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Zhang Bo (; born 29 August 1982) is a
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actor. Zhang rose to fame for his roles in television series such as ''
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'' (2010) and '' The Qin Empire III'' (2017).


Early life and education

Zhang was born in
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on August 29, 1982. He graduated from
Central Academy of Drama The Central Academy of Drama (), abbreviated Zhong Xi (), is a drama school in Beijing, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university identified by the Ministry of Education of China. The school is the first theatre ...
.


Acting career

Zhang first came to public attention in 2000 at the age of 18, appearing on ''Tianwang Qingwang''. In 2005, he acted as Prince Calaf in ''
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'' and won an Excellent Performance Award at the International Drama Festival. Zhang starred with Jia Yiping,
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and
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in the 2006 romantic comedy drama ''Where Is Happiness''. On film in 2006, he played opposite
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and Niu Mengmeng in ''PK.COM.CN''. In the following year, he had key supporting role in the romance drama ''Rich Man Poor Love''. Zhang co-starred with
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and You Yong in the 2009 historical drama ''Biography of Sun Tsu'' as
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. In 2010, he appeared in
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's ''
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'', which earned him a Best New Actor at the Sohu Summer Teleplay Internet Festival. That same year, he starred in a television series called ''The Firmament of The Pleiades'' with Yûko Tanaka, Yu Shaoqun,
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, Xu Baihui and Yin Tao. It is based on the novel by the same name by
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. Zhang was cast in the romantic comedy television series ''Scent of a Woman'' (2011), playing the lover of
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's character. In 2013, he had a lead role in the biographical film, ''
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''. In 2014, he played the male lead opposite Choo Ja-hyun in ''Xiu Xiu's Men''. Zhang appeared in the 2015 war television series ''The Waves'', opposite Han Xue and
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. Zhang's big break in '' The Qin Empire III'', in which he played
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, a role which brought him much publicity. That same year, he played a supporting role in ''
Nirvana in Fire ''Nirvana in Fire'' () is a 2015 Chinese historical drama based on Hai Yan's book ''Lang Ya Bang (瑯琊榜)''. It was directed by Kong Sheng and Li Xue, and stars Hu Ge, Liu Tao and Wang Kai as Mei Changsu, Princess Nihuang and Prince Jing. ...
'' sequel ''
Nirvana in Fire 2 ''Nirvana in Fire 2'' () is a 2017 Chinese television series starring Huang Xiaoming, Liu Haoran, Tong Liya and Zhang Huiwen. It is the sequel to '' Nirvana in Fire'', which is based on Hai Yan's novel with the same name. The stories take place a ...
'', starring
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and Zhang Huiwen and directed by Kong Sheng and Li Xue. In 2018, Zhang played King Wu of Zhou, the lead role in Shin Woo-chul's '' The Gods'', costarring
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,
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and Yu Hewei.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Bo 1982 births Male actors from Beijing Living people Central Academy of Drama alumni 21st-century Chinese male actors Chinese male television actors Chinese male film actors