Vivian Dawson (born July 18, 1984), better known by his stage name Jinrong (), is a New Zealand actor and model.

Life and career

Dawson was born in Canada on July 18, 1984 and grew up in New Zealand. His father is a New Zealander, while his mother was a

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. Dawson majored in

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and graduated in 2007. After he graduated, he worked as a fitness professional in a health club in Melbourne and then moved to Singapore. In 2009, Dawson won for ''CLEO'' (Singapore)'s 50 most eligible bachelors of 2009. In 2010, Dawson featured in the music video of Taiwanese singer

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song "Love Player". In September 2010, Dawson and Tsai were spotted on a date in Tokyo. Dawson made his acting debut in Taiwanese film ''Double Trouble'' (2012). In February 2013, Dawson took

to visit his parents and relatives in New Zealand. Dawson then replaced the British actor Rhydian Vaughn and featured in two of the highest-grossing Chinese films, ''

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'' (2014) and ''

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'' (2015), which also helped him garnered more popularity in

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. In December 2016, Jolin Tsai's manager Tom Wang confirmed that Dawson and Tsai broke up amicably in November and remain close friends.

Filmography

* '' Double Trouble'' (2012) * ''Lover Run'' (2013) * '' Sorry, I Love You'' (2014) * ''

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''Running After the Love'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2016) * ''

For a Few Bullets ''For a Few Bullets'' is a 2016 Chinese comedy western film directed by Peter Pan Anzi and starring Lin Gengxin, Zhang Jingchu and Liu Xiaoqing. It was released in China by Wanda Shengshi Film Distribution in IMAX on July 15, 2016. Plot When a p ...

'' (2016) * ''The Eight Immortals in School 2'' (2016) * ''Butterfly Cemetery'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2017) * ''The Gravity of a Rainbow'' (2019) * ''Once Upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain'' (2019) * "Miss S" (2020) Vivian Dawson at chinesemov.com
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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dawson, Vivian 1984 births Living people 21st-century New Zealand male actors Canadian emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand male film actors New Zealand male television actors New Zealand people of Chinese descent New Zealand people of Singaporean descent