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.


Chang Chen started his film career very young. He was selected by Taiwanese director Edward Yang to be the protagonist of his 4-hour critically acclaimed film A Brighter Summer Day. His father Zhang Guozhu also participated in this film and acted as his character's father.
In the Ang Lee film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, he played Lo "Dark Cloud" / Luo Xiao Hu, the 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 from 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.



Battle of Red Cliff [2008] - Sun Quan (filming)
Blood Brothers (2007) - Mark (post-production]
Breath (2007) - Jang Jin
The Go Master (2006 - Wu Qingyuan
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

Chang Chen ist ein klasse Schauspieler, der in all seinen Rollen überzeugen kann. Ich habe schon einige Filme mit ihm gesehen und jedes Mal hat mir seine Leistung sehr gefallen.
Seine erste Rolle hat er mit seinen gerademal 15 Jahren in Edward Yangs Marathon-Meisterwerk "A Brighter Summer Day" gespielt. Schon in seiner ersten Rolle konnte er alle überzeugen. Danach kam lange nichts bis ihn wieder Edward Yang für seinen nächsten Film "Mahjong" engagierte. Von da an ging es mit seiner Karriere bergauf. Yang war also ein wichtiger Faktor für seine zukünftige Karriere.

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