Biography

Vin Zhang is a Chinese actor graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Zhang likes singing and performing at an early age. With encouragement from his parents, he was admitted to Shanghai Theatre Academy with first place in the Entrance Examination. In 2012, the TV series "V Love" sent their crew over to make the selection of actors. Zhang took part in the interview and was selected. In the same year, he signed with Jay Walk Studio and entered the entertainment industry.

Vin made his acting debut in the web melodrama V Love (2014), which was produced by Jay Walk Studio and aired on Tencent. He also released the singles "Our Era" and "Heavenly Stairs" for the drama.

In 2015, Zhang got his first leading role in the web drama Long Time No See (2015), which is the sequel to Fleet of Time.

In February 2016, Zhang starred in the historical melodrama Chronicle of Life alongside Hawick Lau and Zheng Shuang. The series saw high ratings and Zhang was acclaimed by netizens and fans of the original novel for his portrayal of his character. Later in 2016, Zhang was later cast in Legend of the Monster and Angel Wings where he assumed the supporting roles. He gained further recognition for his role as a mysterious hacker in the hit romance comedy-drama Love O2O.

In 2017, Zhang starred in Pretty Li Huizhen, the Chinese remake of South Korean series She Was Pretty alongside Dilraba Dilmurat and Peter Sheng, portraying a goofy and free-spirited editor. He then featured in the hit fantasy romance drama Eternal Love, playing a devilish prince. With his portrayal of three different and striking roles in Love O2O, She Was Pretty and Eternal Love, Zhang received an appraisal for his talent in acting by both the media and fans. Later that year, Zhang starred as the male lead in historical drama The King's Woman alongside Dilraba Dilmurat, playing Qin Shi Huang. He earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of the domineering yet loyal emperor. The same year, he was cast in the romantic comedy-drama Love Happening.

Also in 2017, Zhang participated along with other celebrities in a public welfare environmental project that encourages the public to perform charity. Zhang later participated in the BAZAAR Stars' Charity Night organised by Harpers Bazaar where he donated ambulances to the public.

In 2018, Zhang starred in the wuxia romance drama The Flame's Daughter.

In 2019, Zhang starred in wuxia romance drama I Will Never Let You Go alongside Ariel Lin. He is also set to star in period suspense drama Eight Strange Cases of the Republic, and cyber-security drama Storm Eye.

- IMDb mini biography by: consortwen