Zhu Yawen (, born April 1984) is a Chinese actor. He appeared in the films '' The Witness'' and ''

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''; and the television series '' Red Sorghum'' and ''

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''. In 2018, he took part in variety show The Sound and became champion. In 2019, he joined the variety show ''

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'' as a cast member. Zhu ranked 80th on ''

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list in 2019.

Early life

Born on 21 April 1984, Zhu attended

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Personal life

Zhu married Shen Jiani in 2016. They have two children together.

Career

Zhu rose to fame for his role in the 2006 war drama ''Pathfinding to the Northeast''. The drama was critically acclaimed, and received the

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and the Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Television Series. This was followed with a leading role in another war drama ''The Ultimate Master of War'' in 2009, which established his popularity in China. The same year, he starred in the military drama ''Great Northern Wilderness'', which received the

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for Outstanding Television Series. In 2010, Zhu starred in the romance drama ''Army Stories in Highland'' and received acclaim for his performance. In 2011, Zhu was awarded the Asian New Talent award at the

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. In 2012, Zhu was nominated at the

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for his performance in the aviation war drama ''Flying Eagle''. In 2014, Zhu starred alongside Zhou Xun in the television adaptation of '' Red Sorghum'' by

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. However, his portrayal of the male lead Yu Zhan'ao, was criticized as stiff and unnatural. The same year, he featured in the biographical film ''

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'' directed by

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, playing the role of

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. In 2015, Zhu starred alongside

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in ''Swan Dive for Love'', a modern drama which narrates the story of a white-collar couple striving to make themselves richer amid a series of challenges. Zhu won the Best Actor award in the contemporary drama category for his performance. The same year, he played the antagonist in crime thriller ''The Witness''. In 2019, Zhu starred in the historical drama ''

'', portraying

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Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhu, Yawen 1984 births Living people Male actors from Jiangsu People from Yancheng 21st-century Chinese male actors Chinese male television actors Chinese male film actors Beijing Film Academy alumni