[10] In his acting career, he played roles in films by renowned Chinese directors, such as Feng Xiaogang's I Am Not Madame Bovary, Tsui Hark's Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (produced by Stephen Chow), Yuen Woo-ping's The Thousand Faces of Dunjia, and Cheng Er's Hidden Blade.

[13][14] In the same year, he became a star in China with a hit web series called "Diors Man",[15] which ran for four seasons.

His father was a machine factory worker and his mother was an actress in a Ping opera troupe.

[19] In May 2004, Da Peng joined Sohu as the host of the celebrity talk show "INSTAR".

In May, he hosted an entertainment information program from Sohu called "Songs Be Unfit for My Halls" with Aya.

Later, he joined the CCTV New Year's Gala to perform a skit "Disturbing" with Cai Ming and Yue Yunpeng.

[24] In January 2017, he played a role in the movie Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back.

[26] In November, he was nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor for the movie My Dear Liar.

In December, he served as a jury member for the Golden Coconut Awards at the 5th Hainan Island International Film Festival.

[28] On January 12, 2024, the IMAX space-themed science fiction film Asteroid Hunter, narrated by him, was screened in China.

[9] On March 21, Da Peng served as one of the official voices for the Chinese version of The Boy and the Heron, a Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.