Zhang Ruoyun (, born 24 August 1988) is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the

Beijing Film Academy Beijing Film Academy (BFA; ) is a coeducational state-run higher education institution in Beijing, China. The film school is the largest institution specializing in the tertiary education for film and television production in Asia. The academy ...

in 2007.

Career

2004–2014: Beginnings

Zhang made his acting debut in 2004, acting as the younger version of the male protagonist in ''The Sea's Promise''. He first gained attention for his roles in ''Snow Leopard'' (2010) and its companion series, ''Black Fox'' (2011). He won the Most Popular New Actor award in 2010 for his performance in ''Snow Leopard''. Zhang took on his first lead role in war drama ''Sharp Sword''. In 2014, he starred in ''New Snow Leopard'', and won the Outstanding Actor award at the

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2015–present: Rising popularity

In 2015, Zhang starred in the web drama '' Wu Xin: The Monster Killer''. The series was popular in both China and Taiwan, and led to increased recognition for Zhang in the region. Zhang then starred in youth romance drama ''Promise of Migratory Birds'' and fantasy dramas '' Novoland: The Castle in the Sky'' and ''

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. In 2016, Zhang starred in the hit espionage drama ''

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''. The popularity of the series propelled Zhang to mainstream popularity, and he won the Most Popular Actor award at the

. He then headlined the web drama '' Medical Examiner Dr. Qin''. The series gained over 1.5 billion views on

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, and earned praise for its storyline and his performance. The same year, Zhang starred in his first film, '' Sky on Fire''. In 2017, he was cast in the titular role of

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in upcoming historical drama, ''The Fated General''. The same year, Zhang starred in the Chinese remake of Korean drama ''

Dear My Friends ''Dear My Friends'' () is a South Korean television series starring Go Hyun-jung, Kim Hye-ja, Na Moon-hee, Go Doo-shim, Park Won-sook, Youn Yuh-jung, Joo Hyun, Kim Young-ok and Shin Goo. It aired on cable network tvN on Fridays and Saturdays at ...

''. Zhang ranked 94th on ''

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'' China Celebrity 100 list. In 2018, Zhang starred in the romantic comedy drama ''The Evolution of Our Love''. In 2019, Zhang starred in the spy drama ''Awakening of Insects'', the sequel to the 2016 hit drama ''Sparrow''. He then starred as the male lead in historical epic '' Joy of Life'' based on the novel ''Qing Yu Nian'' by Mao Ni. ''Joy of Life'' received positive reviews and was a hit. In 2020, Zhang was cast in the legal drama ''Perfect Evidence''. The same year, he reunited with ''Joy of Life'' writer Wang Juan in the wuxia drama '' Sword Snow Stride''. He ranked 37th on ''

'' China Celebrity 100 list.

Personal life

Zhang and actress

Tang Yixin Tang Yixin (), born Tang Ting (, 9 December 1987), also known as Tina Tang, is a Chinese actress and singer. Career Tang began her career when she was picked by Zheng Xiaolong to play the role of Concubine Qi in ''Empresses in the Palace'' (20 ...

revealed their relationship through Weibo on August 2, 2017. They got married in Ireland on June 27, 2019 after dating for close to 9 years.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Discography

Awards and nominations

Forbes China Celebrity 100

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Ruoyun 1988 births Living people 21st-century Chinese male actors Chinese male television actors Chinese male film actors Male actors from Beijing Beijing Film Academy alumni