Zhang Yi (; born 17 February 1978 in

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) is a Chinese actor best known for his roles in films '' Dearest'', '' Cock and Bull'' and ''

Operation Red Sea ''Operation Red Sea'' () is a 2018 Chinese-Hong Kong action war film directed by Dante Lam and starring Zhang Yi, Huang Jingyu, Hai Qing and Du Jiang. The film is loosely based on the evacuation of foreign nationals and almost 600 Chinese citiz ...

'' and television series ''

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'', ''

My Chief and My Regiment ''My Chief and My Regiment'' (), also known in short by its fans as simply "''Chief''" (团长) or "''The Chief Show''" (团剧), is a highly popular 2009 Chinese TV series produced by Huayi Brothers Media Group.Sina.com.Sina.com" ''《我的团� ...

'' and ''Feather Flies to the Sky''.

Biography

Zhang has always wanted to become a television announcer, yet was unsuccessful in his attempts to attend the

Beijing Broadcasting Institute The Communication University of China (CUC) () is a leading public university in Beijing. It is one of the China's key universities of 'Double First Class University Plan', directly administered by the Ministry of Education of the People's Repub ...

for various reasons. Zhang Yi developed an interest in stage acting after attending the Harbin Theatre Academy, and was later accepted by the Beijing Comrade-in-Arm Modern Drama Troupe at the age of 20.

Career

Zhang made his drama debut and received widespread recognition as Comrade Shi Jin in the critically and commercially successful 2006 drama ''

'', and continued to collaborate with writer Lan Xiaolong in upcoming military war dramas ''My Chief and My Regiment'' and ''The Line'', which were both critical hits, scoring 8.9 and 9.2 on

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respectively. Zhang was widely praised for his acting as a father desperate to find his abducted son in 2014 feature film Dearest, and received his first major acting award at the 30th Golden Rooster Awards. In 2016, he played a secret police who was willing to fight for a better world in wuxia film Brotherhood of Blades II, and also starred in Cao Baoping's black comedy Cock and Bull, which garnered him another Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 31st Golden Rooster Awards. In 2016, Zhang played the protagonist in entrepreneurial drama ''Feather Flies to the Sky'', and received Best Actor awards at the 23rd Magnolia Awards and 29th Golden Eagle Awards. He then starred in action war film

, which became the second-highest-grossing-film ever in China.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Yi 1978 births Male actors from Harbin Living people Chinese male stage actors 21st-century Chinese male actors Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors