Rong Zishan is a Chinese actor and model, best known for his portrayal of Dollar Zhang in '' Mountains May Depart'' and Zhu Chaoyang in '' The Bad Kids''.

Personal life

Rong was born on February 3, 2006, in

Mianyang Mianyang ( zh, s=绵阳, t=綿陽, w=Mien2-yang2, p=Miányáng; Sichuanese Pinyin, Sichuanese romanization: ''Mien-iang''; formerly known as Mienchow, zh, t=綿州, p=Mianzhou, links=no; Sichuanese romanization: ''Miencheo''; ) is the second lar ...

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Province, and grew up in

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Province.

Career

Early in the 2010s, Rong debuted in a KFC commercial. In 2014, Rong contested in a children's runway model show and was the winner of the Suzhou Division. He was cast in Jia Zhangke's 8th feature movie '' Mountains May Depart'', which competed for the

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at the

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. Rong has received popular recognition in China for his starring role as Zhu Chaoyang in the

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Light On Series: '' The Bad Kids'', aired in June 2020. In October 2020, he won the “Newcomer Actor Award” at the 2nd Asian Content Awards of the Busan International Film Festival. In December 2020, he was awarded, together with two other child actors Shi Pengyuan and Wang Shengdi, Upcoming Drama Actors of the Year for 2021

Scream Night for their roles in '' The Bad Kids''. Rong also picked up Upcoming New Film Actor of the Year Award for his role in ''Let Life Be Beautiful''. On July 15, 2022, the sci-fi movie '' Mozart From Space'' starring Rong and

Huang Bo Huang Bo ( zh, c=黄渤, p=Huáng Bó; born August 26, 1974) is a Chinese actor, film director, singer and the current vice-chairman of China Film Association. He is the winner of multiple Chinese film awards, and ranked 34th on Forbes China ...

was released. In September, the network security-themed web drama '' Are You Safe?'' and the TV series '' The Examination for Everyone'' starring him was broadcast, in which he played Zhou You and Wu Jiajun, respectively. On November 4, he won the Most Promising Actor Award at the 4th InStyle Icon Awards Annual Idol Ceremony. In January 2023, he participated in the 2023 China Central Television Spring Festival Gala and starred in the micro-film ''Me and My Spring Festival Gala''. He appeared in the urban drama ''Turn On The Right Way Of Life''. On February 5, he sang in the 2023 China Central Television Lantern Festival Gala.

Filmography

Film

Television/Web series

Variety show

Music video appearances

Stage play

Discography

Single

Collaboration

Magazine modeling

Rong at Prada Mode event on August 31 in Shanghai

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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