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Zhang Guangbei

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Guangbei
张光北
Born (1959-06-11) June 11, 1959 (age 65)
Beijing, China
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
Central Academy of Drama
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Agent(s)Beijing BAMC Film and Television Co., Ltd.
SpouseChen Wei
Children1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張光北
Simplified Chinese张光北
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Guāngb?i

Zhang Guangbei (Chinese: 张光北; born 11 June 1959) is a Chinese actor, best known in television work for portraying Lü Bu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms (1994) and Chu Yunfei in Drawing Sword (2006).[1]

Early life and education

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Zhang was born in Beijing, on June 11, 1959, while his ancestral home in Sichuan.[2] He has an elder sister and an elder brother.[2] As a teenager, at the age of 12, he joined the choir of China National Radio. In 1976, the year the Cultural Revolution ended, he conscripted into military service, where he worked at North China Sea Fleet. Zhang returned to Beijing in 1980 and that year he entered Beijing Film Academy and majored in acting. Two years later, he was accepted to the Central Academy of Drama. After graduating in 1986 he was assigned to Beijing Film Studio.[3][4]

Acting career

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Zhang first came to public attention in 1986 when he was a college student, appearing on Xie Jin's Hibiscus Town, a drama film starring Jiang Wen and Liu Xiaoqing. It is based on a novel by the same name written by Gu Hua.

In 1987, Zhang played the role of Prince Gong in Wang Xuexin's film Two Dowagers, for which he received a Best Actor nomination at the 10th Hundred Flowers Awards.[5] In the following year, he earned his second Best Actor nomination for his performance as Cheng Huan in Mutiny.

Zhang appeared in Hu Guang (1988), which earned him a Chinese Academy of Performing Arts Society Award.

In 1992, he portrayed Emperor Meiji in the historical television series Beiyang Fleet.

In 1993, Zhang starred in Siu Hung Cheung's action film The Assassin, opposite Zhang Fengyi, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok.

Zhang gained national fame for his starring role as Lü Bu in the 1994 historical television series Romance of the Three Kingdoms, adapted from Luo Guanzhong's classical novel of the same title.[6][7]

In 1996, he played the character King Zhuang of Chu on the television Eastern Zhou Dynasty Various Nations.

Zhang appeared as Zhou Xuan's husband Tang Di in the biographical television series Zhou Xuan, based on the real life of Zhou Xuan, who was one of China's Seven Great Singing Stars in the 1940s.

In 2000, he played the title role in The Sun Comes East, co-starring Wang Ying as Mao Zedong.

In 2001, he joined the main cast of Princess Wencheng as Gar Tongtsen Yulsung, a general of the Tibetan Empire who served as Great Minister during the reign of Songtsen Gampo.

Zhang co-starred with Sun Li and Tong Dawei in the 2002 television series Jade Goddess of Mercy as Bian Xiaojun.[8][9][10]

In 2004, he co-starred with Huang Lina and Gui Yalei in Emperor Guangwu of Han as Emperor Guangwu of Han.

Zhang's big break came when Chen Jian and Zhang Qian cast him in Drawing Sword (2006), in which he played the Nationalist army official Chu Yunfei, a role which brought him much publicity.[11]

In 2007, he had a lead role in The Benevolent is Invincible, this was his second time working with Li Youbin after Drawing Sword.[12] That same year, he co-starred with Xiong Naijin, Anya and Wang Yan in the thriller film Letter Box as the amorous man Zheng Chuan.

In 2009, Zhang portrayed Han Xin in the historical television series The Han Triumph, directed by Huang Jianzhong.[13]

Zhang starred in a historical television series called King of Silk (2010) with Jia Yiping and Ma Yili. He was cast as the political commissar in the romance film A Tibetan Love Song, opposite Alec Su, Ju Wenpei, Purba Rgyal, Ariel Aisin-Gioro, and Chen Maolin.[14]

In 2011, he was cast in the comedy film The Kidnappers, playing the father of Wu Zhenlin's character.[15] That same year, he had a minor role in the wuxia television series The Legend of Chu Liuxiang, which starred Ken Chang as Chu Liuxiang.[16]

Zhang made a guest appearance in All for Love (2012), a romantic comedy film directed by Jiang Ping and written by Zhu Ping and Xu Yiwen, starring Ariel Aisin-Gioro, Che Yongli, Alec Su, and Ju Wenpei.[17]

In 2013, he was cast in the war film Chinese Look with Song Chunli, Song Chuyan, Shu Yaoxuan, Zhang Qianru, and Erma Yina.[18]

In 2015, it was reported that Zhang was in talks to appear as Chang Weisi, a major general, in the film adaption of the best-selling book The Three-Body Problem which will be directed by Panpan Zhang.[19][20][21]

Personal life

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Zhang married actress Chen Wei (陈炜) in October 1989 in Beijing.[22] Their daughter Zhang Sile (张思乐) was born in 1992 and is also an actress.[23][24][25]

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1986 Hibiscus Town 芙蓉镇 Li Mangeng
1987 Probation in the Army 陆军见习官 Xiang Fan
Little Empreors of China 中国的“小皇帝”
Two Dowagers 两宫皇太后 Prince Gong
1988 Bandits and the Black Swan 强盗与黑天鹅 Feng Ziqiao
Hu Guang 弧光 Liu Kai
1989 Mutiny 哗变 Cheng Huan
Woman Gangster in Blue 蓝衫女匪 Dongfang Hongfei
1990 Iron Soul 铁血金魂 Brother Fang
Sacred Fire in a Remote Place 天边有一簇圣火 Liu Qingjian
1991 A Gentleman's Revenge 君子复仇 Li Donghai
1992 Dedicate All His Life 九死一生
1993 Widows 血染桃花水 Laoda
The Assassin 杀人者唐斩 Song Zhong
Living with You 与你同住 Zhu Yitong
2007 Letter Box 信箱 Zheng Chuan
Wu Yunduo 把一切献给党：吴运铎 Wu Yunduo
2010 A Tibetan Love Song 新康定情歌 Political commissar
Lover Eternal 巫山梦 Zhang Qingfeng
2011 The Kidnappers 非常绑匪 Du Du's father
2012 All for Love 三个未婚妈妈 Guest
2013 Chinese Look 正骨 Guo Jiansan
TBA The Three-Body Problem 三体 Chang Weisi

Television

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1991 The Birth of a Statue 一个雕像的诞生 Luo Shiwen
1992 — 夜欲 Zhao Liqiu
Beiyang Fleet 北洋水师 Emperor Meiji
1993 Xiaodunzi 小墩子 Da Ben
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三国演义 Lü Bu
1994 The Boundless Season 季节苍茫 Liu Housheng
Scenery of the Small Building 小楼风景 Shengzi
1995 Walking into the Sun 走进阳光 Zheng Zihua
1996 — 义胆情深 Zhang Yongliang
Eastern Zhou Dynasty Various Nations 东周列国·春秋篇 King Zhuang of Chu
1997 Song of Youth 青春之歌 Hu Meng'an
1998 — 喜鹊东南飞 Wu Gehua
1999 Zhou Xuan 周璇 Tang Ti
2000 The Sun Comes East 日出东方 Chiang Kai-shek
2001 Princess Wencheng 文成公主 Gar Tongtsen Yulsung
2002 Jade Goddess of Mercy 玉观音 Bian Xiaojun
Bingtanghulu Crispy Sugar-Coated Fruit 冰糖葫芦 Muzi
— 心疼女人 Zhang Tao
Proud Son of Heaven 天骄 Fang Jie
2004 Akhal-teke Horses 汗血宝马 Master Tao
Emperor Guangwu of Han 汉光武大帝 Emperor Guangwu of Han
2005 Drawing Sword 亮剑 Chu Yunfei
— 马鸣风萧萧 Tie Haitang
2006 — 虎穴剿匪 Deng Ziqian
Let's Remarry 我们复婚吧 Li Xuelei
2007 Xun Huisheng 荀慧生 Yang Xiaolou
Fog Willow Town 雾柳镇 Tang Jing
Secret Post in Canton 羊城暗哨 He Cunxi
Bloody Xiangxi 血色湘西 Suo Yunchao
2008 The Benevolent is Invincible 仁者无敌 Li Wenbo
2009 The Han Triumph 大风歌 Han Xin
— 天地正气 Guest
Waiting until the Day of Victory 等到胜利那一天 Kuang Bingyi
2010 King of Silk 经纬天地 Tao Zhu
Legend of Su San 苏三传奇 Su San's Father
Eleven Steps 十一级台阶 Li Daqiang
Suzhou Twelve Women 姑苏十二娘 Chen Shihao
A Forward Contract 远期的合约 President Liao
2011 The Wife of Bandit 匪娘 Division commander
Five Lakes and Four Seas 五湖四海 Minister Zhang
Jade Goddess of Mercy 新玉观音 Zhong Guoqing
Legend of the Gunman 枪神传奇 Ren Rujian
— 代号十三钗 Japanese military official
The Legend of Chu Liuxiang 楚留香新传 Old man
— 山里娘们山里汉 Li Song
2012 Lone Wolf 独狼 Qi Fangliang
Red Flow 红流 Chen Duxiu
The Sun Comes Jiangnan 日出江南 Li Hongzhang
The Wolf Man of the War Song 战歌之猎狼人 Feng Bingchen
— 碧血江湖儿女
2013 — 七九河开 Qin Xiangyang
— 0号刺杀
Sirius Action 天狼星行动 Chu Tianfei
2015 Cop Power 特警力量 Xu Yuan
2016 The Red Flag thrown into West Wind 红旗漫卷西风 Qin Shengda
TBA — 问天录之少年钟馗

Film and TV Awards

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Year Nominated work Award Category Result Notes
1987 Two Dowagers 10th Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actor Nominated
1988 Mutiny 11th Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actor Nominated
1989 Hu Guang Chinese Academy of Performing Arts Society Award — Won
1990 Sacred Fire in a Remote Place Golden Rooster Awards Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor Nominated

References

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  1. ^ 张光北：不满意楚云飞戏删太多 对自己很满意. Sohu (in Chinese). 2005-10-13. 张光北透露，《亮剑》中楚云飞这个人物的很多剧情都被删掉了，使这个人物显得有点单薄。
  2. ^ a b 张光北情系灾区 姐姐哥哥定居绵竹幸免于难(图). qq.com (in Chinese). 2008-05-24.
  3. ^ 第四届十大孝子获奖者张光北 照顾继母细心周到. iqilu.com (in Chinese). 2010-02-25.
  4. ^ 张光北：其实我一点都不险恶. Sohu (in Chinese). 2010-08-29.
  5. ^ "Two Dowagers". sina (in Chinese). 2006-01-15.
  6. ^ 94版《三国演义》演员今昔对比 酱油变大咖(组图). Chinadaily (in Chinese). 2014-09-10.
  7. ^ 《玉观音》重庆热拍 上版演员“回锅”出演. 163.com (in Chinese). 2009-10-13.
  8. ^ 新《玉观音》紧张拍摄 金牌配角张光北二度加盟. sina (in Chinese). 2009-10-14.
  9. ^ 佟大为自曝有逆光情节 爱上关悦感谢《玉观音》. ifeng (in Chinese). 2017-04-24.
  10. ^ 6岁时父亲成植物人，为养家当演员，合作孙俪走红，如今低调幸福. 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-05-25.
  11. ^ “楚云飞”扮演者张光北：《亮剑》的成功在于真实. qq.com (in Chinese). 2018-03-05.
  12. ^ 《仁者无敌》延续军旅情 李幼斌张光北斗智斗勇. qq.com (in Chinese). 2008-07-24.
  13. ^ 《大风歌》将播 陈炜版薄皇后挑战年龄跨度. 163.com (in Chinese). 2011-12-05.
  14. ^ 《新康定情歌》开机 苏有朋居文沛谈情说爱. sina (in Chinese). 2010-05-13.
  15. ^ 《非常绑匪》爆笑热映 另类喜剧关爱暑期. 163.com (in Chinese). 2012-07-03.
  16. ^ 《楚留香新传》秦丽樊少皇欢喜冤家险破相(图). 163.com (in Chinese). 2013-07-30.
  17. ^ 16影后出演 《三个未婚妈妈》传递正能量. ifeng (in Chinese). 2012-10-20.
  18. ^ 《正骨》被赞郑重独特好看 宋春丽张光北参演. chinanews.com (in Chinese). 2013-07-08.
  19. ^ "Film The Three-Body Problem releases photos". Chinadaily. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  20. ^ 《三体》公布阵容 会拍成“科学家宫斗”吗？. 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-04-24.
  21. ^ 《三体》阵容曝光 冯绍峰唐嫣杜淳成主演. 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-04-22.
  22. ^ "11th Annual Chinese American Film Festival Set to Sailing in November". cafilmfestival.org. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  23. ^ 张光北一家近照：和妻子恩爱29年，女儿漂亮如今也是明星！. sina (in Chinese). 2018-03-13.
  24. ^ 人物专访：张光北、陈炜夫妇的咖啡人生. Sohu (in Chinese). 2001-10-12.
  25. ^ “楚云飞”张光北爱妻近照曝光 52岁依旧美艳. ifeng (in Chinese). 2016-08-23.
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