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Chen Kun

Acting Born Feb 4, 1976 Chongqing, Sichuan, China 24 credits

Biography

Chen Kun (Chinese: 陳坤; pinyin: Chén Kūn) born February 4, 1976 in Chongqing, Sichuan), is a Chinese actor and singer. He also goes by another name, Aloys.

He showed early talent in singing and was strongly recommended by his vocal trainer and mentor to join the famous China Oriental Song and Dance Ensemble(now China National Song and Dance Ensemble) at Beijing in 1995. In 1996, he was admitted to Beijing Film Academy where he took off as a promising young actor.

As the leading man in "A West Lake Moment", Chen Kun won a nomination for the best actor at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards in 2005. His performance in "The Knot" brought him a Huabiao Film Award (the main national film award in China) as best actor in 2007. His recent portrait of Chiang Ching-kuo in the 2009's mega blockbuster "The Founding of a Republic" received high remarks from critics and brought him sweeping popularity among audiences.

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Known for

Film

Creation of the Gods III: Creation Under Heaven

as Yuan Shi Tian Zun

Round Table

2016
Film

Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms

as Yuanshi Tianzun
Film

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

as Yu Huatian / Fengli Dao
Film

Let the Bullets Fly

as Huwan

Full filmography

  • Voice (2012)
  • Creation of the Gods III: Creation Under Heaven as Yuan Shi Tian Zun
  • Round Table (2016)
  • The Rise of Phoenixes (2018) as Ning Yi
  • Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023) as Yuanshi Tianzun
  • The Conquest (2006) as Fan Lai
  • Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force (2025) as Yuanshi Tianzun
  • The Wind Blows From Longxi (2022) as Chen Gong
  • Twenty-Four Hours (2016)
  • The Story of a Noble Family (2003) as 金燕西
  • Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011) as Yu Huatian / Fengli Dao
  • Win The Future (2021) as Zhou Rui
  • Let the Bullets Fly (2010) as Huwan
  • Lost in 1949 (2018) as Qiao Zhicai / Qiao Lijie
  • Love Story in Shanghai (2001) as Chen Zikun
  • C'est La Vie, Mon Chéri (2008) as 张少杰
  • Vancouver (2004) as 罗毅
  • Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015) as Hu Baiyi
  • The Founding of a Republic (2009) as Chiang Ching-kuo
  • Pink Ladies (2003) as Romeo
  • Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (2009) as Wentai / Prince Toba Hong
  • Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012) as Huo Xin
  • Remembrance Of Dreams Past (2009) as 陆天恩
  • Ark Peace (2021) as Zhang Duhang