Darren Wang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Darren Wang Talu (Chinese: 王大陸; pinyin: Wáng Dàlù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Tāi-lio̍k; born May 29, 1991) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for his breakout role as Hsu Tai-yu in the coming-of-age film, Our Times.^[1][2]

Wang Talu
王大陸
Darren Wang in 2016
Born	(1991-05-29) May 29, 1991 (age 33) Taipei, Taiwan
Other names	Darren Wang Dalu Wang Wang Dalu Talu Wang
Alma mater	Toko University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–2025
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	王大陸
Simplified Chinese	王大陆
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Dàlù Southern Min Hokkien POJ Ông Tāi-lio̍k

Career

Wang made his debut in the 2008 drama series Mysterious Incredible Terminator, and went on to make his big-screen bow in the 2010 film In Case of Love. He appeared in the hit high school romance film Our Times in 2015, after which he was crowned GQ's Man of the Year. He has contributed a number of songs to the soundtracks of films he starred in and appeared in The Last Wish (2019).

In 2019, Wang starred as the male lead in the romance film Fall in Love at First Kiss, a remake of the Taiwanese series of the same name.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2010	In Case of Love	街角的小王子	Lu Lu	[4]
2012	Love's Two Faces	愛情的兩張臉	Xiao Jie	[5]
2014	A Choo	打噴嚏	Ye Jianhan
	7 Love Design	相愛的七種設計	Chen Hongyi	[6]
2015	Our Times	我的少女時代	Hsu Taiyu
2016	Suddenly Seventeen	28歲未成年	Yan Yan	[7]
	Railroad Tigers	鐵道飛虎	Da Guo	[8]
	Yo-Kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!	妖怪手錶電影版：誕生的秘密喵！	Tianye Jingcang	Voice-dubbed[9]
2017	10,000 Miles	一萬公里的約定	Sean Fang	[10]
	Legend of the Naga Pearls	鮫珠傳	Ni Kongkong	[11]
2018	A Better Tomorrow 2018	英雄本色2018	Ma Ke	[12]
2019	Fall in Love at First Kiss	一吻定情	Jiang Zhishu	[13]
	The Rookies	素人特攻	Zhao Feng	[14]
	The Last Wish	小小的願望	Xu Hao	[15]
	Super Me	超級的我	Sang Yu	[16]
2023	No More Bets	孤注一擲	Gu Tian Zhi

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Notes
2008	Mysterious Incredible Terminator	霹靂MIT	Yang Shengkai	FTV	Cameo, Episode 8
2010	Gloomy Salad Days	死神少女	Xiao Hai	PTS	Cameo, Episode 15-16
	Channel-X	國民英雄	Gu Yongen	TTV	Cameo, Episode 8
2017	Candle in the Tomb: Mu Ye Gui Shi	鬼吹燈之牧野詭事	Hu Tian	iQiyi	[17]
2020	The Wolf	狼殿下	Zhu Youwen	iQiyi, Tencent, Youku	[18]
	Quiet Among Disquiet	安静			[19]

Variety and reality show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Notes
2017	Give Me Five	高能少年团	Cast member	Zhejiang Television	[20]
2020	Produce Camp 2020	创造营2020	Guest appearance	Tencent Video
2022	Call Me by Fire (season 2)	披荊斬棘	Participant	Mango TV
2024	Ai's Kitchen	艾嘉食堂	Himself / Bartender	SET Metro / Netflix Asia	[21][22]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2016	"Big Brother"	大哥	Railroad Tigers OST	with Wang Kai, Wu Yonglun & Sang Ping
	"Playing My Beloved Folk Lute"	弹起我心爱的土琵琶
2017	"Proud Youths"	骄傲的少年	Give Me Five OST	with Zhang Yishan, Wang Junkai, Dong Zijian & Liu Haoran[23]
2019	"We Won't Be Sad in the End"	最后不会有悲伤	The Last Wish OST	with Peng Yuchang & Wei Daxun[24]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	GQ Man of the Year Awards	Fashion Award	—	Won	[citation needed]
	4th iQiyi All-Star Carnival	Newcomer Film Award	Our Times	Won	[25]
2016	20th China Music Awards	Popular Star Award – Film		Won	[26]
	18th Taipei Film Awards	Best Actor		Nominated	[27]
	5th APAN Star Awards	Rising Star Award	—	Won	[28]
2017	2nd Fashion Up Awards	Popularity Award – Male		Won	[29]
	Men's UNO YOUNG Red Awards	Best Actor		Won	[citation needed]
	GQ Man of the Year Awards	Fashionista of the Year		Won	[30]
2018	4th Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards	Best New Actor In Action	A Better Tomorrow 2018	Nominated	[31]
2019	11th Macau International Movie Festival	Best Supporting Actor	The Last Wish	Nominated	[32]