Yuan Hong (, born 23 August 1982), also known as Justin Yuan, is a Chinese actor.
Biography
Yuan was born in Wuhan,
Hubei
Hubei is a province of China, province in Central China. It has the List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP, seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland ...
. He graduated from
Shanghai Theatre Academy
Shanghai Theatre Academy () is a municipal public college for dramatic art education in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Shanghai Municipal People's Government.
History
On December 1, 1945, the Shanghai Municipal Experimental Drama ...
in 2001.
Yuan gained attention with his role as
Yang Kang in ''
The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' (2008). His character, traditionally portrayed as an antagonist in previous film and television adaptations, was notably reinterpreted as a morally ambiguous and romantic antihero. He earned widespread recognition with his role as the
thirteenth prince in the hit time-slip historical drama, ''
Scarlet Heart
''Scarlet Heart'' (, lit. ''Startling by Each Step'') is a 2011 Chinese television series based on the novel '' Bu Bu Jing Xin'' by Tong Hua. It premiered in China on Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS) on 10 September 2011.
The series tells the s ...
'' (2011).
Yuan earned positive acclaim for his performance in the period drama, ''Ordinary World'' (2015), based on the novel of the same title by Lu Yi; and won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Golden Ox Awards. He also won the Best Actor award at the
Huading Awards
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for his role in the historical romance drama ''
Singing All Along
''Singing All Along'' is a 2016 Chinese television series produced by Ruby Lin, starring Lin and Yuan Hong (actor), Yuan Hong. Set in 1st-century imperial China, the drama is based on Li Xin's (李歆) 2007–2009 romantic novel series ''Xiuli Ji ...
'' (2016) co-starring
Ruby Lin
Ruby Lin Xin-ru ( zh, c=林心如, p=Lín Xīnrú; born January 27, 1976) is a Taiwanese actress, television and film producer, and singer.
Lin began her career as a commercial model in 1993 and gained pan-Asian prominence for her role as Xia Ziw ...
.
Personal life
Yuan is a close friend of
Hu Ge, his roommate at the Shanghai Theatre Academy.
Yuan married ''
Princess Jieyou'' co-star
Zhang Xinyi
Zhang Xinyi (, born 29 May 1981) is a Chinese actress and director. She ranked 95th on ''Forbes'' Forbes China Celebrity 100, China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 99th in 2014, and 80th in 2015.
Biography
Zhang was born in 1981 in Ziyang, Sichuan p ...
in Germany in May 2016.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Variety show
, 2019
, ‘’
Mr.Housework’’
, 做家务的男人
, Cast member
Discography
Awards and nominations
References
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1982 births
Living people
Male actors from Wuhan
Chinese male stage actors
Shanghai Theatre Academy alumni
21st-century Chinese male actors
Chinese male film actors
Chinese male television actors
Participants in Chinese reality television series