Zhang Yishan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Yishan
张一山
Born (1992-05-05) 5 May 1992 (age 32)
Xicheng District, Beijing, China
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Agent(s)Beijing Huacheng Media Co., LTD.
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese张一山
Traditional Chinese張一山
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Yīshān

Zhang Yishan (Chinese: 张一山, born 5 May 1992) is a Chinese actor and former child star.[1] He is most known for his roles as Liu Xing in the family sitcom Home with Kids (2004), and as the protagonist in the crime thriller Yu Zui (2016).

Early life and education

Zhang was born and raised in Xicheng District, Beijing. When he was 5, his father sent him to Shichahai Martial Arts School to study kung fu. Through a teacher's recommendation, he was sent to a speech studio for children to study. There, he was noticed by a director who cast him in his first television project.[2]

Zhang enrolled in Beijing Film Academy in 2011, majoring in acting.[3] He graduated in 2014.[4]

Career

Zhang began his career at the age 9 with a minor role in Little Soldier Zhang Ga.[2] Under the recommendation of his co-star Li Yingqi, Zhang auditioned for a role in Home with Kids, and was cast in the role of Liu Xing.[2] The sitcom hit national TV screens in 2004, and ran for four seasons till 2007. Zhang made a significant impression with the Chinese audience with his portrayal of a naughty but witty trouble-maker, and subsequently became a popular child star in China.[1]

Zhang began working with several Chinese film directors.[1] He has played in some twenty Chinese films and TV series, including the 2009 production Looking for Jackie starring veteran actor Jackie Chan, and patriotic tribute The Founding of a Party in 2010.[5][6] Zhang won the New Performer Award at the Golden Phoenix Awards for his performance in Deng Enming's Childhood (2011).[7]

Zhang gained mainstream popularity in 2016 for playing the titular protagonist in the crime thriller web series Yu Zui, based on Chang Shuxin's popular novel. The series received over 450 million views on the online video platform iQiyi, and earned positive reviews from the audience.[8][9]

In 2017, Zhang starred in the youth romance drama Shall I Compare You to a Spring Day alongside Zhou Dongyu, based on the novel Beijing, Beijing by Feng Teng.[10] The same year, he starred in Seven Faced Man, a remake of the Korean television series Kill Me, Heal Me.[11] In late 2017, he began filming the drama Collision, directed by Guan Hu.[12]

In 2018, Forbes China listed Zhang under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial impact in their respective fields.[13]

In 2019, Zhang featured in Chong Er's Preach, in which he played Duke Hui of Jin. It was his first costume drama series[14]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2008 Slam 扣篮对决 Monkey [15]
2009 Looking for Jackie 寻找成龙 Zhang Yishan
2010 Bruce Lee, My Brother 李小龙我的兄弟 Liu Lianguang
2011 The Founding of a Party 建党伟业 Deng Enming
Deng Enming's Childhood 少年邓恩铭 Deng Enming (young) [16]
2012 Southern Snow 南方大冰雪 Yang Huahua [17]
All for Love 三个未婚妈妈 Mei Ling's brother [18]
2013 Little Tigers 小小飞虎队 Peng Liang [19]
2015 Money Game 黄金福将 Xiao Shan [20]
Mr. Six 老炮儿 Huang Mao Cameo
2016 Escape Route 夺路而逃 Zhou Xiaoyi [21]
Room 704 凄灵室 Tong Shan [22]
2017 Battle of Xiangjiang River 血战湘江 Li Tianyou [23]
Fake Guardians 冒牌监护人之寻宝闹翻天 Zi Chu [24]
2018 Love Trip 毕业作品 Yin Hao [25]
A Paper Marriage 一纸婚约 Li Chao [26]
2019 The Bugle from Gutian 古田军号 Lin Biao [27]

Television series

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2004–2007 Home with Kids 家有儿女 Liu Xing Season 1-4
2004 Little Soldier Zhang Ga 小兵张嘎 Tong Le
2005 Who Pays for Love 谁为爱情买单 Kong Xixi
2007 船政风云 Xiao Su
2009 Don't Want to Grow Up 不想长大 Cousin Da Niu
Born After 1980 生于80后 Liu Dao [28]
In the Wildest Fantasy 妙想天开 A Gan
2010 Yuan Yuan's Story 圆圆的故事 Cameo
2012 Star City 2 星光都市2 Zhou Hao [29]
2013 Father Comes Home 老爸回家 Gao He [30]
Love is not Blind 失恋33天 Cameo
2014 Childbearing Age 食来孕转 Gao Rui [31]
Love You Most 最爱·你 Xia Xiaobing [32]
Rid Of The Bandits 杀寇决 Lu Zizheng [33]
2015 Melting Pot 大熔炉 Xu Xiaobin [34]
2016 The Big Foot Soldiers 大号小兵 Mao Qing [35]
Yu Zui 余罪 Yu Zui Web series
My Father, My Soldier 我的父亲我的兵 Cun Zilong [36]
2017 Shall I Compare You to a Spring Day 春风十里，不如你 Qiu Shui
A Seven-Faced Man 柒个我 Shen Jizhen Web series
2018 Home with Kids: Initial Growth 家有儿女初长成 Jiang Bei [37]
2019 Chong Er's Preach 重耳传 Yi Wu [14]
Green Valley 青谷子 Jiao Dalou [38]
TBA Collision 大叔与少年 Ren Shaopeng
Inside Man 局中人 Shen Fang [39]
The Deer and the Cauldron 鹿鼎记 Wei Xiaobao

Variety show

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2017 Give Me Five 高能少年团 Cast member [40]
2018 This is Fighting Robots 这！就是铁甲 [41]
Give Me Five (Season 2) 高能少年团2 [42]

Discography

Year English title Chinese title Album Notes
2008 "Online Palace" 网络宫殿 —
2010 "Yishan's Happy Times" 一山好锋光 —
"Surprise Scream" 惊声尖叫 —
2017 "Kungfu Yoga" 功夫瑜伽 Kung Fu Yoga OST with Jackie Chan & Yang Zi
"Proud Youths" 骄傲的少年 Give Me Five OST with Dong Zijian, Wang Junkai, Liu Haoran & Darren Wang[43]
"If I Love You" 如果我爱你 Shall I Compare You to a Spring Day OST with Zhou Dongyu
2018 强国一代有我在 — Promotional song for CCYL[44]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 2nd Huading Awards Best New Actor — Won [45]
2013 14th Golden Phoenix Awards Newcomer Award Deng Enming's Childhood Won [7]
2017 9th Macau International Movie Festival Best Supporting Actor A Paper Marriage Nominated [46]
4th The Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actor (Web series) A Seven-Faced Man Won [47]
2018 24th Huading Awards Best Actor (Modern Drama) Nominated [48]

Forbes China Celebrity 100

Year Rank Ref.
2017 70th [49]
2019 44th [50]
2020 48th [51]

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