Yixing’s Filmography
Movies
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
2015 | SMTOWN The Stage | Himself | Documentary of SM Town | |
Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back | 前任2:备胎反击战 | Lee Xianghe | Special appearance | |
Oh My God | 从天儿降 | Le Yi | ||
2016 | Royal Treasure | 极限挑战 | Himself | |
The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom in February | 老九门番外之二月花开 | Er Yuehong | Web film | |
2017 | Kung Fu Yoga | 功夫瑜伽 | Zhu Xiaoguang | |
The Founding of an Army | 建军大业 | Lu Deming | Special appearance | |
Cars 3 | N/A | Jackson Storm (voice) | Chinese voice dub | |
2018 | For Love With You | 一切如你 | Campaign movie; Cameo | |
The Island | 一出好戏 | Xiao Xing | Main character | |
2020 | Unexpected Love | 闭嘴!爱吧 | Han Bin | South Korean-Chinese film; Postponed release due to THAAD |
Television Series
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Network | Notes |
1998 | We The People | 咱老百姓 | Huan Huan | Beijing TV | Pre-debut |
2015 | Exo Next Door | 우리 옆집에 엑소가 산다 | Himself | Naver TV Cast | Special appearance |
2016 | To Be A Better Man | 好先生 | Xiao Cai (Cai Mingjun) | Jiangsu TV, Zhejiang TV | |
The Mystic Nine | 老九门 | Er Yuehong | Dragon TV, iQiyi | ||
2017 | Operation Love | 求婚大作战 | Yan Xiaolai | Dragon TV, Tencent | |
2018 | The Tomb of Sea | 沙海 | Jie Yuchen | Tencent | Special appearance |
The Island | 一出好戏 | Ma Xiaoxing | iQiyi | Web drama version of the movie The Island | |
2019 | The Golden Eyes | 黄金瞳 | Zhuang Rui | Dragon TV, iQiyi | |
Empress of the Ming | 大明风华 | Zhu Qizhen | TBA |
Variety Shows
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Network | Notes |
2014 | Star Chef | 星厨驾到 | Contestant | Jiangsu TV | |
2015–present | Go Fighting! | 极限挑战 | Main cast | Dragon TV | season 1–5 |
2018 | Idol Producer | 偶像练习生 | Main mentor, presenter | iQiyi | |
Rave Now | 即刻电音 | Mentor | Tencent | ||
2019 | Idol Producer 2 | 青春有你 | Main mentor, presenter | iQiyi |
Zhang Yixing at the Grammy Awards

Zhang Yixing attended the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on February 10th, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. He attended the red carpet and the live ceremony as FM101’s music ambassador. He was the only artist who has received an invitation from China Music Vision and FM101 to attend the show. He was also named promotional ambassador for the Grammy Festival China in April 2018.
Through an interview with Billboard, Zhang Yixing expressed his excitement and hoped that in the future he could perform on the stage. He was looking forward to seeing Drake, Lady Gaga, and Camilla Cabello. He also spoke about working with Steve Aoki and A$AP Ferg, meeting Khalid, and expressed interest in collaborating with more artists in the future.
Check out Zhang Yixing at the red carpet below!
Heart eyes for daaaays over @layzhang on the #GRAMMYs red carpet. pic.twitter.com/7RTGv2Deyl
— MTV (@MTV) February 10, 2019
EXO's @LayZhang is excited to see Lady Gaga and Camila Cabello take the #GRAMMYs stage tonight. pic.twitter.com/wnzfyxjGp5
— billboard (@billboard) February 11, 2019
Doesn't our @layzhang look sharp? #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/vbgI8zGJtO
— Lay Zhang Studio (@lay_studio) February 10, 2019