Zhu Yawen

Zhu Yawen (Chinese: 朱亚文, born April 1984) is a Chinese actor. He appeared in the films The Witness and The Founding of an Army; and the television series Red Sorghum and Empress of the Ming. In 2018, he took part in variety show The Sound and became champion. In 2019, he joined the variety show Keep Running as a cast member.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhu.

Zhu Yawen
朱亚文
Born	(1984-04-21) April 21, 1984 Jiangsu, China
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Beijing Film Academy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Agent	Easy Entertainment
Spouse(s)	Shen Jiani ( m. 2016)
Children	2
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	朱亚文
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhū Yàwén

Zhu ranked 80th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2019.[1]

Early life

Born on 21 April 1984, Zhu attended Beijing Film Academy.

Personal life

Zhu married Shen Jiani in 2016. They have two children together.

Career

Zhu rose to fame for his role in the 2006 war drama Pathfinding to the Northeast.[2] The drama was critically acclaimed, and received the Golden Eagle Award for Best Television Series (China) and the Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Television Series.

This was followed with a leading role in another war drama The Ultimate Master of War in 2009, which established his popularity in China.[3] The same year, he starred in the military drama Great Northern Wilderness, which received the Flying Apsaras Awards for Outstanding Television Series.[4]

In 2010, Zhu starred in the romance drama Army Stories in Highland and received acclaim for his performance.[5]

In 2011, Zhu was awarded the Asian New Talent award at the Shanghai International Film Festival.[6]

In 2012, Zhu was nominated at the International Emmy Award for his performance in the aviation war drama Flying Eagle.[7]

In 2014, Zhu starred alongside Zhou Xun in the television adaptation of Red Sorghum by Mo Yan. However, his portrayal of the male lead Yu Zhan'ao, was criticized as stiff and unnatural.[8] The same year, he featured in the biographical film The Golden Era directed by Ann Hui, playing the role of Duanmu Hongliang.[9]

In 2015, Zhu starred alongside Ma Yili in Swan Dive for Love, a modern drama which narrates the story of a white-collar couple striving to make themselves richer amid a series of challenges.[10] Zhu won the Best Actor award in the contemporary drama category for his performance.[11] The same year, he played the antagonist in crime thriller The Witness.[12]

In 2019, Zhu starred in the historical drama Empress of the Ming, portraying Zhu Zhanji.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2007	A Revolutionist and His Mother	星星之火	Wang Jinmei
2011	You Are My Brother	你是我兄弟	Zheng Shiyi	[14]
2012	Mystery	浮城謎事	Qin Feng	[15]
2014	The Golden Era	黃金時代	Duanmu Hongliang
2015	Bride Wars	新娘大作战	Luo Dan	[16]
2015	The Witness	我是证人	Tang Zheng
2016	When Larry Met Mary	陆垚知马俐	Zhao Ben	[17]
2017	The Founding of an Army	建军大业	Zhou Enlai	[18]
2018	The Poet	诗人	Li Wu	[19]
2019	Welcome to Bear Town	欢迎来到熊仁镇	He Bi	[20]
	The Captain	中国机长		[21]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2004	Winter Passing	走过冬季	Ling Lingling
2005		阳光雨季	Yue Chaofei
2006	Step Brothers	非亲兄弟	Chen Tianyu	[22]
2007		雪琉璃	Li Ke	[23]
2008	Pathfinding to the Northeast	闯关东	Zhu Chuanwu
2008		豪门金枝	Zhong Lin
2009	Army Stories in Highland	高地	Wang Qi
2009	Great Northern Wilderness	情系北大荒	Chi Pao
2009	Memories of The Golden Flame	烽火影人	Ouyang Pusheng	[24]
2009	The Ultimate Master of War	兵圣	Sun Wu
2010		市委书记日记	Han Xia
2010	Red Sorghum	高粱红了	Lin Yusheng	[25]
2010	Love in the Vast Land	爱在苍茫大地	Wen Mingyuan	[26]
2011	Flying Eagle	远去的飞鹰	Gao Zhihang
2012	My Natasha	我的娜塔莎	Chong Tiande	[27]
2012	Nos Annees Francaises	我们的法兰西岁月	Zhou Enlai	[28]
2013	The Blood Brothers	铁血兄弟	Jiang Liu	[29]
2013	The Story of Zheng Yang Gate	正阳门下	Han Chunming	[30]
2014		地火	Li Zhongming	[31]
2014	Red Sorghum	红高粱	Yu Zhanao
2015	Say No For Youth	天生要完美	Yun Tianyao	[32]
2015	Swan Dive for Love	北上广不相信眼泪	Zhao Xiaoliang
2016	Two Families	姐妹兄弟	Song Jianguo	[33]
2016	Happy Mitan	欢喜密探		Cameo
2016	City Still Believe in Love	北上广依然相信爱情	Wang Mao	[34]
2017	Across The Ocean To See You	漂洋过海来看你	Zheng Chu	[35]
2018	Partners	合伙人	Gu Dongqing	[36]
2019	Empress of the Ming	大明风华	Zhu Zhanji
2020	Kidnapping Game	绑架游戏	Yu Hai	[37]
	Together	在一起		[38]
TBA	The Lion's Secret	赖猫的狮子倒影	Liu Qing	[39]
	The Investigator	商业调查师		[40]
	A Love Never Lost	人生若如初见		[41]

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2015	Real Hero	真心英雄	Cast member
2019–present	Keep Running	奔跑吧	Cast member	[42]

Discography

Singles

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2015	"Today You Will Marry Me"	今天你要嫁给我	Bride Wars OST	with Angelababy, Chen Xiao and Ni Ni[43]
2019	N/A	"造亿万吨光芒"	Keep Running theme song	With Li Chen, Angelababy, Zheng Kai, Wang Yanlin, Lucas Wong and Song Yuqi

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2011	14th Shanghai International Film Festival	Asian New Talent Award	N/A	Won	[6]
2012	40th International Emmy Award	Best Performance by an Actor	Flying Eagle	Nominated	[7]
2014	21st Shanghai Television Festival	Best Actor	Red Sorghum	Nominated
2016	3rd Asia Rainbow TV Awards	Best Actor (Modern Drama)		Won	[44]
	19th Huading Awards	Best Actor (Contemporary Drama)	Swan Dive for Love	Won	[11]
2017	31st Golden Rooster Awards	Best Supporting Actor	When Larry Met Mary	Nominated
2018	34th Hundred Flowers Awards	Best Actor	The Founding of an Army	Nominated	[45]
2019	17th Golden Phoenix Awards	Society Award		Won	[46]
	6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony	Best Actor (Emerald Category)	Partners	Nominated	[47]

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External links

• Zhu Yawen on Sina Weibo