After Zhang Tielin divorced his first wife, he did not marry again.
In 1987, Zhang Tielin went to the UK to study. During this period, he met his wife, a Polish filmmaker in the UK, and got married for a year. She has a daughter, Zhang Yue, who lives with her mother in the UK. After becoming famous with the TV series "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", Zhang Tielin has been living in China.
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After graduating from Beijing Film Academy in 1982, Zhang Tielin was assigned to work in the Tianjin Radio and Television Art Troupe. In 1987, he went to study in the UK. In the early 1990s, he joined the Hong Kong Film Studio and Satellite TV Chinese Channel, and participated in the filming of the "Once Upon a Time" series of movies. In 1996, he transferred to Phoenix Satellite TV to host the movie column.
Directed the feature film "The Chair" in 1997. In 1998, she filmed the Qing Dynasty court drama "Huanzhugege" and played the role of "Emperor Ama", which became well-known to the audience. In 2001, he began to form an "iron triangle" with Zhang Guoli and Wang Gang, starring in the series of costume dramas "Iron Teeth, Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan". In 2003, he played Yang Xiao in Jin Yong's martial arts drama "Heaven and Dragon Sword".
In 2005, he was appointed as the dean of the School of Art of Jinan University. In 2006, he starred in the costume comedy "Iron General Agui". In 2009, he starred in the movie "Silver Empire". In 2012, he played Mao Zedong in the revolutionary epic drama "The Red Army's Eastern Expedition". In 2013, he participated in the anti-war drama "Shadow of the Knife".
In 2013, he served as the honorary chairman and image ambassador of the World Trade Union Foundation and the image ambassador of Hong Kong’s Buddhist cultural industry. In 2014, he served as the chief director and starred in the historical drama "Four Treasures of the Study". In 2017, he participated in the high-energy talent show "I Love the Second Dimension". In February 2018, he participated in Hunan Satellite TV's voice charm competition show "Sound on the Scene".