Peng Yuchang

Chinese actor and singer (born 1994)

Peng Yuchang

Peng in 2018

Born|  (1994-10-25) October 25, 1994 (age 30)

Xinyu, Jiangxi, China

Nationality| Chinese
Alma mater| Shanghai Theatre Academy
Occupations|

* Actor
* singer

Years active| 2015–present
Agents|

* Comic International Productions
* Peng Yuchang Studio

Height| 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 彭昱暢
Simplified Chinese| 彭昱畅
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Péng Yù Chàng

Peng Yuchang (simplified Chinese: 彭昱畅; traditional Chinese: 彭昱暢; pinyin: Péng Yùchàng, born October 25, 1994) is a Chinese actor and singer. He gained recognition after appearing in Our Shining Days (2017) and Hu Bo's award-winning film An Elephant Sitting Still (2018). He also starred in the films Go Brother! (2018), Coffee Or Tea? (2020), and Viva La Vida (2024). In television, Peng starred in The Prince of Tennis (2019), a Chinese adaptation of the popular Japanese manga. He later starred in Run For Young (2020) and the fantasy drama I'm Nobody (2023).

He was chosen by CCTV-6's China Movie Report as one of the "New Generation Four Young Actors Skilled in Acting" on 2019, along with Liu Haoran, Leo Wu, and Hu Xianxu.[1] Forbes China listed Peng on their 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[2] Peng ranked 57th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2019[3] and 67th in 2020.[4]

## Early life

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Peng Yuchang was born in Xinyu, Jiangxi, China. In his childhood days, he was always looked after by his grandparents because his parents were busy with work. He was trained to play the saxophone from an early age. He studied at the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2012, majoring in puppetry. During that time, he performed in Come On, My Life! and other theatrical performances.[5]

## Career

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Peng made his acting debut in the romance web drama Go Princess Go (2015) and first gained attention for his performance as Eunuch Jiang.[6] In 2016, he starred in a teen web drama Stardom, acting as an aspiring artist.[7] The same year, Peng took on his first lead role in a fantasy web drama Weapon & Soul.[8] Then he starred in Sohu's self-produced drama Men with Sword.[8]

In 2017, Peng played a swimmer in Chinese sports drama My Mr. Mermaid.[9] Then he starred in musical campus film Our Shining Days[10] and was nominated for Best Actor at Asian New Talent Awards and Best New Actor at China Movie Channel Media Awards during the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival.[11] The same year, Peng reprised his role in the second season of fantasy web drama Weapon & Soul 2.[12]

In 2018, Peng participated in The Birth of Actors, a hit talent show produced by Zhejiang Satellite TV in which actors and actresses compete with guidance from veteran stars to re-enact famous scenes from TV series or movies. Peng was only promoted to the Top 15, but his three performances with completely different acting styles garnered attention from the audience and gained him praises from judges which consist of renowned celebrities such as Zhang Ziyi, Song Dandan, Liu Ye and Director Peter Chan. As a round's winner, Peng also got a chance to perform with Tao Hong, one of the acclaimed judges in the show to re-enact the scenes from The Last Emperor, where he played Emperor Puyi as both a young and middle-aged man. The same year, Peng starred in a comedy family film Go Brother!, adapted from a web manhua series Please Take My Brother Away by Chinese popular cartoonist Soul Sister (幽灵姐妹).[13] The film was commercially successful and received a 9.2 out of 10 score on Maoyan. Peng was also picked by novelist-turned-filmmaker Hu Bo to star in his drama film An Elephant Sitting Still.[14] The casts were offered to play with zero acting fee because of the low-budget production, however Peng still accepted the role as it was the first time for him to be highly valued by a director. For his performance, Peng was nominated for Best Leading Actor at the 55th Golden Horse Awards.[15]

In 2019, Peng starred in Daylight Entertainment's modern family drama All Is Well, adapted from the fiction novel by Ah Nai.[16] The same year, he starred in the youth sports drama The Prince of Tennis based on the hit manga series by Takeshi Konomi, as a talented tennis teenager Lu Xia, where professional tennis players Li Na and Jiang Shan also guest starred in the drama. The drama was aired on Hunan TV and globally released on Netflix.[17] He also starred in fantasy film Over Again[18][19] and drama film The Last Wish.[20]

In 2020, Peng starred in Zhang Yibai's critically acclaimed coming-of-age web drama Run For Young. The same year, he played the young version of the head coach of the Chinese women's national volleyball team in Peter Chan's biographical sports film Leap. He also played an aspiring entrepreneur in Derek Hui's hit comedy drama film Coffee or Tea? which received positive reviews and hit 300 million RMB at the box office. The movie became the opening film for the 2020 Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. Later, he was announced as the volunteers ambassador for the 2020 Hainan Island International Film Festival.

In 2021, Peng starred in musical youth film The Day We Lit Up the Sky, which is the sequel of web drama Run For Young. He also starred in the historical movie The Pioneer. The same year, he was appointed as the National Film Promoter for the 11th Beijing International Film Festival.

He is also known for his television work in the program Back To Field which he actively participated in for five consecutive years.

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | English title  | Chinese title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2017 | Our Shining Days | 闪光少女 | Li You |  | [10]
2018 | An Elephant Sitting Still | 大象席地而坐 | Wei Bu |  | [14]
Go Brother! | 快把我哥带走 | Shi Fen |  | [13]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse! | 蜘蛛人：新宇宙  | Miles Morales (voice)  | Chinese dub  |
2019  | Spirited Away | 千與千尋  | No-Face (voice)  |
Over Again | 回到过去拥抱你 | Zhang Ziyang |  | [19]
The Last Wish | 小小的愿望  | Gao Yuan  |  | [20]
My People, My Country | 我和我的祖国 | Protester  | Segment: "Passing By"  | [21]
2020  | Leap | 中国女排 | young Chen Zhonghe |  | [22]
My People, My Homeland | 我和我的家乡 | young Huang Dabao | Segment: "A Mystery of UFO" | [23]
Coffee Or Tea? | 一点就到家 | Peng Xiubing |  | [24]
Bath Buddy | 沐浴之王  | Xiao Xiang  |  |
2021  | The Pioneer | 革命者  | Zhang Xueliang |  |
The Day We Lit Up the Sky | 燃野少年的天空 | Lao Gou |  | [25]
My Country, My Parents | 我和我的父辈  | Assistant  | Segment: "Poem"  | [26]
2024  | Viva La Vida | 我们一起摇太阳  | Lu Tu  |  |
Moments We Shared | 云边有个小卖部  | Liu Shisan  |  |
Welcome to the Game | 绑架游戏  | Lue Fei  |  |
TBA  | Game Start | 天才游戏  | Liu Quanlong  |  |

### Television series

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Year  | English title  | Chinese title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2015 | Go Princess Go | 太子妃升职记 | Eunuch Jiang |  | [6]
2016 | Stardom | 明星志愿 | Lu Feng |  | [27]
Deep Well Canteen | 深井食堂 | Xiao Tang |  |
Men with Sword | 刺客列传 | Meng Zhang |  | [8]
Weapon & Soul | 器灵 | Mo Ming |  | [8]
2017 | Weapon & Soul 2 | 器灵第二季 | Mo Ming |  | [12]
Men with Sword 2 | 刺客列传2 | Meng Zhang | Guest |
My Mr. Mermaid | 浪花一朵朵 | Ming Tian |  | [9]
2019 | All Is Well | 都挺好 | Xiao Meng |  | [16]
Reset Life | 未来的秘密 | Zhang Shuo | Cameo | [28]
The Prince of Tennis | 奋斗吧，少年！ | Lu Xia |  | [17]
2020  | Run For Young | 风犬少年的天空  | Lao Gou / Tu Jun  |  | [29]
2022  | Lady of Law | 女士的法则  | Song Xiu  |  |
2023  | I'm Nobody | 一人之下  | Zhang Chulan  |  |

### Variety shows

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Year  | English title  | Chinese title  | Role  | Notes

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2016  | Day Day Up | 天天向上  | Host  | [30]
2017  | Birth of an Actor | 演员的诞生  | Contestant  | [31]
2018  | Wiser VS 3 Adorkable Man | 三宝大战诸葛亮  | Host  | [citation needed]
Back To Field Season 2 | 向往的生活2  | Cast Member  | [32]
2019  | Back To Field Season 3 | 向往的生活3  |
2020  | Back To Field Season 4 | 向往的生活4  |
2021  | Back To Field Season 5 | 向往的生活5  |
HaHaHaHaHa Season 2 | 哈哈哈哈哈 第二季  |
2022  | Back To Field Season 6 | 向往的生活6  |

## Discography

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### Albums

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Year  | English title  | Chinese title  | Notes

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2016  | You Must  | 你一定  | [33]

### Singles

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Year  | English title  | Chinese title  | Album  | Notes

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2017  | "Seventeen is not a Lie”  | 十七岁的时光不说谎  | —  | [34]
"Show me!”  |  | [35]
"Hero”  | 英雄  | [36]
2018 | "The Future Me" | 未来已来 | [37]
2019 | "In Youth" | 正少年 | The Prince of Tennis OST | [38]
"We Won't Be Sad in the End" | 最后不会有悲伤 | The Last Wish OST | with Darren Wang & Wei Daxun[39]
"Friend Zone" | 友情以上 | Friend Zone OST | with Zhang Ruonan[40]
2020  | "Heart Warms Heart Equals to the World"  | 心暖心等于世界  |  | [41]

## Awards and nominations

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Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Results | Ref.

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2017 | Asian New Talent Award at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival | Best Actor | Our Shining Days | Nominated  |
China Movie Channel Media Awards at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival | Best New Actor  | Nominated  |
Weibo Movie Awards  | Most Anticipated New Actor  | Won  |
Fresh Asia Chart Festival | Best Film and TV Crossover New Actor  | — | Won  | [42]
Weibo Awards Ceremony  | New Artist of the Year  | —  | Won  |
2018 | 25th Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best New Actor  | Our Shining Days | Nominated  | [43]
GQ China Men of the Year  | New Actor of the Year  | —  | Won  |
Iqiyi TV and Movie Awards  | Breakthrough Movie Actor of the Year  | —  | Won  |
UNO YOUNG Anniversary Party and Celebrity Awards  | New Role Model of the Year  | —  | Won  |
55th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards | Best Leading Actor | An Elephant Sitting Still | Nominated  | [44]
2019  | Shanghai Film Critics Awards | Best New Actor  | Nominated  |
CinEuphoria Awards  | Best Ensemble Performance  | Nominated  |
26th Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best New Actor  | Go Brother! | Nominated  | [45]
25th Huading Awards | Best New Actor | Nominated  | [46]
Weibo Movie Awards  | Best Actor  | Nominated  |
2020  | IFeng Film and TV Award  | Best Actor in a Television Series  | Run For Young | Nominated  |
Sir Movie Cultural And Entertainment Industry Award  | Best Leading Actor in a Motion Picture  | Coffee or Tea? | Nominated  |
Best Casting  | Nominated  |
Best Casting  | Leap | Won  |
Iqiyi TV and Movie Awards  | Screen Influential Actor of the Year  | Won  |

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## External links

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* Peng Yuchang at IMDb
* Peng Yuchang on Weibo (in Chinese)

*[Ref.]: Reference(s)