1. Zhang Hanyu was born on 19 December 1964 and is a Chinese actor.
18 Facts About Zhang Hanyu
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Zhang Hanyu is known for starring in the films Assembly, The Message, The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel, The Taking of Tiger Mountain, Operation Mekong, The Captain, and Chinese Doctors, as well as the television series All Men Are Brothers.
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Zhang Hanyu graduated from the city's Central Academy of Drama in 1988.
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Zhang Hanyu started his career by doing Mandarin voice dubbing for films such as Shark Tale, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Troy.
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Zhang Hanyu subsequently played minor roles in some television series before appearing as supporting characters in films directed by Feng Xiaogang, such as Sorry Baby, Cell Phone, Big Shot's Funeral, and A World Without Thieves.
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Zhang Hanyu was called "Feng Xiaogang's imperial film extra ", and earned the appreciation of Feng.
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In 2007, Zhang Hanyu was cast as a lead character for the first time in the war drama film Assembly.
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Zhang Hanyu's performance propelled him to fame and placed him among the ranks of first-class Chinese film stars.
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In 2008, Zhang Hanyu won the Best Actor Award at the 29th Hundred Flowers Awards and the Best Leading Actor Award at the Golden Horse Film Awards.
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Zhang Hanyu has supporting roles in various acclaimed films, such as Cao Baoping's crime drama The Equation of Love and Death; the espionage thriller The Message; and the action film Bodyguards and Assassins.
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Zhang Hanyu played Zhang Hanyu Liang in the historical film White Vengeance.
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In 2012, Zhang Hanyu teamed up again with Feng Xiaogang in the disaster film Back to 1942, playing a priest.
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In 2013, Zhang Hanyu teamed up with actors Liu Ye and Huang Bo in the comedy film The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel directed by Guan Hu, where he played an opera actor.
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In 2014, Zhang Hanyu starred in Tsui Hark's wuxia film The Taking of Tiger Mountain.
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Zhang Hanyu next starred in the crime film Mr Six directed by Guan Hu; and had a supporting role in Zhang Yimou's fantasy historical epic The Great Wall.
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In 2016, Zhang Hanyu headlined the crime thriller film Operation Mekong alongside Eddie Peng.
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In 2017, Zhang Hanyu starred in John Woo's police thriller film, Manhunt.
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Zhang Hanyu starred in Wine War, the directorial debut of Leon Lai.