Zhang Linghe: Movies & Filmography

Zhang Linghe (Chinese: 张凌赫; pinyin: Zhāng Línghè), born Zhang Jiawei (张家玮) on 30 December 1997 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, is a prominent Chinese actor and model who has rapidly risen to international fame over the past few years. Standing at an impressive 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) tall, he studied electrical engineering at Nanjing Normal University after graduating from Jiangsu Tianyi High School, and during his university years he joined the Aerospace Society due to a strong interest in physics. Zhang made his television debut in the costume romance drama Maiden Holmes and the youth romance drama Sparkle Love, soon after appearing in the urban romance Love Crossed and the youth school drama Flourish in Time. His big breakthrough came in 2022 when he portrayed the god of war Chang Heng in the costume fairy tale drama Love Between Fairy and Devil, which brought him widespread recognition across China. He cemented his breakout success with the historical drama My Journey to You (2023), where he played Gong Ziyu, and the costume romance Story of Kunning Palace (2023), in which he starred as Xie Wei opposite Bai Lu. In 2024, he appeared in The Princess Royal, and in 2025 he starred as traditional Chinese medicine doctor He Suye in the modern romance drama The Best Thing, followed by the youth romance drama Our Generation. In March 2026, Zhang achieved international stardom after starring as the lead Xie Zheng in the historical drama Pursuit of Jade alongside Tian Xiwei; the series recorded extraordinary heat indexes exceeding 31,000 on Tencent and 10,000 on iQIYI within one week, and debuted at number six on Netflix's Global Top 10 Non-English Shows chart. His performance as a disguised marquis earned praise from media outlets and viewers worldwide, and he was nominated for Best Actor at the Seoul Drama Awards, becoming the only male Chinese actor nominated in the category among 352 international submissions. Beyond acting, Zhang is a highly sought-after brand ambassador for luxury houses including Lancôme, Chopard, Roger Vivier, Gucci, Gucci Beauty, Lee, and Bulgari, while also serving as spokesperson for brands like Lenovo, Motorola, CeraVe, Puma, and Wang Laoji. He is represented by Star Times agency. Zhang has also engaged in philanthropy, donating to the Han Hong Charity Foundation for victims of the 2025 Tibet earthquake and the Wang Fuk Court fire in Hong Kong, and was appointed ambassador for WildAid in 2026, starring in their documentary The Answer is Earth. In June 2026, he was notably the first Chinese actor invited to speak at the annual Straits Forum hosted by China's Taiwan Affairs Office in Xiamen, where he encouraged cross-strait cultural exchange between China and Taiwan.