--- name: "Zhang Hanyu" canonical: "https://film.one/person/zhang-hanyu" fi1m_id: "zhang-hanyu" imdb_id: "nm1833620" tmdb_id: 99687 wikidata_id: "Q712088" roles: ["Actor"] born: "19 December 1963" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 43 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-05T16:10:41.644569+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Zhang Hanyu ## Identity Zhang Hanyu - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/zhang-hanyu - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** zhang-hanyu - **IMDb ID:** nm1833620 - **TMDB ID:** 99687 - **Wikidata ID:** Q712088 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Hanyu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q712088, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1833620/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/99687 Actor. Born 19 December 1963 in Beijing, China. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 19 December 1963, Beijing, China - **Active:** 2018–present - **Also known as:** Zhang Han-Yu, 张涵予, Hanyu Zhang, 장한위 - **Frequently works with:** [Dante Lam Chiu-yin](https://film.one/person/dante-lam-chiu-yin.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 43, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 54 (1), 2020s 38 (2) - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 3 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** War 3, Action 2, Adventure 1, Drama 1, History 1, Thriller 1 - **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $2,108m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Hanyu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q712088, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1833620/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/99687 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*Operation Red Sea*](https://film.one/film/operation-red-sea.md) (54) - **Tubi:** [*The Battle at Lake Changjin*](https://film.one/film/the-battle-at-lake-changjin.md) (36) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Zhang Hanyu > Zhang Hanyu’s low, resonant voice and steady authority make him a persuasive screen leader. We value him most when the writing gives that determination time to develop beyond the demands of an action sequence. Zhang Hanyu’s low, resonant voice makes giving an order seem the most natural thing he could do. As fleet commander Gao Yun in *Operation Red Sea* (2018), he occupies familiar territory for an actor repeatedly cast as soldiers, police officers and men with difficult duties. We rate him as a convincing screen leader, particularly when a film allows that resolve to develop over time. His presence is useful in an ensemble, but it cannot compensate for thinly written characters. Feng Xiaogang’s *Assembly* (2007) was the breakthrough after smaller parts, including work for the same director. As Captain Gu Zidi, Zhang had a soldier’s long pursuit of recognition for his comrades to sustain across decades. That part asks more of determination than simply getting through an action sequence. His earlier work dubbing films helps explain why the voice remains such a conspicuous tool. Dante Lam’s *Operation Red Sea* gives us much less to hold on to. We felt worn down by its punishing violence because the characters were too thin to make the prolonged peril matter. The action is technically skilful, but the choppy storytelling keeps interrupting our involvement. Zhang’s supporting position as the fleet commander is worth remembering here: the film gives us limited grounds for judging what he can do with a leading role. Tsui Hark cast him as undercover operative Yang Zirong in *The Taking of Tiger Mountain* (2014). *Operation Mekong* (2016) and *The Captain* (2019) continued to draw on his authority, the latter casting him as pilot Liu Changjian. Guan Hu’s crime drama *Mr. Six* (2015) provided a part outside the military as Men San Er. His association with determined leaders is understandable, though it risks making each new role feel familiar before he has spoken. We would welcome more parts that let him be uncertain or awkward. Repeatedly relying on that dependable bearing risks leaving the actor too little to do, however useful it may be to a busy action director. Start with *Assembly* if the fleet commander in *Operation Red Sea* leaves you wondering what else Zhang can offer. ## Biography Zhang Hanyu is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing in 1988 and began his career as a voice actor, providing Mandarin dubbing for films including *Shark Tale*, the *Lord of the Rings* trilogy and *Troy*. He rose to prominence with his leading role in the 2007 war film *Assembly*, for which he received Best Actor awards at the Golden Horse Awards, Hundred Flowers Awards and Huabiao Awards. He is noted as the first Chinese actor to achieve a "Grand Slam" by also winning at the Golden Rooster Awards. Zhang has appeared in numerous films, including *Bodyguards and Assassins* (2009), *The Taking of Tiger Mountain* (2014), *Operation Mekong* (2016), *The Great Wall* (2016), *Operation Red Sea* (2018) as Gao Yun, *The Captain* (2019) and *The Battle at Lake Changjin* (2021). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge* (2022), Fi1m 39, as Song Shilun — [page](https://film.one/film/the-battle-at-lake-changjin-ii-water-gate-bridge.md) - *The Battle at Lake Changjin* (2021), Fi1m 36, as Song Shilun — [page](https://film.one/film/the-battle-at-lake-changjin.md) - *Operation Red Sea* (2018), Fi1m 54, as Gao Yun — [page](https://film.one/film/operation-red-sea.md) ## Complete filmography (62) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Legend Hunters* (2026), as Hu Bayi - *Unspoken* (2026), as Xu Jun - *The Vendetta of An* (2025), series, as Yan Fengshan - *My World without Me* (2025), as Executive Producer - *Fights Break Sphere 4: Escape* (2025), as Xiao Zhan - *Operation Hadal* (2025), as 赵启航 - *Fights Break Sphere 3: The Origin* (2024), as Xiao Zhan - *Fights Break Sphere* (2023), as Xiao Zhan - *Moscow Mission* (2023), as Cui Zhenhai - *Against The Light* (2023), series, as Lin Yi - *The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge* (2022), as Song Shilun — Fi1m 39, [page](https://film.one/film/the-battle-at-lake-changjin-ii-water-gate-bridge.md) - *Railway Heroes* (2021), as Lao Hong - *The Battle at Lake Changjin* (2021), as Song Shilun — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/the-battle-at-lake-changjin.md) - *Chinese Doctors* (2021), as Zhang Jingyu - *Up Close: the War in the 1950s* (2020), as Narration - *The Captain* (2019), as Liu Changjian - *Mao Zedong 1949* (2019), as Mao Renfeng - *Wu Song in the Water Margin* (2018), as Song Kun - *Operation Red Sea* (2018), as Gao Yun — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/operation-red-sea.md) - *Manhunt* (2017), as Du Qiu - *The Founding of an Army* (2017), as Du Yuesheng - *Wine War* (2017), as Water - *The Great Wall* (2016), as General Shao - *Operation Mekong* (2016), as Gao Gang - *Mr. Six* (2015), as Men San Er - *The Taking of Tiger Mountain* (2014), as Yang Zirong - *One Day* (2014), Actor - *Ex-Files* (2014), as Zhao Ming - *Love You for Loving Me* (2013), as 亚鹏 - *Special ID* (2013), as Blade - *Troubled Times Three Brothers* (2013), series, Actor - *Aftershock* (2013), series, as Wan Dacheng - *The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel* (2013), as The Actor - *Back to 1942* (2012), as An Ximan - *White Vengeance* (2011), as Zhang Liang - *All Men Are Brothers* (2011), series, as 宋江 - *Beginning of the Great Revival* (2011), as Song Jiaoren - *Sweet Journey* (2011), as Long Jianguo - *If You Are the One 2* (2010), as Narrator - *Bodyguards and Assassins* (2009), as Sun Yat-sen - *The Message* (2009), as Wu Zhiguo - *The Founding of a Republic* (2009), as Liu Congwen - *最后的99天* (2009), series, as Xiao Kun - *Look for a Star* (2009), as Lin Jiu - *Proof of Identity* (2009), series, as Qu Haoming - *The Equation of Love and Death* (2008), as Ye Qing Chen - *The Cold Flame* (2008), Actor - *Assembly* (2007), as Capt. Gu Zidi - *动什么，别动感情* (2005), series, Actor - *非常24小时* (2005), series, as Xu Tian - *A World Without Thieves* (2004), as Han - *居家男人* (2004), series, Actor - *Cell Phone* (2003), as Da Duan (TV Station Director) - *换个活法* (2003), series, as Ye Xiangchuan - *贻笑大方* (2001), series, as 蒋力 - *Big Shot's Funeral* (2001), Actor - *The Happy Life of Talkative Zhang Damin* (2000), series, as 徐万君 - *Sorry Baby* (1999), as Wei's Friend - *梦开始的地方* (1999), series, as 宋建军 - *Macron 1* (1986), series, as Dr. James Shegall (Chinese mandarin Ver, Voice) - *The Golden Sting*, Actor - *Peace in Palace, Peace in Changan*, series, as Wei Zheng ## Gallery - ![Zhang Hanyu](https://film.one/media/person/5739373/gallery-7f7395ab5009.jpg) Zhang Hanyu — 박재환, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/ZHANGHANYU.2007.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Zhang Hanyu](https://film.one/media/person/5739373/gallery-e1ca56475f08.jpg) Zhang Hanyu — Image via TMDB - ![Zhang Hanyu](https://film.one/media/person/5739373/gallery-1334e8b37255.jpg) Zhang Hanyu — Image via TMDB - ![Zhang Hanyu](https://film.one/media/person/5739373/gallery-b263ec20e24e.jpg) Zhang Hanyu — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor 2008: Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor (won), for *Assembly* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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