Fei Zhenxiang (; 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.
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.
In 1991, by age 12, due to he could perform Peking Opera, Fei was invited by the director to perform in , which was nominated the Best Supporting Actor of the 12th China Golden Rooster Awards.
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.
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. 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. 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.
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.
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 2013 The Blood Charm Television Monthly Payment Television 2014 We are the Best Ten Years Television 2015 Mr. Six Film 2016 Run for Love Film 2017 The Weasel Grave Web serials 2018 Waiting Chime Television 2019 Candle in the Tomb: the Wrath of Time Web serials Uncle and Youth Television Candle in the Tomb: the Lost Caverns Web serials Mystery of Antiques II Web serials 2020 The Worm Valley Web serials 2022 Love Like the Galaxy Television 2023 In Spite of the Strong Wind Television 2024 She and Her Girls Television
As actor in film Year English title Chinese title Role 1983 Yue Yun Little Fairy Child 1992 Jing Jing 1993 Farewell My Concubine Xiao Shitou 2008 Forever Enthralled 2010 The Love of Three Smile Official 2012 Caught in the Web Wedding host 2013 The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel Er Qiu
As actor in television Year English title Chinese title Role 2010 Journey to the West Sun Wukong The Dream of Red Mansions Xing'er Female Military Soul Sun Wenxuan 2011 Legenda 12 Bintang Lan Tong 2012 Sun Wukong 2013 Three Brothers Koizumi Keiji 2023 Three-Body Messenger
Film and TV Awards Year Nominated work Award Category Result 1992 Best Supporting Actor
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