Chen Kun
| Chen Kun | |
|---|---|
 Chen at the 2007 Shanghai International Film Festival. | |
| Chinese name | 陳坤 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 陈坤 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Chén Kūn (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Can4 Kwan1 (Cantonese) |
| Born |
February 4, 1976 Chongqing, China |
| Other name(s) | Aloys Chen |
| Occupation | Actor, Singer, |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop |
| Voice type(s) | Baritone |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Children | 1 son |
Chen Kun (born February 4, 1976), sometimes credited as Aloys Chen, is a Chinese actor and singer. He has won the Hundred Flowers Award's for Best Actor, Huabiao Award for Best Actor, and has received one Golden Horse Award nomination for Best Actor.
Chen gained recognition from the 2001 television drama Love in Shanghai and the 2002 film Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. He rose to international prominence from the 2006 film The Knot and the 2008 fantasy film Painted Skin, which also garnered him a Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor.
Biography
Chen was born in Chongqing. His parents divorced soon after Chen's second younger brother was born, and Chen began working part-time in high school to support his mother. He started as a typist at the municipal office and later as a solo singer at night clubs. He showed early talent in singing and was strongly recommended by his vocal trainer and mentor to join the China Oriental Song and Dance Ensemble (now China National Song and Dance Ensemble) at Beijing in 1995. In 1996, he was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, where he began taking acting classes.
Chen debuted in the 1999 film The National Anthem,[1] and rose to prominence on the 2001 television drama Love in Shanghai. He was nominated for Best Actor from his role in A West Lake Moment at the 2005 Golden Horse Awards, won Best Actor for his role in The Knot at the 2007 Huabiao Film Awards, and won Best Actor for his role in Painted Skin at the 2010 Hundred Flowers Awards.
Apart from acting, Chen is also an established singer. He frequently performs theme songs for his television series and has released three full-length studio albums, winning Most Popular Male Vocalist at the MTV Asia Awards for his second album, Come True Again. To support his third album Mystery&Me, he held his first solo concert in Beijing in February 2010.
Although unmarried, Chen has one son born in 2002 named Youyou. Chen never intends to uncover the identity of Youyou's mother.
Actor and singer Chen Kun has been crowned Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity Man 2013 after a fierce battle on PETAAsiaPacific.com by animal rights group PETA Asia.
As of July 2014, Chen has the most popular account on Sina Weibo with over 70 million followers. He is known as the "#1 Coser (Cosplayer)" in China.[2]
In 2014, he became the product ambassador of Huawei's Honor brand in China.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The National Anthem 国歌 | Nie Er | |
| 2002 | Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress 巴尔扎克和小裁缝 | Luo Ming | |
| 2003 | Kung Fu Girls 中国功夫少女组 | Tang Zheng | |
| 2004 | Baober in Love 恋爱中的宝贝 | Maomao | Beijing Student Film Festival for Most Popular Actor |
| 2005 | A West Lake Moment 鸳鸯蝴蝶 | Qin | Nominated — Golden Horse Award for Best Actor |
| 2006 | The Music Box 理发师 | Lu Ping | Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated — Shanghai International Film Festival for Best Actor |
| 2006 | The Knot 云水谣 | Chen Qiushui | Shanghai International Film Festival for Most Popular Chinese Film Star Shanghai International Film Festival for Breakthrough Award Golden Phoenix Award for Most Outstanding Actor Huabiao Film Award for Best Actor Beijing Student Film Festival for Most Popular Actor Nominated — Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor Nominated — Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor Nominated — Shanghai International Film Festival for Best Actor |
| 2007 | The Door 门 | Jiang Zhongtian | Shanghai International Film Festival for Most Popular Chinese Film Star Shanghai International Film Festival for Breakthrough Award Beijing Student Film Festival for Students' Most Focused On Actor |
| 2008 | Playboy Cops 花花型警 | Lincoln Lin | |
| 2008 | Painted Skin 画皮 | Wang Sheng | Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor Nominated — Beijing Student Film Festival for Students' Most Focused On Actor |
| 2009 | Mulan 花木兰 | Wentai | |
| 2009 | The Founding of a Republic 建国大业 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Nominated — Beijing Student Film Festival for Students' Most Focused On Actor |
| 2010 | My Ex-wife's Wedding 跟我的前妻谈恋爱 | Ma Yong | |
| 2010 | Let the Bullets Fly 让子弹飞 | Hu Wan | |
| 2011 | The Founding of a Party 建党伟业 | Zhou Enlai | |
| 2011 | Rest on Your Shoulder 肩上蝶 | Yan Guo | |
| 2011 | Love on Credit 幸福额度 | Zhang Quan | |
| 2011 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 龙门飞甲 | Yu Huatian / Wind Blade | |
| 2012 | Qian Xuesen 钱学森 | Qian Xuesen | |
| 2012 | Full Circle | ||
| 2012 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection 画皮II | General Huo Xin[4] | |
| 2013 | Angry Kid | ||
| 2013 | Choosing Love | Short film | |
| 2013 | Bends | ||
| 2013 | Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon | ||
| 2015 | Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal | [5] | |
| 2015 | Mojin: The Lost Legend | Hu Bayi | |
| 2016 | Chongqing Hot Pot | Liu Bo[6] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Love Story in Shanghai 像雾像雨又像风 | Chen Zikun | Nominated — China Television Arts for "Top Ten Best" Actors |
| 2001 | Traveller Story 旅人的故事 | Fang | |
| 2001 | Pink Ladies 粉红女郎 | Romeo | guest appearance |
| 2001 | Love in Sunshine 爱在阳光灿烂时 | Ouyang Jun | |
| 2002 | Only You 非你不可 | Ke Lei | Nominated — China Television Arts for "Top Ten Best" Actors |
| 2002 | The Noble Family 买办之家 | Yu Zikun | guest appearance |
| 2003 | The Story of a Noble Family 金粉世家 | Jin Yanxi | China Television Arts for "Top Ten Best" Actors China Central Television Awards for Most Popular Actor |
| 2003 | Red Carpet, Black Dream 红色地毯黑色梦 | Lan Hao | |
| 2003 | Farewell Vancouver 别了，温哥华 | Luo Yi | Chunyan Award for Best Actor |
| 2003 | Shuang Xiangpao 双响炮 | Xu Heng | guest appearance |
| 2004 | Mingyang Hua Gu 名扬花鼓 | Mingyang | |
| 2004 | Chinese Story 中国故事 | Xiaodong | appeared in the segment Brother's Story (哥们的故事) |
| 2004 | Chang Jian Xiangsi 长剑相思 | Yan Zhuiyun | |
| 2005 | Tiandi Zhenqing 天地真情 | Lin Shijie | guest appearance |
| 2005 | Eager for True Love 渴望一份真爱的感觉 | Hu An | television film |
| 2005 | Fengyu Xiguan 风雨西关 | Liang Jinkun | |
| 2005 | Hero of the Year 好想好想谈恋爱 | Lu Kun | guest appearance |
| 2006 | The Conquest 爭霸 | Fan Li | |
| 2007 | Zhu Jia Huayuan 朱家花園 | Li Bowen | |
| 2008 | Qing Zheng Jinsheng 情证今生 | Zhou Hao | |
| 2008 | C'est La Vie, Mon Chéri 新不了情 | Cheung Siu-kit | |
| 2009 | Remembrance of Dreams Past 故梦 | Lu Tian'en | |
Discography
- Osmosis (2004)
- To Come True Again (2006)
- Mystery&Me (2009)
References
- ↑ Beijing Review Volume 52 2009 p.42 "Ten years ago, while still a student in the Beijing Film Academy, Chen Kun was selected to play Nie Er, composer of the People's Republic's national anthem, in a tribute film. He said the experience of playing again in a tribute film benefited ..."
- ↑ 厂花？男神？陈坤！
- ↑ "Oppo unveils Chinese actress Mini Yang M as brand ambassador". GSM INSIDER. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
- ↑ (Chinese)陈坤曝《画皮Ⅱ》角色人妖难辨 冯绍峰玩性感
- ↑ "http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/3-d-fantasy-zhong-kui-starts-china-shoot". Retrieved 2014-02-15. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Marsh, James (March 23, 2016). "'Chongqing Hot Pot': HKIFF review". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Brief Introduction of Chen Kun". ichenkun.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Chen Kun Profile". ichenkun.com. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chen Kun. |
- Chen Kun at the Internet Movie Database
- Chen Kun at Sina Weibo
- Chen Kun at Sohu Blog
|
| ||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||