Derek Chang

Derek Chang or Chang Hsuan-jui (Chinese: 張軒睿; pinyin: Zhāng Xuānruì, born 17 December 1992)[1] is a Taiwanese actor. He is known for his role as Du Zhe-ming in the hit TV series Prince of Wolf (2016), for which he was also nominated for the Best Leading Actor in a TV Series at the 53rd Golden Bell Awards.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chang.
Derek Chang
Derek in 2019
Born (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992
Taipei, Taiwan
Alma materJuang Jing Vocational High School
OccupationActor, model
Years active2016–present
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張軒睿
Simplified Chinese张轩睿

Early life

Derek was born on 17 December 1992 in Taipei, Taiwan

In 2015, Derek decided to donate 45% of his liver to his father who had liver cancer. After the operation, he lived a light diet and exercised frequently until the body recovered.[2]

Career

2016–2017: Beginnings as new actor

In 2016, Derek rose to national and regional prominence overnight for his role as Zhe Ming ("Little Wolf") in the hit TV series Prince of Wolf. Prince of Wolf enjoyed unprecedented success in East and Southeast Asian countries. He was called as "National Little Brother" or "National Boyfriend". In the same year, Chang appeared in highly rated TV series Stay with Me which stars with Joe Chen, Wang Kai in the play as Joe Chen's younger brother.[3]

In May 2017, Derek played the leading role in "My Dear Boy" with Ruby Lin. For his performance, he was nominated at 53rd Golden Bell Awards for Best Leading Actor in a TV Series.

2019–present: Rising popularity

In 2019, Chang he participated in the mainland Mango TV program "Meeting Mr. Right" and officially interacted with Selina Jen[4]

In 2019, Chang starred in the family drama Yong-Jiu Grocery Store, based on comic by Yan Guangmin.[5] The drama was a success and achieved a cult following. It has a score of 8.5 points on Douban[6]

Derek Chang stars on the cover of magazine

Filmography

Film
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2019Big Three Dragons大三元Sheng Xiaobai

Television series
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2016Prince of Wolf狼王子Du Zhe Ming
V-Focus獨家保鑣Tiger
Stay with Me放弃我, 抓紧我Zhang Li'ao (Leo)
2017My Dear Boy我的男孩An Qinghui
The Man From the Future我的未來男友Nan Gongyu
Be with You不得不愛Wang Shuwei
2019Yong-jiu Grocery Store用九柑仔店Yang Chun-lung
Love The Way You Are身為一個胖子Yuan Dongshen
TBASo It's You原来是你Li Junchen

Reality show
YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRole
2019Meeting Mr. Right女兒們的戀愛with Selina Ren
Three Piglets阮三個Host[7]

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
20165th Sanlih Drama AwardsBest ActorPrince of WolfNominated
Best Kiss Award (with Amber An)Won
Best Screen Couple Award (with Amber An)Nominated
Best Crying Award (with Amber An)Nominated
Best Potential AwardNominated
201853rd Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actor in a TV SeriesMy Dear BoyNominated[8]
201954th Golden Bell AwardsBest Host for a Reality or Game ShowThree Piglets (with:Yang Kuei-mei,Soac Liu)Nominated
20202nd Asian Academy Creative AwardsBest Lifestyle, Entertainment Presenter/HostWon[9]

References
  1. "张轩睿 (豆瓣)". douban (in Chinese). October 23, 2019.
  2. "張軒睿捐肝救父提早過老年 沒膽人生聽阿飄就害怕 藝人動態 噓星聞". stars.udn.comn (in Chinese). October 23, 2019.
  3. "《亲爱的翻译官》领衔 2016年收视率最高的十部电视剧". chinadaily (in Chinese). December 19, 2016.
  4. "Selina認愛張軒睿 真的交往 男方經紀公司說話了 ETtoday星光雲 ETtoday新聞雲". ET Today (in Chinese). February 21, 2019.
  5. "台漫IP發威 《用九柑仔店》《北城百畫帖》將改編成電視、電影". ifeng (in Chinese). October 15, 2019.
  6. "用九柑仔店 (豆瓣)". douban (in Chinese). October 25, 2019.
  7. "《公視+｜公視OTT影音平台". ptsplus.tv (in Chinese). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. "KIM CHUNG 53". cosmopolitan.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. "2019 Winners". Asian Academy Creative Awards. October 15, 2019.
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