Zu Feng (; born February 23, 1974) is a Chinese actor and director. Zu first attracted attention in 2008 for his role as Li Ya in the successful TV drama '' Lurk''. He has earned and been nominated for numerous awards during his career, including winning the Best New Actor Award at the 2011 Chinese Young Generation Film Forum for his role in ''

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'', Society Awardat the

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, and two Huading Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Early life

Zu was born and raised in

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. He attended

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there. In 1991, Zu worked in Nanjing Automobile Factory. Zu enrolled in the

Beijing Film Academy Beijing Film Academy (BFA; zh, first=s, s=北京电影学院, labels=no) is a municipal public college in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the City of Beijing and co-funded by the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the National Radio ...

in 1996. He teaches there after graduation in 2000–2006.

Acting career

In 1999, Zu made his film debut in ''Lu Town Legend'', when he was still a student at Beijing Film Academy. While he was teaching at

he also appeared in many television series, such as ''The Highland Troop'', ''The Silent Witness'' and ''Shajiabang''. In 2008, Zu won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the

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for his performance in '' Lurk''. In 2011, Zu had a cameo appearance in ''

'', which earned him Best New Actor Award at the 2011 Chinese Young Generation Film Forum. He also won the Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in ''Cheongsam''. In 2014, Zu co-starred with

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and

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in '' Coming Home'', directed by

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and written by Yan Geling and Zou Jingzhi.

Personal life

In May 2010, Zu married Liu Tianchi (), a teacher at

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Filmography

Film

Television series

Awards

References

External links

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