Zu Feng

• Name — Zu Feng • Native Name — 祖峰 • Born — 23 February 1974 • Birthplace — Nanjing, Jiangsu, China • Education — Beijing Film Academy (MFA Master) • Occupation — Actor, Director • Years Active — 1997–present • Agent — Beijing Junwei Cultural Diffusion Limited Company Zu Feng (born February 23, 1974) is a Chinese actor and director. Zu first attracted attention in 2008 for his role as Li Ya in the successful TV drama Lurk. He has earned and been nominated for numerous awards during his career, including winning the Best New Actor Award at the 2011 Chinese Young Generation Film Forum for his role in The Founding of a Party, Society Awardat the Golden Phoenix Awards, and two Huading Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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. He teaches there after graduation in 2000–2006.

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

In May 2010, Zu married Liu Tianchi, a teacher at Central Academy of Drama.

• Year — English title — Chinese title — Role — Notes • 1997 — Pan Hannian — 潘汉年 — Secretary of the Communist Party of Japan • 1999 — Red Rock — 红岩 — Chen Songling • 2004 — The Highland Troop — 高原骑兵连 — Xu Liping • The Diary Of Death — 沉默的证人 — Shi Yin • 2006 — Shajiabang — 沙家浜 — Lieutenant Liu • 2007 — Warm — 温暖 — Yan Xiaoguo • 2009 — Lurk — 潜伏 — Li Ya • Secret War — 密战 — Hu Feng • 2010 — Invisible General — 隐形将军 — Han Kui • Golden Wedding — 金婚·风雨情 — Ji Cheng • 2011 — Cheongsam — 旗袍 — Zhao Shijie • 2012 — Fashion Girl Editor — 时尚女编辑 — Ai Chongwen • 2013 — Lone Wolf — 独狼 — Lin Jiesen • 2014 — All Quiet In Peking — 北平无战事 — Cui Zhongshi • War of Marriage — 婚战 — Meng Sanli • 2015 — Interpol Captain — 刑警队长 — Hu Dejiang • Graduation Song — 毕业歌 — Ji Jiaming • The Legend of Mi Yue — 芈月传 — Qu Yuan • 2016 — 我和她的传奇情仇 — Yuxin Ting • Ode to Joy — 欢乐颂 — Qi Dian • Code Name — 代号 — Zhou Xiaocun • Double Thorn — 双刺 — Peng Gang • 2017 — Ode to Joy 2 — 欢乐颂2 — Qi Dian — Cameo • Game of Hunting — 猎场 — Bai Liqin — Cameo • 2018 — The Mask — 面具 — Li Chunqiu • 2019 — For the Holy Guiguzi — 谋圣鬼谷子 — Jian Yu • 2021 — Mining Town — 闽宁镇 — Bai Chongli