Mao Zijun

Mao Zijun (Chinese: 茅子俊, born 31 December 1986) is a Chinese actor.

Mao Zijun
Born	Mao Zhijun (茅志君) (1986-12-31) December 31, 1986 (age 38) Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Alma mater	Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Agent	H&R Century Pictures

Career

Mao debuted in the 2009 television series Niang Qi and thereafter gained attention for his role as the 14th prince in the 2011 hit drama Palace.^[1] The same year, he won the "Best Supporting Actor" award at the Youku Television Awards for his performance in The Glamorous Imperial Concubine.^[2] Mao later gained more attention through his antagonist role in the fantasy action drama hit, Noble Aspirations.^[3] He gained further recognition with his supporting roles in The Glory of Tang Dynasty and The Destiny of White Snake.^[4][5]

Mao starred in his first lead role in the 2019 historical drama The Legend of Haolan, playing the Qin Emperor.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes/Ref.
2011	Shang Men Zhai	上门债	Wu Jiawei
2012	Ripples of Desire	花漾	Sir Li	[7]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes/Ref.
2009	Niang Qi	娘妻	Ding Guohua
2010	Pretty Maid	大丫鬟	Ah Lie	[8]
	Beauty's Rival in Palace	美人心计	Liu Che	[1]
2011	Palace	宫锁心玉	Yinti
	The Coming and Going	船来船往	Zhang Shengzhong
	The Glamorous Imperial Concubine	倾世皇妃	Ma Duyun	[9]
2012	Jiu He Ru Hai	九河入海	Hai Zhongqi	[10]
2013	Painted Skin 2	画皮之真爱无悔	Pang Lang	[11]
2014	Wine Beauty	紅酒俏佳人	Zhao Xi	[12]
	A Legend of Chinese Immortal	剑侠	Cao Gong
2015	The Four	少年四大名捕	Tie Shou	[13]
	A Scholar Dream of Woman	碧血书香梦	Wu Shi	[14]
	The Last Battle	最后一战	Han Wenyu
2016	Singing All Along	秀丽江山之长歌行	Yin Xing
	Noble Aspirations	青云志	Qin Wuyan	[3]
	Hope Mission	希望使命	Yue Gang	[15]
2017	The Glory of Tang Dynasty	大唐荣耀	An Qingxu	[4]
	Legend of Dragon Pearl	龙珠传奇	Zhu Cixuan	[16]
2018	The Destiny of White Snake	天乩之白蛇传说	Qi Xiao	[5]
2019	The Legend of Haolan	皓镧传	Ying Yiren	[6]
2021	Gifted Dreamer	天生梦想家	Qin Chuan	[17]
	Hen Jun Bu Si Jiang Lou Yue	恨君不似江楼月	Jiang Yuelou	[18]
2024	Melody of Golden Age	长乐曲	Lai Luo Zhi

Television show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2017	I Want to Meet You	我想见到你	Cast member	[19]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2011	Youku Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Glamorous Imperial Concubine	Won	[2]
2012	Asian Idol Awards	Media Recommended Newcomer	—	Won	[20]
2017	Only Lady Fashion Awards	Most Popular Actor		Won	[21]
	iFensi Awards			Won	[22]
	24th Cosmo Beauty Ceremony	Beautiful Idol		Won	[23]
2019	2nd Modern Night Out	Most Popular Young Actor		Won	[24]
	OK! The Style Awards	Most Loved Trend Actor		Won	[25]