Tomorrow
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'' by director Yang Daqing during a summer vacation in Taiwan. The drama is adapted from the Japanese manga series '' Asunaro Hakusho'', written by Fumi Saimon. Peng built a teenage fan following after the romantic comedy gained popularity. In 2003, he took on his first leading role in the Taiwanese drama ''Scent of Love'', which tells the story of two star-crossed lovers who transcend life and death to find one another in their many reincarnations.
In 2005, he starred in the idol drama ''When Dolphin Met Cat'', portraying an autistic youth. To prepare himself for the filming, Peng took one month to learn how to interact with dolphins from a trained instructor. He then starred in Chinese xianxia drama '' Chinese Paladin'' and wuxia drama '' The Young Warriors'', which were extremely popular during their run and led to increased recognition for him in the Mainland.
Thereafter, Peng made his big screen debut in the movie ''Exit No.6'' (2006), directed by Yu-Hsien Lin. The film put him on the radar of many film directors, including Tsui Hark who cast him in his 2008 romantic comedy, '' All About Women''. In 2007, Peng was nominated as Best New Actor at the 44th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for his performance in ''My DNA Says I Love You''.
2009–2010: Contractual disputes
In 2009, Peng was involved in a contract dispute lawsuit against his former manager, reaching the nadir of his career. However, during this period, Peng starred in the movie '' Hear Me'', directed by Fen-Fen Cheng, about a delivery boy who falls for a hearing impaired girl and communicates with her using sign language. The film was released a week prior to the opening of the 21st Summer
Deaflympics
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, and became the highest grossing locally produced movie at Taiwan's box office.
After winning the lawsuit in 2010, he released his debut EP titled ''It Has To Be You'', which featured 5 songs under the management of Avex Group.
The same year, he starred as the male lead in the movie ''Close to You''. In order to portray his role as a boxer, Peng trained for three months prior to filming. He was nominated in the Best Actor category at the 2nd
Macau International Movie Festival The Macau International Movie Festival () is an international film festival that takes place in Macau, China. The first festival took place between December 26, 2009 and January 2, 2010. It was organized by mainland Chinese businessman Xu ...
for his performance.
2011–2013: Rising popularity
Peng achieved breakthrough with his performance in the 2011 teen film ''Jump Ashin!'', directed by Yu-Hsien Lin. He reportedly trained eight months to portray an athlete. The film was a critical and commercial success. Peng earned nominations as Best Actor at the 48th Golden Horse Film Festival and 13th Taipei Film Festival, which marked the turning point of his career.
Thereafter, he starred in romance films '' Love You You'' and '' Love''; police thriller ''
Cold War
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''; kungfu comedy ''
Tai Chi 0
''Tai Chi 1: 0'' (太極之零開始) or ''Tai Chi Zero'' (太極：從零開始) is a 2012 Chinese 3D martial arts film directed by Stephen Fung. It is a fictitious retelling of how the Chen style of the martial art t'ai chi ch'uan, that for ...
'' and '' Tai Chi Hero''; showcasing his versatility.
In 2013, Peng starred in action film '' Unbeatable'', playing a Mixed martial arts fighter. Peng practised boxing for four hours a day to portray his character. ''Unbeatable'' was the highest grossing local production at the Hong Kong box office, and received positive reviews. The film earned Peng nominations as Best Supporting Actor at the 33rd
Hong Kong Film Award
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A Wedding Invitation
''A Wedding Invitation'' (分手合约 fēnshǒu héyuē, literal translation: breakup agreement) is a 2013 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Ki Hwan Oh and starring Bai Baihe and Eddie Peng.
Plot
High school sweethearts Qiao Qiao and Li Xi ...
'' alongside Bai Baihe. The film earned nearly 200 million yuan ($32 million) in China, making it the highest-grossing Chinese-South Korean production.
2014–present: Box office success
In 2014, Peng was cast as Wong Fei-hung in '' Rise of the Legend'', the latest film about the iconic Kung-Fumaster. He reportedly practiced 10 hours of martial arts every day to prepare for the role. Peng was nominated in the Best Actor category at the 34th
Hong Kong Film Award
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. The same year, he starred in historical drama ''
Sound of the Desert
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Fleet of Time
''Fleet of Time'' (), also known as ''Back in Time'' is a 2014 Chinese coming-of-age film directed by Zhang Yibai and starring Eddie Peng, Ni Ni, Zheng Kai, Vision Wei and Zhang Zixuan. The film is adapted from the popular novel of the same name ...
'', which were both commercial successes. Peng's achievements in both the film and television industry brought his career to a new height.
In 2015, Peng played a professional cyclist in sports film '' To the Fore''. He reportedly received training and earned qualifications for competitive racing during filming. The film was selected to represent Hong Kong in the best foreign-language film category at the 88th Academy Awards. Peng was also appointed the first Chinese Goodwill Ambassador of the 2015 '' Tour de France''. The same year, Peng starred alongside Shu Qi in romance film '' The Last Women Standing''.
Peng achieved another breakthrough in 2016 with the film '' Operation Mekong'', where he portrayed a hardcore undercover agent along with veteran actor Zhang Hanyu. The film received critical acclaim, and is highest grossing Chinese cop film to date. He also starred in romance film '' Run for Love'' alongside Zhang Ziyi, police thriller '' Cold War 2'' as an antagonist, war epic ''
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The Great Wall
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''.
In 2017, Peng co-starred in Han Han's film '' Duckweed'' alongside Deng Chao and Zanilia Zhao. The sleeper hit gained commercial and critical success. He then starred in war film '' Our Time Will Come'' directed by Ann Hui, playing a complicated anti-hero. Peng then headlined his first film, fantasy epic '' Wu Kong'' where he played the title character. The film was a box office success and grossed US$100 million at the box office.
In 2018, Peng stars in the wuxia film ''Hidden Man'', directed by Jiang Wen.
In 2020, Peng starred in ''The Rescue'', a thriller film directed by Dante Lam which focuses on an emergency rescue operative. He is also set to star in period romance film ''Love After Love'', directed by
Ann Hui On-wah
Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Hon ...