Zu Feng

Zu Feng (Chinese: 祖峰; born 23 February 1974) is a Chinese actor and director.^[1][2]

Zu first attracted great public attention in 2008 for his role as Li Ya in a wildly successful TV drama Lurk (潜伏).

He has earned and been nominated for numerous awards during his career, including winning a Breakthrough Actor Award at the 2010 Sohu Internet TV Festival and a Best New Actor Award at the 2011 Chinese Young Generation Film Forum for his role in The Founding of a Party and a Golden Phoenix Award, and two Huading Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[3]

Life

Early life

Zu was born and raised in Nanjing, Jiangsu. He attended Jinling High School there.

In 1991, Zu worked in Nanjing Automobile Factory.

Zu enrolled in the Beijing Film Academy in 1996, where he studied alongside Zhao Wei, Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming and Guo Xiaodong.^[4] He teaches there after graduation in 2006. His well-known students include Yao Di and Ma Su.^[4]

Acting career

In 1999, Zu made his film debut in Lu Town Legend, when he was still a student at Beijing Film Academy.

While he was teaching at Beijing Film Academy he also appeared in many television series, such as The Highland Troop, The Silent Witness and Shajiabang.

In 2008, Zu won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Huading Award for his performance in Lurk.

In 2011, Zu had a cameo appearance in The Founding of a Party, which earned him Best New Actor Award at the 2011 Chinese Young Generation Film Forum. He also won the Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in The Chinese Dress.

In 2014, Zu co-starred with Chen Daoming and Gong Li in Home Coming, directed by Zhang Yimou and written by Yan Geling and Zou Jingzhi.^[5]

Personal life

In May 2011, Zu married Liu Tianchi (simplified Chinese: 刘天池; traditional Chinese: 劉天池), a teacher at Central Academy of Drama.

Works

Film

Television

Awards

References