Chen Kun
Date of birth: 1976-02-04
Place of birth: Chongqing, China
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Aloys Chen, Kun Chen, چن کون
Biography
Chen Kun (Chinese: 陳坤; pinyin: Chén Kūn) born February 4, 1976 in Chongqing, Sichuan), is a Chinese actor and singer. He also goes by another name, Aloys. He showed early talent in singing and was strongly recommended by his vocal trainer and mentor to join the famous China Oriental Song and Dance Ensemble(now China National Song and Dance Ensemble) at Beijing in 1995. In 1996, he was admitted to Beijing Film Academy where he took off as a promising young actor. As the leading man in "A West Lake Moment", Chen Kun won a nomination for the best actor at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards in 2005. His performance in "The Knot" brought him a Huabiao Film Award (the main national film award in China) as best actor in 2007. His recent portrait of Chiang Ching-kuo in the 2009's mega blockbuster "The Founding of a Republic" received high remarks from critics and brought him sweeping popularity among audiences.
Movie Credits
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
2002-05-16
During the Cultural Revolution, two young men are sent to a remote mining village where they fall in
1921
2021-07-01
Tells the story of a Communist Party's early history during the turbulent era, examining the remarka
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
2009-11-26
When barbarian hordes threaten her homeland, the brave and cunning Mulan disguises herself as a male
Baober in Love
2004-02-10
Liu Zhi, a young man, depressed and trapped in a loveless marriage with a dominating girl, meets Bao
Painted Skin
2008-09-25
Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chines
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
2011-12-15
Three years after the infamous Dragon Inn was burnt down in the desert when its innkeeper Jade vanis
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011-06-23
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
Playboy Cops
2008-02-28
Two off-the-wall detectives go in search for a killer, while vying for the affections of a young wom
Rest on Your Shoulder
2011-07-08
In an unspecified time when epidemics run rampant, botanist Yan Guo and his fiance-assistant Baobao
Painted Skin: The Resurrection
2012-06-28
According to demon lore, it takes hundreds of years to attain human form. Even then, lacking a human
Creation of the Gods III: Creation Under Heaven
Ji Fa unites the princes of the four directions to march into Chaoge. Yin Shou and Tong Tian Jiaozhu
The Knot
2006-11-26
They fell in love; Chen Qiushui was 20. Wang Biyun was 18. When Qiushui fled Taiwan after the 228 Ma
Bends
2013-10-16
A wealthy Hong Kong housewife, Anna, lives a spoiled, bored life. When her husband suddenly leaves,
A West Lake Moment
2005-02-14
Xiao Yu (Zhou), a barista and cake maker in a teahouse-café by Westlake in Hangzhou. Since a car cra
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
2013-09-27
Young Dee Renjie arrives in the empire's capital to join the Supreme Court as police judge of his re
The Founding of a Republic
2009-09-17
The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ul
Love on Credit
2011-07-05
Xiaoqing and Xiaohong are twins with distinctive, different personalities. Xiaoqing believes in true
Let the Bullets Fly
2010-12-20
When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the
Full Circle
2012-05-08
The residents of a nursing home sneak past security guards to compete in a nationally televised tale
Kung Fu Girls
2003-09-12
Four fearless and intrepid girls get selected by a recording company to undergo martial arts trainin
The Knot
2006-11-26
They fell in love; Chen Qiushui was 20. Wang Biyun was 18. When Qiushui fled Taiwan after the 228 Ma
Mojin: The Lost Legend
2015-12-18
Three tomb raiders retire from their roles and move to New York to enjoy the rest of their lives. Ho
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
2015-02-19
The story of Chinese legendary anti-hero Zhong Kui, a young man endowed with mysterious powers who i
The Door
2007-01-18
The horror story set in the contemporary China centers on a young intellectual’s ominous journey to
Decent Things
In 1931, a famous person borrowed an ancient painting to appreciate, but he refused to return it. Th
As Spring Comes Along
2024-04-21
A couple who haven't seen each other for many years revisited their hometown in the early spring of
Chongqing Hot Pot
2016-04-01
When three friends open a hot pot restaurant in a former bomb shelter, they discover it’s linked by
The Star and the Sea
2009-12-07
The film is a moving portrayal of renowned Chinese composer Xian Xinghai's impoverished childhood in
Beautiful Accident
2017-05-26
When a single, successful female lawyer is involved in a highway car accident, she wakes up to find
Yi Ge Cheng Ren Dian Ying Gong Zuo Zhe De Zi Bai
2016-06-15
An ordinary adult film staff uses seventeen minutes to talk about the chaotic market in today's Chin
My Ex-Wife's Wedding
2010-10-22
Divorcé Ma Yong is in love with his new girlfriend Zhao Hui. However, he has a hang-up about his ex-
The Music Box
2006-04-28
In the late 1930s, the Japanese army occupies Shanghai. Barber Lu Ping kills a Japanese officer by a
Children from the Distant Planet
2011-03-30
The Weary Poet
Another wuxia tale from Xu Haofeng, this one set against the backdrop of a rebellion during the Yuan
The National Anthem
1999-10-07
Hsue-shen Tsien
2012-03-02
This is a story of a scientist who made important contributions to the missile and space programs of
The Yin Yang Master
2021-02-12
The world is on the verge of a devastating war with monsters who are coming to retrieve the Scaling
Angry Kid
2013-01-29
Angry Kid is a Chinese Comedy
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
2023-07-15
Based on the most well-known classical fantasy novel of China, Fengshenyanyi, the trilogy is a magni
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
2025-01-29
Taishi Wen Zhong led the army of Shang Dynasty including Deng Chanyu and four generals of the Mo Fam
Bystander
2025-11-01
A man returns home after sixteen years for his father's funeral, only to uncover a long-buried famil