Liang Jingkang (; born 4 January 1994), also known as Leon Leong, formerly Connor Leong, is a Chinese actor and model. He is best known for his role as Feng Meizuo in the television series ''Meteor Garden'' (2018), which propelled him to fame in China and Asia.

Early life and education

Leong was born on 4 January 1994 in

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of China. He attended South China Institute of Software Engineering in

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. In college, he began modelling and filming advertisements.

Career

2016–2017: Beginnings

In 2016, Leong debuted as an actor in the historical comedy series ''Huang Fei Hong'' where he played the role as Gong Ting. He then starred in the short film ''Night Poet''. The same year, Leong was cast as a customer in the Chinese film adaptation of ''

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'' directed by

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. In 2017, Leong starred in the fantasy romance film ''Cat Lover''. Leong also participated in the Youku variety show ''Super Idol'', hosted by

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. The same year, he was cast by Angie Chai in the role of Feng Meizuo in the 2018 adaptation of ''

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'' Leong appeared in Harper's Bazaar China with his ''Meteor Garden'' costars

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, and

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in the November issue.

2018–present: Rising popularity

Leong rose to fame with his role as Feng Meizuo in the 2018 television series ''Meteor Garden'', the remake of popular Taiwanese drama series ''

'' and based on the

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series written by

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. In 2019, Leong starred in '' Another Me'', a television drama based on the film ''

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'' (2016). He plays a guest role as the younger brother of the female lead. The same year, he played the male lead in the youth sports drama ''Never Stand Still''. In 2020, Leong starred in the youth romance drama ''My Love, Enlighten Me''. He is set to star in the youth comedy drama ''Run For Young''. In November 2020, he was cast as the main lead of the upcoming C-drama, ''A Robot In the Orange Orchard'', alongside Sun Qian.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety Shows

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

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