岳
孙子大传
2013 · Sun Wu
雾都
2012
中国远征军
2011
Dry Dock
2010 · 饰 杨瑞清
半路兄弟
2010 · 程锐
Closed Area
2009 · Chen Wanli
上门女婿
2007 · 马四辈
Qin Shi Huang
2007
Heroic Legend of the Chin Dynasty
2006 · 多尔衮
天剑群侠
2005 · 秦始皇
History of the Sky
2004 · 姜大牙
天空下的缘分
2003 · 吴宏
Dragon Year Archive
2003
The Grand Mansion Gate
2001 · 季宗布
兼并
2001
家园
1999 · 韩海潮
Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou
1998
Long Tang
1998 · Du Zhong
古吴春秋
1997 · 寿孟
Peaceful Years
1996 · Qin Zi Xiong
刑警风云
1993 · 陈子明
淮阴侯韩信
1991 · 韩信
City of Burns
· Zhou Ziheng
变局
· Fu Chuanguang