Wu Kang-ren

Wu Kang-ren[1] (Chinese: 吳慷仁; Wade–Giles: Wu K'ang-jen; born 24 November 1982), also known as Chris Wu, is a Taiwanese actor and model.

Not to be confused with Kris Wu.
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.

Wu Kang-ren
Born (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Alma materKaohsiung Municipal Chung-Cheng Industrial High School
OccupationActor, model
Years active2007–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese吳慷仁
Simplified Chinese吴慷仁
Musical career
Also known asWu Kangren

He debuted in the short film Fragile in Love: Poetry in Motion in 2007, and first came to attention for his role in the 2009 television series Autumn's Concerto. He received his first acting award at the 18th Asian Television Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the 2012 TV series Emerging Light.

Early life

Wu was born on November 24, 1982 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He attended Kaohsiung Municipal Chung-Cheng Industrial High School. He lived with his mother after the divorce of his parents, and began working at 14, after graduating from junior high school, to support his family. He worked in restaurants, stalls, and supermarkets.[2] He also tried being an on-site construction welder despite his lack of skill, receiving burns in the eyes as a consequence. After his conscription, he began working in a bar as a bartender.[3] It was during this time that he was discovered by Li Qiyuan, a director who made him enter the entertainment industry.[4]

Career

2007–2009: Acting debut and recognition

He started his career as a model,[4] but he moved to being an actor with his debut performance in a gay role in Fragile in Love: Poetry in Motion (沿海岸線徵友). Directed by Mickey Chen and Chi Chen Jun, the short film was featured at The LGBT Civil Rights Movement Film Festival[5] and at the Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival among others.[6] His first television miniseries came the afterwards in Talking With You Boyfriend's Ex-Girlfriend (與男友的前女友密談). The mini-series was awarded the Best Mini-series Screenplay Award and the Best Editing Award at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards in 2008.[7] The same year, he was cast in Hong Kong film Miao Miao with actors Ko Chia-yen and Wing Fan. The film was selected at the 2009 Melbourne International Film Festival, but it was later pulled out due to controversies about China's boycott against the film festival,[8][9] as well as premiering at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival.[10] The film was also screened at the 11th Taipei Film Festival.[11]

In 2009, Talking With You Boyfriend's Ex-Girlfriend's director Chen Hui Jing cast him once again in his first idol drama Autumn's Concerto starring Vanness Wu and Ady An, where he played the role of Hua Tuoye.[12] In later years, he stated that he was often reprimanded by Li Qiyuan as he had difficulties delivering his lines well in shootings.[4] The series was received favorably by viewers.[13][11]

2010–2012: Continued project offers

Wu started to receive more television and film projects. In TTV's Zhong Wu Yan, he played the character of Howard, a blind man who finds love in Wu Yen, played by Cheryl Yang.[11] He also starred in When Love Comes which garnered multiple nominations from different award-giving ceremonies.[11][14][15]

During the press conference of TTV's Local Hero in 2011, Wu stated that he accidentally injured his left hand while shooting.[16] He still participated in their scheduled charity event game that requires peeling fruits despite his hand injury, nevertheless, because he stated that he wanted the kids to enjoy.[17]A year later, he was cast in four more television series. Among them is TTV's What Is Love co starring Jade Chou.[18]

In 2012, Wu was cast in the role of Rong Guang, a farmer raising his son as a single parent, in the film The Third Wish.[19] In preparation for the role, who is a skinny farmer to be diagnosed of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Wu started running 5-kilometer races in the hot sun, and ate only boiled eggs and guava. He lost 8 kilograms of weight in 10 days.[20] He also started acting as a father to child actor Chen Yu-cheng a week before filming began to study the father-and-son's lifestyle.[21]

2013–present: First acting award

I was not born an actor... These experiences (doing manual labor jobs at a young age) made me aware of how money is earned that I try my best to be a hardworking actor. — Wu Kang-jen[4]

In January, Wu was cast in TTV's King Flower co-starring James Wen and Nikki Hsieh. He played the character role of Ouyang Tai, the GM of Shen Da Realty who was engaged to Du Liang Yan, but was later killed by accident. The series consistently topped the viewers' ratings during its timeslot, garnering a 1.57 total average by the end of the series.[22] Before the year ended, his performance in the 2012 TV series Emerging Light (愛在旭日升起時) earned him the Best Actor in a Leading Role award at the 18th Asian Television Awards on December 5, 2013 held in Singapore.[23]

In 2014, he played the role of Zhou Shu Yu and David in Rock N' Road and Winnie the Boob (小胸維妮的幸福旅程) respectively. He was once again paired with Judy Chou, his co-star in What Is Love, in the latter series.[24] He also acted alongside Ella Chen in The Lying Game (謊言遊戲) towards the end of the year.[25] From late 2015 to early 2016, he starred in the period drama A Touch of Green as a young fighter pilot, for which he won the award for best actor in a leading role at the Golden Bell Awards 2016.[26]

Personal life

He was in a relationship with White Ant co-star Aviis Zhong from 2015 to 2017.[27]

Filmography

Television
YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2007Talking With You Boyfriend's Ex-Girlfriend與男友的前女友密談Film
Fragile in Love: Poetry in Motion沿海岸線徵友Hsiao-haiFilm
2008Taipei 24H: Save the Lover台北異想：舊．情人Rookie
2009Autumn's Concerto下一站，幸福Hua Tuoye
2010Zhong Wu Yen鍾無艷Howard
Days We Stared at the Sun他們在畢業的前一天爆炸Police officer
2011The Local Hero田庄英雄Ma Shanghong
2012I Love You So Much粉愛粉愛你Bu HaowenCameo
Inborn Pair真愛找麻煩Zhao Dongyang
What Is Love花是愛Bai Zongyou
Emerging Light愛在旭日升起時Zhang Tingxu
2013King Flower金大花的華麗冒險Ouyang Tai
The Sea Reflects the Blue Sky碧海映藍天Chien Chunyi
The Day Mom Came to Visit那天媽媽來看我Ho XuanFilm
2014Rock N' RoadA咖的路Zhou Shuyu
My Antenna Is Broken搆不到的訊號Antenna manFilm
Winnie The Boob小胸維妮的幸福旅程DavidFilm
The Lying Game謊言遊戲Wei Youliang
Mr. Right Wanted徵婚啟事Xu LeiCameo
Love by the River河畔卿卿PasserbyCameo
2015Heart Of Steel鋼鐵之心Dance instructorCameo
Wake Up麻醉風暴Yeh Chien-te
Long Day's Journey into Light出境事務所Zhao Shengwei
The Crossing Hero超級大英雄Sun Yen-chun
A Touch of Green一把青Kao Jen
2016Q Series: Love of Sandstorm植劇場-戀愛沙塵暴Lin Yi-de
In Love - Love滾石愛情故事-愛情Chang Ching-yeh
Where the River Flows鮮肉老爸Chiu Min-huiFilm
Lost? Me Too迷徒ChloeWang Shih-chiWebseries
CodeCODE浮士德遊戲Alex ChenWebseries
2017The Perfect Match極品絕配Huo Ting-en
The Masked Lover我的愛情不平凡Huo Ting-enCameo
My Gifts我的禮物Chao Yi-chungFilm
We Are One望月Chou Ta-lungFilm
Ping Pong乒乓Fang YiFilm
Wake Up 2麻醉風暴2Yeh Chien-te
2018
Your Children Are Not Your Children你的孩子不是你的孩子
2019 The World Between Us 我們與惡的距離 Wang She
2020 The Ghost Bride 彼岸之嫁 Er Lang Webseries


Film
YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2008Miao Miao渺渺Bei Jiaxin
In the Coming of Surprise意外之前Short film
2009The End Of Love愛情的盡頭A-kaiShort film
2010When Love Comes當愛來的時候Mu Zongfu
2011Blowfish河豚
2012The Third Wish第三個願望Ho Rong-guang
Dive In這一刻，愛吧！Shuai YiqiangShort film
Economical Man經濟適用男A-hanShort film
Xiao Yuan San Kuai Ke校園三快客Wu ShihanShort film
Love in Kyushu九州 向愛走Lin BaiShort film
Life in Tokyo東京 不見不散A-zhiShort film
2013Star of Bethlehem微光閃亮 第一個清晨A Sheng
201442 Minutes42分鐘HusbandShort film[28]
2015The Bride屍憶Yeh Cheng-hao
2016White Ant白蟻─慾望謎網Bai Yide
Beyond All Doubt我們都不應該討論愛情Ming-lungShort film
2017Portrait Coffee Shop寫真咖啡館Lin Wen-lungShort film
Solo獨奏Short film
Father with Dark Circles我的黑眼圈爸爸Short film
2018High Flash引爆點
The Scoundrels刁民
Xiao Mei
2019The Lady Improper

Music video appearances
YearSong titleArtist
2007"Breathless" (缺氧)Rainie Yang
2008"Too Bad" (殘念)Jeff Chang
"Unable To Guess" (猜不透)Della Ding
2012"It Can Hurt More" (再痛也沒關係)Andrew Tan
2014"The Real Me" (真的我)Ella Chen
2015" A Million Butterflies" (一百萬隻蝴蝶)We Save Strawberries
"Travel" (放心去旅行)Wing Lo
"As It Is" (看淡)Hebe Tien
"Men Over Clouds and Women on Earth" (天上的男人 地上的女人)Yoga Lin
"You Are Nothing" (什麼東西)Kris Kuan
2016"Truth Be Told" (說實話)Lee Chien-na
"Tough" (頑固)Mayday
2017"Beginning of the End" (終於結束的起點)Mayday

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Discography

Soundtrack contributions
YearSong titleTV series/Film
2012"Sleep" (睡吧)The Third Wish
2014"In The Spring" (春天裡)Rock N' Road
"Onion" (洋蔥)
"Friends" (朋友)
2016"Wild Fires of Youth" (野性的青春)Where the River Flows

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
201318th Asian Television AwardsBest Actor in a Leading Role[31]Emerging LightWon
201550th Golden Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film[32]Wake UpWon
Best Leading Actor in a Television Series[32] Long Day's Journey into Light Nominated
201651st Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actor in a Television Series[32]A Touch of Green Won
201719th Taipei Film AwardsBest ActorWhite AntWon
52nd Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actor in a Television SeriesLove of SandstormNominated
Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Television FilmWe Are OneNominated
22nd Asian Television AwardBest Actor in a Leading RoleNominated
12th Asia-Pacific Producers' Network AwardsBest ActorN/AWon
201954th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actor in a TV SeriesThe World Between UsNominated
2nd Asian Academy Creative AwardsBest Leading Actor(Taiwan)Won
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