Chang Chen

Chang Chen
Chang Chen at the 2006 MTV Asia Awards in Bangkok, Thailand.
Background information
Chinese name	張震 (traditional)
Chinese name	张震 (simplified)
Pinyin	Zhāng Zhèn (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Zoeng^1 Zan^3 (Cantonese)
Born	14 October 1976 Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present
Spouse(s)	Ann Zhuang (莊雯如) (m. 2013)
Children	1
Parents	Chang Kuo-chu
Ancestry	Yuyao, Zhejiang, China

Chang Chen (born 14 October 1976), sometimes credited as Chen Chang according to Western name order, is a Taiwanese actor. His father Chang Kuo-chu and his brother Hans Chang are also actors.

Career

Chang started his film career at a very young age. He was then selected by a Taiwanese film director Edward Yang to be the protagonist of a four-hour-long critically acclaimed film A Brighter Summer Day. Chang's father also acted in this film and he played the father of his son's character.

One of the earliest films Chang acted in was Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together (1997). Chang portrayed "Dark Cloud", the lover of Zhang Ziyi's character, in the 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee. He also appeared in Wong Kar-wai's 2046 (2004), playing the boyfriend of Carina Lau's character.^[1]

Chang co-starred with Shu Qi in Hou Hsiao-Hsien's Three Times (2005), which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and won Golden Horse accolades for Best Taiwanese film, among other awards. For his performance in that film, Chang was also nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 Golden Horse Awards.

Chang was a spokesperson for Lacoste, Shiatzy Chen and Yamaha Motor Company's scooters. He has also recorded an album and a mini-album.

Chang was nominated for the 2006 Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for his role in The Go Master, a dramatisation of the life of the Go master Wu Qingyuan. Chang made his Korean debut in Kim Ki-duk's Breath (2007).^[2]

Filmography

• A Brighter Summer Day (1991) - Xiao Si'r
• Mahjong (1996) - Hong Kong
• Happy Together (1997) - Chang
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) - Lo 'Dark Cloud' / Luo Xiaohu
• Flyin' Dance (2000) - Choi
• Betelnut Beauty (2001) - Feng
• Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002) - Zhengde Emperor
• Six Days (2002) (DJ Shadow music video)
• Colour of Sound (2003) - Jie
• 2046 (2004) - Mimi's Boyfriend
• Eros (2004) - Zhang (segment "The Hand")
• Three Times (2005) - Chen/Mr. Chang/Zhen
• Silk (2006) - Tung
• The Go Master (2006)
• Breath (2007) - Jang Jin
• Blood Brothers (2007) - Mark
• Red Cliff (2008-2009) - Sun Quan
• Missing (2008)
• Parking (2008)
• Here Comes Fortune (2010)
• The Founding of a Party (2011) - Chiang Kai-shek
• The Blue Cornflower (2011)
• The Last Supper (2012) - Han Xin
• When Yesterday Comes (2012)
• Passion Island (2012)
• The Grandmaster (2013) - "The Razor" Yixiantian
• Christmas Rose (2013)
• Brotherhood of Blades (2014)
• Three Charmed Lives (2014)
• Helios (2015)
• The Assassin (2015) - Tian Ji'an
• Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015)
• Drive Me Crazy (2015)

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References

1. "Report: Taiwan's Chang Chen eyes Hollywood". The Star Online. 2005-05-04. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
2. "Cannes sees Korean debut for Taiwan's Chang Chen". Reuters. 2007-05-20. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
3. "Chang Chen". imdb.com. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
4. "Chang Chen". chinesemov.com. Retrieved February 3, 2010.

External links

• Chang Chen at the Internet Movie Database