Biography
Zhang Yi (Chinese: 张译) is a Chinese actor. Born on 17 February 1978 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, he trained at the Comrades Drama Troupe of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region and began his career in theatre and television.
He gained recognition for roles in the television series Soldiers Sortie (2006) and My Chief and My Regiment (2009). His film work includes Dearest (2014), Operation Red Sea (2018) as Yang Rui, My People, My Country (2019) as Gao Yuan, The Eight Hundred (2020) as Old Abacus, and One Second (2020). He has received awards including Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Rooster Awards and Best Actor at the Magnolia Awards and Golden Eagle Awards.
