Daxing Zhang started his acting career on Bernardo Bertolucci's "Last Emperor". He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s and worked on major studio features such as Warner Brothers' "The Matrix" and Sony Pictures' "Charlie's Angels" (I & II) before becoming a writer/producer for over 20 years. Daxing was a key creative producer on Keanu Reeves' directorial debut film, "Man of Tai Chi". Daxing returned to acting in the 2020s and recently starred in Meng-hung Chong's "The Embers" and in Jan. P. Matusyinski's "Minghun", playing 2nd lead opposite Marcin Dorocinski. Daxing's name is pronounced "Da-Shing" as in "Dashing through the snow." By: Jeff Mngmt
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer and writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Daxing Zhang's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Daxing Zhang's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Daxing Zhang's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
20 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Minghun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Embers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Edge of Fear(2018)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Pali Road(2015)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Outcast(2014)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Man of Tai Chi(2013)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Kung Fu Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Red Cliff II(2009)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Red Cliff(2008)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Daredevil(2003)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Red Corner(1997)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Siao Yu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Touched by an Angel(1994)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
The Last Emperor(1987)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 71st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1987 to 2024; peak year 1997.
Biggest box office
Red Cliff (2008)
Highest rated
Red Cliff II (2009)
Most popular right now
Red Cliff (2008)
Film career
Peak 1997 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1997Screen debut· Red Corner
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Daxing Zhang's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Daxing Zhang work with?
People who share at least 2 of Daxing Zhang's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Woo shares the most, 2.
Directors
- John WooShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with John Woo
Writers
- Cheng KuoShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Cheng Kuo
- Guanzhong LuoShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Guanzhong Luo
- Heyu ShengShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Heyu Sheng
- Khan ChanShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Khan Chan
Actors
- Chang ChenShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Chang Chen
- Chi-Ling LinShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Chi-Ling Lin
- Fengyi ZhangShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Fengyi Zhang
- Jun HuShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jun Hu
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Angie LamShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Angie Lam
- Hongyu YangShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Hongyu Yang
- Li ZhangShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Li Zhang
- Tarô IwashiroShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Tarô Iwashiro
Producers
- Harel GoldsteinShared titles: Across the River and Into the Trees (2022), Troll: The Tale of a Tail (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Harel Goldstein
- Rick RomanoShared titles: Across the River and Into the Trees (2022), Troll: The Tale of a Tail (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Rick Romano
- Dwayne Alexander SmithShared titles: Edge of Fear (2018), Pali Road (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Dwayne Alexander Smith
- Anne WooShared titles: Red Cliff II (2009), Red Cliff (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Anne Woo