Zhang Xincheng
Zhang Xincheng, also known by his English name Steven Zhang, is a Chinese actor, singer, and model. His first major role was that of Lin Yang in the campus web series My Huckleberry Friends. Zhang is best known for his roles as Li Yubing in the sports drama Skate into Love and He Ziqiu in the family drama Go Ahead, both of which aired in 2020 and garnered him several awards for his work that year.
Early life
Zhang was born and raised in Jingzhou, Hubei, China. He aspired to be a professional dancer as a child and eventually moved to Beijing in 2008 to attend the Affiliated Secondary School of the Beijing Dance Academy. Zhang notably placed first in college entrance examinations in 2014 for several courses offered by top performing arts colleges in China such as the Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Film Academy, People's Liberation Army Academy of Art, and Shanghai Theatre Academy. He subsequently attended the Central Academy of Drama and graduated with a bachelor's degree in musical theatre. He has also been confirmed to be a Christian.Career
In 2013, Zhang made his acting debut in the short film School Bus.In 2014, he released two singles: "Be Here for You" as the soundtrack to the film The Story of He Jinye, and the following year he released "Believe Love Still Exists" as the soundtrack to the web series Heartbreak Emergency Department. He went on to star in several short films and signed with the entertainment company EE-Media in 2015.
In 2016, Zhang starred in his first television drama Shuttle Love Millennium, where he gained attention for his performance.
In 2017, Zhang starred in the critically acclaimed campus web series My Huckleberry Friends. He won the award of "Drama Newcomer of the Year" at the iQIYI Scream Night for his performance.
In 2018, Zhang starred in the esports drama The Strongest Men of God.
In 2019, Zhang starred in the youth historical drama Young Blood.
In 2020, Zhang starred in the hit sports romance drama Skate into Love, alongside Janice Wu, portraying a collegiate ice hockey player. He then co-starred with Lin Yun in the music romance drama Symphony's Romance, adapted from the Japanese manga Nodame Cantabile, in which he played a genius conductor. Zhang also starred in and helped produce the slice-of-life family drama Go Ahead. Forbes China listed him in their 30 Under 30 list for 2020 which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.
In 2021, Zhang participated in the sixth season of Who's the Murderer. On February 28, he was awarded Weibo's Enterprising Artist of the Year at the 2020 Sina Weibo Night in Shanghai. In May, he began filming for the series Justice In The Dark, in which he co-starred with Fu Xinbo. On June 17, the romantic comedy The Day of Becoming You, starring Zhang and Liang Jie, was aired. On September 8, the commercial war drama of the Republic of China The Justice, starring Zhang alongside Cai Wenjing and Zhang Zhijian, was broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV. In December, he joined the 2021-2022 Hunan Satellite TV New Year's Eve Gala, and performed "Red Ling" with Chinese music artist Fang Jinlong at the New Year's Eve Party.
In 2022, Zhang participated in the of Who's the Murderer.On May 16, he began filming for Bright Future, in which he played Lin Zhiwei. On May 20, he released his first single Talking to Myself. On June 15, The Murder in Kairoutei was broadcast. On July 22, The Heart of Genius was broadcast.In early August, he co-starred with Sun Qian in the film All These Years, adapted from the novel of the same name by Ba Yue Chang An.On September 10, he participated in The Moon Knows Me - Cloud Gala, performing a poetry recitation of Stars.
On September 29, Young Blood 2 began filming, in which he played the main character Yuan Zhongxin. On December 7, Bright Future was broadcast.
In 2023, he participated in the show Our Inn as a partner. On April 8, Created in China, a drama adapted from the novel by A Nai, started filming. He played the leading role of Liu Jun. On April 28, the film All these Years premiered. On April 18, the music video for Time Shattered, which is the theme song of All these Years, was released. On May 18, he appeared in Back to Field Season 7. On June 16, the film Elemental, in which he participated as the main voice actor, premiered in mainland China. On July 29, Young Blood 2 was aired. On August 22, he appeared in the Mango TV reality show Young Blood Detectives.On September 14, the show Delicious Intangible Cultural Heritage premiered. On December 15, the film Endless Journey, in which he played Qin Zhe, was released. On December 24, the drama Coming to Myself, in which played the main role Yin Feng/You Yingjun, began filming. That same day, his show Get In the Car Now And Let's Go Travel, premiered. On December 31, he performed the song What Dreams Are Like at the Dreams Come True: 2024 Dragon TV New Year's Gala.
In 2024, he attended the AMI Paris Fall/Winter 2024 show during Paris Fashion Week in January. He performed in 2024 China Online Audiovisual Annual Gala. On February 9, he performed at the 2024 CCTV Spring Festival Gala. From May to July, he became a new resident of in season 4 of the reality show Fifty Kilometers Taohuawu. On May 25, he appeared in the variety show as a guest. From September 15 to October 6, he participated in the music competition show Our Song. On September 23, You Are My Lover Friend, in which he played the lead Jiang Shiyan, was released on Tencent Video. On December 20, the drama Southern Archives, in which he played the leading role Zhang Haiyan, began filming in Hengdian.
In 2025, he performed the song Happy New Year at the 2025 CCTV Spring Festival Gala. On January 29, he sang Wishing You Happiness Year After Year at the 2025 Beijing TV Spring Festival Gala.On April 17, filming for Southern Archives wrapped in Hainan. On May 16, the music show The Treasured Voice Season 6, in which he participated, aired. On June 6, he performed as Su Shi in the musical To the East the Great River Flows at Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center. On June 12, the sci-fi TV series The Stars, which he played the leading role Guo Yuan, started filming in Chengdu. On June 18, Created in China was broadcast on CCTV-1. On August 23, he held his first solo concert and 30th birthday fan meeting in Shanghai, with tickets selling out instantly.
On August 24, he released his first solo album Maladaptation.On September 25, he attended the BOSS fashion show during Milan Fashion Week. On October 7th and 9th, he performed the musical To the East the Great River Flows in Shanghai. In October, he started filming The Mystery of Qin.