Zhang Jiayi

Zhang Jiayi (; born 8 April 1970) is a Chinese actor. He rose to fame with his role in Dwelling Narrowness. In 2014, he became the fourth Chinese actor to achieve the television "Grand Slam", having won Best Actor at China’s three most prestigious television awards, the Feitian Award, the Golden Eagle Award and the Magnolia Award.

Early life and education Zhang was born and raised in Xi'an, Shaanxi. Zhang was a student with merit on wrestle when he was in high school. After graduated from high school, he planned to be a professional wrestler. However, on the advice of his uncle, who worked at the Xi’an Film Studio, he decided to take the entrance examination for the Beijing Film Academy and was subsequently admitted. After graduating from the academy in 1991, he was assigned to Xi'an Film Studio.

Career Zhang played his first role as Kang Bosi in film Rubilks-clock in 1990, which is his first film. One year later, he graduated from Beijing Film Academy and changed his name from Zhang Xiaotong to Zhang Jiayi.

In 2004, Zhang played main role Song Chao in television series National Mission cooperated with actress Wang Haiyan.

Zhang gained attention and popularity and rose to fame with his role as Song Siming in television series Dwelling Narrowness in 2009.

In 2011, Zhang won the Best Actor at 17th Magnolia Awards for his performing in television drama Borrow Gun. In hit film Love Is Not Blind, Zhang played as a supporting role. In May, he played as Liu Chenxi in hit television drama Angel Heart which was adapted from writer Liu Liu's novel. In September, he played as a police in television series Story of Police in Yingpan. In the same year, he participated in film The Founding of a Party and won the Society Award at 14th Golden Phoenix Awards.

In 2014, Zhang played as main role in A Servant of Two Masters and won the Best Actor at 6th China TV Drama Awards. In Forty-nine Days Memorial, a television series which was adapted from writer Geling Yan's novel, Zhang Jiayi's performing won the Best Actor Award at 20th Asian Television Awards. At 1st China Quality Television Drama Ceremony, Zhang won the Most Expressive Actor award.In 2016, Zhang played as main actor in contemporary drama My! Physical Education Teacher. Same year, he participated in Chinese director Feng Xiaogang's film I Am Not Madame Bovary, and was nominated for the Best Actor at 8th China Film Director's Guild Awards. On September 19, 2010, their first daughter was born, and was named Zhang Yixin.

Disease In the beginning of 2018, a video about Zhang Jiayi in television series Wonderful Life went viral because of his unique walking posture. In fact, his unique walking posture is one of the symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis. The disease limits his actions so that sometimes he is unable to straighten his back. When he was 22, he felt the back pain, but did not pay much attention and still endured the pain to work, which made his illness more serious. According to his speech in CCTV program Voice, he was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis when he was 25.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Animation film

Awards and nominations

50 Most Beautiful ChineseBest TV Actor of the Year 2011BQ Hot Search ArtistMost Valuable Actor of the Year Forbes China Celebrity 100 YearRankRef.2011 96th 201251st 201540th 201793rd 201950th 202067th