Zhang Fengyi
Acting • Born 1956-09-01
Biography
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.
Filmography
85 credits
The Emperor and the Assassin
Movie • 1998
Jing Ke
Red Cliff
Movie • 2008
Cao Cao
Red Cliff II
Movie • 2009
Cao Cao
The Assassin
Movie • 1993
Tang Zhan / Tang Bao Jia
21 Red List
Movie • 1994
Hu-zheng
Temptation of a Monk
Movie • 1993
General Huo Da
The Great Conqueror's Concubine
Movie • 1994
Liu Bang
Farewell My Concubine
Movie • 1993
Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou
Sacrifice
Movie • 2010
Gongsun Chujiu
西楚霸王II 楚漢爭霸
Movie • 1994
My Memories of Old Beijing
Movie • 1983
Thief
The Blue Kite
Movie • 1994
话剧男演员
乾隆痛失郑板桥
Movie • 1999
Sea Scooper
Movie • 1984
Hai Long
Beautiful World
Movie • 2023
Police Confidential
Movie • 1995
Cheung Wai-Gei
Sun Valley
Movie • 1995
Jing du qiu xia
Movie • 1987
Zhou Tian
White Deer Plain
Movie • 2012
Bai Jiaxuan
Xue hun
Movie • 1988
南行记
Movie • 1990
No Regrets About Youth
Movie • 1991
郑加家
Rickshaw Boy
Movie • 1982
Xiang Zi
Cut Throat Struggle For An Invaluable Treasure
Movie • 1982
The Hunted Hunter
Movie • 1997
Chief Lok Bin
The Legend of Nezha
Movie
Li Jing
Road
Movie • 1983
One and a Half
Movie • 1995
Ma Boon Shing
Revanchist
Movie • 1994
Dragon Year Cops
Movie • 1990
傅冬
Business Circles
Movie • 1989
New Year's In-Laws
Movie • 2012
Velvet Gloves
Movie • 1996
Flying Tigers
Movie • 1995
鸽子迷的奇遇
Movie • 1987
Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit
Movie • 2011
Xiong Tianba (voice)
亲恩国仇
Movie • 1993
私人保镖
Movie • 1992
The Revelation of Journalism
Movie • 1984
李仓
Dragon Year Archive
TV • 2003
Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou
TV • 1998
兼并
TV • 2001
The Train Life
TV • 2021
Yu Deshui
Who Rules The World
TV • 2022
Lord of Yongzhou
淮阴侯韩信
TV • 1991
韩信
古吴春秋
TV • 1997
寿孟
远征！远征！
TV • 2015
段仲仪
Takes a Real Man
TV • 2015
Self
旱码头
TV • 2010
饰 杨瑞清
The Empress of China
TV • 2014
Li Shimin
The Grand Mansion Gate
TV • 2001
季宗布
Melody of Endeavour
TV • 2020
Lin Qiaodong
中国远征军
TV • 2011
雾都
TV • 2012
The Grand Merchants
TV • 2022
Liu Yun Xiang
Never Give Up
TV • 2022
Wan Feng
The Imperial Age
TV • 2022
徐达
The Scale of Desire
TV • 2022
Lin Dun
In the Name of People
TV • 2017
沙瑞金
The Justice
TV • 2023
Wu Shen Yuan
秦始皇
TV • 2007
Heroic Legend of the Chin Dynasty
TV • 2006
多尔衮
The Gate of Xuan Wu
TV • 2024
天剑群侠
TV • 2005
秦始皇
Novoland: Eagle Flag
TV • 2019
Ying Wuyi
孙子大传
TV • 2013
Sun Wu
The Guardian
TV • 2022
Zhou Jianbin
Long Tang
TV • 1998
Du Zhong
History of the Sky
TV • 2004
姜大牙
长沙保卫战
TV • 2014
薛岳
上门女婿
TV • 2007
马四辈
Trump Card
TV • 2016
Closed Area
TV • 2009
Chen Wanli
A Lonely Hero's Journey
TV • 2024
Gu Xixing
In Law We Believe
TV • 2019
Zou Xun
The Perfect Suspect
TV • 2025
Zhang Yiming
家园
TV • 1999
韩海潮
岁月如金
TV • 2015
City of Burns
TV
Zhou Ziheng
沧海丝路
TV • 2018
汉武帝刘彻
Genuine Heroes
TV • 2025
Wu Guangqi
半路兄弟
TV • 2010
程锐
刑警风云
TV • 1993
陈子明
Love Again
TV • 2025
Li Heibao
Peaceful Years
TV • 1996