Ren Jialun

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Ren Jialun
Born
Ren Guochao (任国超)

(1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 35)
Other namesAllen Ren
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Singer
  • Dancer
  • Model
Years active2014–present
Agent(s)H&R Century Pictures Co., Ltd
SpouseNie Huan (m. 2016-present)
Children1

Ren Jialun (Chinese: 任嘉伦; born Ren Guochao on 11 April 1989), also known as Allen Ren, is a Chinese actor and singer. He is best known for his historical drama The Glory of Tang Dynasty (2017), Under The Power (2019), Forever and Ever, One and Only (2021), as well as The Blue Whisper,Thousand Years for You (2022) and Burning Flames (2024)

Biography

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Ren was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province. His talent as a child was reflected in table tennis. He started playing at the age of 6 and was selected to the Shandong provincial team at the age of 13 due to his outstanding performance. Ren was a professional table tennis player, who trained alongside Zhou Yu and Zhang Jike. However, he had to quit the sport due to injuries.[1]

After graduating from high school, Ren worked in airport ground handling and flight attendant work at Qingdao Liuting International Airport. Because of hard work and conscientious training, the airport and its alma mater issued an advocacy of "learning the work spirit of Ren Guochao".[2] He also uses his spare time to learn to sing and dance, in order to chase and practice his dreams.[3] In 2008, he began to participate in various draft competitions to exercise himself. Later, he won the support of his family and officially resigned from the airport, opening another road of life.

Prior to beginning his acting career, Ren participated in Hunan TV's Super Boy and Korean Star. He was originally planned to debut in a Chinese-South Korean boy group, but quit in 2014 due to unknown reasons.

Career

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In 2014, Ren filmed his first television drama Detective Dee, where he played the leading role of Di Renjie. The drama was delayed and only aired in 2017.[4] In 2016, Ren featured in the fantasy action drama Noble Aspirations[5] and crime drama Memory Lost.

Ren rose to fame in 2017, after starring in the historical drama The Glory of Tang Dynasty. His portrayal of Li Chu left a deep impression on audiences, and he received rave reviews for his acting.[6] He received the Best Actor award at the 4th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China.[7]

In 2018, Ren starred in the fantasy romance drama The Destiny of White Snake, based on the renowned Chinese folktale, playing Xu Xian.[8]

In 2019, Ren starred in the wuxia drama Under The Power.[9]

In 2020, Ren starred in the republican spy drama Autumn Cicada.[10]

In 2021, Ren starred in the Chinese drama Miss Crow with Mr Lizard alongside Xing Fei, as his Co-star. The drama received many positive reviews in Asia and all worldwide. Ren also starred in One and Only and its sequel, Forever and Ever with Bai Lu as his Co star, which making both very popular recently. In the same year, he was cast in the drama Twilight alongside Angelababy.[11]

In 2022, Ren starred with Dilraba Dilmurat in The Blue Whisper, a fantasy romance drama. And a newly broadcast fantasy Republican Era drama, Thousand Years For You where Ren starred with Li Qin.

Personal life

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Real name anecdote

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Ren Jialun's real name is Ren Guochao. Because of his down-to-earth name, he once became the first artist to top Weibo's hot search due to "failure to change his name".[12]

Ren Guochao is not the only hidden name of Ren Jialun. He is most famous for the fact that one person can form the "RGC411 Heavenly Group".[13] This group is composed of his multi-oriented former names, and one of the representatives of the group is Ren Yaoxi, who can sing and dance well. This name is derived from when Ren Jialun went to Japan for development, because the word "good" in Japan is "yaoxi", which is homonym for "Yaoxi" and has the meaning of shining star.

Marriage

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On 7 March 2017, after Ren achieved mainstream success with The Glory of Tang Dynasty, Ren announced on Weibo that he was in a long-term relationship with his girlfriend of five years, Nie Huan.[14] On 2 February 2018, Ren announced on Weibo that he had become a father.[15]

Guochao anthology

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From 2007 to 2009, Ren wrote down his thoughts and thoughts about life on his blog. After gradually gaining attention, they were collected and compiled into an autobiography called Guo Chao Collection.[16]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes/Ref.
2016 Noble Aspirations 青云志 Liu Wei Hunan TV Cameo[5]
Memory Lost 美人为馅 Zhang Muhan iQiyi
2017 The Glory of Tang Dynasty 大唐荣耀 Li Chu Anhui TV, Beijing TV [6]
Legend of Dragon Pearl 龙珠传奇 Li Si Xing Cameo
Detective Dee 通天狄仁傑 Di Renjie Anhui TV [4]
2018 The Destiny of White Snake 天乩之白蛇傳說 Zi Xuan / Xu Xuan iQiyi [8]
2019 The Lost Tomb II: Explore with the Note 盗墓笔记II: 怒海潜沙 Xiao Yu Tencent Cameo[17]
Under The Power 锦衣之下 Lu Yi iQiyi, Mango TV [9]
2020 Autumn Cicada 秋蝉 Ye Chong Jiangsu TV, Zhejiang TV [10]
Love a Lifetime 慕白首 Nalan Yue / Lin Jing iQiyi, Youku [18]
2021 Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard 乌鸦小姐与蜥蜴先生 Gu Chuan Tencent
Never Say Goodbye 不说再见 Mu Qing / Liu Yuan Wen iQiyi [19]
One and Only 周生如故 ZhouSheng Chen iQiyi [20]
Forever and Ever 一生一世
2022 The Blue Whisper 驭鲛记之与君初相识 . 恰似故人归 Chang Yi Youku
Thousand Years For You 请君 Lu Yan iQiyi
2023 Heart / Twilight 暮色心约 Qi Lian Shan / Luo Cheng / Gu Xu Yang / Zhen Hai Tencent
The Demon Hunter's Romance 无忧渡 Jiu Xuan Ye iQiyi
Burning Flames 烈焰 Wu Geng / A Gou Tencent, IQIYI
2024 Phoenix Stage 凤凰台上 Xiao Huan / Bai Chi Fan Youku

Discography

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Singles

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Year English title Chinese title Album Notes/Ref.
2017 "Glory" 荣耀 The Glory of Tang Dynasty OST [21]
2018 "Dreamers Never Sleep" [22]
2019 "Cloud" 浮雲 [citation needed]
"Heart Wall" 心墙 Under The Power OST [23]
2020 "Split Identity" 分身 Autumn Cicada OST [24]
"Death Words" 逝言 Love a Lifetime OST [25]
2021 "As One" 如一 One and Only OST [26]
2022 I Thousand Years For You
2024 "don't ask why" 不问故 Burning flames OST

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 4th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China Best Actor The Glory of Tang Dynasty Won [7]
2018 Golden Data Entertainment Award Most Commercially Valuable Actor Won [citation needed]
2019 Sina Fashion Awards Vibrant Artist of the Year Won [27]
2020 7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actor (Emerald) Nominated [28]
30th China TV Golden Eagle Award Audience's Choice for Actor Nominated [29]
29th Huading Award Best Actor Under The Power Nominated
Iqiyi Scream Night Charm Actor of the Year Under The Power Won
29th Heading Award Best performance by an actor in an Ancient Television Series Under The Power Nominated
The Actor of china Best performance by an Actor-green Team Under The Power Nominated
2021 Iqiyi Q Award 2021 Most Influential Actor One and Only Won
30th Huading Award Audience's favourite TV Actor One and Only Won
Best Actor in a Television series One and Only Nominated
Best performance by an actor in an Ancient Television Series One and Only Nominated
2022 Chinese American TV Festival - Golden Angel Awards Best Young Actor Forever and Ever (TV series) Won
2023 Iqiyi Scream Night Asia-pacific Outstanding actor of the year Won
Asian Academy Creative Award Best Actor in a Leading Role Thousand years for you Won

References

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  1. ^ ""广平王"任嘉伦曾是乒球选手 与继科师出同门". Tencent (in Chinese). 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ "How to evaluate actor Ren Jialun?". 伊人小助. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Ren Jialun: Carrying the dream of "Idol", but becoming an excellent actor". 腾讯网. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "《通天狄仁杰》任嘉伦阚清子演唐代"史密斯夫妇"". Sina (in Chinese). 27 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "《诛仙青云志》电视剧最新剧照:三尾六尾造型曝光!". 游侠网 (in Chinese). 19 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b "《大唐荣耀》捧红了任嘉伦 被网友评为古装四少". People's Daily (in Chinese). 14 February 2017.
  7. ^ a b "恭喜!马伊琍凭借《我的前半生》获封视后". Tencent (in Chinese). 29 October 2017.
  8. ^ a b "任嘉伦加盟《白蛇传说》 搭档杨紫演绎凄美爱情". Tencent (in Chinese). 18 January 2017.
  9. ^ a b "《锦衣之下》即将上线 任嘉伦谭松韵甜酥来袭". Netease (in Chinese). 16 December 2019.
  10. ^ a b "《秋蝉》首播 任嘉伦李曼出演谍战剧". Xinhua (in Chinese). 4 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 May 2020.
  11. ^ "任嘉伦 Angelababy《暮色心约》穿高中校服毫无违和感". Jiuzyoung. 11 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Ren Jialun changed his name to a hot search on loneliness: the name has changed, but the original intention remains the same!". 百度. 贴吧. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Ren Jialun said that he was never named, abandoned daughters are very present, and only pays attention to his favored words". 腾讯网. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Ren Jialun, who was on the rise in his career, officially announced his marriage, but instead gained a large number of fans". 简书. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  15. ^ "28-year-old Ren Jialun announced that he would become a father after his son Xiaoshou announced that he had a public relationship with his wife a year ago". 腾讯网. 腾讯娱乐. 2 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  16. ^ ""Guo Chao Anthology" is talked about with great interest, but Ren Jialun called it black material, the reason behind the thought-provoking". 网易网. 网易娱乐. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  17. ^ "《怒海潜沙&秦岭神树》任嘉伦上演绝世神偷!". Tencent (in Chinese). 8 June 2019.
  18. ^ "《暮白首》首曝片花 任嘉伦张慧雯高甜撩拨少女心". Netease (in Chinese). 10 April 2020.
  19. ^ "任嘉伦张钧甯主演缉毒大戏《不说再见》". People's Daily (in Chinese). 30 July 2018.
  20. ^ "《周生如故》8月18日爱奇艺独家上线,书写赤忱家国情义". Ifeng (in Chinese). 18 August 2021.
  21. ^ "《大唐荣耀》曝主题曲《荣耀》 任嘉伦董冬冬合作". Netease (in Chinese). 25 January 2017.
  22. ^ "任嘉伦首单《Dreamers Never Sleep》上线". Sohu (in Chinese). 27 December 2018.
  23. ^ "《锦衣之下》任嘉伦柔情献唱 执手谭松韵修炼爱情". Netease (in Chinese). 27 December 2019.
  24. ^ "《秋蝉》片尾曲首次曝光 任嘉伦倾情演唱乱世纷争". China (in Chinese). 3 May 2020.
  25. ^ "任嘉伦张慧雯共赴白首之约". HKWB (in Chinese). 11 June 2020.
  26. ^ "[ OST ] Allen Ren Jialun : "As Always" -Character Song | 任嘉伦《如一》 | One And Only | 周生如故 | iQiyi". Youtube (in Chinese). 25 August 2021.
  27. ^ "2019风格大赏权威发布年度榜单 开启时尚科技交汇平行世界". Sina (in Chinese). 11 December 2019.
  28. ^ "第七届"中国电视好演员奖"候选名单,易烊千玺马思纯等超百名演员入围". Chongqing Chongbao (in Chinese). 15 September 2020.
  29. ^ "第30届金鹰奖提名名单:易烊千玺入围最佳男演员,蒋雯丽赵丽颖争视后". ifeng (in Chinese). 15 September 2020.
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