Biography
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Chang Chen (; born 14 October, 1976) is a Taiwanese actor, born in Taipei. His name is sometimes seen in the Western order (Chen Chang).
He is the son of actor Zhang Guozhu (張國柱).
Career
Chang Chen starts his film career very young. While he is he has been selected by Taiwanese director Edward Yang to be the protagonist of his 4-hour critically acclaimed legenadary film Brighter Summer Day (牯嶺街少年殺人事件). His father Zhang Guozhu also participated in this film and acted as his father too.
In the Ang Lee film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, he played Lo "Dark Cloud" / Luo Xiao Hu, lover of Zhang Ziyi's character, Jen.
He also appeared in the Wong Kar-wai film 2046 as the boyfriend to Carina Lau's character Mimi / Lulu.
One of Chang's earliest roles was in Wong Kar-wai's film Happy Together.
He worked as a spokesperson for Lacoste and for Yamaha motor scooters. He has also recorded an album and a mini-album.
Chang was nominated for the 2006 Golden Horse Award for best actor for his role in The Go Master, a dramatization of the life of Wu Qingyuan. However, on November 17, 2006, Fortissimo, the distributor of the film, apparently under pressure by the People's Republic of China, withdrew the film from the Taipei TV and Film Festival, making Chang no longer eligible to win the award.
Filmography
- Silk (2006) - Tung
- Three Times (2005) - Chen/Mr. Chang/Zhen
- Eros (2004) - Zhang (segment "The Hand")
- 2046 (2004) - Mimi's Boyfriend
- Colour of Sound (2003) - Jie
- Six Days (2002) (DJ Shadow music video)
- Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002) - Emperor Zheng De
- Betelnut Beauty (2001) - Feng
- Flyin' Dance (2000) - Choi
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) - Lo 'Dark Cloud' / Luo Xiao Hu
- Happy Together (1997) - Chang
- Mahjong (1996) - Hong Kong
- A Brighter Summer Day (1991) - Xiao Si'r
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