[5] In 2013, Zhang starred in historical drama The Patriot Yue Fei as Liang Hongyu, a Chinese general of the Song dynasty.
[7] In 2014, Zhang played dual roles as Daji and Hu Xian'er in the television series The Investiture of the Gods, adapted from Xu Zhonglin's classical novel Fengshen Yanyi.
[13] In 2016, Zhang starred alongside Zhu Yilong in Border Town Prodigal, adapted from the classic novel of the same name by Gu Long.
[14] In 2017, Zhang played the female lead in historical drama Song of Phoenix, which focuses on the legendary life of great Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States period.
[17] Zhang Xinyu married He Jie (Chinese: 何捷; pinyin: Hé jié) on August 27, 2018 in Shanghai.