Zhang Bo

Zhang Bo (; born 29 August 1982) is a Chinese actor. Zhang rose to fame for his roles in television series such as Three Kingdoms and The Qin Empire III (2017).

Early life and education Zhang was born in Beijing on August 29, 1982. He graduated from Central Academy of Drama.

Acting career Zhang first came to public attention in 2000 at the age of 18, appearing on Tianwang Qingwang.

In 2005, he acted as Prince Calaf in Turandot and won an Excellent Performance Award at the International Drama Festival.

Zhang starred with Jia Yiping, Ma Yili and Bai Baihe in the 2006 romantic comedy drama Where Is Happiness. On film in 2006, he played opposite Jaycee Chan, Chen Bolin and Niu Mengmeng in PK.COM.CN. In the following year, he had key supporting role in the romance drama Rich Man Poor Love.

Zhang co-starred with Zhang Fengyi, Jing Tian and You Yong in the 2009 historical drama Biography of Sun Tsu as Goujian.

In 2010, he appeared in Gao Xixi's Three Kingdoms, which earned him a Best New Actor at the Sohu Summer Teleplay Internet Festival. That same year, he starred in a television series called The Firmament of The Pleiades with Yûko Tanaka, Yu Shaoqun, Zhou Yiwei, Xu Baihui and Yin Tao. It is based on the novel by the same name by Jirō Asada.

Zhang was cast in the romantic comedy television series Scent of a Woman (2011), playing the lover of Xu Fan's character.

In 2013, he had a lead role in the biographical film, Falling Flowers.

In 2014, he played the male lead opposite Choo Ja-hyun in Xiu Xiu's Men.

Zhang appeared in the 2015 war television series The Waves, opposite Han Xue and Yin Xiaotian.

Zhang's big break in The Qin Empire III, in which he played King Zhaoxiang of Qin, a role which brought him much publicity. That same year, he played a supporting role in Nirvana in Fire sequel Nirvana in Fire 2, starring Huang Xiaoming, Liu Haoran, Tong Liya and Zhang Huiwen and directed by Kong Sheng and Li Xue.

In 2018, Zhang played King Wu of Zhou, the lead role in Shin Woo-chul's The Gods, costarring Wang Likun, Luo Jin and Yu Hewei.

Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2006 PK.COM.CN PK.COM.CN Alexander Exchanging Feelings for Heart Liu Hua 2007 The Most Familiar Stranger Zheng Cheng 2013 Falling Flowers Luo Binji

Television Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2000 Tianwang Qingwang Li Mu 2004 The Legend of Love Yu Yongjing Murong Mingzhu 2006 Where Is Happiness Hao Jiajun Full Spring Leaves Fang Sijun 2007 Rich Man Poor Love Meng Wei Dancer Gu Zi 2008 Li Guoliang 2009 Li Bai Li Boqin Biography of Sun Tsu Goujian 2010 Worrying Niu Jianjun Scent of a Woman Li Xiaolong The Lure of Cloud Luo Kuang The Firmament of The Pleiades Guangxu Emperor Three Kingdoms Sun Quan 2011 Lawyer Shen Embarrassed People a Happy Life Ma Xiaodong War Does Not Believe in Tears Gao Ningdu 2013 Liao Shenghui The Battle of Thunder Gao Deng 2014 Out of Tongguan Liu Yishou Xiu Xiu's Men Shi Haisheng Qin Guoliang 2015 Xia Jiahe On Our Way Home Gao Shan The Waves Wu Hongyun Fight Up Chen Yu 2016 The Distant Distance Zheng Xiangdong 2017 The Qin Empire III King Zhaoxiang of Qin Nirvana in Fire 2 Xun Feizhan 2018 Genius Butler Zuo Fei Pudong Zhao Haiying The Gods King Wu of Zhou Trouble Killer Li Yi Qiao Yingji