Berant Zhu

Berant Zhu Xuan-yang (; born 4 April 1999) is a Taiwanese actor best known for his role as Chang in the crime mystery film Bad Education, for which he won Best Supporting Actor in the 59th Golden Horse Awards.

Early life and education Zhu was born on 4 April 1999 in Taichung, Taiwan. He studied at and took horticulture classes due to the influence of his father, who was interested in gardening. When he was in high school, a junior student recommended him to an artist agent who visited their school to look for talents.

Career Zhu auditioned while studying in university and landed a lead role as Tung-hao, a high school basketball player competing with his half-brother on a rival team played by Fandy Fan, in the 2019 sports film . The same year, he was cast as Pi Tse, a tuxedo tailor, in the fantasy series , He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series in the 56th Golden Bell Awards. Zhu performed his own stunts in the series and earned a nomination for Best Male Lead in a Television Series in the 57th Golden Bell Awards the following year. He landed a main role as Lin Shan-jun in the 2022 medical drama alongside Janel Tsai,

In 2022, Zhu received his breakout role in the crime mystery film Bad Education as Chang, a high school graduate who becomes entangled with a gang boss alongside his two friends played by Kent Tsai and Edison Song. Hai Nan, writing for The News Lens, praised Zhu's performance in the final scenes of the film, which maintained the momentum of the entire "bad education" narrative. Zhu won Best Supporting Actor in the 59th Golden Horse Awards and received a nomination for Best Actor in the 25th Taipei Film Awards for his role. Zhu began dating media personality Cindy He prior to his acting debut. On 28 March 2024, Zhu was spotted by paparazzi dating singer Julia Wu in Taipei while He was out of Taiwan for work. Zhu ended his five-year relationship with He before the news was publicly released in April.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes/ 2018 Wang Yun-yi (王雲逸) 2019 Chiang Tung-hao (姜桐豪) 2021 The Sadness Jim (廖俊喆) 2022 Bad Education Chang (張博偉) 2024 Ken (阿肯) 2026

Television Year Title Role Notes/2021 Pi Tse (謝派恩) Main role Ren Fei (任非) Main role 2022 Lin Shan-jun (林山君) Main role 2023 Chang Yung (張永) Main role

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 202022nd Taipei Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Best New Talent 2021 56th Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series 2022 57th Golden Bell Awards Best Male Lead in a Television Series 59th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting ActorBad Education 2023 25th Taipei Film Awards Best Supporting Actor 2024 5th Taiwan Film Critics Society Awards Best Actor