Zhang Songwen (Chinese name: Chinese: 张颂文; pinyin: Zhāng SòngWén) is a Chinese actor and acting coach. He is known for starring in the 2018 film The Shadow Play and the 2020 drama The Bad Kids.
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| Born | (1976-05-10) 10 May 1976 (age 46) Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | Beijing Film Academy | ||||||
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| Years active | 2003–present | ||||||
| Agent | Mountaintop Entertainment | ||||||
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| Chinese | 张颂文 | ||||||
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In 2000, Zhang entered Beijing Film Academy. After graduation, he become a teaching assistant at Alma Mater.[1]
In 2009, Zhang had his first cooperation with the famous director Lou Ye in Spring Fever (2009), which was shown in competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival[2] where it won the prize for best screenplay.
Later in 2017, Zhang appeared as a teacher father in End of Summer (2017). It made its world premiere in the New Currents section of the 22nd Busan International Film Festival, winning the KNN Award.[3]
Zhang starred in the crime drama film The Shadow Play (2018), as the Chief of Construction Committee jumping to his death from a tall building.[4] The Shadow Play received critical acclaim and several Golden Horse Awards nominations. [5]
In 2020, Zhang portrayed an aquatic production businessman in the web television series The Bad Kids, [6]which is based on the 2014 Zi Jinchen's novel, Bad Kid (坏小孩).[7] The series released with critical acclaim and became a social media hit.[8][9]
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Spring Fever | 春风沉醉的夜晚 | Han Ming | |
| 2011 | The First President | 第一大总统 | Ye Ju | |
| 2012 | Love Lifting | 高舉·愛 | Chen Chao | |
| Guns and Roses | 黄金大劫案 | Pu Xiaotong | [10] | |
| The Four | 四大名捕 | Qian Jian | ||
| The Last Tycoon | 大上海 | Bao Yunlong | ||
| 2013 | Ip Man: The Final Fight | 葉問:終極一戰 | Ip Chun | [11] |
| Fake Fiction | 摩登年代 | Wei Jian | ||
| 2014 | Red Amnesia | 闯入者 | Policeman | |
| 2015 | An Inspector Calls | 神探駕到 | Qi Shixing | |
| The Way Forward | 一路向前 | Dr. Li | ||
| 2017 | End of Summer | 西小河的夏天 | Gu Jianhua | |
| 2019 | The Shadow Play | 风中有朵雨做的云 | Tang Yijie | |
| Saturday Fiction | 兰心大剧院 | Ni Zeren |
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | 乘龙怪婿 | Jia Fa | Also as the acting coach[12] | |
| 2006 | Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty | 北魏冯太后 | Wang Hui | |
| 2008 | Huo Yuanjia | 霍元甲 | Nong Jinsun | |
| 2009 | Bing Sheng | 兵圣 | Fuchai of Wu | [13] |
| 2010 | The Legend of Yang Guifei | 杨贵妃秘史 | Yang Guozhong | [14] |
| 2015 | Master of Destiny | 風雲天地 | young Kuang Junhao | |
| 2018 | The Inquiry In 1938 | 密查 | Sun Dawu | |
| 2020 | Detective Chinatown | 唐人街探案 | Wensong | |
| The Bad Kids | 隐秘的角落 | Zhu Yongping | ||
| 2021 | Medal of the Republic | 功勋 | Li Tingzhao | [15] |
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