Ren Jialun (; born Ren Guochao on 11 April 1989), also known as Allen Ren, is a Chinese
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
and
singer
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...
. He is best known for his historical drama ''
The Glory of Tang Dynasty'' (2017), ''
Under The Power'' (2019), ''
Forever and Ever'', ''
One and Only
One And Only ( ja, ワンアンドオンリー, link=no, foaled 23 February 2011) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for his win in the 2014 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby). He showed great promise as a juvenile in 2013 when ...
'' (2021), as well as ''
The Blue Whisper'' and ''
Thousand Years for You'' (2022).
Biography
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
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...
player, who trained alongside
Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu (, ) (175–210), courtesy name Gongjin (), was a Chinese military general and strategist serving under the warlord Sun Ce in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. After Sun Ce died in the year 200, he continued serving under Sun Quan, ...
and
Zhang Jike
Zhang Jike (; born 16 February 1988) is a retired Chinese table tennis player.
Zhang became the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career Grand Slam when he won gold in men's singles at the Olympic games in London 20 ...
. However, he had to quit the sport due to injuries.
After graduating from high school, Ren worked in airport ground handling and flight attendant work at
Qingdao Liuting International Airport
Qingdao Liuting International Airport was the main airport that served the city of Qingdao in Shandong Province, China. It was about from the city center and served as a hub for Shandong Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines and Qingdao Airline ...
. And because of hard work and conscientious training, the airport and its alma mater issued an advocacy of "learning the work spirit of Ren Guochao". And Ren, who loves music and dance, also uses his spare time to learn to sing and dance, in order to chase and practice his dreams. 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
Hunan Television or Hunan TV () is a provincial satellite TV station officially launched on 29 September 1970 and is currently China's second-most-watched channel, second only to CCTV-1, owned by China Central Television, although Hunan STV occasi ...
'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
In 2014, Ren filmed his first television drama ''Detective Dee'', where he played the leading role of
Di Renjie
Di Renjie (630 – November 11, 700), courtesy name Huaiying (懷英), formally Duke Wenhui of Liang (梁文惠公), was a Chinese politician of Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties, twice serving as chancellor during the reign of Wu Zetian. He was one of ...
. The drama was delayed and only aired in 2017.
In 2016, Ren featured in the fantasy action drama ''
Noble Aspirations''
and crime drama ''
Memory Lost
''Memory Lost'' ( zh, c=美人为馅, p=Měirén wéi xiàn) is a 2016 Chinese streaming television series produced by iQiyi, starring Yang Rong and Bai Yu. It is based on the detective trilogy of the same name by Ding Mo. The series premiered ...
''.
Ren rose to fame in 2017, after starring in the historical drama ''
The Glory of Tang Dynasty''. His portrayal of
Li Chu
Emperor Daizong of Tang (9 January 727 According to Daizong's biography in the ''Old Book of Tang'', he was born on the 13th day in the 12th month of the 14th year of the Kaiyuan era of Tang Xuanzong's reign. This date corresponds to 9 Jan 727 i ...
left a deep impression on audiences, and he received rave reviews for his acting.
He received the Best Actor award at the 4th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China.
In 2018, Ren starred in the fantasy romance drama ''
The Destiny of White Snake'', based on the
renowned Chinese folktale, playing Xu Xian.
In 2019, Ren starred in the wuxia drama ''
Under The Power''.
In 2020, Ren starred in the republican spy drama ''Autumn Cicada''.
In 2021, Ren starred in the Chinese drama ''Miss Crow with Mr Lizard'' alongside ''
Xing Fei
Xing Fei (, born October 1, 1994), also known as Fair Xing, is a Chinese actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in the dramas ''Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me'' (2017), ''Miracle Healer'' (2017), ''Miracle Healer Season 2'' (2018), ...
'', 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.
In 2022, Ren starred with
Dilraba Dilmurat
Dilraba Dilmurat ( ug, دىلرەبا دىلمۇرات, Dilreba Dilmurat; zh, p=Dílìrèbā Dílìmùlātí; born on June 3, 1992), known in Chinese as Dilireba ( zh, s=迪丽热巴, t=迪麗熱巴, c=, p=Dílìrèbā;), is a Chinese actress, ...
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
Real name anecdote
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".
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". 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.
Emotional Marriage
On March 7, 2017, Weibo announced their relationship.
On February 2, 2018, Weibo announced the child's photo, announcing that he officially became a father.
Guochao anthology
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.
Filmography
Television series
Discography
Singles
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
21st-century Chinese male actors
Chinese male television actors
Super Boy contestants
Male actors from Shandong