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Songwen Zhang

Songwen Zhang

Actor · Born May 10, 1976 (50) · Shaoguan, Guangdong, China

Zhang Songwen is actor, acting director, director, psychological counseling. He has graduated from the acting department of Beijing Film Academy, and has worked as a teacher for many years.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 10, 1976 (50)
From
Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 7% in 30 days

What are Songwen Zhang's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
39%
Bonds
24%
Power
15%
Survival
14%
Society
8%
Corruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
3
Thrilling
2
Contemplative
2
Triumphant
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous3

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 Songwen Zhang's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Songwen 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

48 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Secert in the Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • The Boy Who Counted Cars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Du Ming

  • River Sunset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 44 episodes · as Director Shen

  • The Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chen Peng Qian

  • Special Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Mr. Zheng

  • The Sun Rises on Us All(2025)

    as Wu Baoshu

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Riverside Code at Qingming Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 26 episodes · as Zhao Buyou

  • An Unfinished Film(2024)

    as Tang

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Lonely Hero's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 36 episodes · as Zhou Zhifei

  • Lost in the Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Wang Shitu

  • Brilliant Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • The Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 18 episodes · as Huang Zongwei

  • The Volunteers: To the War(2023)

    as Wu Xiuquan

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Dust To Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Lan He

  • No More Bets(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Best is Yet to Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Huang Jiang

  • The Knockout(2023)

    Show 39 episodes · as Gao Qiqiang

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Life is a Long Quiet River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 35 episodes · as Zhan Xiang

  • Knock Knock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Yan Zheng

  • Saturday Fiction(2019)

    as Ni Zeren

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Chinese Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • 1921(2021)

    as He Shuheng

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Pioneer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Li Dazhao

  • Summer Arousal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Break Through the Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Cao Zhiyuan

  • Shut Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • The Bad Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Zhu Yongping

  • Detective Chinatown(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Wen Song

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • 光影中的演技派 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as 主持人

  • The Shadow Play(2018)

    as Tang Yijie

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • End of Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Gu Jianhua

  • Red Amnesia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Policeman

  • Fake Fiction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Wai Jiang

  • Ip Man: The Final Fight(2013)

    as Yip Chun

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Last Tycoon(2012)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Love Lifting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Love and Bruises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ding Yi

  • A Beautiful Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Zhu Tian

  • The Legend of Yang Guifei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 50 episodes · Actor

  • Spring Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Boss

  • 第二面 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Huo Yuanjia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 42 episodes · as 农劲荪

  • 乘龙怪婿 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 120 episodes · as 贾发

  • 49 jours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • River Sunset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Director Shen

  • The Silent Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Zhou Haiyang

  • 三尺之下 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Wang Yaozong

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles, 44 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

The Volunteers: To the War (2023)

$119M worldwide

Highest rated

An Unfinished Film (2024)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

The Knockout (2023)

Film career

20052026

Peak 2024 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

  • 2009Screen debut· Spring Fever
  • 2023Career best· The Knockout
  • 2023Career best· Dust To Dust

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 48: 47 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdOther crew1 of 48: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s28 · 27 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Songwen Zhang's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

1921 (2021)

92nd percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

An Unfinished Film (2024)

Midcredits 89th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 57. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Songwen Zhang work with?

People who share at least 2 of Songwen Zhang's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ye Lou shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers