Zhang Xincheng (, born 24 August 1995), also known by his English name Steven Zhang, is a Chinese actor. His first major role was that of Lin Yang in the high school drama,

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(2017). Zhang is best known for his roles as Li Yubing in the sports drama '' Skate into Love'' and He Ziqiu in the family drama '' Go Ahead'', both of which aired in 2020 and garnered him several awards for his work that year.

Early life

Zhang was born and raised in

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, China. He aspired to be a professional dancer as a child and eventually moved to

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in 2008 to attend the Affiliated Secondary School of the

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. Zhang notably placed first in college entrance examinations in 2014 for several courses offered by top performing arts colleges in China such as the

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, People's Liberation Army Academy of Art and

Shanghai Theatre Academy Shanghai Theatre Academy () is a public university in Shanghai, People's Republic of China dedicated to dramatic art education. Its predecessor was Shanghai Municipal Experimental Theatre School cofounded by the famous educator Gu Yuxiu (:zh:顾 ...

. He subsequently attended the

and graduated with a bachelor's degree majoring in musical theatre.

Career

In 2013, Zhang made his acting debut in the short film ''School Bus''. In 2014, he released two singles; "Be Here for You" as the soundtrack of the film ''The Story of Ho Jinye'' and "Believe Love Still Exists" as the soundtrack of web series ''Heartbreak Emergency Department''. He went on to star in several short films and in 2015, was signed onto the entertainment company

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. In 2016, Zhang starred in his first television drama ''Shuttle Love Millennium'', where he gained attention for his performance. In 2017, Zhang starred in the critically acclaimed campus web drama ''

''. He won the Best New Actor award at the iQiyi All-Star Carnival for his performance. In 2018, Zhang starred in the esports drama ''The Strongest Men of God''. In 2019, Zhang starred in the youth historical drama '' Young Blood''. In 2020, Zhang starred in the hit sports romance drama '' Skate into Love'', alongside

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, portraying a collegiate ice hockey player. He then starred in music romance drama ''Symphony's Romance'', adapted from the Japanese manga ''Nodame Cantabile''; playing a genius conductor. Zhang also starred in and helped produce the slice-of-life family drama '' Go Ahead''. Forbes China listed him in their 30 Under 30 list for 2020 which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields. In 2021, Zhang participated in the sixth season of "Star Detective"; on February 28, he was awarded Weibo's Enterprising Artist of the Year at the 2020 Sina Weibo Night in Shanghai; in May, he starred in the TV series ''The Abyss'',alongside Xinbo Fu; on June 17, Zhang starred the love light comedy "The Day of Becoming You", alongside Liang Jie, was broadcast; On September 8, Zhang starred the commercial war drama of the Republic of China alongside Cai Wenjing, Zhang Xuehan, etc. "Light" was broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV. On October 16, Taihe Maitian Music Group jointly launched a large-scale documentary "Forbidden City" theme song music album. The announced singer lineup includes Zhang Xincheng. In December, he joined the 2021-2022 Hunan Satellite TV New Year’s Eve Gala, and performed "Red Ling" with Chinese music artist Fang Jinlong; New Year's Eve Party".

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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