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Dong Zijian

Dong Zijian (Chinese: 董子健, born 19 December 1993) is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his roles in Young Style (2013), Mountains May Depart (2015), De Lan (2015) and At Cafe 6 (2016).

Dong Zijian
Born (1993-12-19) December 19, 1993 (age 30)
Beijing, China
Alma materCentral Academy of Drama
Occupations
Years active2013–present
Spouse
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(m. 2017; div. 2022)​
Children1
Parent(s)Dong Zhi Hua
Wang Jing Hua

Early life and education edit

Dong is born in Beijing, China. His father, Dong Zhi Hua is also an actor; and his mother, Wang Jing Hua is an artist manager in China.[1][2] He studied at the Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shi Yan School, Yew Chung International School of Beijing and Beijing NO.80 Middle School in his earlier years.[3][4] In 2014, he was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama.[4]

Career edit

Dong made his debut in the youth drama film Young Style by Liu Jie,[5] for which he won the Best Actor award at the China Movie Channel Media Awards.[6]

In 2014, Dong featured in the horror film Bunshinsaba 3, directed by Ahn Byeong-ki;[7] followed by the youth drama film The Ark of Mr. Chow.[8]

In 2015, he was nominated for the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his performance in Mountains May Depart, a realistic melodrama pic directed by Jia Zhangke.[9] Dong reunited with director Liu Jie to star in his film, De Lan, a rural tale that revolves around a loan officer who travels to a remote village and strikes up a complicated relationship with a Tibetan woman. De Lan won the Best Feature Film award at the Shanghai International Film Festival.[10]

In 2016, he starred in the Taiwanese coming-of-age film At Cafe 6.[11] He also had a supporting role in the thriller film Hide and Seek which co-starred Wallace Huo.[12]

In 2017, Dong starred in Young Love Lost, a comedy film by first-time director Xiang Guoqiang. He was praised for his excellent portrayal as a young roustabout who has no clear goals.[13] He also featured in Han Han's drama film Duckweed,[14] and patriotic war film The Founding of an Army as Deng Xiaoping.[15] The same year, Dong was cast as one of the three protagonists in Namiya, the Chinese remake of Japanese novel Miracles of the Namiya General Store.[16]

In 2018, Dong starred in the comedy film Dude's Manual.[17] The same year, Dong made his small-screen debut in the television series Like a Flowing River, based on the novel Da Jiang Dong Qu by Ah Nai and set in the period of Chinese economic reform.[18] Forbes China listed Dong under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[19]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2013 Young Style 青春派 Ju Ran
2014 Bunshinsaba 3 笔仙III Zi Jian
2015 The Ark of Mr. Chow 少年班 Wu Wei
Mountains May Depart 山河故人 Dao Le
De Lan 德蘭 Xiao Wang
2016 At Cafe 6 六弄咖啡馆 Guan Min-lü
Hide and Seek 捉迷藏 Lulu's boyfriend
2017 Young Love Lost 少年巴比伦 Lu Xiaolu
Duckweed 乘風破浪 Xiao Ma
The Founding of an Army 建軍大業 Deng Xiaoping
Namiya 解憂雜貨店 Ah Jie
2018 Dude's Manual 完全男生手册 He Xiaoyang
Ash Is Purest White 江湖儿女 (Fengjie) Police [20]
2019 Youthful China in the Headlines 头条里的青春中国 Short film[21]
2020 My People, My Homeland 我和我的家乡 Dong Kexue [22]
2021 Assassin in Red 刺杀小说家 Lu Kongwen [23]
A Writer's Odyssey 刺杀小说家 Kongwen Lu

Television series edit

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2018 Like a Flowing River 大江大河 Yang Xun
2020 Like a Flowing River 2 大江大河2 [24]
Little Doctor 小大夫 Guo Jing [25]
My Best Friend's Story 流金岁月 Xie Hongzu [26]
Who Is Murderer 谁是凶手 Xia Mu [27]
2024 Like a Flowing River 3 大江大河3 Yang Xun [28]

Variety show edit

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2017 Give Me Five 高能少年团 Cast member [29]

Discography edit

Year English title Chinese title Album Notes
2017 "Proud Youths" 骄傲的少年 Give Me Five OST with Zhang Yishan, Wang Junkai, Liu Haoran & Darren Wang[30]
2019 "Starry Sea" 星辰大海 For China Movie Channel Young Actors Project
with 31 other actors[31]

Awards and nominations edit

Year Awards Category Work Result Ref.
2013 China Movie Channel Media Awards Best Actor Young Style Won [6]
Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards Best New Actor Won [32]
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Best New Performer Nominated
2014 Beijing College Student Film Festival Best New Performer Won [33]
Changchun Film Festival Best Actor Nominated
Chinese Film Media Awards Best New Performer Nominated
2015 Golden Phoenix Awards Best New Performer Won [34]
2015 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Mountains May Depart Nominated [9]
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Best Actor De Lan Nominated
2017 Beijing College Student Film Festival Best Actor Nominated
2019 6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actor (Emerald Category) Like a Flowing River Nominated [35]
2021 27th Shanghai Television Festival Best Supporting Actor Like a Flowing River 2 Nominated

References edit

  1. ^ "金马佳片《八月》今日公映 董子健回忆父亲印象". Sohu (in Chinese). March 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "董子健称母亲王京花对其放养". NetEase (in Chinese). June 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "董子健爆料鹿晗是校草 女生都扒窗口看他". ifeng (in Chinese). October 29, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "王京花之子董子健独自报到 90后影帝中戏镀金". Tencent (in Chinese). August 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "《青春派》打造90后影帝 董子健成新人王". Sina (in Chinese). June 25, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Tiny Times and Young Style Share Media Channel Best Film Award". Shanghai International Film Festival. March 4, 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  7. ^ "《笔仙3》焦俊艳董子健饰情侣 献银幕初吻". Sina (in Chinese). June 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "董子健《少年班》获赞 演值征服观众". Sina (in Chinese). June 26, 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Young Chinese actor Dong Zijian nominated at Cannes". GBTimes. May 7, 2015. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  10. ^ "A Rising Chinese Actor, Dong Zijian, on Where the Good Movies Are Now". New York Times. June 10, 2016.
  11. ^ "Dong Zijian, Cherry Ngan navigate a long-distance romance". South China Morning Post. September 8, 2016.
  12. ^ "董子健：《捉迷藏》和霍建华打得很激烈". Sina (in Chinese). June 13, 2016.
  13. ^ "Young Love Lost,an Offbeat Period Light Comedy". Shanghai International Film Festival. March 4, 2017.
  14. ^ "韩寒《乘风破浪》再曝董子健加盟". Mtime (in Chinese). October 20, 2016.
  15. ^ "'The Founding of an Army' cast comparison: True to life?". China Daily. July 28, 2017.
  16. ^ "Keigo Higashino's 'Namiya' adapted into Chinese film". China.org.cn. October 30, 2017.
  17. ^ "董子健颠覆形象首演喜剧《脱单告急》定档4.20". Asia Pacific Daily (in Chinese). March 3, 2018.
  18. ^ "《大江大河》官宣主演董子健 演绎改革开放企业家". Sina (in Chinese). December 6, 2017.
  19. ^ 福布斯公布30岁以下精英榜 刘昊然张碧晨领衔登封. Sina (in Chinese). August 2, 2018.
  20. ^ "贾樟柯《江湖儿女》阵容再添猛将 张译董子健《山河故人》之后二度合作". Mtime (in Chinese). January 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  21. ^ "《头条里的青春中国》微电影上线". Youth.cn (in Chinese). September 27, 2019.
  22. ^ "《我和我的家乡》之《天上掉下个UFO》故事单元发布海报 佟丽娅彭昱畅惊喜加盟". Sohu (in Chinese). August 13, 2020.
  23. ^ "杨幂雷佳音董子健联袂"刺杀小说家"". Mtime (in Chinese). November 5, 2018. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  24. ^ "王凯杨烁董子健主演《大江大河》将拍第二部". Sina (in Chinese). November 8, 2018.
  25. ^ "电视剧《小大夫》开机 董子健张嘉倪联手演绎治愈江湖罗曼史". Yule (in Chinese). April 4, 2019.
  26. ^ 亦舒《流金岁月》陈道明董子健加盟，刘诗诗倪妮或演闺蜜. Beijing News (in Chinese). April 29, 2020.
  27. ^ "《谁是凶手》官宣阵容 赵丽颖肖央董子健加盟". Sina (in Chinese). September 12, 2020.
  28. ^ 网易 (2024-01-12). "董子健新剧再登央视 《大江大河3》定档1.8". www.163.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  29. ^ 高能少年团正式官宣 网友：真霸屏，鲜肉明星来啦. Tencent (in Chinese). February 13, 2017.
  30. ^ "王俊凯刘昊然董子健等献声《骄傲的少年》MV首发". Sina (in Chinese). April 6, 2017.
  31. ^ "32位演员！电影频道青年演员计划MV录制现场". 1905.com (in Chinese). November 11, 2019.
  32. ^ "董子健获华语青年影像论坛年度新锐男演员". Sina (in Chinese). October 18, 2013.
  33. ^ "第21届北京大学生电影节闭幕". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). May 14, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
  34. ^ "电影金凤凰开奖 90后影帝董子健获新人奖". Sina (in Chinese). June 8, 2015.
  35. ^ ""好演员"候选名单：肖战李现赵丽颖杨紫等入围". Sina (in Chinese). October 16, 2019.
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