Zhang Songwen
张颂文
Born (1976-05-10) 10 May 1976
Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
Occupations
Years active2003–present
AgentMountaintop Entertainment
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese张颂文
Traditional Chinese張頌文

Zhang Songwen (Chinese: 张颂文; pinyin: Zhāng SòngWén) is a Chinese actor and acting coach, best known for starring in the 2018 film The Shadow Play, the 2020 drama The Bad Kids, and the 2023 drama The Knockout.

Early life

Zhang Songwen was born in Shaoguan, Guangdong province. After high school, he worked various jobs at a printing factory, a food stall, and a beverage factory. From 1994 to 1999, he worked as a tour guide with the China Travel Service.[1] At the age of 24, Zhang Songwen first heard about Beijing Film Academy through a fellow tour guide. To pursue his film dream, he quit his job, moved to Beijing, and entered the advanced vocational class of the Performance Department, Beijing Film Academy.[2] At the academy, Zhang was the class monitor and Student Union president. After graduating, he stayed there as a teaching assistant for eight years. [3]

Career

Zhang Songwen has worked as an acting coach for films and TV series, including the first season of the sitcom Cheng Long Guai Xu (2005), where he also played his first leading role, and the film Love on Credit (2011).

In 2008, Zhang left his teaching position at Beijing Film Academy to found his own performance studio.[4]

In 2009, Zhang collaborated with the director Lou Ye for the first time in Spring Fever (2009), which won the prize for best screenplay at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.[5] Zhang later starred in the director's The Shadow Play (2018) and Saturday Fiction (2019), both receiving critical acclaim.

In 2017, Zhang appeared in End of Summer (2017), which won the KNN Award at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival.[6]

In 2020, Zhang appeared in the web series The Bad Kids,[7] which is based on the 2014 Zi Jinchen's novel, Bad Kid (坏小孩).[8] [9][10]

In 2023, Zhang gained wide popularity for his role as a fishmonger-turned-crime-boss in the TV series The Knockout.[11]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
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 [12]
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 [13]
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
2020 The Best Is Yet to Come 不止不休 Huang Jiang
2021 The Pioneer 革命者 Li Dazhao
2023 The Volunteers: To the War 志愿军：雄兵出击 Wu Xiuquan

Television series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2005 乘龙怪婿 Jia Fa Also as the acting coach[14]
2006 Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty 北魏冯太后 Wang Hui
2008Huo Yuanjia霍元甲Nong Jinsun
2009Bing Sheng兵圣Fuchai of Wu[15]
2010The Legend of Yang Guifei杨贵妃秘史Yang Guozhong[16]
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
2021Medal of the Republic功勋Li Tingzhao[17]
2022 Life is A Long Quiet River 心居 Zhan Xiang
2023 The Knockout 狂飙 Gao Qiqiang [18]

References

  1. ↑ "张颂文曾获"广东省最佳导游"，90年代一度月入2万！《狂飙》火了，这个地方也出圈了……" [Zhang Songwen was awarded the "Best Tour Guide in Guangdong Province" and once earned 20,000 RMB per month in the 1990s! Mania is a hit, this place is out of the loop...]. 每日经济新闻网. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "表演系2000班（高职）" [Acting Department Class 2000 (Higher Vocational Education)]. 北京电影学院. 2000-06-25. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "寻找真实的张颂文" [Look for the real Chang Songwen]. 新浪娱乐. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "张颂文：名声在外的表演教练终于等到自己上场" [Zhang Songwen: The famous acting coach finally waited for himself to take the stage]. 新华网. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. ↑ McCarthy, Todd (April 16, 2008). "Cannes taps heavy hitters". Variety.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Fergus (1 September 2017). "Chinese Film 'End of Summer Makes It To Busan International Film Festival". chinafilminsider.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. ↑ 《隐秘的角落》曝海边大片 秦昊王景春张颂文主演. Netease (in Chinese). June 10, 2020.
  8. ↑ 廖凡、段奕宏、王景春回归2020新剧值得期待 - 齐鲁晚报数字报刊. sjb.qlwb.com.cn. February 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ 章子怡夸《隐秘的角落》 秦昊表示怀念爬山的时光|章子怡|隐秘的角落|秦昊_新浪娱乐_新浪网. Sina (in Chinese). 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  10. ↑ "Hit Thriller "The Bad Kids" is Stirring Conversations About Childhood Trauma - and Chinese TV". RADII | Culture, Innovation, and Life in today's China. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  11. ↑ "A knockout success in TV drama highlights a trend toward realism". Shanghai Daily. February 23, 2023.
  12. ↑ 表演系老师张颂文：中国演员赴好莱坞需突破语言关. Phoenix Television (in Chinese). April 17, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Full Cast & Crew for Ip Man: The Final Fight". IMDb. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  14. ↑ 明星校友 张颂文. dyxyedu.com (in Chinese). March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on May 31, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  15. ↑ 《兵圣》力求真实 “夫差”张颂文含泪掌嘴师弟. Sina (in Chinese). July 14, 2008.
  16. ↑ 张颂文《杨贵妃秘史》出演杨国忠 一波三折. Sina (in Chinese). October 14, 2009.
  17. ↑ Xu, Wei (8 October 2021). "Drama series pays tribute to China's heroes". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  18. ↑ 被问火了后是开心多还是惶恐多？张颂文这样回复. Netease (in Chinese). 31 January 2023.
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