Dong Zijian

Dong Zijian (Chinese: 董子健, born 19 December 1993) is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his roles in Young Style (2013), Mountains May Depart (2015), De Lan (2015) and At Cafe 6 (2016).

Dong Zijian
Born (1993-12-19) December 19, 1993
Beijing, China
Alma materCentral Academy of Drama
Occupation
Years active2013–present
Spouse(s)Sun Yi (m. 2017)
Children1
Parent(s)Dong Zhi Hua
Wang Jing Hua

Early life and education

Dong is born in Beijing, China. His father, Dong Zhi Hua is also an actor; and his mother, Wang Jing Hua is a famous artist manager in China.[1][2] He studied at the Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shi Yan School, Yew Chung International School of Beijing and Beijing NO.80 Middle School in his earlier years.[3][4] In 2014, he was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama.[4]

Career

Dong made his debut in the youth drama film Young Style by Liu Jie,[5] for which he won the Best Actor award at the China Movie Channel Media Awards.[6]

In 2014, Dong featured in the horror film Bunshinsaba 3, directed by Ahn Byeong-ki;[7] followed by the youth drama film The Ark of Mr. Chow.[8]

In 2015, he was nominated for the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his performance in Mountains May Depart, a realistic melodrama pic directed by Jia Zhangke.[9] Dong reunited with director Liu Jie to star in his film, De Lan, a rural tale that revolves around a loan officer who travels to a remote village and strikes up a complicated relationship with a Tibetan woman. De Lan won the Best Feature Film award at the Shanghai International Film Festival.[10]

In 2016, he starred in the Taiwanese coming-of-age film At Cafe 6.[11] He also had a supporting role in the thriller film Hide and Seek which co-starred Wallace Huo.[12]

In 2017, Dong starred in Young Love Lost, a comedy film by first-time director Xiang Guoqiang. He was praised for his excellent portrayal as a young roustabout who has no clear goals.[13] He also featured in Han Han's drama film Duckweed,[14] and patriotic war film The Founding of an Army as Deng Xiaoping.[15] The same year, Dong was cast as one of the three protagonists in Namiya, the Chinese remake of Japanese novel Miracles of the Namiya General Store.[16]

In 2018, Dong starred in the comedy film Dude's Manual.[17] The same year, Dong made his small-screen debut in the television series Like a Flowing River, based on the novel Da Jiang Dong Qu by Ah Nai and set in the period of Chinese economic reform.[18] Forbes China listed Dong under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[19]

Filmography

Film
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2013Young Style青春派Ju Ran
2014Bunshinsaba 3笔仙IIIZi Jian
2015The Ark of Mr. Chow少年班Wu Wei
Mountains May Depart山河故人Dao Le
De Lan德蘭Xiao Wang
2016At Cafe 6六弄咖啡馆Guan Min-lü
Hide and Seek捉迷藏Lulu's boyfriend
2017Young Love Lost少年巴比伦Lu Xiaolu
Duckweed乘風破浪Xiao Ma
The Founding of an Army建軍大業Deng Xiaoping
Namiya解憂雜貨店Ah Jie
2018Dude's Manual完全男生手册He Xiaoyang
Ash Is Purest White江湖儿女[20]
2019Youthful China in the Headlines头条里的青春中国Short film[21]
2020My People My Homeland我和我的家乡Dong Kexue[22]
2021Assassin in Red刺杀小说家[23]

Television series
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2018Like a Flowing River大江大河Yang Xun
TBA Like a Flowing River 2大江大河2 [24]
Little Doctor 小大夫 Guo Jing [25]
My Best Friend's Story流金岁月Xie Hongzu[26]

Variety show
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2017Give Me Five高能少年团Cast member[27]

Discography
YearEnglish titleChinese titleAlbumNotes
2017"Proud Youths"骄傲的少年Give Me Five OSTwith Zhang Yishan, Wang Junkai, Liu Haoran & Darren Wang[28]
2019"Starry Sea"星辰大海For China Movie Channel Young Actors Project
with 31 other actors[29]

Awards and nominations
Year Awards Category Work Result Ref.
2013China Movie Channel Media AwardsBest ActorYoung StyleWon[6]
Chinese Young Generation Film Forum AwardsBest New ActorWon[30]
Golden Horse Film Festival and AwardsBest New PerformerNominated
2014Beijing College Student Film FestivalBest New PerformerWon[31]
Changchun Film FestivalBest ActorNominated
Chinese Film Media AwardsBest New PerformerNominated
2015Golden Phoenix AwardsBest New PerformerWon[32]
2015 Cannes Film FestivalBest ActorMountains May DepartNominated[9]
Golden Horse Film Festival and AwardsBest ActorDe LanNominated
2017Beijing College Student Film FestivalBest ActorNominated
2019 6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actor (Emerald Category) Like a Flowing River Nominated [33]
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References
  1. "金马佳片《八月》今日公映 董子健回忆父亲印象". Sohu (in Chinese). March 24, 2017.
  2. "董子健称母亲王京花对其放养". NetEase (in Chinese). June 8, 2015.
  3. "董子健爆料鹿晗是校草 女生都扒窗口看他". ifeng (in Chinese). October 29, 2015.
  4. "王京花之子董子健独自报到 90后影帝中戏镀金". Tencent (in Chinese). August 25, 2014.
  5. "《青春派》打造90后影帝 董子健成新人王". Sina (in Chinese). June 25, 2013.
  6. "Tiny Times and Young Style Share Media Channel Best Film Award". Shanghai International Film Festival. March 4, 2017.
  7. "《笔仙3》焦俊艳董子健饰情侣 献银幕初吻". Sina (in Chinese). June 27, 2014.
  8. "董子健《少年班》获赞 演值征服观众". Sina (in Chinese). June 26, 2015.
  9. "Young Chinese actor Dong Zijian nominated at Cannes". GBTimes. May 7, 2015.
  10. "A Rising Chinese Actor, Dong Zijian, on Where the Good Movies Are Now". New York Times. June 10, 2016.
  11. "Dong Zijian, Cherry Ngan navigate a long-distance romance". South China Morning Post. September 8, 2016.
  12. "董子健：《捉迷藏》和霍建华打得很激烈". Sina (in Chinese). June 13, 2016.
  13. "Young Love Lost,an Offbeat Period Light Comedy". Shanghai International Film Festival. March 4, 2017.
  14. "韩寒《乘风破浪》再曝董子健加盟". Mtime (in Chinese). October 20, 2016.
  15. "'The Founding of an Army' cast comparison: True to life?". China Daily. July 28, 2017.
  16. "Keigo Higashino's 'Namiya' adapted into Chinese film". China.org.cn. October 30, 2017.
  17. "董子健颠覆形象首演喜剧《脱单告急》定档4.20". Asia Pacific Daily (in Chinese). March 3, 2018.
  18. "《大江大河》官宣主演董子健 演绎改革开放企业家". Sina (in Chinese). December 6, 2017.
  19. 福布斯公布30岁以下精英榜 刘昊然张碧晨领衔登封. Sina (in Chinese). August 2, 2018.
  20. "贾樟柯《江湖儿女》阵容再添猛将 张译董子健《山河故人》之后二度合作". Mtime (in Chinese). January 11, 2018.
  21. "《头条里的青春中国》微电影上线". Youth.cn (in Chinese). September 27, 2019.
  22. "《我和我的家乡》之《天上掉下个UFO》故事单元发布海报 佟丽娅彭昱畅惊喜加盟". Sohu (in Chinese). August 13, 2020.
  23. "杨幂雷佳音董子健联袂"刺杀小说家"". Mtime (in Chinese). November 5, 2018.
  24. "王凯杨烁董子健主演《大江大河》将拍第二部". Sina (in Chinese). November 8, 2018.
  25. "电视剧《小大夫》开机 董子健张嘉倪联手演绎治愈江湖罗曼史". Yule (in Chinese). April 4, 2019.
  26. 亦舒《流金岁月》陈道明董子健加盟，刘诗诗倪妮或演闺蜜. Beijing News (in Chinese). April 29, 2020.
  27. 高能少年团正式官宣 网友：真霸屏，鲜肉明星来啦. Tencent (in Chinese). February 13, 2017.
  28. "王俊凯刘昊然董子健等献声《骄傲的少年》MV首发". Sina (in Chinese). April 6, 2017.
  29. "32位演员！电影频道青年演员计划MV录制现场". 1905.com (in Chinese). November 11, 2019.
  30. "董子健获华语青年影像论坛年度新锐男演员". Sina (in Chinese). October 18, 2013.
  31. "第21届北京大学生电影节闭幕". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). May 14, 2014.
  32. "电影金凤凰开奖 90后影帝董子健获新人奖". Sina (in Chinese). June 8, 2015.
  33. ""好演员"候选名单：肖战李现赵丽颖杨紫等入围". Sina (in Chinese). October 16, 2019.
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