Chen Bolin (; born 27 August 1983), also known as Wilson Chen, is a Taiwanese actor. He is known for the films '' Blue Gate Crossing'' (2002), '' Buddha Mountain'' (2010), ''

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'' (2014), and '' 20 Once Again'' (2015), as well as the television series ''

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'' (2011).

Early life and education

Chen was born on 27 August 1983. While in high school, Chen participated in the Taiwanese variety show ' due to his similarity to Takeshi Kaneshiro. He attended

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Career

Chen first gained attention with his debut film '' Blue Gate Crossing'', which was screened at the

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and received positive reviews. His supporting roles in Hong Kong films, such as '' The Twins Effect II'', '' A Chinese Tall Story'' and '' Kung Fu Dunk'' pushed his stardom to regions beyond Taiwan. Chen rose to prominence in 2011. He was nominated for the Best Actor award at the

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for his performance in the independent drama film '' Buddha Mountain''. The same year, he won the

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with his memorable performance in the hit drama ''

''. On January 6, 2012, Chen appeared in a Taiwanese game show, ''All Pass'' (based on

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's game show ''

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'') and became the only person to win the NT$100,000 (about US$3,300) grand prize; Chen faced the question during the taping, "Name the person who said the phrase: "There are three ups, on a pillow, a saddle, and the toilet.", to which he gave the correct answer

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. When host Chang Hsiao-yen questioned Chen on how he got the answer, he recalled reading one of Xiu's books despite being unsure on what to give for the answer. Chen won the "Outstanding Performance" award at the 2013

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for the romance film ''Snowfall in Taipei''. The following year, he starred in the road trip comedy ''

'', directed by

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. In 2015, Chen signed with BM+ Entertainment, for his foray into the Korean entertainment industry. The same year, he starred in '' 20 Once Again'', the Chinese remake of the hit Korean film ''

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''. The film grossed 32,350,000 USD and set the box office record for Korean-Chinese co-produced films. Chen then starred in two Chinese-Korean co-productions -

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film '' Bad Guys Always Die'' opposite

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, and romantic comedy film '' Life Risking Romance'' with

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. In 2016, Chen paired up with

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in the Chinese version of ''We Got Married'', a virtual reality program which pairs celebrities together as a couple. The same year, he joined the cast of Korean drama ''

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''. In 2017, Chen starred in '' The Dreaming Man'', a romantic comedy film produced by

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Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Chen Bolin's official website
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