Zhang Mo (; born 28 July 1982) is a Chinese actor. Zhang is noted for his roles as Liuzi in the film ''

Let the Bullets Fly ''Let the Bullets Fly'' is a 2010 action comedy film written and directed by Jiang Wen, based on a story by Ma Shitu. The film is a Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, set in Sichuan during the 1920s when the bandit Zhang (Jiang Wen) descends upon ...

'' (2011). Zhang has won the Best New Actor Award at the Golden TVS Annual Award and Chinese Young Generation Film Forum, Outstanding Supporting Actor Award at the China Image Film Festival, and New Performer Award at the Golden Phoenix Award, and received BQ Celebrity Score Award and Chinese Film Media Award nominations for Favorite Actor.

Early life

Zhang was born and raised in

Chengdu Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

, the son of Luo Xiuchun (), an actress in Sichuan People's Art Theatre, and

Zhang Guoli Zhang Guoli (born 17 January 1955) is a Chinese actor and film director who was a ''xiangsheng'' actor before he started working on films and television series. He is mostly known for his roles playing the Emperor in various dramas involving Qin ...

, a famous actor and director, Zhang's stepmother Deng Jie is also a famous actress. Zhang graduated from

Central Academy of Drama The Central Academy of Drama () is a national public drama school in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education. The academy is part of the Double First-Class Construction. Information The sch ...

, where he majored in acting.

Acting career

Zhang had his first experience in front of the camera in 1997, and he was chosen to act as a support actor in ''Kangxi Travels'', a historical television series starring his parents

and Deng Jie. Zhang acted in many television series, such as ''Winter Is Not Cold'', ''Marriageable Age'', and ''New Legend of Ji Gong''. In 2004, Zhang had a supporting role in '' The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan'', a historical comedy television series starring Zhang Guoli, Zhang Tielin, Wang Gang (actor) and Yuan Li. After playing minor roles in various films and television series, Zhang received his first leading role in a film called ''

'', for which he won Best New Actor Award at the Chinese Young Generation Film Forum and New Performer Award at the Golden Phoenix Award. In 2011, Zhang appeared in a

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film ''

Love Is Not Blind ''Love Is Not Blind'' () is a 2011 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Teng Huatao. The film was adapted from an online novel written by Bao Jingjing which has been popular among cyber users since its appearance. Due to the popularity of the ...

'', it was released in November 2011 and grossed US$56 million. In 2012, Zhang participated in ''

Back to 1942 ''Back to 1942'' is a 2012 Chinese historical drama film directed by Feng Xiaogang. It is based on Liu Zhenyun's novel ''Remembering 1942'', and is about a major famine in Henan, China, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. On 11 November 2012, ...

'', which had its premiere at the International Rome Film Festival on 11 November 2012. At the same year, Zhang won the Outstanding Supporting Actor at the China Image Film Festival for his performance in ''

Lethal Hostage ''Lethal Hostage'' (边境风云) is 2012 Chinese crime thriller film, directed by Cheng Er, set on the China–Myanmar border. Plot The film is about the relationship between Hong, a drug dealer, and Annie, his hostage. 10 years ago Annie's fa ...

'', and was nominated for Favorite Actor Award at the BQ Celebrity Score Award.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Mo 1982 births Male actors from Chengdu Living people Central Academy of Drama alumni Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors