Vin Zhang

Zhang Bin Bin (Chinese: 张彬彬, born 19 January 1993), also known as Vin Zhang, is a Chinese actor. He made his acting debut in the show V Love (2014) and received recognition for his roles in Chronicle of Life (2016), The King's Woman (2017), and Rattan (2021).

Zhang Bin Bin
张彬彬
Zhang Bin Bin in 2024
Born	(1993-01-19) January 19, 1993 (age 32) Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Shanghai Theatre Academy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2014–present
Agent	Zhang Binbin Studio
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張彬彬
Simplified Chinese	张彬彬
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng bīn bīn

Career

2014–15: Career beginnings

Vin Zhang made his acting debut in the web melodrama V Love (2014), which was produced by Jay Walk Studio and aired on Tencent.^[1] He also released the singles "Our Era" and "Heavenly Stairs" for the drama.^[2]

In 2015, Zhang played his first leading role in the youth web drama Long Time No See, which is the sequel to Fleet of Time.^[3]

2016–present: Rising popularity

In February 2016, Zhang starred in the historical melodrama Chronicle of Life alongside Hawick Lau and Zheng Shuang.^[4] The series saw high ratings and Zhang was acclaimed by netizens and fans of the original novel for his portrayal of his character.^[5] Zhang gained further recognition for his role as a mysterious hacker in the hit romance comedy drama Love O2O.^[6]

In 2017, Zhang starred in romance comedy Pretty Li Huizhen, the Chinese remake of South Korean series She Was Pretty alongside Dilraba Dilmurat and Peter Sheng, portraying a goofy and free-spirited editor.^[7] He then featured in the hit fantasy romance drama Eternal Love, playing a devilish prince named Li Jing of the Ghost Tribe.^[8] With his portrayal of three different and striking roles in Love O2O, She Was Pretty and Eternal Love, Zhang received appraisal for his talent in acting by both the media and fans.^[9]

Later in 2017, Zhang starred as the male lead in historical drama The King's Woman alongside Dilraba Dilmurat, playing Qin Shi Huang.^[10] He earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of the domineering yet loyal emperor.^[11]

In 2018, Zhang starred in the wuxia romance drama The Flame's Daughter.^[12]

In 2019, Zhang played the male lead in wuxia romance drama I Will Never Let You Go alongside Ariel Lin.^[13] The same year, he starred in the romance workplace drama Love Is Fate.^[14]

In 2021, Zhang starred as the male lead of cyber-security drama Storm Eye,^[15] hit fantasy suspense drama Rattan,^[16] and romance drama Be Together.

He left Jaywalk Studios on July 12, 2022, after 10 years. In his announcement, he said that he plans to continue performing and acting in projects in the future. The next day, he opened his own studio and made his first Weibo post in "Zhang Binbin's official studio" account.^{[citation needed]}

Philanthropy

In 2017, Zhang participated along with other celebrities in a public welfare environmental project that encourages the public to perform charity.^[17] Zhang later participated in the Bazaar Stars Charity Night organised by Harper's Bazaar where he donated ambulances to the public.^[18]

Filmography

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Notes/Ref.
2014	V Love	微时代	Han Dingyi	Tencent	[1]
	Long Time No See	匆匆那年：好久不见	Qiao Ran	Sohu TV	[3]
	Love's M Shape	爱的M型转弯	Xiao Jiang	Youku
2016	Chronicle of Life	寂寞空庭春欲晚	Nalan Rongruo	Zhejiang TV	[4]
	The Legend of the Monster	都市妖奇谈	Liu Di	iQiyi	[19]
	Angel Wings	隐形的翅膀	Duan Gang	Shenchuan TV	[20]
	Love O2O	微微一笑很倾城	KO	Dragon TV, Jiangsu TV, Youku	[6]
2017	Pretty Li Huizhen	漂亮的李慧珍	Lin Yimu	Hunan TV	[7]
	Eternal Love	三生三世十里桃花	Li Jing	Dragon TV, Zhejiang TV	[8]
	The King's Woman	秦时丽人明月心	Ying Zheng	Zhejiang TV	[10]
2018	The Flame's Daughter	烈火如歌	Zhan Feng	Youku	[12]
2019	I Will Never Let You Go	小女花不弃	Chen Yu / Lian Yike	Zhejiang TV	[13]
	Love Is Fate	我爱你这是最好的安排	Xia Yuhang	Mango TV	[14]
2021	Storm Eye	暴风眼	Ma Shang	Dragon TV, Zhejiang TV	[15]
	Rattan	司藤	Qin Fang	Youku	[16]
	Be Together	我和我们在一起	Xu Chengyi	Mango TV	[21]
2022	Song of the Moon	月歌行	Luo Ge / Lu Li	iQiyi	[22]
	A Romance of the Little Forest	两个人的小森林	Zhuang Yu	Youku	[23]
2023	Here We Meet Again	三分野	Xu Yan Shi	Tencent
	Fireworks of My Heart	我的人间烟火	Suo Jun	Mango TV
2024	Live Surgery Room	手术直播间	Zheng Ren	Youku
2025	The Blossoming Love	千朵桃花一世开	Xie Xue Chen	Youku
TBA	Yu Sheng You Ya	余生有涯	Qin Nan	Tencent

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes/Ref.
2018	Beyond it! Hero	超越吧！英雄	Cast member	[24]
2022	First In Last Out	一往无前的蓝

Discography

Singles

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes/Ref.
2014	"Our Era"	我们的时代	V Love OST	with cast members
	"Heavenly Stairs"	天梯		with Li Xirui
2016	"A Smile is Beautiful"	一笑倾城	Love O2O OST	with Zheng Yecheng, Bai Yu, Zhang He & Cui Hang[25]
2017	"To Love Completely"	愛得起	Pretty Li Huizhen OST	with Li Xirui
2019	"Year of Reunion"	团圆年		Performance for Performance for CCTV Lantern Festival[26]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Fashion Power Awards	New Artist Award	—	Won	[27]
2017	Instyle Icon Awards	Popular Male Artist	—	Won	[28]
	Weibo Fashion Awards	Most Talented New Male Artist	—	Won	[29]
	9th China TV Drama Awards	Most Promising Actor	—	Won	[30]
2019	CCTV Spring Gala	Youth Role Model	—	Won	[31]
	Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival	Best Actor	I Will Never Let You Go, Love is Fate	Nominated	[32]