Vin Zhang
Zhang Binbin (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).
Vin Zhang | |||||||
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张彬彬 | |||||||
Born | |||||||
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 | ||||||
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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, on July 13, 2022, he opened his own studio and made his first Weibo post in "Zhang Binbin's official studio" account.
Donations and charity work
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 Harpers Bazaar where he donated ambulances to the public.[18]
Filmography
Television series
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Notes/Ref. |
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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 |
Variety show
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes/Ref. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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] |
References
- "张彬彬出演《微时代之恋》 饰奋斗经济男韩定一". Tencent (in Chinese). April 3, 2013.
- "《微时代》唯一浪漫热吻 张彬彬被赞绝对好男人". Tencent (in Chinese). August 22, 2014.
- "《匆匆那年好久不见》开播 张彬彬版乔燃暖心燃情". Sohu (in Chinese). December 29, 2015.
- "《寂寞空庭》张彬彬饰满清才子纳兰容若". Sina (in Chinese). July 20, 2015.
- "《寂寞空庭》虐心初現 張彬彬版容若獲贊". Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- "《微微一笑》张彬彬亮相 与杨洋巅峰对决". Sina (in Chinese). September 1, 2017.
- "《李慧珍》首播 张彬彬演绎暖男三段式". Sina (in Chinese). March 1, 2017.
- "《三生三世》张彬彬:杨幂亲自教我撩妹". NetEase (in Chinese). February 21, 2017.
- "从高冷腹黑到痞帅搞怪 张彬彬气质多变演技获赞". Sohu (in Chinese). January 16, 2017.
- "《秦时丽人明月心》定档 迪丽热巴张彬彬身份解锁". Sina (in Chinese). July 20, 2017.
- "《秦时丽人》口碑收视齐飞 热巴张彬彬演技受追捧". Sina (in Chinese). September 5, 2017.
- "《烈火如歌》定档3.1 周渝民热巴发糖亲昵抚唇". Sina (in Chinese). February 12, 2018.
- "花式开年!《小女花不弃》林依晨张彬彬首次搭档引期待". China.com (in Chinese). December 29, 2018.
- "《我爱你这是最好的安排》张彬彬郑合惠子组CP". Sina (in Chinese). September 7, 2017.
- "杨幂张彬彬挑战国安题材《暴风眼》发主题海报". People's Daily (in Chinese). March 1, 2019.
- "《司藤》开机 景甜张彬彬"离奇相遇"诠释科幻爱情". Netease (in Chinese). September 26, 2019.
- "86秒种一棵树,科技为互联网公益创造"加速度"". People's Daily (in Chinese). September 13, 2017.
- "张彬彬帅气亮相红毯 一袭黑装散发个人魅力". Sina (in Chinese). September 9, 2017.
- "《都市妖奇谈》张彬彬变身帅痞地狼". Sina (in Chinese). November 3, 2014.
- "《隐形的翅膀》邱心志张彬彬上演父子对峙". Sina (in Chinese). July 21, 2016.
- "《我和我们在一起》张彬彬成深情霸总和孙怡一起演绎都市女性群像". Sina (in Chinese). October 2, 2020.
- "两个人的小森林 (豆瓣)". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- "《超越吧!英雄》阵容曝光 陈赫等率101位高手圆"电竞梦"". People.com (in Chinese). December 20, 2018.
- "《微微一笑很倾城》推广曲《一笑倾城》演员合唱版MV曝光". Sohu (in Chinese). August 5, 2016.
- "[2019喜气洋洋闹元宵]歌曲《团圆年》 表演:魏允熙 罗云熙 李沁 张彬彬". CCTV (in Chinese). February 19, 2019.
- ""2015中国时尚权力榜"圆满落幕". Beijing News (in Chinese). January 28, 2016.
- "张彬彬获得InStyle年度偶像盛典——年度人气男艺人". Toutiao (in Chinese). August 23, 2017.
- "2017微博时尚盛典圆满落幕 超3亿互动量受瞩目". ifeng (in Chinese). September 12, 2017.
- "安徽卫视2017国剧盛典完整获奖名单 张嘉译马伊琍获视帝后". 中国网 (in Chinese). January 2, 2018.
- "献礼国庆70周年 张彬彬张云龙徐正溪王嘉等获颁新青年榜样艺人". Tencent (in Chinese). May 7, 2019.
- "金骨朵网络影视盛典提名揭晓 王一博肖战杨紫等入围". Ynet (in Chinese). November 25, 2019.
External links
- Vin Zhang on Sina Weibo (in Chinese)