Zheng Yunlong (; born 27 June 1990) is a Chinese stage and screen actor and singer from Qingdao, China. He has appeared in numerous Chinese musicals and stage plays.
Early life and education
Zheng Yunlong was born on 27 June 1990 in Qingdao, Shandong and graduated from the Musical Theatre Department of Beijing Dance Academy in 2013.
Career Zheng made his professional musical theater debut in 2013 as Kessar in Nasreddin.
His notable musical roles include the Chinese adaptations of Jekyll/Hyde in Jekyll & Hyde, Quixote/Cervantes in Man of La Mancha, Stacee in Rock of Ages, and Michael in Murder Ballad.
In August 2018, he won the Chinese Musical Academy Award for Best Male Actor. In November the same year, he participated in the singing competition reality show Super-Vocal and became well-known as one of the six final winners. He also appeared in the singing contest show Singer 2019 as a member of the Super-Vocal finalist group.
In March 2019, Zheng was selected by Disney to sing the Mandarin version of the theme song "Baby Mine" for the fantasy adventure film Dumbo. In August, Zheng acted in a stage play, The Poetic Age, for the first time, and was awarded the Best New Talent in Lead Roles of the 30th Shanghai Magnolia Stage Awards. And since 2019, he has performed various leading roles in stage plays, including Emperor Guangxu in Deling and Cixi (2019 co-production of Tianjin People's Art Theatre and Hong Kong Repertory Theatre), Eben Cabot in Desire Under the Elms (2021 production of Beijing People's Art Theatre), and Frankenstein/Creature in Frankenstein (Chinese adaptation of 2011 British National Theatre production).
Zheng made his screen debut in 2020, playing the painter Gong Yushan in The Chanting Willows. The movie entered Main Competition Sector of the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Award. For his portrayal, Zheng won the Best New Actor in the 2021 17th Chinese American Film Festival Golden Angel Awards.
Starting in September 2022, he was cast in the Shanghai Grand Theater's Chinese production of the critically acclaimed stage play Frankenstein.
Voice and artistry A natural baritone, Zheng trained himself to sing tenor so that he would have a better chance of being cast as the lead in musicals. His voice spans two and a half octaves and is noted for its expressiveness and narrative quality.
Philanthropy Zheng was named charity ambassador of the AIA Angel Heart Charity Foundation in 2019.
Theatre
Musicals YearTitleChinese titleRoleNotes2012Go Lala Go杜拉拉升职记Wang Wei 2013Nasreddin纳斯尔丁·阿凡提Kessar 2014Love U, Teresa爱上邓丽君Zhou Mengjun 2015The Peach Blossoms又见桃花红Ye Mian 2015–2016Ah! Kuliang啊！鼓岭Eugene Gardner2017Jekyll & Hyde变身怪医Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde2017–2019Murder Ballad谋杀歌谣Michael2018–2019Rock of Ages摇滚年代Stacee Jaxx2018Love! Human恋爱吧！人类Li Haomin 2018Man of La Mancha 我，堂吉诃德Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes 2018–2019Letter信Takeshima Takeshi 2020-2021The Fiction小说White Hismann2021-2022Agatha the Musical阿加莎Roy2023-2025Invitation to Wine 将进酒Li Bai Also artistic director
Stage Plays YearTitleChinese titleRoleNotes2019The Poetic Age漫长的告白Chen Zhongxing 2019-2021Deling and Cixi德龄与慈禧Emperor Guangxu2021-2024Desire Under the Elms榆树下的欲望Eben CabotProduced by Beijing People's Art Theatre2022Frankenstein弗兰肯斯坦Victor Frankenstein / The Creature2024-2026The Magic Hour魔幻时刻Murata TaikiAlso producer2025Hamlet哈姆雷特HamletProduced by Beijing People's Art Theatre
Filmography
Film YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes 2021 The Chanting Willows 柳浪闻莺 Gong Yushan2021Flaming Cloud三贵情史Feng Ge2024To Gather Around胜券在握Zhou Wanggao2026A Table for Two拼桌Ye FanFilmed in 2023
Television YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotesRef. 2020 My Catmate 你好喵室友 Himself 2020 Unbending Will 石头开花 A Niu2021Vacation of Love假日暖洋洋 Gao Junyu2023Fantastic Doctors非凡医者 He Tong2023The Future Handbook明日生存指南 Shang Ran2023Hi Producer正好遇见你 An Yan2024Under the Skin 2猎罪图鉴2Fang Kaiyi2026The Trembling of Cicada蝉Zhao YijieUs in Wonderland明日乐园Gu QianPost-ProductionThe Unseen Qin Empire秦谜Han FeiPost-Production
Variety and Reality Shows YearEnglish titleChinese titleNotesRef. 2018 Super–Vocal 声入人心 Contestant2019 Super Penguin League 超级企鹅联盟Super3:星斗场 Basketball Player 2020Our Song 2我们的歌2 Contestant2022 Sing! China: Yue Opera Special Season中国好声音越剧特别季 Coach
Accolades Year Association CategoryNominated workResultRef.2018 Chinese Musical Academy Awards Best ActorJekyll & Hyde 2020Magnolia Stage Awards Best Newcomer in a Leading RoleThe Poetic Age 2021Chinese American Film Festival Golden Angel AwardsBest New ActorThe Chanting Willows2022 Chinese Theatre AwardsBest ActorFrankenstein 2024Best Actor The Magic Hour Best Investor
Discography +YearEnglish titleChinese titleAlbumNotes2015"Returning Upon the Clouds"乘云归 Yunmeng Sect theme song for the Legend of Chu Liuxiang mobile game 2016"In Defiance of the Mortal Realm"逆尘 Startled in Prison OST 2017"Take Me as I Am"只有你最懂 Jekyll & Hyde Original Chinese Cast Recording2018"The Luckiest Thing"最幸运的事 Love! Human Original Cast Recording"The Greatest Distance"最远的距离"Heart of Light" 光之心 Super Vocal theme song2019"Never Say Goodbye"不说再见 With Liao Changyong and the other 35 participants of Super Vocal"Baby Mine" 亲爱的Dumbo OST"A New Day"新的一天Shennan Avenue promotional song"Calabash Brothers" 葫蘆娃Art in Action: A New Cover Collection of Nursery RhymesWith Frank Ju, Cai Chengyu, and Ayanga"For the Glory" 全职高手之巅峰荣耀The King's Avatar: For the Glory OSTTheme song with Ayanga "Water From Heaven" 水从天上来Love and Destiny OSTInsert song with Zhang Bichen "We Are All Nocturnal Wanders"都是夜歸人Midnight Diner OSTEnding theme with Ayanga"Why Not Youth"何妨年少 Chūka Ichiban! OST Chinese version of the opening theme "Your Smile" 你的微笑 AIA Angel Heart Charity Foundation promotional song "The Birds Fly At Dusk" 黄昏时 众鸟飞逝 With Yu Di2020"They Said"他们说The Great Ruler OST Ending theme "Heart Warms Heart Equals the World"心暖心等于世界Charity single with 70+ other celebrity volunteers "Youth March" 少年行The Everlasting Classics With Ayanga, Frank Ju, and Gao Tianhe"Gleam" 微光Charity single with Cai Chengyu"A Fleeting Blossom with Timely Rain"昙花一现雨及时Love of Thousand Years OSTEnding theme with Zhou Shen "Seeking Light"寻光Serenade of Peaceful Joy OSTEnding theme "Atonement"偿还Charity single for AIA Angel Heart Charity Foundation "Never Gone, Never Forgotten"莫失莫忘The Song of Glory OSTCharacter image song "Bad Mood" 我心情不太好 My Strange Friend OST Ending theme"Dream Traveller" 拾梦旅人 My Catmate OST Theme song"The Nation at Peace" 山河无恙 Tribute single in commemoration the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's deployment in the Korean War"On This Day" 这一天 Unbending Will OSTEnding theme2021"Big Ship"大船Vacation of Love OST Insert song"Sink"沉"To Gaze Afar"遥望The Rebel Princess OSTInsert song"Prelude to Water"水调歌头My Heroic Husband OSTEnding theme“The Light of Dawn"曙色Deling and Cixi theme song"Reborn"重生The Dance of the Storm OSTInsert song"Lord of Mysteries"诡秘之主Commemoration song in celebration of the first anniversary of the novel's completion"Farewell"送别Universe of YouthCommemoration song in celebration of the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party"Youth Traveling the World"天地少年行Longhua promotional song"We Are Not Afraid"我们不怕Chinese Doctors OSTTheme song"Spark"星火SparkCommemoration song in celebration of the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party with Henry Huo and Li Qi"Reconstruction"重塑Faith Makes Great OSTInsert song"Guard"守护Crime Crackdown OSTTheme song"Endless Sound"无尽声Heaven Official's Blessing Donghua Season 1 OSTSan Lang image song"Resolve"定心One and Only OSTInsert song"Walking on Grass"踏莎行Walking on GrassWith Dai Quan"The Dragon Lies in Wait“潜龙勿用The Forbidden City OSTTheme song"Keep Silent"不语不言The Lion's Secret OSTPromotional song2022"See You Again"再相见The Chanting Willows OST Theme song"Face the Sun"向阳Letters to TomorrowWith Curley G, Yi Zhang Gui, and Wang Yige"The Child Living Inside My Heart"心里的小孩The Child Living Inside My Heart"The Best Times"最好的时光AIA Group promotional song"The Loftiest Dream"最高的梦The Loftiest DreamWith Ci Ren La Mu, Wang Li, Zha Xi Ping Cuo, and Li Qi“Plucking Stars"摘星辰Honor of Kings musical Plucking Stars promotional song"Gears"齿轮My Deepest Dream OSTOpening theme"The Ocean"海洋"One Earth, One Love" Public Welfare Initiative charity song2023"Those Who Return"归人Royal Rumours OSTOpening theme"When Light Meets Shadow"光影之见Thin Ice OSTOpening theme"Stars of China"星耀中华Youth in the Flames of War OSTEnding theme with the Shijia Primary School Golden Sail Choir"Solitary Flame"孤火GKART theme song with Liao Jialin"Dark River"暗河Tales of Dark River Donghua OSTOpening theme"Longevity"长生Longevity Sword Sect theme song for the Moonlight Blade mobile game2025"Ballad of the Grand Canal"运河谣Theme song for Shine! Grand Canal"Regardless of Time"不问朝夕The Prisoner of Beauty OSTInsert song
Concert tours What's Up With Zheng Yunlong? Tour DateCityVenue2021-5-9Beijing Club Tango (糖果音乐厅)2021-5-23ShanghaiModern Sky Lab2021-6-5 Hangzhou 9 Club (酒球会@目里空间)
What's Up With Zheng Yunlong? Pro Tour DateCityVenue2023-5-13Guangzhou Guangzhou Gymnasium (广州体育馆)2023-6-3Shanghai Mercedes-Benz Arena (梅赛德斯-奔驰文化中心)
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