Chang Chen

This article is about the contemporary Taiwanese actor. For the Chen Dynasty prince, see Chen Chang.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chang.

Chang Chen
at MTV Asia Awards 2006,Bangkok, Thailand
Chinese name	張震 (Traditional)
Chinese name	张震 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Zhāng Zhèn (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Zoeng1 Zan3 (Cantonese)
Ancestry	Yuyao, Zhejiang
Born	14 October 1976 (1976-10-14) (age 35) Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980 – present

Chang Chen (Chinese: 張震; pinyin: Zhāng Zhèn; born October 14, 1976) is a Taiwanese actor, born in Taipei, Taiwan. His name is sometimes seen in the Western order (Chen Chang). He is the son of a Taiwanese actor Chang Kuo Chu (張國柱) and brother of a Taiwanese actor, Chang Han (張翰).

Career

Chang Chen started his film career at a very young age. He was then selected by a Taiwanese director Edward Yang to be the protagonist of his 4-hour critically acclaimed film A Brighter Summer Day (牯嶺街少年殺人事件). Coincidentally, his father, Chang Kuo Chu, had also participated in this film and acted as his character's father.

In the Ang Lee film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, he played Lo "Dark Cloud" / Luo Xiao Hu, the lover of Zhang Ziyi's character, Jen.

He also appeared in the Wong Kar-wai film 2046^[1] as the boyfriend to Carina Lau's character Mimi / Lulu.

Chang also appeared opposite Shu Qi in Hou Hsiao Hsien's Three Times (2005), which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and won Golden Horse accolades for Best Taiwanese film, among other awards. For that film he was also nominated for a "Best Actor" award at the 2005 Golden Horse Awards.

One of Chang's earliest roles was in Wong Kar-wai's film Happy Together.

He worked as a spokesperson for Lacoste, Shiatzy Chen and for Yamaha motor scooters. He has also recorded an album and a mini-album.

Chang was nominated for the 2006 Golden Horse Award for best actor for his role in The Go Master, a dramatization of the life of Wu Qingyuan. Chang made his Korean debut in Kim Ki-duk's "Breath".^[2]

Filmography

• A Brighter Summer Day (1991) - Xiao Si'r
• Mahjong (1996) - Hong Kong
• Happy Together (1997) - Chang
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) - Lo 'Dark Cloud' / Luo Xiao Hu
• Flyin' Dance (2000) - Choi
• Betelnut Beauty (2001) - Feng
• Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002) - Emperor Zheng De
• Six Days (2002) (DJ Shadow music video)
• Colour of Sound (2003) - Jie
• 2046 (2004) - Mimi's Boyfriend
• Eros (2004) - Zhang (segment "The Hand")
• Three Times (2005) - Chen/Mr. Chang/Zhen
• Silk (2006) - Tung
• The Go Master (2006)
• Breath (2007) - Jang Jin
• Blood Brothers (2007) - Mark
• Red Cliff - Sun Quan (2008)
• Missing (2008)
• Parking (2008)
• Red Cliff: Part 2 (2009) - Sun Quan
• Here Comes Fortune (2010)
• The Grandmasters (2011)
• The Founding of a Party (2011) - Chiang Kai-shek

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References

1. ^ "Report: Taiwan's Chang Chen eyes Hollywood". The Star Online. 2005-05-04. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/5/4/latest/20050504125252&sec=Latest. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
2. ^ "Cannes sees Korean debut for Taiwan's Chang Chen". Reuters. 2007-05-20. http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/05/20/us-cannes-breath-idUSL1921264420070520. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
3. ^ "Chang Chen". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151654/. Retrieved February 3, 2010. 
4. ^ "Chang Chen". chinesemov.com. http://chinesemov.com/actors/Chang%20Chen.html. Retrieved February 3, 2010. 

External links

• Chang Chen's Artist Profile on the 'Parking' movie's official website www.parkingmovie.asia
• Chang Chen at the Internet Movie Database
• Entry at lovehkfilm.com

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Name	Chang, Chen
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Date of birth	14 October 1976
Place of birth	Taipei, Taiwan
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