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Chen Kun

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Biography

Chen Kun (Chinese: 陳坤; pinyin: Chén Kūn) born February 4, 1976 in Chongqing, Sichuan), is a Chinese actor and singer. He also goes by another name, Aloys.

He showed early talent in singing and was strongly recommended by his vocal trainer and mentor to join the famous China Oriental Song and Dance Ensemble(now China National Song and Dance Ensemble) at Beijing in 1995. In 1996, he was admitted to Beijing Film Academy where he took off as a promising young actor.

As the leading man in "A West Lake Moment", Chen Kun won a nomination for the best actor at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards in 2005. His performance in "The Knot" brought him a Huabiao Film Award (the main national film award in China) as best actor in 2007. His recent portrait of Chiang Ching-kuo in the 2009's mega blockbuster "The Founding of a Republic" received high remarks from critics and brought him sweeping popularity among audiences.

Chen Kun

Biography

Films Featuring Chen Kun

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

1921

Mulan: Rise of a Warrior

Baober in Love

Painted Skin

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

Beginning of the Great Revival

Playboy Cops

Rest on Your Shoulder

Painted Skin: The Resurrection

Creation of the Gods III: Creation Under Heaven

The Knot

Bends

A West Lake Moment

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

The Founding of a Republic

Love on Credit

Let the Bullets Fly

Full Circle

Kung Fu Girls

The Knot

Mojin: The Lost Legend

Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal

The Door

Decent Things

As Spring Comes Along

Chongqing Hot Pot

The Star and the Sea

Beautiful Accident

Yi Ge Cheng Ren Dian Ying Gong Zuo Zhe De Zi Bai

My Ex-Wife's Wedding

The Music Box

Children from the Distant Planet

The Weary Poet

The National Anthem

Hsue-shen Tsien

The Yin Yang Master

Angry Kid

Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms

Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force

Bystander

War 1840