# Fei Zhenxiang

Fei Zhenxiang (Chinese: 费振翔; born 2 December 1978) is a Chinese actor and director best for his role as Sun Wukong in Journey to the West.

## Biography

Fei was born into a family of Peking Opera performers in Beijing, on 2 December 1978.
In 1982, at the age of 4, Fei made his debut on stage and participated in the Sino-Japanese Friendship Celebration, co-performing Flower and Fruit Mountain with Peking Opera performer Li Guang.
In 1991, by age 12, due to he could perform Peking Opera, Fei was invited by the director Sun Zhou [zh] to perform in The True-Hearted [zh], which was nominated the Best Supporting Actor of the 12th China Golden Rooster Awards.
In 1993, Fei played a supporting role in the epic historical drama film Farewell My Concubine, starring Leslie Cheung, Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi and directed by Chen Kaige.
In 2010, Fei met director Guan Hu while participating in the television series Female Military Soul and officially became a apprentice of Guan Hu. Afterwards, he successively served as the B-group director of the comedy film The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel and the executive director of Mr. Six. That same year, he cast as Sun Wukong in Journey to the West, adapted from Wu Cheng'en's classical novel of the same title. He also had a small role in The Dream of Red Mansions, a television series adaptation based on the classical novel of the same name by Cao Xueqin.
In 2017, Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang purchased the copyright of the Ghost Blows Out the Light series and directed The Weasel Grave, Candle in the Tomb: the Wrath of Time, Candle in the Tomb: the Lost Caverns, and The Worm Valley.
In 2023, Fei had a cameo appearance in the science fiction television series Three-Body, based on the novel The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin.

## Filmography
### As director

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Ref. |
| 2013 | The Blood Charm | 生死血符 | Television |
| 2013 | Monthly Payment | 月供 | Television |
| 2014 | We are the Best Ten Years | 我们最美好的十年 | Television |
| 2015 | Mr. Six | 老炮儿 | Film |
| 2016 | Run for Love | 奔爱 | Film |
| 2017 | The Weasel Grave | 鬼吹灯之黄皮子坟 | Web serials |
| 2018 | Waiting Chime | 外滩钟声 | Television |
| 2019 | Candle in the Tomb: the Wrath of Time | 鬼吹灯之怒晴湘西 | Web serials |
| 2019 | Uncle and Youth | 大叔与少年 | Television |
| 2019 | Candle in the Tomb: the Lost Caverns | 鬼吹灯之龙岭迷窟 | Web serials |
| 2019 | Mystery of Antiques II | 古董局中局之鉴墨寻瓷 | Web serials |
| 2020 | The Worm Valley | 鬼吹灯之云南虫谷 | Web serials |
| 2022 | Love Like the Galaxy | 星汉灿烂·月升沧海 | Television |
| 2023 | In Spite of the Strong Wind | 纵有疾风起 | Television |
| 2024 | She and Her Girls | 山花烂漫时 | Television |

### As actor in film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 1983 | Yue Yun | 岳云 | Little Fairy Child |
| 1992 | The True-Hearted [zh] | 心香 | Jing Jing |
| 1993 | Farewell My Concubine | 霸王别姬 | Xiao Shitou |
| 2008 | Forever Enthralled | 梅兰芳 | |
| 2010 | The Love of Three Smile | 三笑之才子佳人 | Official |
| 2012 | Caught in the Web | 搜索 | Wedding host |
| 2013 | The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel | 厨子戏子痞子 | Er Qiu |

### As actor in television

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2010 | Journey to the West | 西游记 | Sun Wukong |
| 2010 | The Dream of Red Mansions | 红楼梦 | Xing'er |
| 2010 | Female Military Soul | 女子军魂 | Sun Wenxuan |
| 2011 | Legenda 12 Bintang | 十二生肖传奇 | Lan Tong |
| 2012 | | 春光灿烂之欢乐元帅 | Sun Wukong |
| 2013 | Three Brothers | 火线三兄弟 | Koizumi Keiji |
| 2023 | Three-Body | 三体 | Messenger |

## Film and TV Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 1992 | The True-Hearted [zh] | 12th China Golden Rooster Awards [zh] | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |