On 200 1, Zhang Shen co-starred with Tong Ruixin and Chen Hao in the national drama "The Inverse of Sex". In 2002, he co-starred with Liu Xuan in the family drama Me and My Father directed by Li Xiaohui. In 2003, he cooperated with Jingning, Xiao Qiang and Liu Peiqi in the chronological drama Caravan directed by Ma, and played a affectionate, upright and noble man Dong Yihe in it.
Whether it's Zhou Yuxuan in the TV series A Good Woman or Tang Hongyuan in the TV series The Adventures of Seeking Love, most of the father images created by Zhang Shen on the screen are strict father with stubborn personality and serious feudal thoughts. In real life, Zhang Shen is a cheerful and enlightened father, who mingles with his children.