Chang Chen

張震　/　不明

American actor

October 14, 1976 (age 49)　・　Taipei, Taiwan

actor
film actor

My Take

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.

Overview

Chang Chen (born 14 October 1976) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for his roles in A Brighter Summer Day (1991), Happy Together (1997), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Three Times (2005), Brotherhood of Blades (2014), The Assassin (2015) and The Soul (2021). For his performance in The Soul, he won Best Leading Actor prize at the 58th Golden Horse Awards.

1. Profile

Name (English): Chang Chen
Name (Japanese): 張震
Reading: 不明
Born: October 14, 1976 (age 49)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Dragon
Origin: Taipei, Taiwan
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: actor / film actor

2. Background

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E9%9C%87%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)