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

• 谜影追踪 — 季先生
• Genuine Heroes — Wu Guangqi
• Love Again — Li Heibao
• The Perfect Suspect — Zhang Yiming
• A Lonely Hero's Journey — Gu Xixing
• The Gate of Xuan Wu
• 2023Beautiful World
• Never Give Up — Wan Feng
• The Grand Merchants — Liu Yun Xiang
• The Guardian — Zhou Jianbin
• The Imperial Age — 徐达
• The Scale of Desire — Lin Dun
• Who Rules The World — Lord of Yongzhou
• The Train Life — Yu Deshui
• Melody of Endeavour — Lin Qiaodong
• In Law We Believe — Zou Xun
• 沧海丝路 — 汉武帝刘彻
• In the Name of People — Sha Ruijin
• Trump Card
• 岁月如金
• 远征！远征！ — 段仲仪
• The Empress of China — Li Shimin
• 长沙保卫战 — 薛岳
• 孙子大传 — Sun Wu
• 2012New Year's In-Laws
• 2012White Deer Plain — Bai Jiaxuan
• 雾都
• 2011Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit — Xiong Tianba (voice)
• 中国远征军
• Dry Dock — 饰 杨瑞清
• 2010Sacrifice — Gongsun Chujiu
• 半路兄弟 — 程锐
• Closed Area — Chen Wanli
• 2009Red Cliff II — Cao Cao
• 2008Red Cliff — Cao Cao
• Qin Shi Huang
• 上门女婿 — 马四辈
• Heroic Legend of the Chin Dynasty — 多尔衮
• 天剑群侠 — 秦始皇
• History of the Sky — 姜大牙
• Dragon Year Archive
• 天空下的缘分 — 吴宏
• The Grand Mansion Gate — 季宗布
• 兼并
• 1999乾隆痛失郑板桥
• 家园 — 韩海潮
• Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou
• Long Tang — Du Zhong
• 1998The Emperor and the Assassin — Jing Ke
• 1997The Hunted Hunter — Chief Lok Bin
• 古吴春秋 — 寿孟
• Peaceful Years — Qin Zi Xiong
• 1996Velvet Gloves
• 1995Flying Tigers
• 1995One and a Half — Ma Boon Shing
• 1995Police Confidential — Cheung Wai-Gei
• 1995Sun Valley
• 199421 Red List — Hu-zheng
• 1994Revanchist
• 1994The Blue Kite — 话剧男演员
• 1994The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I — Liu Bang
• 1994The Great Conqueror’s Concubine: Part II
• 1993Farewell My Concubine — Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou
• 1993Temptation of a Monk — General Huo Da
• 1993The Assassin — Tang Zhan / Tang Bao Jia
• 1993亲恩国仇
• 刑警风云 — 陈子明
• 1992私人保镖
• 1991No Regrets About Youth — 郑加家
• 淮阴侯韩信 — 韩信
• 1990Dragon Year Cops — 傅冬
• 1990南行记
• 1989Business Circles
• 1988Xue hun
• 1987Jing du qiu xia — Zhou Tian
• 1987鸽子迷的奇遇
• 1984Sea Scooper — Hai Long
• 1984The Revelation of Journalism — 李仓
• 1983My Memories of Old Beijing — Thief
• 1983Road
• 1982Cut Throat Struggle For An Invaluable Treasure
• 1982Rickshaw Boy — Xiang Zi
• City of Burns — Zhou Ziheng
• The Legend of Nezha — Li Jing
• 变局 — Fu Chuanguang

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Takes a Real Man — Self