Dong Zijian
Dong Zijian | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Central Academy of Drama |
Occupations | |
Years active | 2013–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Dong Zhi Hua Wang Jing Hua |
Dong Zijian (Chinese:
Early life and education[edit]
Dong is born in Beijing, China. His father, Dong Zhi Hua is also an actor; and his mother, Wang Jing Hua is an artist manager in China.[1][2] He studied at the Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shi Yan School, Yew Chung International School of Beijing and Beijing NO.80 Middle School in his earlier years.[3][4] In 2014, he was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama.[4]
Career[edit]
Dong made his debut in the youth drama film Young Style by Liu Jie,[5] for which he won the Best Actor award at the China Movie Channel Media Awards.[6]
In 2014, Dong featured in the horror film Bunshinsaba 3, directed by Ahn Byeong-ki;[7] followed by the youth drama film The Ark of Mr. Chow.[8]
In 2015, he was nominated for the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his performance in Mountains May Depart, a realistic melodrama pic directed by Jia Zhangke.[9] Dong reunited with director Liu Jie to star in his film, De Lan, a rural tale that revolves around a loan officer who travels to a remote village and strikes up a complicated relationship with a Tibetan woman. De Lan won the Best Feature Film award at the Shanghai International Film Festival.[10]
In 2016, he starred in the Taiwanese coming-of-age film At Cafe 6.[11] He also had a supporting role in the thriller film Hide and Seek which co-starred Wallace Huo.[12]
In 2017, Dong starred in Young Love Lost, a comedy film by first-time director Xiang Guoqiang. He was praised for his excellent portrayal as a young roustabout who has no clear goals.[13] He also featured in Han Han's drama film Duckweed,[14] and patriotic war film The Founding of an Army as Deng Xiaoping.[15] The same year, Dong was cast as one of the three protagonists in Namiya, the Chinese remake of Japanese novel Miracles of the Namiya General Store.[16]
In 2018, Dong starred in the comedy film Dude's Manual.[17] The same year, Dong made his small-screen debut in the television series Like a Flowing River, based on the novel Da Jiang Dong Qu by Ah Nai and set in the period of Chinese economic reform.[18] Forbes China listed Dong under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[19]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Young Style | Ju Ran | ||
2014 | Bunshinsaba 3 | 笔仙III | Zi Jian | |
2015 | The Ark of Mr. Chow | Wu Wei | ||
Mountains May Depart | Dao Le | |||
De Lan | Xiao Wang | |||
2016 | At Cafe 6 | Guan Min-lü | ||
Hide and Seek | 捉迷 |
Lulu's boyfriend | ||
2017 | Young Love Lost | Lu Xiaolu | ||
Duckweed | Xiao Ma | |||
The Founding of an Army | Deng Xiaoping | |||
Namiya | Ah Jie | |||
2018 | Dude's Manual | He Xiaoyang | ||
Ash Is Purest White | (Fengjie) Police | [20] | ||
2019 | Youthful China in the Headlines | 头条 |
Short film[21] | |
2020 | My People, My Homeland | Dong Kexue | [22] | |
2021 | Assassin in Red | Lu Kongwen | [23] | |
A Writer's Odyssey | Kongwen Lu |
Television series[edit]
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Like a Flowing River | Yang Xun | ||
2020 | Like a Flowing River 2 | [24] | ||
Little Doctor | Guo Jing | [25] | ||
My Best Friend's Story | Xie Hongzu | [26] | ||
Who Is Murderer | 谁是 |
Xia Mu | [27] | |
2024 | Like a Flowing River 3 | Yang Xun | [28] |
Variety show[edit]
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Give Me Five | Cast member | [29] |
Discography[edit]
Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
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2017 | "Proud Youths" | 骄傲 |
Give Me Five OST | with Zhang Yishan, Wang Junkai, Liu Haoran & Darren Wang[30] |
2019 | "Starry Sea" | For China Movie Channel Young Actors Project with 31 other actors[31] |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | China Movie Channel Media Awards | Best Actor | Young Style | Won | [6] |
Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards | Best New Actor | Won | [32] | ||
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards | Best New Performer | Nominated | |||
2014 | Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best New Performer | Won | [33] | |
Changchun Film Festival | Best Actor | Nominated | |||
Chinese Film Media Awards | Best New Performer | Nominated | |||
2015 | Golden Phoenix Awards | Best New Performer | Won | [34] | |
2015 Cannes Film Festival | Best Actor | Mountains May Depart | Nominated | [9] | |
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards | Best Actor | De Lan | Nominated | ||
2017 | Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
2019 | 6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony | Best Actor (Emerald Category) | Like a Flowing River | Nominated | [35] |
2021 | 27th Shanghai Television Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Like a Flowing River 2 | Nominated |
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