Niu Junfeng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Niu.

Niu Junfeng (Chinese: 牛骏峰; born 1 December 1992), is a Chinese actor and singer. He learnt Peking opera since he was young, and later received direct admission to National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts. Niu debuted as a child actor at the age of ten. He successfully made a transition to an adult actor with his role as a young and rebellious teenager in the television series You Are My Brother. He expanded his acting range with a role as a mentally-challenged youth in the film The Dance of Summer (2013).

Niu Junfeng
Born	(1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 32) China
Alma mater	National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Agent	TH Entertainment
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	牛駿峰
Simplified Chinese	牛骏峰
Transcriptions

Early life and education

Niu was born in Beijing, China. He learnt Peking opera when he was young, and later received direct admission to National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts.^[1]

Career

Niu debuted as a child actor at the age of ten, in the movie Jia You Jiao Che. Some of his notable roles in his early acting career was in the shemo television series Prelude of Lotus Lantern as young Yang Jian, and a prominent role in the popular sitcom Home with Kids 4.^[2]

Niu successfully made a transition to an adult actor with his role as a young and rebellious teenager in the television series You Are My Brother.^[2] He further expanded his acting range with a role as a mentally-challenged youth in the film The Dance of Summer .^[2][3]

In 2014, Niu became recognized for his role as "Xiao Man" in the war romance drama Battle of Changsha.^[4] The same year, he starred in the family drama He and His Sons alongside Zhang Guoli.^[5] He then starred in the period drama Take The Wrong Car, and received positive reviews for his role as an aspiring musician.^[6]

In 2016, Niu successfully broke into the mainstream with supporting role as Yu Banshan in the hit romance comedy drama Love O2O.^[7] The following year, Niu played a supporting role in the popular historical romance drama Princess Agents, which led to increased recognition for the actor.^[8]

In 2018, Niu played his first leading role in the youth campus drama Your Highness, The Class Monitor.^[9] He also played the male lead in the youth film Born to Be Wild.^[10]

In 2019, Niu starred in the music romance drama The Brightest Star in the Sky as a talented singer who suffers numerous setbacks.^[11] The same year, he starred in the espionage drama Fearless Whispers as a patriotic youth,^[12] and youth period drama Dear Mayang Street.^[13]

On 5 August 2020, it was confirmed that Li Landi will be starring opposite Niu in Chess Love.

Niu starred as the town's resident musician in the slice-of-life drama Meet Yourself in 2023.^[14] He also sung one of the drama's OST, Wind (风).

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2002		家有轿车	Xiao Liang
2003		四一班	Gao Zhuang
2005	Magic Trip	童话西游	Buddah
2006		心结	Guan Xin
	The Dream of My Family	亲亲一家人	Zhang Bo
2008		武术班	Dou Yuan
	I Am Fans	我是粉丝	Cong Wen
2009	The Emperor Fu Xi	人皇伏羲	Hao Ying
2011		少年向上	Xiao Shang
2012	Judge Zhan	南平红荔	Fang Chao
2013	The Dance of Summer	夏天的拉花	Zhou Xiangyang
2018	Born to Be Wild	说走就走之毕业旅行	Chen Xiao
		无敌神男	Tao Fei
2021	Wish Dragon	许愿神龙	Din Song	Mandarin dub

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2004	We Are All Friends	我们都是好朋友	Yu Lei
2006		变身战士阿龙	Pang Hou
	Vigorous Life	无限生机	Yuan Yuan
	I Want a Home	我想有个家	Xiao Wei
2007		野百合也有春天	Nie Feng
	Home with Kids 4	家有儿女4	Qian Zhuangzhuang
2008	e-Times	网络年代	Meng Xiang
2009		铁血少年	He Jiefang
	Prelude of Lotus Lantern	宝莲灯前传	young Yang Jian
2010	You Are My Brother	你是我兄弟	young Ma Xuejun
2011		大丽家的往事	young Wei Dong
2012		营盘镇警事	Fan Xiaopeng
2014	Battle of Changsha	战长沙	Hu Xiangjiang (Xiao Man)
	He and His Sons	半路父子	Luo Xiaolie
2016	Take The Wrong Car	搭错车	Shi Junmai
	Go! Goal! Fighting!	旋风十一人	Wang Jingke	[15]
	Love O2O	微微一笑很倾城	Yu Banshan
	The Flame of Youth	尖锋之烈焰青春	Liu Yaoen	[16]
2017	Little Valentine	小情人	Wen Rushi	[17]
	Princess Agents	楚乔传	Yuan Song
	Red Gate Brothers	红门兄弟	Gao Dawei	[18]
2018	The Legend of Jade Sword	莽荒纪	Mu Zishuo	[19]
2019	The Brightest Star in the Sky	夜空中最闪亮的星	Yu Zirui
	Your Highness, The Class Monitor	班长“殿下”	Gu Zi chen
2020	Wu Xin: The Monster Killer III	无心法师III	He Jingming	[20]
	Twenty Your Life On	二十不惑	Zhao Youxiu	[citation needed]
	Dear Mayang Street	亲爱的麻洋街	Yi Dongdong	[21]
	Fearless Whispers	隐秘而伟大	Zhao Zhiyong	[22]
2021	Chess Love	舍我其谁	Sheng Jingchu	Main role[23]
	The Priceless	婆婆的镯子	Shi Da Yan
	Faith Makes Great	理想照耀中国	Wang Jia Wen [Niu Kou]
2022	Twenty Your Life On 2	二十不惑2	Zhao Youxiu	Guest role[22]
	Great Miss D	了不起的D小姐	Lin Mosheng	Main role
2023	Meet Yourself	去有风的地方	Hu Youyu	Support role[14]
TBA	A Love Never Lost	人生若如初见		Support role

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2018	The Sound	声临其境	Cast member	[24]
2019	Everybody Stand By	演员请就位	Contestant	Final winner[25]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2016	"My Generation"	我的时代	Go! Goal! Fighting! OST
2017	"Secretly Attack"	暗算	—	[26]

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	iFeng Fashion Choice Awards	Most Popular Male Celebrity	—	Won	[27]
	Tencent Entertainment White Paper	Most Promising Variety Artist	Everybody Stand By	Won	[28]