Derek Chang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.
Derek Chang
張軒睿
Chang in 2019
Born
Chang Hsuan-jui

(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 32)
Taipei, Taiwan
Alma materJuang Jing Vocational High School
HungKuo Delin University of Technology
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Years active2016–present
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張軒睿
Simplified Chinese张轩睿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Xuānruì
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZoeng1 Hin1 Jeoi6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiuⁿ Hian-jōe

Derek Chang or Chang Hsuan-jui (Chinese: 張軒睿; pinyin: Zhāng Xuānruì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Hian-jōe, born 17 December 1992)[1] is a Taiwanese actor. He is known for his role as Du Zhe-ming in the hit TV series Prince of Wolf (2016). In 2018, He was also nominated for the Best Leading Actor in a TV Series at the 53rd Golden Bell Awards for his performance in My Dear Boy.

Early life

Derek was born on 17 December 1992 in Taipei, Taiwan.

In 2015, Derek donated 45% of his liver to his father who had liver cancer. After the operation, he lived on a light diet and exercised frequently until his body recovered.[2]

Career

2016–2017: Beginnings as new actor

In 2016, Derek rose to national and regional prominence overnight for his role as Zhe Ming ("Little Wolf") in the hit TV series Prince of Wolf. Prince of Wolf enjoyed unprecedented success in East and Southeast Asian countries. He was called as "National Little Brother" or "National Boyfriend". In the same year, Chang appeared in highly rated TV series Stay with Me which stars with Joe Chen, Wang Kai in the play as Joe Chen's younger brother.[3]

In May 2017, Derek played the leading role in "My Dear Boy" with Ruby Lin. For his performance, he was nominated at 53rd Golden Bell Awards for Best Leading Actor in a TV Series.

2019–2026 present: Rising popularity

In 2019, Chang he participated in the mainland Mango TV program "Meeting Mr. Right" and officially interacted with Selina Jen[4]

In 2019, Chang starred in the family drama Yong-Jiu Grocery Store, based on comic by Yan Guangmin.[5] The drama was a success and achieved a cult following. It has a score of 8.5 points on Douban[6]

Derek Chang stars on the cover of magazine

Filmography

Film

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2019 Big Three Dragons 大三元 Sheng Xiaobai
2021 Visitors 訪客 Han Yujie

Television series

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2016 Prince of Wolf 狼王子 Du Zhe Ming
V-Focus 獨家保鑣 Tiger
Stay with Me 放弃我, 抓紧我 Zhang Li'ao (Leo)
2017 My Dear Boy 我的男孩 An Qinghui
The Man From the Future 我的未來男友 Nan Gongyu
Be with You 不得不愛 Wang Shuwei
2019 Yong-Jiu Grocery Store 用九柑仔店 Yang Chun-lung
Love The Way You Are 身為一個胖子 Ruan Dongshen
2021 Light the Night 華燈初上 He Yu-en
2022 So It's You 原来是你 Li Junchen
2023 Oh No! Here Comes Trouble 不良執念清除師 Zhuang He-zhen
At the Moment 此時此刻 Huang Shao-kuang
2024 The Floating Generation 島嶼協奏曲 Chen Xinhong Hong Kong TV series
You Are My Sister 妳是我的姐妹 Bai Yi
TBA Rent Real Boy 張立昂張軒睿 Zhao Shu-Kho
TBA Doctor Love 章廣辰楊銘威 Dr Jing Shao

Reality show

Year English title Original title Role
2019 Meeting Mr. Right 女兒們的戀愛 with Selina Ren
Three Piglets 阮三個 Host[7]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 5th Sanlih Drama Awards Best Actor Prince of Wolf Nominated
Best Kiss Award (with Amber An) Won
Best Screen Couple Award (with Amber An) Nominated
Best Crying Award (with Amber An) Nominated
Best Potential Award Nominated
2018 53rd Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actor in a TV Series My Dear Boy Nominated [8]
2019 54th Golden Bell Awards Best Host for a Reality or Game Show Three Piglets
(shared with:Yang Kuei-mei, Soac Liu)		 Nominated
2020 2nd Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Lifestyle, Entertainment Presenter/Host Won [9]

References

  1. ^ "张轩睿 (豆瓣)". douban (in Chinese). October 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "張軒睿捐肝救父提早過老年 沒膽人生聽阿飄就害怕 藝人動態 噓星聞". stars.udn.comn (in Chinese). October 23, 2019. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "《亲爱的翻译官》领衔 2016年收视率最高的十部电视剧". chinadaily (in Chinese). December 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Selina認愛張軒睿 真的交往 男方經紀公司說話了 ETtoday星光雲 ETtoday新聞雲". ET Today (in Chinese). February 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "台漫IP發威 《用九柑仔店》《北城百畫帖》將改編成電視、電影". ifeng (in Chinese). October 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "用九柑仔店 (豆瓣)". douban (in Chinese). October 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "《公視+｜公視OTT影音平台". ptsplus.tv (in Chinese). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. ^ "KIM CHUNG 53". cosmopolitan.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. ^ "2019 Winners". Asian Academy Creative Awards. October 15, 2019.


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