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Yan Zidong (Chinese: 晏紫东; born 10 December 1994), also known as Kevin Yan, is a Chinese actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in the dramas Love is More Than a Word (2016), Till Death Tear Us Apart (2017) and Butterfly Lovers (2017).[1][2]
Yan Zidong | |||
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| Born | December 10, 1994 | ||
| Other names | Kevin Yan | ||
| Alma mater | Shanghai Normal University | ||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer | ||
| Years active | 2016–present | ||
| Agent | Century Agency (2016-18) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 晏紫東 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 晏紫东 | ||
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Yan was born on 10 December 1994 in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. He enrolled in Xie Jin Film & Television Art College of Shanghai Normal University in 2012, and graduated in 2016.
In 2013, Yang starred in the micro film Return; the film is also his majoring in college graduation work. After graduating from university in 2016, he signed with Century Agency, a brokerage company and officially entered the entertainment industry.[3]
Yan officially debuted as an actor in 2016 with the drama Love Is More Than A Word, playing Gu She.[4][5] Thereafter, he became known to the audience.[6] In 2017, he started to gain increased attention and popularity with his role as Zhou Yaohua in historical drama Till Death Tear Us Apart, based on the BL novel Love in a Blaze / A Lifetime Love by Nan Zhi.[7][8] The same year, he played Bujantai in historical drama Rule the World and starred in the wuxia comedy drama Legend of the Little Monk 2, playing a supporting role.[9][10] He then starred as the male lead in historical drama Butterfly Lovers, and received positive reviews for his portrayal of Liang Shanbo.[11]
On February 24, 2018, Yan himself issued a statement via Sina Weibo saying that he had cancelled the contract with the original brokerage company Century Agency.[12] In 2019, he starred in the romance drama Meet in Gourmet Food, as well as action crime series The World is Not Fraudulent.[13][14] Yan also starred in the historical drama Psychic Princess,[15] and youth romance film Miss Forever.[16][17]
Yan has been cast in the historical dramas Renascence,[18] and Court Lady. He is set to star in the modern romance drama Nothing But Thirty playing a guitarist.[19]
Film
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Miss Forever | 一生有你 | Meng Yifei |
Television series
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Love is More Than a Word | 識汝不識丁 | Gu She | |
| 2017 | Till Death Tear Us Apart | 愉此一生 | Zhou Yaohua | |
| Rule the World | 独步天下 | Bujantai | ||
| Legend of the Little Monk 2 | 降龙伏虎小济公2 | Li Fengchun | ||
| Butterfly Lovers | 梁山伯与祝英台 | Liang Shanbo | ||
| A Chinese Odyssey: Love of Eternity | 大话西游之爱你一万年 | Xu Tianqian | ||
| 2019 | Meet in Gourmet Food | 食分喜歡你 | Zuo Yi | |
| The World is Not Fraudulent | 天下无诈 | Tian He | ||
| Psychic Princess | 通灵妃 | Prince Ye | ||
| 2020 | Renascence | 凤唳九天 | Han Jinyi | |
| Nothing But Thirty | 三十而已 | Zhong Xiaoyang | ||
| 2021 | Ode to Daughter of Great Tang | 大唐女儿行 | ||
| TBA | Guardians of the Dafeng | 大奉打更人 | Xu Xinnian | [20] |
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Blooming Youth" | 花开年少 | Love is More Than a Word OST | |
| "Only This Life" | 愉此一生 | Till Death Tear Us Apart OST | ||
| 2017 | "Thoughts Flying" | 思念飞花 | ||
| "Entire City Scattered with Flowers" | 满城飞花 | Butterfly Lovers OST | ||
| "Eighteen Farewell" | 十八相送 | |||
| "Meow Alien and Bear Child" | 喵星人和熊孩子 | |||
| 2019 | "Miss Forever" | 一生有你 | Miss Forever OST |
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