# Zhang Zhenxuan

Zhang Zhenxuan (born Zhang Zhenhuan on 2 February 1984) is a Chinese actor formerly based in Singapore. Named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill, Zhang was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2008 to 2018.

## Early life

Zhang was born in Sichuan, China and moved to Singapore as a teenager. He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in civil engineering.

## Career

In 2008, Zhang was spotted after his runner-up finish in the MediaCorp Channel U talent show U Are The One and was signed by MediaCorp. Prior to that, he had a small cameo appearance on the last episode of Rhapsody in Blue in 2006. He was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the Star Awards 2009. His breakthrough came in the 2009 anniversary drama Together and he won nominations for the best supporting actor at the Star Awards and Asian Television Awards in 2010. His career peaked when he picked up his first trophy, the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes at the Star Awards 20 and was also crowned as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. The following year, in 2015, he bagged both the Favourite Male Character and Favourite Onscreen Couple awards for his work in World at Your Feet at the Star Awards 2015.

## Personal life

In 2020, he announced that he has changed his name to Zhang Zhenxuan, saying that his birth name was too complicated.
Zhang has a son and a daughter with Wenzhou native Sally Pan Sichen, whom he met while she was studying in Singapore. He was introduced to his wife, who is 11 years his junior, by host Lee Teng in 2016. The couple started a relationship two years later but have broke up a few times in between. Their son, named Zhang Gaoming Miro, was born in March 2020. A year later, in September 2021, Zhang announced on Instagram that he has a second child, a daughter named Crystal.

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2021 | The Heartland Hero | Li Kangren |
| 2020 | I Am Madam (我是女官) | J.D Yip |
| 2018 | Reach For The Skies | Hong Duoduo |
| 2017 | While We Are Young | Tang Yiwei |
| 2017 | Have A Little Faith | Shen Mingren |
| 2017 | Legal Eagles | Lian Ansheng |
| 2017 | Home Truly | Su Dongbo |
| 2016 | Hero | George Pu |
| 2016 | The Dream Job | Zhang Lixing |
| 2015 | The Dream Makers II | Chen Guang |
| 2015 | Sealed with a Kiss | Zheng Danle |
| 2015 | The Journey: Our Homeland | Yan Yisheng |
| 2015 | Good Luck | Lin Shijun |
| 2014 | 118 | Clinton Li Chengfeng |
| 2014 | Against The Tide | Zhuo Dingkang |
| 2014 | World at Your Feet | Gao Guotian |
| 2013 | Sudden | Sun Dalun |
| 2013 | Start Up! (创！) | Zhang Jiajie |
| 2013 | Break Free | Ye Zhibin |
| 2012 | Jump! | Xu Dele |
| 2012 | Absolutely Charming | Wu Zikang |
| 2011 | The Oath | Guo Jianzhong |
| 2011 | Devotion | Fu Shuangjie |
| 2011 | A Tale of 2 Cities | Yin Zhengkai |
| 2010 | Mrs P.I. | Gao Xiang |
| 2010 | New Beginnings | Li Ziyang |
| 2009 | Together | Yao Wuji |
| 2009 | The Ultimatum | Fang Songqing |
| 2008 | The Dream Catchers | Hu Yuanjing |
| 2006 | Rhapsody In Blue | Hao Nan |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2011 | It's a Great, Great World | Ah Leong |

## Discography
### Compilation albums

| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
| 2009 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 09 | 新传媒群星贺岁福牛迎瑞年 |
| 2010 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 10 | 群星贺岁金虎迎富贵 |
| 2013 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 13 | 新传媒群星贺岁金蛇献祥和 |
| 2015 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 | 新传媒群星金羊添吉祥 |
| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 |
| 2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result (s) |
| 2009 | Star Awards | Best Newcomer | — | Nominated |
| 2010 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Together (as Yao Wuji) | Nominated |
| 2010 | Asian Television Award | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Together (as Yao Wuji) | Nominated |
| 2014 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Won |
| 2014 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Break Free (as Ye Zhibin) | Nominated |
| 2014 | Star Awards | Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) | — | Nominated |
| 2015 | Star Awards | Favourite Male Character | World At Your Feet (as Gao Guotian) | Won |
| 2015 | Star Awards | Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Jeanette Aw) | World At Your Feet (as Gao Guotian) | Won |
| 2015 | Star Awards | Toggle Outstanding Duke Award | — | Nominated |
| 2015 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Against The Tide (as Zhou Dingkai) | Nominated |
| 2015 | Star Awards | Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) | — | Nominated |
| 2015 | Star Awards | Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) | — | Nominated |
| 2016 | Star Awards | Favourite Male Character | Sealed with a Kiss (as Zheng Danle) | Nominated |
| 2016 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Won |
| 2016 | Star Awards | Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Julie Tan) | The Dream Makers II (as Chen Guang) | Nominated |
| 2016 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Dream Makers II (as Chen Guang) | Won |
| 2016 | Star Awards | Asian Television Awards | The Dream Makers II (as Chen Guang) | Nominated |
| 2017 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Won |
| 2017 | Star Awards | Best Actor | The Dream Job (as Zhang Lixing) | Nominated |
| 2017 | Star Awards | Bioskin Healthiest Hair Award | The Dream Job (as Zhang Lixing) | Won |
| 2018 | Star Awards | Best Actor | Home Truly (as Su Dongbo) | Nominated |
| 2018 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |