Chen Kun
Chen Kun (Chinese: 陈坤; born February 4, 1976), sometimes credited as Aloys Chen, is a Chinese actor, singer and producer. He gained recognition from television series Love Story in Shanghai (2001) and The Story of a Noble Family (2003) and rose to international prominence with the films The Knot (2006) and Painted Skin (2008). His other notable works include films Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011), Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015) and Chongqing Hot Pot (2016), as well as television series The Rise of Phoenixes (2018) and The Wind Blows From Longxi (2022).
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Chen Kun at Mojin: The Lost Legend Beijing Premier on December 18, 2015 | |||||||||||
| Born | February 4, 1976 Chongqing, China | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | Beijing Film Academy | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 1999–present | ||||||||||
| Children | Chen Zunyou | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | Aloys Chen | ||||||||||
| Genres | Mandopop | ||||||||||
| Labels | K Pictures | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳坤 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈坤 | ||||||||||
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Chen has won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor, Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actor, and received a Golden Horse Award nomination for Best Actor. He ranked 68th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2014, 28th in 2014, 15th in 2017, and 52nd in 2019.