Gina Jin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jin.

Jin Chen (Chinese: 金晨, born 5 September 1990), also known as Gina Jin, is a Chinese actress of Hui ethnicity.^[1][2] She is recognized for her role in the web dramas Wu Xin: The Monster Killer, Candle in the Tomb: Mu Ye Gui Shi and Always On The Move.

Gina Jin
Born	(1990-09-05) September 5, 1990 (age 34) Jinan, Shandong, China
Other names	Jin Chen
Alma mater	Beijing Dance Academy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Agent	Mountain Top
Chinese name
Chinese	金晨
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīn Chén

Career

Jin debuted with a minor role in the wuxia drama 2011 Peacock Feather. Also in 2011, she won the finals of the third season of the Chinese version of the dance program Strictly Come Dancing with her partner Chris Lai Lok Yi.^[3]

She then starred in historical drama Chu Han Zhengxiong, playing the role of Consort Yu.^[4]

In 2013, Jin played her first leading role in the war drama Tong Bai Hero.^[5] The same year, she made her film debut in the romance film Forever Love,^[6] and was nominated at the Shanghai International Film Festival for her performance in the thriller film Carpooling Shock.^[7]

In 2015, Jin rose to fame for her role as Yueya in the fantasy period drama Wu Xin: The Monster Killer.^[8] The same year, she gained increased recognition for her role in the wuxia drama The Legend of Qin.^[9]

In 2016, Jin starred as the female lead for the segment Chang Ting in the fantasy historical drama Legend of Nine Tails Fox alongside Wang Kai.^[10] The same year she starred in the historical drama The Imperial Doctress playing the role of Empress Wang,^[11] and fantasy action drama Chinese Paladin 5 playing dual roles as twin sisters.^[12]

In 2017, Jin played lead roles in the romance drama Little Valentine, and action adventure drama Candle in the Tomb: Mu Ye Gui Shi.^[13][14] In 2018, she starred alongside Jiro Wang in the historical romance comedy series Mengfei Comes Across.^[15]

In 2024, Jin's period drama Always On The Move, broke prime time record of most watched drama, it achieved 4% CVB ratings, which is the highest in the CCTV-8 history.^[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes/Ref.
2013	Forever Love	201314	Wen Xin	[6]
	Carpooling Shock	拼车惊情	Jiaojiao	[17]
2015	Close Ladies	闺蜜心窍	Song Wanqin
2017	Mr. Pride vs Miss Prejudice	傲娇与偏见	Momo
	Dragon Force: So Long, Ultraman	钢铁飞龙之再见奥特曼		Voice-dubbed[18]
2019	Invisible Fist	父子拳王	Song Cai'er	[19]
	S.W.A.T.	特警队	Guo Qiaonan	[20]
2020	Ghost Leader	闺蜜心窍	Song Wan Rong
2023	No More Bets	孤注一掷	Liang Anna	[21]
2022	Song of the Assassins	刺局	Qin Shengsheng	[22]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Notes/Ref.
2011	Peacock Feather	七种武器之孔雀翎	Hou Jian	CCTV
2012	Chu Han Zhengxiong	楚汉争雄	Hunan Channel	Consort Yu	[4]
2013	Tong Bai Hero	桐柏英雄	Han Meishuang	CCTV	[5]
2014	The Actions of Snow Eagle	雪鹰	Luo Xue	Sichuan Station	[23]
2015	Wu Xin: The Monster Killer	无心法师	Li Yueya	Sohu TV	[8]
	The Legend of Qin	秦时明月	Chi Chen	Hunan TV	[9]
2016	Legend of Nine Tails Fox	青丘狐传说	Weng Changting 翁长亭		[10]
	The Imperial Doctress	女医·明妃传	Empress Wang	Dragon TV, Jiangsu TV	[11]
	Chinese Paladin 5	仙劍雲之凡	Ling Yin / Ling Bo	Hunan TV	[12]
	Legend of Ace	极品家丁	Xiao Yuruo	Youku	[24]
2017	Little Valentine	小情人	Dandan	Shenzhen TV	[13]
	Candle in the Tomb: Mu Ye Gui Shi	鬼吹灯之牧野诡事	Bing Lun	iQiyi	[14]
2018	Mengfei Comes Across	萌妃驾到	Bu Meng	Youku	[15]
2019	Hope All is Well with Us	我们都要好好的	Ai Lisha	Beijing TV	[25]
	Can't Hide The Sun	掩不住的阳光	Su Mei	CCTV	[26]
2020	Kidnapping Game	十日游戏	Lu Jie	iQIYI	[27]
	Fearless Whispers	隐秘而伟大	Shen Qinghe	CCTV	[28]
	Dear Missy	了不起的女孩	Shen Siyi	iQIYI	[29]
2021	Song of Youth	玉楼春	Xu Fengqiao	Youku	[30]
	You Are My Glory	你是我的荣耀	Xia Qing	Tencent Video
	Crossroad Bistro	北辙南辕	Dai Xiaoyu	iQIYI
2022	Why Women Love	不会恋爱的我们	Zhao Jiang Yue	Youku
	Falling Into You	炽道	Luo Na
2023	The Road to Ordinary	平凡之路	Zuo Na	CCTV-8, Tencent Video	[31]
	Hi Producer	正好遇见你	Wu Xin	iQIYI, Tencent Video
2024	Always On The Move	南来北往	Ma Yan	CCTV-8, iQIYI	[32]
TBA	Morning The Imperial Palace	早安故宫

Variety shows

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes/Ref.
2016	Sisters Over Flowers	花样姐姐	Cast member	[33]
2017	Flowers of Trip	旅途的花样		[34]
2020	Sisters Who Make Waves	乘风破浪的姐姐		[35]
	Meeting Mr. Right	女儿们的恋爱		[36]
2023	Natural High	现在就出发	Cast Member	[37]
2024	Hello Saturday EP:6	你好，星期六	Guest
	Natural High Season:2	现在就出发	Cast Member	[38]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes/Ref.
2019	"Starry Sea"	星辰大海		For China Movie Channel Young Actors Project with 31 other actors[39]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	16th Shanghai International Film Festival	Best New Actress	Carpooling Shock	Nominated	[7]
2016	Rayli Fans Festival	Dazzling Female Artist	—	Won	[40]
	Best Taste Award Ceremony	Energetic Artist	—	Won	[41]
	Mobile Video Festival	Popularity Award	—	Won	[42]
2017	74th Taormina Film Fest	Kineo Anica Most Promising Newcomer	—	Won	[43]
	Rayli Magazine Award Ceremony	Philanthropy Role Model	—	Won	[44]
	iFeng Fashion Choice Award	Fashion Popularity Award	—	Won	[45]
	24th Cosmo Beauty Ceremony	Beautiful Idol	—	Won	[46]
2018	OnlyLady & KIMISS Fashion Awards	Popular Female Star	—	Won	[citation needed]
2019	11th China TV Drama Awards	Youth Style Actress	—	Won	[47]
2020	7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony	Best Actress (Emerald)	—	Nominated	[48]
2024	China TV Drama Quality Jury Awards	Quality Drama Star of The Year	Always On The Move	Won	[49]
2025	Tencent Video TV And Movie Award	Popular Variety Show Group of the Year	Natural High Season 2: Lets Go Now	Won	[50]