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Taiwanese actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bai Run-yin (Chinese: 白潤音; born 3 July 2009) is a Taiwanese actor. He made his feature film debut with A Fish Out of Water (2017) and gained public recognition for his roles in Mr. Long (2017) and Dear Tenant (2020). He won Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries in the 57th Golden Bell Awards for his performance in the Netflix series More Than Blue: The Series (2022) and received a nomination for Best Actor in the 26th Taipei Film Awards for his leading role as Liao Je in Old Fox (2023).
Bai Run-yin | |
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白潤音 | |
Bai in September 2023 | |
| Born | Bai Run-yin 3 July 2009 Taiwan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Family | Bai Xiao-ying (sister) |
Bai was born on 3 July 2009 in Taiwan,[1] and grew up in Taipei.[2] He has an older sister Bai Xiao-ying, who is two years his senior and also pursued a career as a child actress.[2][3] They were born to a Japanese mother who works as a translator and a Taiwanese father who was a photographer but became the agent for the Bai siblings as they entered acting.[2][4] Bai began filming television advertisements at the age of five,[5] after his father's friend who worked in the advertising industry saw photos of him taken by his father.[2] He began martial arts training in Bajiquan at six,[6][7] inspired by his interest in wuxia novels and comics.[4]
In 2015, Bai made his acting debut in the PTS period drama The Best of Youth, portraying the younger version of Austin Lin's character when he was five years old.[5] He started appearing in music videos and television series regularly from the age of six,[8] including minor roles in the PTS series House of Toy Bricks and the TVBS series Family Time.[9] In 2017, he made his feature film debut with a leading role as Yi-an, a preschooler struggling with family relationships, in the drama film A Fish Out of Water,[10][11] on the recommendation of his The Best of Youth co-star Wu Chien-ho.[5] Guy Lodge of Variety praised Bai for his ability to "impressively navigate the prickliest aspects of Yi-an's psychology", evoking sympathy from the audience.[12] He then secured a starring role as Jun, a child who saves an assassin played by Chang Chen, in the Japanese film Mr. Long.[13] He was cast by director Sabu due to his martial arts background and Japanese ancestry.[5] He also appeared in a minor role in the horror comedy film Secrets in The Hot Spring the following year.[14]
In 2020, Bai landed another starring role as You-yu, the son of a landlord (played by Chen Shu-fang) who is cared for by a tenant suspected of murdering the landlord (played by Mo Tzu-yi) in the drama film Dear Tenant.[15] Han Cheung of Taipei Times described Bai's performance as "no slouch", noting that he matched the talents of his co-star Mo, "deftly portraying a shy and reserved kid who is emotionally intelligent and wise beyond his years";[16] Tay Yek Keak of Today complimented Bai and Mo's chemistry and considered him a "very good" actor;[17] while Lee Mei of HK01 also praised Bai for "delivering heartfelt emotions to the audience".[18] In 2021, Bai starred as An Ke-le, the terminally ill son of Ivy Shao's character, in the Netflix romance series More Than Blue: The Series, and his performance in his character's death scene garnered online acclaim.[19][20] Lim Yian Lu noted in her Yahoo! Lifestyle review for the first two episodes that Bai's performance maintained the standards he set in Dear Tenant,[21] and he won Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film in the 57th Golden Bell Awards for his role.[22] He also appeared in the HBO Asia fantasy series Twisted Strings as part of the ensemble cast, playing a young boy who befriends Tony Yang's character while hospitalized.[23] In 2021, Bai announced a hiatus from acting to focus on junior high school, concluding with his role as Keat, the son of a fisherman (played by Lee Lee-zen) who fantasizes about mythical creatures, in the 2022 fantasy film Hello! Tapir which he filmed at the age of eight.[24][25] Han Cheung of Taipei Times commended Bai for his "nuanced portrayal of an introspective yet strong-willed child" and acknowledged his rapid improvement since Dear Tenant.[24]
Bai's hiatus lasted about two years,[4] before he returned in late 2022,[26][27] landing the male lead role Liao Je in Hsiao Ya-chuan's drama film Old Fox,[28] where he cited the screenplay as "irresistible".[29] Chien Ying-jou, writing for Yahoo! Lifestyle, praised the decision to use Bai as the viewpoint character and described his performance as "magical" and refreshingly different from the stereotypical crying kids often seen;[30] Alex Chung of HK01 called Bai's performance "outstanding and natural", stating that he "grasped the character's development and delivered it precisely";[31] while Andrew Tomoe of The News Lens remarked on his performance as "brilliant".[32] Bai received a nomination for Best Actor in the 26th Taipei Film Awards for his performance.[33] In 2024, Bai appeared in the horror film Them Behind the Door, playing Bai Ling's grandson, both of whom fall victim to a demon.[34]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | 57th Golden Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film | More Than Blue: The Series | Won | [22] |
| 2023 | 26th Taipei Film Awards | Best Actor | Old Fox | Nominated | [33] |
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