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.

Derek Chang
張軒睿
Chang in 2019
Born
Chang Hsuan-jui

(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 33)
EducationHungKuo Delin University of Technology (BS)
OccupationsActor, 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

Early life

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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

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2016–2017: Beginnings as new actor

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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

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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

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Film

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YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2019Big Three Dragons大三元Sheng Xiaobai
2021Visitors訪客Han Yujie
2025Mudborn泥娃娃A-Sheng

Television series

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YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2016Prince 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)
2017My 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
2019Yong-Jiu Grocery Store用九柑仔店Yang Chun-lung
Love The Way You Are身為一個胖子Ruan Dongshen
2021Light the Night華燈初上He Yu-en
2022So It's You原来是你Li Junchen
2023Oh 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
Love Between Unlove 不愛,愛 Liao Zhi-hao
Who's The Boss 祕書俱樂部 Meng Heng
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

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YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRole
2019Meeting Mr. Right女兒們的戀愛with Selina Ren
Three Piglets阮三個Host[7]

Awards and nominations

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YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
20165th Sanlih Drama AwardsBest ActorPrince of WolfNominated
Best Kiss Award (with Amber An)Won
Best Screen Couple Award (with Amber An)Nominated
Best Crying Award (with Amber An)Nominated
Best Potential AwardNominated
201853rd Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actor in a TV SeriesMy Dear BoyNominated[8]
201954th Golden Bell AwardsBest Host for a Reality or Game ShowThree Piglets
(shared with:Yang Kuei-mei, Soac Liu)
Nominated
20202nd Asian Academy Creative AwardsBest Lifestyle, Entertainment Presenter/HostWon[9]

References

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  1. "张轩睿 (豆瓣)". douban (in Chinese). October 23, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023.
  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. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  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. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 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. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  6. "用九柑仔店 (豆瓣)". douban (in Chinese). October 25, 2019. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  7. "《公視+|公視OTT影音平台". ptsplus.tv (in Chinese). 26 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. "第53屆金鐘獎完整入圍名單 盧廣仲、李國毅爭視帝寶座". Nowness (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 27 May 2025.
  9. "2019 Winners". Asian Academy Creative Awards. October 15, 2019. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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