Jin Dong (, born 22 December 1976) is a Chinese actor. He is known for his television roles in ''Legend of Entrepreneurship'' (2012), ''

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'' (2015), '' Candle in the Tomb'' (2016), ''

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'' (2017) and ''

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'' (2017).

Career

When he was a teenager, Jin Dong played a supporting role in television series ''Oriental Businessmen'' (1995). In 2003, he graduated from Central Drama Academy with a degree in performance. Jin first gained critics' attention for his performance in the film ''Autumn Rain'' (2005), and was nominated for the Best Newcomer award at the

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. The film also won the Gold Award at the Yalta International Film Festival. He has also starred in numerous theater plays such as ''Sunrise'' (2008) and ''Jing Tian Lei'' (2010) where he played

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. In 2012, Jin won the China Golden Lion Award for Drama, the highest honor awarded for theater play. Also in 2012, Jin won the Best Supporting Actor award at the

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for his performance in ''Legend of Entrepreneurship''. Jin successfully broke into the mainstream with spy drama ''

'', which was a critical and commercial success. Jin reportedly gained 10 kg for his role as Ming Lou. He also made notable guest appearances in the highly popular historical drama ''

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'' (2015) and the metropolitan romance series ''

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'' (2016). In 2016, Jin played Hu Bayi in web adaptation of popular tomb-raiding novel series '' Candle in the Tomb'', produced by the same team behind ''Nirvana in Fire'' and ''The Disguiser''. The series received positive acclaim for its performance. In 2017, Jin starred alongside

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in the medical drama ''

''. He then starred in the romance drama ''

'', based on the novel of the same name by

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. The series was a ratings hit and became one of the most talked about dramas online. The same year, Jin became the vice president of China Television Artists Association. Jin ranked 50th on ''

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list in 2017. In 2018, Jin starred alongside

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in the romantic comedy series '' Mr. Right''. The drama gained one of the highest viewership ratings of the year. The same year, he was cast in ''The People's Property'', a political drama that is the sequel to the 2017 hit drama '' In the Name of People''. In 2019, Jin starred in the legal drama ''The Best Partner''. In 2020, Jiang starred in the healing romance drama ''If Time Flows Back''. He ranked 63rd on ''

list.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

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