Zu Feng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zu.

Zu Feng (Chinese: 祖峰; pinyin: Zǔ Fēng; born February 23, 1974) is a Chinese actor and director. Zu first attracted attention in 2008 for his role as Li Ya in the successful TV drama Lurk. He has earned and been nominated for numerous awards during his career, including winning the Best New Actor Award at the 2011 Chinese Young Generation Film Forum for his role in The Founding of a Party, Society Awardat the Golden Phoenix Awards, and two Huading Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Zu Feng
祖峰
Zu in 2023
Born	(1974-02-23) February 23, 1974 (age 50) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Alma mater	Beijing Film Academy (MFA Master)
Occupation(s)	Actor, Director
Years active	1997–present
Agent	Beijing Junwei Cultural Diffusion Limited Company
Spouse	Liu Tianchi ​ (m. 2010)​

Early life

Zu was born and raised in Nanjing, Jiangsu. He attended Jinling High School there. In 1991, Zu worked in Nanjing Automobile Factory. Zu enrolled in the Beijing Film Academy in 1996. He teaches there after graduation in 2000-2006.^[1]

Acting career

In 1999, Zu made his film debut in Lu Town Legend, when he was still a student at Beijing Film Academy. While he was teaching at Beijing Film Academy he also appeared in many television series, such as The Highland Troop, The Silent Witness and Shajiabang. In 2008, Zu won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Huading Award for his performance in Lurk.

In 2011, Zu had a cameo appearance in The Founding of a Party, which earned him Best New Actor Award at the 2011 Chinese Young Generation Film Forum. He also won the Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in Cheongsam. In 2014, Zu co-starred with Chen Daoming and Gong Li in Coming Home, directed by Zhang Yimou and written by Yan Geling and Zou Jingzhi.^[2]

Personal life

In May 2010, Zu married Liu Tianchi (刘天池; 劉天池), a teacher at Central Academy of Drama.

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2000		越野飞车
2001	Lu Town Legend	鲁镇传说	Ding Jiachang
		落网黑客	Luo Wen
		十面埋伏	Tang Yingzeng	[3]
2008	Applause	掌声响亮	Chang Ji	[4] Director
		轮椅上的奇迹	Xu Feng	[5] Director
2009	Precious Secret	宝贵的秘密	Lan Baogui
2011		天上的伙伴	Lu Xiaohe's father	[6]
	Reviving of Beichuan	北川重生	Song Geng	[7]
	The Founding of a Party	建党伟业	Deng Zhongxia	[8]
2012	Black Fish	黑鱼	Qingpi
	Mystery	浮城谜事	Tong Mingsong	[9]
2014	Coming Home	归来	Deng instructor
	The Golden Era	黄金时代	Luo Feng	[10]
2016	Beijing Meets Seattle II: Book of Love	北京遇上西雅图之不二情书	Poet	[11]
	League of Gods	封神榜	Ji Chang	[12]
2017	Extraordinary Mission	非凡任务	Luo Dongfeng	[13]
2018	Forever Young	无问西东	Mei Yiqi	[14]
2019	Summer of Changsha	六欲天	Ah Bin	also as director[15]
	Remain Silent	保持沉默	Tian Jingcheng	[16]
2021	1921	1921	Dong Biwu
	Upcoming Summer	盛夏未来	Uncle Wang
	My Country, My Parents	我和我的父辈	Zhao Xiaodong
2024	Brief History of a Family	家庭简史	Lin Jianjie	Wei's father

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1997	Pan Hannian	潘汉年	Secretary of the Communist Party of Japan
1999	Red Rock	红岩	Chen Songling
2004	The Highland Troop	高原骑兵连	Xu Liping
	The Diary Of Death	沉默的证人	Shi Yin
2006	Shajiabang	沙家浜	Lieutenant Liu
2007	Warm	温暖	Yan Xiaoguo
2009	Lurk	潜伏	Li Ya	[17]
	Secret War	密战	Hu Feng	[18]
2010	Invisible General	隐形将军	Han Kui	[19]
	Golden Wedding	金婚·风雨情	Ji Cheng	[20]
2011	Cheongsam	旗袍	Zhao Shijie	[21]
2012	Fashion Girl Editor	时尚女编辑	Ai Chongwen	[22]
2013	Lone Wolf	独狼	Lin Jiesen	[23]
2014	All Quiet In Peking	北平无战事	Cui Zhongshi	[24]
	War of Marriage	婚战	Meng Sanli	[25]
2015	Interpol Captain	刑警队长	Hu Dejiang	[26]
	Graduation Song	毕业歌	Ji Jiaming	[27]
	The Legend of Mi Yue	芈月传	Qu Yuan	[28]
2016		我和她的传奇情仇	Yuxin Ting	[29]
	Ode to Joy	欢乐颂	Qi Dian	[30]
	Code Name	代号	Zhou Xiaocun	[31]
	Double Thorn	双刺	Peng Gang	[32]
2017	Ode to Joy 2	欢乐颂2	Qi Dian	Cameo[33]
	Game of Hunting	猎场	Bai Liqin	Cameo[34]
2018	The Mask	面具	Li Chunqiu	[35]
2019	For the Holy Guiguzi	谋圣鬼谷子	Jian Yu	[36][37]
2021	Mining Town	闽宁镇	Bai Chongli	[38]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Notes
2009	15th Shanghai Television Festival	Most Popular Actor	Lurk	Won	[39]
2010	4th Huading Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Won	[40]
2011	5th Huading Awards		Cheongsam	Won	[41]
	13th Golden Phoenix Awards	Performance Society Award	—	Won	[42]
	6th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum	Best New Actor	The Founding of a Party	Won	[43]
2012	12th Pingyao International Photography Festival	Short Film Award - Best Actor	Black Fish	Won	[44]
2018	24th Huading Awards	Best Actor (Period Drama)	The Mask	Nominated	[45]
2019	25th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Actor		Nominated	[46]

References

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2. ""文艺男"祖峰回归艺术片 等候《归来》". Sina (in Chinese). April 22, 2014.
3. 电视电影《十面埋伏》(4月27日6:15)_影音娱乐_新浪网. Sina (in Chinese). April 20, 2007.
4. 探索影厅《掌声响亮》首播(4月7日1:52)_影音娱乐_新浪网. Sina (in Chinese).
5. 击剑励志电影《轮椅上的奇迹》首映催人泪下_. Sina (in Chinese). August 9, 2008.
6. 《天上的伙伴》即将开拍. Nandu Wanbao (in Chinese). November 18, 2010.
7. 《北川重生》紧张拍摄 祖峰不遗余力支持重建. Sohu (in Chinese). March 24, 2011.
8. 祖峰《建党伟业》颠覆本色 出演激进学生领袖. Sina (in Chinese). June 19, 2011.
9. 祖峰《浮城谜事》文艺突破性表演受追捧. Sina (in Chinese). October 31, 2012.
10. 祖锋位居人气榜实力演技诠释经典之美. Sina (in Chinese). December 30, 2014.
11. 《北西2》今日上映 祖峰汤唯结情缘. Sina (in Chinese). April 29, 2016.
12. 祖峰《封神传奇》亮相 坦言姬昌"有压力". Sina (in Chinese). June 12, 2016.
13. 《非凡任务》热映 祖峰引爆全片最佳燃点. Sina (in Chinese). April 5, 2017.
14. 《无问西东》将映 祖峰尽显文人气质. Sina (in Chinese). January 12, 2018.
15. Rebecca Davis (May 23, 2019). "China's Summer of Changsha Debuts Without Censorship Approval". Variety. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
16. 周迅新片《保持沉默》定档 聚焦弑母大案. Mtime (in Chinese). June 5, 2019.
17. 破译《潜伏》 祖峰不想让李涯哭(组图). Sina (in Chinese). April 10, 2009.
18. 祖峰《密战》完美收关 “蝴蝶之死”成最大争议. Sina (in Chinese). December 7, 2009.
19. 祖峰《隐形将军》杀青 角色颠覆演技受好评. Sina (in Chinese). September 23, 2009.
20. 《金婚风雨情》祖峰抢眼球 郑晓龙曾为其加戏. Sina (in Chinese). December 20, 2010.
21. 祖峰《旗袍》热血出演 初衷只为磨炼演技(图). Sina (in Chinese). February 23, 2011.
22. 《时尚女编辑》殷桃对祖峰火花四溅. Sina (in Chinese). July 18, 2012.
23. 抗战剧《独狼》开播 祖峰抗战枪法无敌. Sina (in Chinese). July 16, 2013.
24. 《北平无战事》祖峰：崔叔比李涯更难演. Sina (in Chinese). October 17, 2014.
25. 《婚战》福建热播 祖峰"危机婚姻"揪人心. Dzwww (in Chinese). April 2014.
26. 《刑警队长》于和伟祖峰演警界双雄. Sina (in Chinese). May 25, 2015.
27. 《毕业歌》祖锋：季家鸣造型“有点骚”. Sina (in Chinese). August 31, 2015.
28. 《芈月传》将播 祖锋演绎屈原引期待. Tencent (in Chinese). November 27, 2015.
29. 《传奇情仇》祖峰跨越千年成导师专业户. Sina (in Chinese). December 7, 2015.
30. 《欢乐颂》热播 祖峰携手刘涛甜蜜恋爱. Sina (in Chinese). April 22, 2016.
31. 祖峰《代号》完美收官 观众感慨“姐夫别走”. Sohu (in Chinese). August 26, 2016.
32. 《双刺》收官 祖峰王子文大胆创新. Sina (in Chinese). October 21, 2016.
33. 《欢乐颂2》热播中 祖峰黯然退场引观众不舍. Sohu (in Chinese). May 22, 2017.
34. 《猎场》祖峰光速下线 白力勤竟然是个心机Boy？. Sina (in Chinese). November 20, 2017.
35. "Spy thriller to hit screens this month". China Daily. July 10, 2017.
36. 《谋圣鬼谷子》杀青 祖峰角色亦正亦邪令人期待. Sohu (in Chinese). January 7, 2014.
37. 《谋圣鬼谷子》曝神秘照 祖峰"魔鬼"角色引悬念. Netease (in Chinese). December 25, 2014.
38. "《闽宁镇》人物剧照首发！看看黄轩、张嘉益、闫妮演绎的闽宁人如何共建"金沙滩"". Sohu (in Chinese). September 7, 2020.
39. "第15届上海电视节观众票选奖揭晓". Shanghai Television Festival (in Chinese). June 12, 2017.
40. "华鼎奖揭晓 "李涯"祖峰荣获最佳男配角奖(图)". Sina (in Chinese). November 15, 2010.
41. "祖峰斩获华鼎奖最佳男配 亿万口碑铸就荣耀". Sohu (in Chinese). December 9, 2011.
42. "祖峰获13届电影表演艺术学会奖 演技再获肯定". Sina (in Chinese). August 13, 2011.
43. "华语青年影像论坛闭幕 祖峰斩获年度新锐男演员". Sohu (in Chinese). November 7, 2011.
44. "祖峰 "黄金男配"到"绝对男一"完美蜕变". Sohu (in Chinese). January 4, 2013.
45. "华鼎奖提名公布 《和平饭店》《归去来》闪耀榜单". Netease (in Chinese). October 22, 2018.
46. "第25届"白玉兰奖"入围名单公布 《都挺好》成夺奖热门". People's Daily (in Chinese). May 23, 2019.

External links

• Zu Feng at IMDb