Zu Feng (; 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.
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.
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.
Personal life In May 2010, Zu married Liu Tianchi (), a teacher at Central Academy of Drama.
Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2000 2001 Lu Town Legend Ding Jiachang Luo Wen Tang Yingzeng 2008 Applause Chang Ji Director Xu Feng Director 2009 Precious Secret Lan Baogui 2011 Lu Xiaohe's father Reviving of Beichuan Song Geng The Founding of a Party Deng Zhongxia 2012Black FishQingpi Mystery Tong Mingsong 2014 Coming Home Deng instructor The Golden Era Luo Feng 2016 Beijing Meets Seattle II: Book of Love Poet League of Gods Ji Chang 2017 Extraordinary Mission Luo Dongfeng 2018 Forever Young Mei Yiqi 2019 Summer of Changsha Ah Bin also as directorRemain Silent Tian Jingcheng 2021 1921 Dong Biwu Upcoming Summer Uncle Wang My Country, My Parents Zhao Xiaodong 2024 Brief History of a Family Lin Jianjie Wei's father2026Per Aspera Ad Astra星河入梦
Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1997 Pan Hannian Secretary of the Communist Party of Japan 1999 Red Rock Chen Songling 2004 The Highland Troop Xu Liping The Diary Of Death Shi Yin 2006 Shajiabang Lieutenant Liu 2007 Warm Yan Xiaoguo 2009 Lurk Li Ya Secret War Hu Feng 2010 Invisible General Han Kui Golden Wedding Ji Cheng 2011CheongsamZhao Shijie2012 Fashion Girl Editor Ai Chongwen 2013 Lone Wolf Lin Jiesen 2014 All Quiet In Peking Cui Zhongshi War of Marriage Meng Sanli 2015Interpol CaptainHu DejiangGraduation SongJi JiamingThe Legend of Mi YueQu Yuan2016Yuxin Ting Ode to Joy Qi Dian Code NameZhou XiaocunDouble ThornPeng Gang 2017 Ode to Joy 2 Qi Dian CameoGame of HuntingBai LiqinCameo 2018The Mask Li Chunqiu 2019 For the Holy Guiguzi Jian Yu 2021 Mining Town Bai Chongli
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Notes2009 15th Shanghai Television Festival Most Popular ActorLurk20104th Huading Awards Best Supporting Actor20115th Huading Awards Cheongsam 13th Golden Phoenix Awards Performance Society Award 6th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Best New Actor The Founding of a Party 201212th Pingyao International Photography Festival Short Film Award - Best Actor Black Fish201824th Huading AwardsBest Actor (Period Drama)The Mask2019 25th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actor
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