Zhang Songwen

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.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Songwen
Born	(1976-05-10) 10 May 1976 Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Alma mater	Beijing Film Academy
Occupation	Actor Acting coach
Years active	2003–present
Agent	Mountaintop Entertainment
Chinese name
Chinese	张颂文
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng SòngWén

Early life

In 2000, Zhang entered Beijing Film Academy. After graduation, he become a teaching assistant at Alma Mater.[1]

Career

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]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
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

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
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

References

1. "寻找真实的张颂文" (in Chinese). Sina. May 10, 2019.
2. McCarthy, Todd (April 16, 2008). "Cannes taps heavy hitters". Variety.
3. Ryan, Fergus (1 September 2017). "Chinese Film 'End of Summer' Makes It To Busan International Film Festival". chinafilminsider.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
4. "娄烨《风中有朵雨做的云》国内定档4.4". Mtime (in Chinese). January 30, 2019.
5. ""Shadow" leads the Golden Horse nominations". The Film Experience. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
6. "《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.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "Full Cast & Crew for Ip Man: The Final Fight". IMDb. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
12. "明星校友 张颂文". 北京电影学院 继续教育学院培训基地 (in Chinese). March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on May 31, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
13. "《兵圣》力求真实 "夫差"张颂文含泪掌嘴师弟". Sina (in Chinese). July 14, 2008.
14. "张颂文《杨贵妃秘史》出演杨国忠 一波三折". Sina (in Chinese). October 14, 2009.

External links

• Zhang Songwen on IMDb