Chang Chen

Chang Chen is one of those rare actors who makes stillness feel like a superpower. I first noticed him as a teenager in Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day, and the fact that he was already that composed on screen at such a young age said everything. Then Wong Kar-wai cast him in Happy Together, Ang Lee put him in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon — the guy kept showing up in landmark films because he simply belongs in them. There's a quiet intensity to him that directors clearly trust. His Golden Horse win for Best Leading Actor in The Soul in 2021 finally gave a trophy to what Asian cinema fans had known for decades: Chang Chen isn't just a face, he's a force.

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Name (English)

Chang Chen

Name (Japanese)

張震

Reading

ちゃん・ちぇん

Born

October 14, 1976 (age 50)

Origin

Taipei, Taiwan

Occupation

actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%20Chen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E9%9C%87%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q717432

Tags

• actor
• film actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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