Peng Yuchang

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.{{Cite news|url=http://edu.sina.com.cn/gaokao/2016-02-01/doc-ifxnzanm3953915.shtml|title=明星学长彭昱畅做客智囊团:坚持到底就是胜利|date=February 1, 2016|work=Sina (in Chinese)}}

Peng made his acting debut in the romance web drama Go Princess Go (2015) and first gained attention for his performance as Eunuch Jiang.{{Cite news|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/2016-01-05/doc-ifxneept3722088.shtml|script-title=zh:强公公彭昱畅爆红 网友直呼这么帅|date=February 4, 2016|publisher=Sina Corp|language=zh}} In 2016, he starred in a teen web drama Stardom, acting as an aspiring artist.{{Cite web|url=http://yule.sohu.com/20161115/n473270051.shtml|script-title=zh:搜狐网剧《器灵》今日开播 题材新颖广获好评|date=November 15, 2016|website=Sohu|language=zh|access-date=November 28, 2018}}

The same year, Peng took on his first lead role in a fantasy web drama Weapon & Soul.{{cite web|url=http://yule.sohu.com/20160524/n451157813.shtml|script-title=zh:彭昱畅正式进组刺客列传 挑战心计腹黑男|date=May 24, 2016|website=Sohu|language=zh|access-date=November 28, 2018}} Then he starred in Sohu's self-produced drama Men with Sword.

In 2017, Peng played a swimmer in Chinese sports drama My Mr. Mermaid.{{cite web|url=http://fashion.ifeng.com/a/20170210/40194486_0.shtml|script-title=zh:《浪花一朵朵》官宣海报解锁 熊梓淇彭昱畅完美秀肌|date=February 10, 2017|website=ifeng|language=zh}}

Then he starred in musical campus film Our Shining Days{{Cite web|url=http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-07/11/content_30073960.htm|title=Coming-of-age comedy set to hit screens|date=July 11, 2017|website=China Daily}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-09/03/content_31494444.htm|title=Our Shining Days' wins acclaims from critics|date=September 3, 2017|website=China Daily}} The same year, Peng reprised his role in the second season of fantasy web drama Weapon & Soul 2.{{cite web|url=http://ent.163.com/17/1222/13/D68V713L00038793.html|script-title=zh:彭昱畅新剧《器灵2》今晚上线 白发造型燃魂归来|date=December 22, 2017|website=Netease|language=zh}}

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 ({{lang|zh|幽灵姐妹}}).{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201808/14/WS5b7279d1a310add14f385b01.html|title=Fantasy comedy about annoying brother set for release|date=August 14, 2018|website=China Daily}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://epaper.ynet.com/html/2018-02/26/content_279803.htm|script-title=zh:胡波遗作柏林获奖 其母替儿致谢|date=February 26, 2018|website=Beijing Youth Daily|language=zh|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226092656/http://epaper.ynet.com/html/2018-02/26/content_279803.htm|archive-date=February 26, 2018|url-status=dead}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/11/17/stars-gather-for-chinese-oscars-in-taiwan.html|title=Stars gather for Chinese 'Oscars' in Taiwan|date=November 17, 2018|website=The Jakarta Post}}

In 2019, Peng starred in Daylight Entertainment's modern family drama All Is Well, adapted from the fiction novel by Ah Nai.{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2018-01-16/doc-ifyqqieu6806452.shtml|script-title=zh:《都挺好》宣主演阵容 郭京飞杨祐宁再现家庭纠葛|date=January 16, 2018|publisher=Sina Corp|language=zh}} 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. He also starred in fantasy film Over Again{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201907/24/WS5d3801a2a310d83056400c44.html|title=Coming-of-age film starring Peng Yuchang set for release|date=July 24, 2019|website=China Daily}}{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2019/03/14/1590011.html|script-title=zh:侯明昊彭昱畅身穿校服 解锁别样青春片|date=March 14, 2019|website=Mtime|language=zh|access-date=March 24, 2019|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807122531/http://news.mtime.com/2019/03/14/1590011.html|url-status=dead}} and drama film The Last Wish.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2019/04/22/1591195.html|script-title=zh:彭昱畅王大陆主演《伟大的愿望》定档|date=April 22, 2019|website=Mtime|language=zh|access-date=April 22, 2019|archive-date=July 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702031442/http://news.mtime.com/2019/04/22/1591195.html|url-status=dead}}

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.

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Category:1994 births

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Category:Chinese male television actors

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Category:Male actors from Jiangxi

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