Fei Zhenxiang
Fei Zhenxiang | |||||||
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费振翔 | |||||||
_on_the_white_carpet_backstage_at_the_closing_ceremony_of_the_30th_Shanghai_TV_Festival_Magnolia_Awards_on_27_June_2025.png) Fei Zhenxiang at the closing ceremony of the 30th Shanghai Television Festival on 27 June 2025 | |||||||
| Born | 7 December 1978 Beijing, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | Beijing Academy of Performing Arts | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director | ||||||
| Years active | 1982–present | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 费振翔 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 費振翔 | ||||||
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| Birth name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 费洋 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 費洋 | ||||||
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Fei Zhenxiang (Chinese: 费振翔; born 2 December 1978) is a Chinese actor and director best for his role as Sun Wukong in Journey to the West.
Biography
Fei was born into a family of Peking Opera performers in Beijing, on 2 December 1978.[1]
In 1982, at the age of 4, Fei made his debut on stage and participated in the Sino-Japanese Friendship Celebration, co-performing Flower and Fruit Mountain with Peking Opera performer Li Guang.[2]
In 1991, by age 12, due to he could perform Peking Opera, Fei was invited by the director Sun Zhou to perform in The True-Hearted, which was nominated the Best Supporting Actor of the 12th China Golden Rooster Awards.[1]
In 1993, Fei played a supporting role in the epic historical drama film Farewell My Concubine, starring Leslie Cheung, Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi and directed by Chen Kaige.[1]
In 2010, Fei met director Guan Hu while participating in the television series Female Military Soul and officially became a apprentice of Guan Hu. Afterwards, he successively served as the B-group director of the comedy film The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel and the executive director of Mr. Six.[1] That same year, he cast as Sun Wukong in Journey to the West, adapted from Wu Cheng'en's classical novel of the same title.[1][3] He also had a small role in The Dream of Red Mansions, a television series adaptation based on the classical novel of the same name by Cao Xueqin.[1]
In 2017, Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang purchased the copyright of the Ghost Blows Out the Light series and directed The Weasel Grave, Candle in the Tomb: the Wrath of Time, Candle in the Tomb: the Lost Caverns, and The Worm Valley.[1][4]
In 2023, Fei had a cameo appearance in the science fiction television series Three-Body, based on the novel The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin.
Filmography
As director
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Blood Charm | 生死血符 | Television[1] |
| Monthly Payment | 月供 | Television[1] | |
| 2014 | We are the Best Ten Years | 我们最美好的十年 | Television[1] |
| 2015 | Mr. Six | 老炮儿 | Film[1] |
| 2016 | Run for Love | 奔爱 | Film[1] |
| 2017 | The Weasel Grave | 鬼吹灯之黄皮子坟 | Web serials[1] |
| 2018 | Waiting Chime | 外滩钟声 | Television[1] |
| 2019 | Candle in the Tomb: the Wrath of Time | 鬼吹灯之怒晴湘西 | Web serials[1] |
| Uncle and Youth | 大叔与少年 | Television[1] | |
| Candle in the Tomb: the Lost Caverns | 鬼吹灯之龙岭迷窟 | Web serials[1] | |
| Mystery of Antiques II | 古董局中局之鉴墨寻瓷 | Web serials[1] | |
| 2020 | The Worm Valley | 鬼吹灯之云南虫谷 | Web serials[1] |
| 2022 | Love Like the Galaxy | 星汉灿烂·月升沧海 | Television[1] |
| 2023 | In Spite of the Strong Wind | 纵有疾风起 | Television[5] |
| 2024 | She and Her Girls | 山花烂漫时 | Television[6] |
As actor in film
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Yue Yun | 岳云 | Little Fairy Child | [1] |
| 1992 | The True-Hearted | 心香 | Jing Jing | [1] |
| 1993 | Farewell My Concubine | 霸王别姬 | Xiao Shitou | [1] |
| 2008 | Forever Enthralled | 梅兰芳 | [1] | |
| 2010 | The Love of Three Smile | 三笑之才子佳人 | Official | [7] |
| 2012 | Caught in the Web | 搜索 | Wedding host | [1] |
| 2013 | The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel | 厨子戏子痞子 | Er Qiu | [1] |
As actor in television
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Journey to the West | 西游记 | Sun Wukong | [1] |
| The Dream of Red Mansions | 红楼梦 | Xing'er | [1] | |
| Female Military Soul | 女子军魂 | Sun Wenxuan | [8] | |
| 2011 | Legenda 12 Bintang | 十二生肖传奇 | Lan Tong | [9] |
| 2012 | 春光灿烂之欢乐元帅 | Sun Wukong | [10] | |
| 2013 | Three Brothers | 火线三兄弟 | Koizumi Keiji | [11] |
| 2023 | Three-Body | 三体 | Messenger | [12] |
Film and TV Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The True-Hearted | 12th China Golden Rooster Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [1] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Yi Qing (一青) (2022). 导演费振翔，师傅管虎让我挑战《星汉灿烂》 [Director Fei Zhenxiang: master Guan Hu encouraged me to challenge "Love Like the Galaxy"]. Bosom Friend (in Chinese). 443. Wuhan, Hubei: Hubei Zhiyin Media Group Co., Ltd.: 6–8. ISSN 1007-502X.
- ^ Lü Wei (吕炜) (2010-04-30). [访谈]新“孙悟空”费振翔 走进《从文化开始》. sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ 专访费振翔：我不敢说演了个“美猴王”(图). Sohu.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ 导演费振翔携《怒晴湘西》斩获多项影视大奖，7印象网剧展品质力量. yule.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Yang Qian (杨茜) (2023-01-27). 导演费振翔：《纵有疾风起》是一部讲“情”的剧. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Zhang Zhe (张喆) (2023-09-01). 宋佳将在《大山里的女校》中出演张桂梅校长. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ 费振翔加盟《三笑》尽显喜剧功底(图). sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ San Sheng (三声); Han Yue (韩玥) (2019-01-29). 《怒晴湘西》：「鬼吹灯」IP影视化的阶段性胜利. jiemian.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ 《十二生肖传奇》云南遭地震 主演校园献爱心. sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ 他4岁出道演孙悟空一举成名 如今你还认得出他吗. Chinadaily.com.cn (in Chinese). 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ You Junqiao (尤俊乔) (2013-08-29). 《火线三兄弟》二轮热播 费振翔无厘头成亮点. Sohu.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Jiang Xiaobin (蒋肖斌) (2023-01-19). 《三体》上线，科幻迷进入狂欢模式. chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-01-27.