Eddie Peng

Eddie Peng Yu-Yan (Chinese: 彭于晏; pinyin: Péng Yúyàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phêⁿ Û-àn; born 24 March 1982) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and model.

Eddie Peng
彭于晏
Peng in 2008
Born (1982-03-24) 24 March 1982
EducationSir Winston Churchill Secondary School
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Occupations
Years active2002–present
Musical career
GenresMandopop
Chinese name
Chinese彭于晏

Personal life

Peng was born in Penghu, Taiwan. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the age of thirteen. In 2000, he graduated from Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School.[1] Subsequently, he was admitted to the University of British Columbia and majored in economics, but later dropped out to begin his acting career.

In March 2021, Peng announced support for cotton from Xinjiang in mainland China, after some companies had expressed concerns about human rights abuses.[2]

Career

2002–2008: Beginnings

Peng began his career when he was cast as in Tomorrow by director Yang Daqing during a summer vacation in Taiwan. The drama is adapted from the Japanese manga series Asunaro Hakusho, written by Fumi Saimon.[3] Peng built a teenage fan following after the romantic comedy gained popularity.[4] In 2003, he took on his first leading role in the Taiwanese drama Scent of Love, which tells the story of two star-crossed lovers who transcend life and death to find one another in their many reincarnations.

In 2005, he starred in the idol drama When Dolphin Met Cat, portraying an autistic youth. To prepare himself for the filming, Peng took one month to learn how to interact with dolphins from a trained instructor.[5] He then starred in Chinese xianxia drama Chinese Paladin and wuxia drama The Young Warriors, which were extremely popular during their run and led to increased recognition for him in the Mainland.[6]

Thereafter, Peng made his big screen debut in the movie Exit No.6 (2006), directed by Yu-Hsien Lin. The film put him on the radar of many film directors, including Tsui Hark who cast him in his 2008 romantic comedy, All About Women.[4] In 2007, Peng was nominated as Best New Actor at the 44th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for his performance in My DNA Says I Love You.[7]

2009–2010: Contractual disputes

In 2009, Peng was involved in a contract dispute lawsuit against his former manager, reaching the nadir of his career. However, during this period, Peng starred in the movie Hear Me, directed by Fen-Fen Cheng, about a delivery boy who falls for a hearing impaired girl and communicates with her using sign language. The film was released a week prior to the opening of the 21st Summer Deaflympics,[8] and became the highest grossing locally produced movie at Taiwan's box office.[9]

After winning the lawsuit in 2010, he released his debut EP titled It Has To Be You, which featured 5 songs under the management of Avex Group.[10]

The same year, he starred as the male lead in the movie Close to You. In order to portray his role as a boxer, Peng trained for three months prior to filming.[11] He was nominated in the Best Actor category at the 2nd Macau International Movie Festival for his performance.[12]

2011–2013: Rising popularity

Peng achieved breakthrough with his performance in the 2011 teen film Jump Ashin!, directed by Yu-Hsien Lin.[4] He reportedly trained eight months to portray an athlete. The film was a critical and commercial success. Peng earned nominations as Best Actor at the 48th Golden Horse Film Festival and 13th Taipei Film Festival, which marked the turning point of his career.[13][14]

Thereafter, he starred in romance films Love You You and Love;[15][16] police thriller Cold War;[17] kungfu comedy Tai Chi 0 and Tai Chi Hero;[18][19] showcasing his versatility.[20]

In 2013, Peng starred in action film Unbeatable, playing a Mixed martial arts fighter.[21] Peng practised boxing for four hours a day to portray his character.[4] Unbeatable was the highest grossing local production at the Hong Kong box office, and received positive reviews.[22] The film earned Peng nominations as Best Supporting Actor at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Award and 50th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards.[23][24] The same year, Peng starred in romantic comedy A Wedding Invitation alongside Bai Baihe. The film earned nearly 200 million yuan ($32 million) in China, making it the highest-grossing Chinese-South Korean production.[25]

2014–present: Box office success

In 2014, Peng was cast as Wong Fei-hung in Rise of the Legend, the latest film about the iconic Kung-Fu master. He reportedly practiced 10 hours of martial arts every day to prepare for the role.[26] Peng was nominated in the Best Actor category at the 34th Hong Kong Film Award.[27] The same year, he starred in historical drama Sound of the Desert and coming-of-age film Fleet of Time, which were both commercial successes.[28][29] Peng's achievements in both the film and television industry brought his career to a new height.[30]

In 2015, Peng played a professional cyclist in sports film To the Fore.[31] He reportedly received training and earned qualifications for competitive racing during filming.[4] The film was selected to represent Hong Kong in the best foreign-language film category at the 88th Academy Awards.[32] Peng was also appointed the first Chinese Goodwill Ambassador of the 2015 Tour de France.[33] The same year, Peng starred alongside Shu Qi in romance film The Last Women Standing.[34]

Peng achieved another breakthrough in 2016 with the film Operation Mekong, where he portrayed a hardcore undercover agent along with veteran actor Zhang Hanyu.[35] The film received critical acclaim, and is highest grossing Chinese cop film to date.[36] He also starred in romance film Run for Love alongside Zhang Ziyi,[37] police thriller Cold War 2 as an antagonist,[38] war epic Call of Heroes,[39] and Zhang Yimou's historical epic The Great Wall.[40]

In 2017, Peng co-starred in Han Han's film Duckweed alongside Deng Chao and Zanilia Zhao.[41] The sleeper hit gained commercial and critical success.[42][43] He then starred in war film Our Time Will Come directed by Ann Hui, playing a complicated anti-hero.[44][45] Peng then headlined his first film, fantasy epic Wu Kong where he played the title character.[46] The film was a box office success and grossed US$100 million at the box office.[4]

In 2018, Peng stars in the wuxia film Hidden Man, directed by Jiang Wen.[47]

In 2020, Peng starred in The Rescue, a thriller film directed by Dante Lam which focuses on an emergency rescue operative.[48] He is also set to star in period romance film Love After Love, directed by Ann Hui On-wah.[49]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Original title Role
2005A Record记录Ah Xiang
2006Open To Midnight午夜照相馆A Hai[50]
2007Muddy but Pure White泥巴色的纯白Tang Xuchuan
Exit No. 6六号出口Fan Dayin
My DNA Says I Love You基因决定我爱你Xiao Xiong
2008Sleeplessness All Through the Night公主在台北彻夜未眠Gong Ping
All About Women女人不坏Mo Qiyan[51]
My So Called Love爱的发声练习A Liang[52]
2009Hear Me听说Tian Kuo
2010Lover's Discourse恋人絮语Li Guangsheng[53]
Close to You近在咫尺的爱恋Zhao Dajie
2011Love You You夏日樂悠悠You Lele
Jump Ashin!翻滚吧!阿信Ashin
2012LOVEAh Kai
Tai Chi 0太極1:從零開始Fang Zijing
Tai Chi Hero太極2:英雄崛起Fang Zijing
Cold War寒戰Joe Lee
2013A Wedding Invitation分手合約Li Xing
Unbeatable激戰Lin Siqi
2014Rise of the Legend黄飛鴻之英雄有夢Wong Fei-hung
Fleet of Time匆匆那年Chen Xun
201512 Golden Ducks12金鸭Cameo
To the Fore破風Qiu Ming
The Last Women Standing剩者為王Ma Sai
2016Run for Love奔愛Feng Yujian
The Bodyguard我的特工爺爺Cameo
Cold War 2寒戰2Joe Lee
Call of Heroes危城歼霸Ma Feng
Operation Mekong湄公河行動Fang Xinwu
The Great Wall長城General Wu
2017Duckweed乘風破浪Xu Zhengtai
Wu Kong悟空傳Sun Wukong
Our Time Will Come明月幾時有Liu Heizai
2018Hidden Man邪不压正Li Tianran
2019Midnight Diner深夜食堂Guest appearance[54]
2020The Rescue紧急救援
2021Tropical Memories热带往事[55]
Love After Love第一炉香Qiao Qiqia
Are You Lonesome Tonight?热带往事Wang Xueming
2023I Did It My Way 潛行

Television series

Year English title Original title Role
2002Tomorrow愛情白皮書Xu Shouzhi
2003Scent of Love恋香Jin Chengtian
2005I Only Care About You我只在乎你Lin Qingyun[56]
Chinese Paladin仙劍奇侠傳Tang Yu
When Dolphin Met Cat海豚愛上猫Xu Wei
2006The Young Warriors少年楊家將Yang Yansi /Qilang
2007Wayward Kenting我在墾丁*天氣晴Zhong Hanwen
Liao Zhai聊齋誌異2Yang Yuedan[57]
2008Honey and Clover蜂蜜四叶草Ren Sentian[58]
2009The Concerto协奏曲Yuan Hao
2010My Sassy Girl牵牛的夏天Jin Qianniu[59]
2014Sound of the Desert风中奇缘Wei Wuji

Discography

Extended plays

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleReleased dateLabel
2010It Has To Be You非愛不可23 April 2010Avex Taiwan

Singles

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleAlbumNotes
2003"Cannot Reject"不能拒绝Scent of Love OST
2005"The Sea loves Blue Sky"大海爱蓝天When Dolphin Met Cat OST
2008"Give Me Love"Honey and Clover OSTwith Joe Cheng & Ito Chiaki
"Lucky Clover's Happiness"幸运草的祝福with Clover Band
2013"Didn't We Agree To It"我们不是说好了吗A Wedding Invitation OSTwith Bai Baihe
2019"Crazy Waves"狂浪The Rescue OST

Music video

Year Song title Artist Notes
2005The Most Beautiful (最美)Maggie Chiang
Happy Together (春光乍泄)
One on One (一对一)Fish Leong
2006Searching for Unicorn (寻找独角兽)Fiona Sit
Lonely Road (寂寞公路)Yu Yongbang
Chase and Chase Again (一追再追)
2007Can't Stop Thinking (想個不停)Claire Guo
2008Lucky Clover's Happiness (幸运草的祝福)Clover Band
Coastal Highway Exit (沿海公路的出口)S.H.E
Because You Love Me (因為你愛我)Joanna Wang
2010Break Up Needs Practice (分手需要練習的)A-Lin

Bibliography

Year English title Chinese title
2004Photos of Lian XiangEddie & Ben 照相簿/恋香全追踪
2005Eddie Peng's Dolphin Diary彭于晏的海豚日记
2008Eddie Peng Ken Ding 15x6彭于晏 垦丁15x6

Awards and nominations

Film awards
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
200744th Golden Horse Film Festival and AwardsBest New PerformerMy DNA Says I Love YouNominated
20102nd Macau International Movie FestivalBest ActorClose To YouNominated
201113th Taipei Film FestivalBest ActorJump Ashin!Nominated
48th Golden Horse Film Festival and AwardsBest ActorNominated
201212th Chinese Film Media AwardsMost Anticipated ActorNominated
11th Changchun Film FestivalBest ActorNominated
201313th Chinese Film Media AwardsMost Anticipated PerformanceCold WarNominated
50th Golden Horse Film Festival and AwardsBest Supporting ActorUnbeatableNominated
201414th Chinese Film Media AwardsMost Anticipated PerformanceNominated
33rd Hong Kong Film AwardBest Supporting ActorNominated
12th Changchun Film FestivalBest Supporting ActorNominated
32nd Hundred Flowers AwardsBest NewcomerCold WarNominated
201515th Chinese Film Media AwardsMost Anticipated PerformanceRise of the LegendNominated
34th Hong Kong Film AwardBest ActorNominated
7th Macau International Movie FestivalBest ActorTo the ForeNominated
201616th Chinese Film Media AwardsMost Anticipated ActorNominated
201724th Beijing College Student Film FestivalBest ActorOperation MekongNominated
20th Shanghai International Film FestivalBest ActorOur Time Will ComeNominated
9th Macau International Movie FestivalBest ActorWu KongNominated
201812th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorOur Time Will ComeNominated
9th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Actor Duckweed Nominated
23rd Huading Awards Best Actor Our Time Will Come Nominated
10th Macau International Movie FestivalBest ActorHidden ManNominated
Television awards
200641st Golden Bell AwardsBest Supporting ActorI Only Care About YouNominated
200843rd Golden Bell AwardsBest ActorWayward KentingNominated
20128th Huading AwardsBest Actor (Youth Drama)My Sassy GirlNominated
Music awards
201012th TVB8 Mandarin Music On Demand Awards PresentationBest New Singer (Gold Award)It Has To Be YouWon
201211th CCTV-MTV Music Award CeremonyMost Popular Promising Singer (Hong Kong/Taiwan)Nominated
Others
20107th Esquire Man At His Best Awards[60]Popular Male Artist of the Year (Hong Kong/Taiwan)Won
20113rd Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards[61]Most Popular Film ActorWon
20129th Esquire Man At His Best Awards[62]Artist of the YearWon

Forbes China Celebrity 100

Year Rank Ref.
2014 75th [63]
2015 87th [64]
2017 47th [65]
2019 38th [66]
2020 94th [67]

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