Yuan Hong (actor)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuan.

Yuan Hong (Chinese: 袁弘, born 23 August 1982), also known as Justin Yuan, is a Chinese actor.

Yuan Hong
袁弘
Born	Yuan Ding (袁丁) (1982-08-23) 23 August 1982 (age 42) Wuhan, Hubei, China
Nationality	Chinese
Other names	Justin Yuan
Alma mater	Shanghai Theatre Academy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Agent	Shanghai Juhe Media Corporation
Spouse	Zhang Xinyi ​ (m. 2016)​
Chinese name
Chinese	袁弘
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuán Hóng

Biography

Yuan was born in Wuhan, Hubei. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2001.^{[citation needed]}

Yuan gained attention with his role as Yang Kang in The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008). His character, traditionally portrayed as an antagonist in previous film and television adaptations, was notably reinterpreted as a morally ambiguous and romantic antihero.^[1] He earned widespread recognition with his role as the thirteenth prince in the hit time-slip historical drama, Scarlet Heart (2011).^[2]

Yuan earned positive acclaim for his performance in the period drama, Ordinary World (2015), based on the novel of the same title by Lu Yi; and won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Golden Ox Awards.^[3][4] He also won the Best Actor award at the Huading Awards for his role in the historical romance drama Singing All Along (2016) co-starring Ruby Lin.^[5]

Personal life

Yuan is a close friend of Hu Ge, his roommate at the Shanghai Theatre Academy.^[6][7]

Yuan married Princess Jieyou co-star Zhang Xinyi in Germany in May 2016.^[8][9]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2013	A Chilling Cosplay	制服	Xiao Kai	[10]
2016	So Lucky	杠上开花	Hei Pi	[11]
2016	The New Year's Eve of Old Lee	过年好		Cameo
	Flying Girl	飞天窑女	Zhao Gou	[12]
2018	Miss Puff	泡芙小姐		Cameo
	Love Apartment	愛情公寓	Wu Xie	[13]
2019	Coward Hero	鼠胆英雄		[citation needed]
	Send Me to the Clouds	送我上青云	Mao Cui	[14]
2021	Moses on the Plains	平原上的摩西		[15]
2023	Trending Topic	热搜		[16]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2004	Unparalleled	天下无双	Kangxi Emperor
	Dandelion	蒲公英	Wang Boshen
2005	Phantom Lover	夜半歌声	Xiao Ou
	Strange Tale of Liaozhai	新聊斋志异	Sun Zichu	[17]
2006	The Young Warriors	少年杨家将	Yelü Xie	[18]
2008	The Prince's Education	上书房	Hongli	[19]
	The Legend of the Condor Heroes	射雕英雄传	Yang Kang
2009	Chinese Paladin 3	仙剑奇侠传三	Lei Yunting	[20]
2010	Legendary Doctor	神医大道公	Si Jing	[21]
	A Weaver on the Horizon	天涯织女	Lin Mufei	[22]
	World People	天地民心	Qi Junzao (young)	[23]
2011	Legend of the Double Dragons	迷雾双龙	Xing Wenyuan	[24]
	Scarlet Heart	步步惊心	Yinxiang
2012	Secret History of Princess Taiping	太平公主秘史	Axiena Simu	[25]
2013	Mulan	巾帼大将军	Zhao Yu	[26]
	Longmen Express	龙门镖局	Song Shuhuai	Cameo, ep 33
	True Love Brings Trouble	真爱惹麻烦	Wang Xiang	[27]
	Ad Mania	广告风云	Ouyang Yue
2014	Young Sherlock	少年神探狄仁杰	Li Zhi	[28]
2015	Fall in Love with You Again	转身说爱你	Yu Chuhao	[29]
	Ordinary World	平凡的世界	Sun Shaoping
	Angel's City	天使之城	Mai Kewen	[30]
	Hua Xu Yin: City of Desperate Love	華胥引之絕愛之城	Shen An	[31]
2016	Princess Jieyou	解忧公主	Weng Guimi	[32]
	Through the Mist	穿越谜团	Ma Dong	[33]
	Singing All Along	秀丽江山之长歌行	Liu Xiu
	Ares Ensanguined Youth	战神之血染的青春	Liu Xiaoran	[34]
	Let's Fall in Love	咱们相爱吧	Shi Guang	[35]
2018	Won't Let Go Of Your Hand	绝不松开你的手	Yang Qiming
		秘密航线	Xie Yihang	[36]
	Great Expectations	远大前程	Qi Lin	[37]
	She Is Beautiful	她很漂亮	Situ Min	Cameo
	The Rise of Phoenixes	天盛长歌	Jin Siyu	[38]
2020	Thorn	刺	Chen Xi	[39]
	Under The Sun	生活像阳光一样灿烂	爱的正确标记法	Zhao Yangguang	[40]
	Ling Long	玲珑	Chi Xin	[41]
2021	The Rebel Princess	上阳赋	Helan Zhen

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2015	Takes a Real Man	真正男子汉	Cast member	[42]

|2019 |‘’Mr.Housework’’ |做家务的男人 |Cast member

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2011	"Maybe It's Still Possible"	或许来得及	Ad Mania OST
2012	"Back-to-back Silence"	背对背沉默	Fall in Love with You Again OST

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	7th China TV Drama Awards	Media Recommended Actor	—	Won	[43]
	7th Golden Ox Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Ordinary World	Won	[44]
2017	22nd Huading Awards	Best Actor (Ancient Drama)	Singing All Along	Won	[45]
		Best Actor (Contemporary Drama)	Let's Fall in Love	Nominated