James Z. Feng

James Z. Feng is an actor. In 2002, while still in high school, he made his first feature, a gangster film called Triads V. At UC San Diego he minored in theater, did some stage plays, and appeared in over twenty student and independent movies across four years. Seven days after graduating, he flew to Taishan, China, to co-star in a feature, then settled in Shanghai to pursue acting; for two years he worked as an actor, model, and event host. He won parts in big-budget films Kung Fu Dunk (2008) and Kung Fu Killer (2008). His 2007 short 600, shot with volunteers on a 600 RMB budget, premiered at the Shanghai Short Film Festival, took two awards including Best Actor, and played at more than 15 festivals worldwide. His second film, Drowning, had its premiere at the 2009 DC Independent Film Festival, and Fight Life, an MMA documentary that won Best Documentary at the United Film Festival.