Marcus Chang (Chinese: 張立昂; born 28 May 1983) is a Taiwanese actor and singer-songwriter. He made his acting debut in the film Café. Waiting. Love (2014) and rose to prominence with the television series Back to 1989 (2016). He gained international recognition for his dual-role performance in the romantic fantasy series Lost Romance (2020), for which he won the Asian Star Prize at the 16th Seoul International Drama Awards. His other notable roles include the television series Behind Your Smile (2016-2017), Between (2018), and Trick or Love (2023).
Early life and education
Chang was born on 28 May 1983, in Taipei, Taiwan. He has a younger brother named Jarvis (born 1986). After completing elementary school in Taiwan, Chang was sent to a boarding school. He enrolled at St Peter's College in Auckland, New Zealand. At a young age, he experienced loneliness while living in a foreign country and had to learn independence. He learned to play the piano and guitar at an early age and wrote his first song at the age of 15.
By the age of 17, Chang aspired to become a professional singer-songwriter. Despite his family’s expectations for him to take over the family business, Chang chose to study music academically. In 2005, he graduated from the University of Auckland with a bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts, specializing in popular music, and also studied jazz piano.
