Chang Chen

Chang Chen (born 14 October 1976) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for his roles in A Brighter Summer Day, Happy Together (1997), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Three Times (2005), Brotherhood of Blades (2014), The Assassin (2015) and The Soul (2021). For his performance in The Soul, he won Best Leading Actor prize at the 58th Golden Horse Awards.

Career Chang started his film career at a young age. He was selected by a Taiwanese film director Edward Yang to be the protagonist of a four-hour-long critically acclaimed film A Brighter Summer Day,

One of the earliest films Chang acted in was Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together (1997). He rose to fame for his role as "Dark Cloud" in the 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, directed by Ang Lee. He also featured in Wong Kar-wai's 2046 (2004).

Chang then co-starred with Shu Qi in Hou Hsiao-hsien's Three Times (2005),

Chang then starred in the historical war epic Red Cliff (2008-2009), portraying the warlord Sun Quan. He was nominated at the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor. He next starred in the 2012 historical epic The Last Supper directed by Lu Chuan and the 2013 kungfu epic The Grandmaster by Wong Kar-wai.

In 2014, Chang headlined the wuxia film Brotherhood of Blades, which won commercial success and critical acclaim. He earned his third nomination for Best Actor in the Golden Horse Awards.

Chang reunited with Three Times director Hou Hsiao-hsien and co-star Shu Qi in the 2015 wuxia film The Assassin, which competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 2017, Chang played the title character in the action film Mr. Long, which was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. The same year, he returned for the second installment of Brotherhood of Blades film.

Chang served as a jury member at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2021, Chang played Dr. Wellington Yueh in Denis Villeneuve's epic science fiction film Dune. which premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. In the same year, he won Best Leading Actor at the 58th Golden Horse Awards for his performance in the mystery film The Soul, marking his first Golden Horse Award after three previous nominations without a win.

Chang served as a jury member at the 59th Golden Horse Awards in 2022.

In June 2023, Chang was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Personal life Chang was born in Taipei, Taiwan. His father Chang Kuo-chu and his brother Chang Han are also actors.

In November 2013, Chang married Ann Zhuang (莊雯如), his girlfriend of four years. The couple registered their marriage on 12 November and held a wedding reception on 18 November at SPOT Cinema in Taipei. Chang and Ann welcomed their daughter, Yuan Yuan, in March 2015.

Filmography Film

Television series Year English title Original title Role 2019 Love and Destiny 三生三世宸汐缘 Jiu Chen 2022 Narco-Saints 수리남 Chen Jin

As director Year English title Original title Notes2014 Three Charmed Lives 三生 segment "Inchworm"

Music video appearances Year Artist Song title 1996 Zheng Zhihua "Mahjong" 2001 Brown Eyes "Already One Year" 2001 Brown Eyes "Bit By Bit" 2002 DJ Shadow "Six Days" 2020 Tarcy Su "Eternity and A Day"

Theater Year English title Mandarin title1986 The Adventures of Pinocchio 木偶奇遇記

Discography Albums TitleAlbum detailsTrack listingWalk Away 一走了之 Released: November 1995 Label: Forward Music Formats: CD, digital downloadChang Chen 張震就是張震 Released: July 1996 Label: Forward Music Formats: CD, digital download

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1991 Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actor A Brighter Summer Day 1998 17th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Happy Together 2001 20th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2005 Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actor Three Times 2007 1st Asian Film Awards Best Actor The Go Master 2008 Osaka Asian Film Festival Best Actor 2010 29th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Red Cliff: Part 2 2014 Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actor Brotherhood of Blades 2018 25th Beijing College Student Film Festival Best Actor Brotherhood of Blades 2 2019 26th Huading AwardsBest Actor (Historical drama)Love and Destiny Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival Best Actor 2021 23rd Taipei Film Awards Best Actor The Soul 30th Huading Awards 58th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actor 2025 62nd Golden Horse Awards Lucky Lu