Arthur Chen
Arthur Chen (born 9 April 2000), better known by his Chinese name Chen Feiyu (Chinese: 陈飞宇), is a Chinese-American actor. He is known for his role in the 2018 fantasy epic Ever Night.
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Born | United States | 9 April 2000||||||
Nationality | American[1] | ||||||
Other names | Chen Feiyu | ||||||
Alma mater | Beijing Film Academy Tabor Academy | ||||||
Occupation | Actor, singer | ||||||
Years active | 2010–present | ||||||
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Relatives | Chen He (cousin) | ||||||
Musical career | |||||||
Origin | Beijing, China | ||||||
Instruments | Vocal, guitar | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 陳飛宇 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陈飞宇 | ||||||
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Early life and education
Arthur Chen was born in United States on 9 April 2000. He is the second son of director Chen Kaige and actress Chen Hong.[2][3]
He studied at Beijing Jingshan School and Tabor Academy.[4] In 2019, he was admitted into Beijing Film Academy.[1]
Career
Chen first appeared in the 2010 film Sacrifice directed by Chen Kaige, portraying a young King.[5]
In 2017, Chen made his official acting debut in the youth drama film Secret Fruit as the male lead.[6][7] He released his first single "The Secret Words" as the promotional song for the film.[8]
In 2018, Chen starred in the historical fantasy drama Ever Night.[9] The drama received positive reviews, and Chen was awarded the Super IP New Actor at the China Literature Award Ceremony[10] and the Best Actor in the historical drama category at the Huading Awards.[11]
In 2019, Chen starred in the youth campus romance film My Best Summer.[12][13] He won the Best Newcomer awards at the Tokyo International Film Festival and Macau International Film Festival for his performance.[14][15] Forbes China listed Chen under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[16]
In 2020, Chen is set to star in the film Flowers Bloom in the Ashes directed by Chen Kaige;[17] and fantasy wuxia drama Legend of Awakening.[18] The same year Chen was cast in the xianxia drama Immortality alongside Luo Yunxi, based on the novel The Husky and His White Cat Shizun.[19] He entered the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list for the first time, ranking 83rd.[20]
Filmography
Film
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes/Ref. |
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2010 | Sacrifice | 赵氏孤儿 | Young King | [5] |
2017 | Secret Fruit | 秘果 | Duan Bowen | [6] |
2019 | My Best Summer | 最好的我们 | Yu Huai | [12] |
Abominable | 雪人奇缘 | Ah Jun | Voice-dubbed[21] | |
My People, My Country | 我和我的祖国 | Azhabu | [22] | |
2020 | Flowers Bloom in the Ashes | 尘埃里开花 | [17] | |
Television series
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Notes/Ref. |
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2018 | Ever Night | 将夜 | Ning Que | Tencent | [9] |
2020 | Legend of Awakening | 天醒之路 | Lu Ping | iQiyi, Youku | [18] |
2021 | Immortality | 皓衣行 | Mo Ran | Tencent | [19] |
Discography
Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes/Ref. |
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2017 | "The Secret Words" | 秘语 | Secret Fruit OST | with Ouyang Nana [8] |
"For My 17-year-old Self" | 给17岁的自己 | with Ouyang Nana, Ma Sichun, Ou Hao & Guan Xiaotong[23] | ||
"17-year-old, I've Got Something to Say" | 17岁的我, 有些话想说 | with Ouyang Nana, Zou Yuanqing & Zhang Chenghang | ||
2019 | "The Best of Us" | 最好的我们 | My Best Summer OST | [24] |
"My Motherland and I" | 我和我的祖国 | My People My Country OST | with Zhou Dongyu, Liu Haoran, Ou Hao & Zhu Yilong[25] | |
"Starry Sea" | 星辰大海 | For China Movie Channel Young Actors Project with 31 other actors[26] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | 4th China Literature Award Ceremony | Super IP New Actor | Ever Night | Won | [10] |
6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony | Best Actor (Web series) | Nominated | [27] | ||
26th Huading Awards | Best Actor (Historical drama) | Won | [11] | ||
32nd Tokyo International Film Festival Gold Crane Awards |
Best Newcomer | My Best Summer | Won | [14] | |
Most Popular Actor | Won | ||||
11th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Newcomer | Won | [15] | ||
Tencent Video All Star Awards | Leaping Film Actor | Won | [28] | ||
8th iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Most Promising Silver Screen Artist | N/A | Won | [29] | |
Sohu Fashion Awards | Influential Male Star | N/A | Won | [30] | |
2020 | Weibo Awards Ceremony | Rising Artist of the Year | N/A | Won | [31] |
References
- "北京电影学院2019年外籍本科生录取名单(中文授课项目)" (in Chinese). Beijing Film Academy. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "陈凯歌之子陈飞宇:这种与生俱来的光环 我改变不了". Eastday.com (in Chinese). 3 July 2017.
- "陈凯歌陈红和儿子陈飞宇" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 19 July 2017.
- "陈飞宇:00后没套路". Marie Clarie (in Chinese). 28 April 2017.
- "陈凯歌拍《赵氏孤儿》 点名10岁儿子演少年王". Netease (in Chinese). 11 April 2010.
- "《秘果》定档7月7日 饶雪漫凭照片选中陈飞宇". Tencent (in Chinese). 17 March 2017.
- "陈凯歌儿子出道拍电影 《秘果》陈飞宇携手欧阳娜娜". People's Daily (in Chinese). 14 March 2017.
- "《秘果》发布推广曲MV 陈飞宇欧阳娜娜甜过初恋". Phoenix Media (in Chinese). 16 June 2017.
- "陈飞宇主演《将夜》今日定档10月31日" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 24 October 2018.
- "阅文超级IP风云盛典星光熠熠 2018中国原创文学风云榜发布". China News (in Chinese). 14 January 2019.
- "第26届华鼎奖奖项出炉 陈宝国惠英红获最佳男女主". Sina (in Chinese). 10 December 2019.
- "《最好的我们》发陈凯歌之子陈飞宇海报". Mtime (in Chinese). 9 April 2019.
- "《最好的我们》曝"耿耿于怀"版预告 陈飞宇何蓝逗唤醒遗憾青春 6月6日内地上映". Mtime (in Chinese). 10 May 2019.
- "《最好的我们》获东京电影节"金鹤奖"三项大奖". China News (in Chinese). 30 October 2019.
- "第11届澳门国际电影节颁奖典礼隆重举行 来看获奖名单". The Cover (in Chinese). 22 December 2019.
- 福布斯30岁以下精英榜出炉 肖战王一博李现等上榜 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 17 October 2019.
- "陈凯歌陈飞宇父子档电影《尘埃里开花》开机". Mtime (in Chinese). 3 July 2019.
- "陈嘉上监制《天醒之路》 概念海报首发". People (in Chinese). 26 September 2018.
- "《皓衣行》官宣双男主罗云熙陈飞宇 只问丹心不问值得". Netease (in Chinese). 21 January 2020.
- "福布斯中国发布2020名人榜,00后少年易烊千玺荣登榜首". Forbes China (in Chinese). 27 August 2020.
- "《雪人奇缘》再曝中文版男主配音 陈飞宇重磅加盟献声". ifeng (in Chinese). 28 June 2019.
- "《我和我的祖国》首曝预告". Xinhua News (in Chinese). 26 July 2019.
- "《秘果》发继续青春主题曲 欧豪杨洋马思纯献声". Netease (in Chinese). 23 June 2017.
- "《最好的我们》同名主题曲MV上线 陈飞宇献唱". Netease (in Chinese). 24 May 2019.
- "QQ音乐特别出品《我和我的祖国》青春唱响片,庆祝新中国成立70周年". Fecn.net (in Chinese). 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- "32位演员!电影频道青年演员计划MV录制现场". 1905.com (in Chinese). 11 November 2019.
- ""好演员"候选名单:肖战李现赵丽颖杨紫等入围" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 16 October 2019.
- "2019年度星光大赏". Tencent (in Chinese). 29 December 2019.
- "2020爱奇艺尖叫之夜获奖名单一览". Bendibao (in Chinese). 6 December 2019.
- "2019搜狐时尚盛典圆满落幕!范冰冰郑爽张若昀闪耀年度风尚". Sohu (in Chinese). 18 December 2019.
- "陈飞宇陈立农欧阳娜娜等获微博年度进取艺人荣誉". Sina (in Chinese). 11 January 2020.
External links
- Arthur Chen at IMDb
- Arthur Chen on Sina Weibo (in Chinese)
- Arthur Chen on Instagram