Peng Yuchang

Peng Yuchang (Chinese: 彭昱暢; pinyin: Péng Yùchàng, born October 25, 1994) is a Chinese actor and singer.[1]

Peng Yuchang
Born	(1994-10-25) October 25, 1994 Xinyu, Jiangxi, China
Nationality	Chinese
Other names	Peng Peng
Alma mater	Shanghai Theatre Academy
Occupation	Actor singer
Years active	2015–present
Agent	Comic International Productions
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Early life

Peng Yuchang was born in Xinyu, Jiangxi, China. He studied at the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2012, majoring in puppetry. During that time, he performed in Come on, my life! and other theatrical performances.[2]

Career

Peng made his acting debut in the online romance drama Go Princess Go (2015) and first gained attention for his performance as Eunuch Qiang.[3] In 2016, he starred in a Chinese teen web drama Stardom, acting as an aspiring artist.[4] The same year, Peng took on his first lead role in a fantasy web drama Weapon & Soul.[5] Then he starred in Sohu's self-produced drama Men with Sword.[5]

In 2017, Peng played a swimmer in Chinese sports drama My Mr. Mermaid.[6] Then he starred in music campus film Our Shining Days[7] and was nominated for Best New Actor at Asian New Talent Award.[8] The same year, Peng reprised his role in a second season of fantasy web drama Weapon & Soul 2.[9]

In 2018, Peng starred in comedy film Go Brother!, adapted from the anime Go Brother! by Chinese popular cartoonist Soul Sister (幽灵姐妹).[10] The same year, Peng starred as the lead role in drama film An Elephant Sitting Still.[11] For his performance, Peng was nominated for Best Leading Actor at the 55th Golden Horse Awards.[12]

In 2019, Peng starred in the modern family drama All Is Well, adapted from the fiction novel by Ah Nai.[13] The same year, he starred in the youth sports drama The Prince of Tennis.[14] He also starred in fantasy film Over Again,[15][16] and drama film The Last Wish.[17] Peng ranked 57th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list;[18] Forbes China also listed Peng under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2017	Our Shining Days	闪光少女	Li You	[7]
2018	An Elephant Sitting Still	大象席地而坐	Wei Bu	[11]
	Go Brother!	快把我哥带走	Shi Fen	[10]
2019	Over Again	回到过去拥抱你	Zhang Ziyang	[16]
	The Last Wish	小小的愿望	Tian Yusheng	[17]
	My People, My Country	我和我的祖国		[20]
2020	Leap	中国女排	young Chen Zhonghe	[21]
	My People My Homeland	我和我的家乡	Huang Dabao	[22]
	Coffee Or Tea?	一点就到家	Peng Xiubing	[23]
2021	Game Start	天才游戏		[24]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2015	Go Princess Go	太子妃升职记	Eunuch Qiang	[3]
2016	Stardom	明星志愿	Lu Feng	[25]
	Deep Well Canteen	深井食堂	Xiao Tang
	Men with Sword	刺客列传	Meng Zhang	Main[5]
	Weapon & Soul	器灵	Mo Ming	[5]
2017	Weapon & Soul 2	器灵第二季	Mo Ming	[9]
	Men with Sword 2	刺客列传2	Meng Zhang	Guest
	My Mr. Mermaid	浪花一朵朵	Ming Tian	[6]
2019	All Is Well	都挺好	Xiao Meng	[13]
	Reset Life	未来的秘密	Zhang Shuo	Cameo[26]
	The Prince of Tennis	奋斗吧，少年！	Lu Xia	[14]
2020	Run For Young	风犬少年的天空		[27]

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2016	Day Day Up	天天向上	Host	[28]
2017	Birth of an Actor	演员的诞生	Contestant	[29]
2018	Wiser VS 3 Adorkable Man	三宝大战诸葛亮	Cast member	[30]
	Back To Field Season 2	向往的生活第二季		[31]
2019	Back To Field Season 3	向往的生活第三季	Host

Discography

Albums

Year	English title	Chinese title	Notes
2016	You Must	你一定	[32]

Singles

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2017	"Seventeen is not a Lie”	十七岁的时光不说谎	N/A	[33]
	"Show me!”			[34]
	"Hero”	英雄		[35]
2018	"The Future Me"	未来已来		[36]
2019	"In Youth"	正少年	The Prince of Tennis OST	[37]
	"We Won't Be Sad in the End"	最后不会有悲伤	The Last Wish OST	with Darren Wang & Wei Daxun[38]
	"Friend Zone"	友情以上	Friend Zone OST	with Zhang Ruonan[39]
2020	"Heart Warms Heart Equals to the World"	心暖心等于世界		[40]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Results	Ref.
2017	Asian New Talent Award	Best New Actor	Our Shining Days	Nominated
	Fresh Asia Chart Festival	Best Crossover Film New Actor		Won	[41]
2018	25th Beijing College Student Film Festival	Best New Actor		Nominated	[42]
	55th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards	Best Leading Actor	An Elephant Sitting Still	Nominated	[43]
2019	26th Beijing College Student Film Festival	Best Newcomer	Go Brother!	Nominated	[44]
	25th Huading Awards	Best Newcomer		Nominated	[45]

References

1. Xu, Wei (March 2, 2018). "Theater students' interest in puppetry increasing". Shine.cn.
2. "明星学长彭昱畅做客智囊团:坚持到底就是胜利". Sina (in Chinese). February 1, 2016.
3. 强公公彭昱畅爆红 网友直呼这么帅 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. February 4, 2016.
4. 搜狐网剧《器灵》今日开播 题材新颖广获好评. Sohu (in Chinese). November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
5. 彭昱畅正式进组刺客列传 挑战心计腹黑男. Sohu (in Chinese). May 24, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
6. 《浪花一朵朵》官宣海报解锁 熊梓淇彭昱畅完美秀肌. ifeng (in Chinese). February 10, 2017.
7. "Coming-of-age comedy set to hit screens". China Daily. July 11, 2017.
8. "Our Shining Days' wins acclaims from critics". China Daily. September 3, 2017.
9. 彭昱畅新剧《器灵2》今晚上线 白发造型燃魂归来. Netease (in Chinese). December 22, 2017.
10. "Fantasy comedy about annoying brother set for release". China Daily. August 14, 2018.
11. "Archived copy" 胡波遗作柏林获奖 其母替儿致谢. Beijing Youth Daily (in Chinese). February 26, 2018. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
12. "Stars gather for Chinese 'Oscars' in Taiwan". The Jakarta Post. November 17, 2018.
13. 《都挺好》宣主演阵容 郭京飞杨祐宁再现家庭纠葛 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. January 16, 2018.
14. 《网球少年》阵容曝光 彭昱畅董力领衔最强少年团. Netease (in Chinese). June 17, 2018.
15. "Coming-of-age film starring Peng Yuchang set for release". China Daily. July 24, 2019.
16. 侯明昊彭昱畅身穿校服 解锁别样青春片. Mtime (in Chinese). March 14, 2019.
17. 彭昱畅王大陆主演《伟大的愿望》定档. Mtime (in Chinese). April 22, 2019.
18. "福布斯中国发布100名人榜 吴京黄渤胡歌位列前三" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. August 20, 2019.
19. 福布斯30岁以下精英榜出炉 肖战王一博李现等上榜 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. October 17, 2019.
20. "致敬我国首颗原子弹背后的无名英雄". Mtime (in Chinese). September 2, 2019.
21. "彭昱畅加入《中国女排》令人没想到". People's Daily (in Chinese). December 5, 2019.
22. "《我和我的家乡》之《天上掉下个UFO》故事单元发布海报 佟丽娅彭昱畅惊喜加盟". Sohu (in Chinese). August 13, 2020.
23. "电影《一点就到家》定档国庆， 刘昊然彭昱畅尹昉合伙创业". Sina (in Chinese). August 12, 2020.
24. "电影《天才游戏》彭昱畅丁禹兮 海报黑白反差暗喻少年错位人生". ifeng (in Chinese). July 29, 2020.
25. "彭昱畅易恩加盟明星志愿 萧敬腾代言同名IP游戏". Pengpeng Entertainment (in Chinese). February 15, 2016.
26. "《演员的品格》定制青春剧《未来的秘密》定档" (in Chinese). CCTV. May 29, 2019.
27. "《风犬少年的天空》张一白彭昱畅开启新一代青春元年". Netease (in Chinese). December 27, 2019.
28. 天天向上”变鲜肉大本营 20枚小兄弟强势上线. China Daily (in Chinese). January 9, 2016.
29. 彭昱畅遗憾止步《演员的诞生》12强. ifeng (in Chinese). January 15, 2018.
30. "Wiser VS 3 Adorkable Man debuts at Times Square showing Chinese cultural confidence". Digital Journal. April 24, 2018.
31. 《向往的生活》发布会 彭昱畅"彭式抱狗"笑翻全场. Netease (in Chinese). April 14, 2018.
32. "彭昱畅生日写真EP《你一定》签名会举行" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. October 23, 2016.
33. 彭昱畅发"暖光"概念曲 唱《十七岁的时光不说谎》 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. July 17, 2017.
34. 徐璐彭昱畅组乐队 《闪光少女》启动音乐计划. Tencent (in Chinese). June 12, 2017.
35. "刺客先生《英雄》MV首映 大气恢弘显古风豪情". Tencent (in Chinese). February 28, 2017.
36. "未来已来！杨紫、吴磊、许魏洲、宋祖儿、关晓彤等唱响青春之歌" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. November 16, 2018.
37. "《网球少年》开赛推广曲《正少年》"青春的球赛开场"热血献唱". Kknws (in Chinese). June 22, 2018.
38. "《小小的愿望》曝宣传曲MV 三兄弟演绎无悔青春". Netease (in Chinese). September 6, 2019.
39. "泰国爱情喜剧《友情以上》发新特辑 彭昱畅章若楠揭秘男女真心话". Sohu (in Chinese). September 10, 2019.
40. "《心暖心等于世界》发布 品冠沈月宋威龙等献声". Netease (in Chinese). February 11, 2020.
41. 亚洲新歌榜2017年度盛典 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. August 28, 2017.
42. 第二十五届北京大学生电影节闭幕式暨颁奖典礼圆满落幕. Tencent (in Chinese). May 7, 2018.
43. 金马奖提名公布张艺谋《影》领跑. Mtime (in Chinese). October 1, 2018.
44. 第26届北京大学生电影节落幕 姚晨凭借《找到你》二度封后. Business Times (in Chinese). April 28, 2019.
45. 第25届华鼎奖公布提名名单《我不是药神》八项提名刷新纪录. Sohu (in Chinese). May 23, 2019.

External links

• Peng Yuchang on IMDb
• Peng Yuchang on Sina Weibo (in Chinese) (registration required)