Chen Chang (Chinese: born 14 October, 1976) is a Taiwanese actor, born in Taipei. His name is sometimes seen in the Western order (Chen Chang). He is the son of a Taiwanese actor Zhang Guozhu and brother of a Taiwanese actor, Zhang Han. Chang Chen started his film career at a very young age. He was then selected by a Taiwanese director Edward Yang to be the protagonist of his 4-hour critically acclaimed film A Brighter Summer Day. Coincidentally, his father, Zhang Guozhu, had also participated in this film and acted as his character`s father. In the Ang Lee film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, he played Lo "Dark Cloud" / Luo Xiao Hu, the lover of Zhang Ziyi`s character, Jen. He also appeared in the Wong Kar-wai film 2046 as the boyfriend to Carina Lau`s character Mimi / Lulu.

Chang also appeared opposite Shu Qi in Hou Hsiao Hsien`s Three Times (2005), which was nominated for the Palme d`Or at Cannes and won Golden Horse accolades for Best Taiwanese film, among other awards. For that film he was also nominated for a "Best Actor" award at the 2005 Golden Horse Awards. One of Chang`s earliest roles was in Wong Kar-wai`s film Happy Together. He worked as a spokesperson for Lacoste and for Yamaha motor scooters. He has also recorded an album and a mini-album. Chang was nominated for the 2006 Golden Horse Award for best actor for his role in The Go Master, a dramatization of the life of Wu Qingyuan. However, on November 17, 2006, Fortissimo, the distributor of the film, apparently under pressure from the People`s Republic of China, withdrew the film from the Taipei TV and Film Festival, making Chang no longer eligible to win the award.

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