Chen Bolin

Chen Bolin
Chinese name	陳柏霖 (traditional)
Chinese name	陈柏霖 (simplified)
Pinyin	Chén Bólín (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Chan Pak-Lam (Cantonese)
Origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born	August 27, 1983 Taiwan
Occupation	Actor
Genre(s)	Mandopop
Label(s)	Invincible Plan BM+ Entertainment (2015-)
Years active	1999–present
Awards Golden Bell Awards Best Actor in a Television Series 2012 In Time with You

Chen Bolin (traditional Chinese: 陳柏霖; simplified Chinese: 陈柏霖; pinyin: Chén Bólín; Cantonese Yale: Chan Pak Lam) was born 27 August 1983. He is a Taiwanese actor. Chen was awarded Best Leading Actor in a Television Series for In Time with You at the 47th Golden Bell Awards in 2012, Taiwan's equivalent to the Emmy Awards.^[1]

He began his career as a model in his late teenage years. At the age of 19, he had his first head role in the Taiwanese movie Blue Gate Crossing (2002).^[2] In 2004, he started filming movies in Hong Kong. Twins Effect 2: Blade of the Rose was his first, in which he played the money-mad Blockhead, adopted brother of Charcoal Head (played by Jaycee Chan).

In April 2011, Bolin started filming Taiwanese drama In Time with You (Chinese: 我可能不會愛你), co-starring Ariel Lin, directed by Qu Yu-ning (瞿友寧) and produced by Gala Television (GTV).^[3]

In 2015, Bolin signed with BM+ Entertainment, known for housing actress Ha Ji-won, in preparation for his advance into the Korean entertainment industry.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Chinese title	Role	Director
2002	Blue Gate Crossing	藍色大門	Zhang Shi Hao (張士豪)	易智言
2004	Twins Effect 2: Blade of the Rose	千機變II 花都大戰	Blockhead (柴頭)
	Love of May	五月之戀	Ah Lei (阿磊)
	20 30 40		rock musician
	Last Love First Love	最後的愛，最初的愛	Ah De (阿德)
2005	A Chinese Tall Story	情癲大聖	Sun Wukong (孫悟空)
	Bug Me Not!	蟲不知	Hyland (高原)
	About Love	關於愛	Yao (姚)
	See Ghost 10	見鬼10	Tak Zai (得仔)
2006	Sugar & spice: Fûmi zekka	Sugar & Spice 風味絕佳	Mike (マイク)
	Tripping	神游情人	Ah Ming (阿明)
	Silk	诡丝	Ren (守仁)
	McDull, the Alumni	春田花花同學會
	Kurai tokoro de machiawase	在黑暗中等待	Akihiro Oishi (大石アキヒロ)
2008	Kung Fu Dunk	功夫灌籃	Ting Wei (丁偉)
	PK.COM.CN		jì Yín chuān (季銀川)
	Brotherhood of Legio	神選者
	Give Love	愛得起	Yat-tong (日東)
2009	Snowfall in Taipei	台北飄雪
	My Airhostess Roommate	戀愛前規則	liù fēi (陸飛)
	Gasp	氣喘吁吁	lĭ xīn hóng (李心紅)
	L-O-V-E	愛到底	waiter (cameo)
2010	Buddha Mountain	觀音山	dīng bō (丁波)
	Kung Fu Hip-Hop 2	精舞門2
2011	Lovesick	戀愛恐慌症	Lu Zhe Han (陸哲瀚)
2012	Silent Code	BBS鄉民的正義	King (顏正宇)
	Dive in	這一刻愛吧	Wei Xiao You (韋小友)
	Shuffle
	CZ12	十二生肖	Wu Qing (吳清)
2013	Machi Action	變身	Tie Nan (鐵男)
	Dive in 2013	這一刻愛吧 2013	Wei Xiao You (韋小友)
	Campus Confidential	愛情無全順	Lucky Wu (吳全順)
2014	Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down	完美假妻
	The Continent	後會無期	Jiang He (江河)	韓寒
2015	20 Once Again	重返20歲	Tan Zi Ming (譚子明)	陳正道
	Distance	再見，在也不見
	Bad Guys Always Die	壞蛋必須死	Qiang Zi (強子)
	Go Lala Go 2	杜拉拉追婚記	Chen Feng (陳豐)
	Surprise	萬萬沒想到 ：西遊篇	Tang Monk (唐僧)

Television

Year	Title	Other Title	Role
1999	Robbers and Angels	強盜與天使
2002	Speed Youth	極速青春	Bo Lin (柏林)
2003	Crystal Boys	孽子	youth in bar (cameo)
2007	Tokyo Tower	東京鐵塔	Leo (レオ・リー)
	Tatta ichido no Yuki: Sapporo 1972	1972最後的雪季SAPPORO
2009	Marriage of Women with Different Blood Groups	各種血型女人結婚的方法-O型	zhāng ài dí (張愛迪)
2010	Modern People	摩登新人類
2011	In Time with You	我可能不會愛你	Li Da Ren (李大仁)

Variety shows

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2016	We Are in Love	Himself	Jiangsu TV	Chinese version of We Got Married with Song Ji-hyo

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Endorsements

Years	Title
2001	The Return of the Condor Heroes game spokesperson
2002	McDonald's ice cream (Taiwan)
	Wayne Coffee (韋恩咖啡)

References

1. "Ariel Lin and Bolin Chen win Best Leading Actress and Actor". Asian Pop News. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
2. (Chinese) Blue Gate Crossing homepage 28 September 2002. Retrieved 2011-04-07
3. (Chinese) 林依晨破金鐘魔咒 接八大新戲 15 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-06
4. "Taiwanese Actor Bolin Chen Signs With Same Agency as Ha Ji Won, Stepping into Korean Entertainment Industry". Soompi News. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
5. Wilson Chen at imdb.com
6. Wilson Chen at chinesemov.com

External links

• Chen Bolin's official website
• Chen Bolin's blog