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Chen Kun
Known for: ActingChen 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.
Filmography 20
The Rise of Phoenixes
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
as Yuanshi Tianzun
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
The Wind Blows From Longxi
Creation of the Gods III: Creation Under Heaven
as Yuan Shi Tian Zun
Let the Bullets Fly
Win The Future
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
Mojin: The Lost Legend
Ark Peace
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
The Founding of a Republic
as Chiang Ching-kuo
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
as Wentai / Prince Toba Hong
Painted Skin
as Wang Sheng
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Zhou Enlai
Painted Skin: The Resurrection
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Beautiful Accident
Chongqing Hot Pot