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Arthur Chen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Arthur Chen Feiyu (Chinese: 陈飞宇; born 9 April 2000), is an American-born Chinese actor. He is known for his roles in Secret Fruit (2017), Ever Night (2018), and earned global popularity through drama Lighter & Princess (2022).

Arthur Chen
Born
Arthur Chen

(2000-04-09) April 9, 2000 (age 24)
United States
Nationality
  • Chinese (since 2021)
  • United States (2000–2021)
Other namesChen Feiyu
Education
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Parents
RelativesChen He (cousin)
Musical career
OriginChina
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2010–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳飛宇
Simplified Chinese陈飞宇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Fēiyǔ

Early life and education

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Arthur Chen was born in the United States on 9 April 2000. In July 2021, Chen relinquished his United States citizenship and became a Chinese citizen.[1][2] He is the second son of director Chen Kaige and actress Chen Hong.[3][4]

He studied at Beijing Jingshan School and Tabor Academy, a private boarding school in Massachusetts.[5] In 2019, he was admitted into Beijing Film Academy.[6]

Career

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2017–2018: Career beginnings

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Chen first appeared in the 2010 film Sacrifice directed by Chen Kaige, portraying a young King.[7] In 2017, Chen made his official acting debut in the youth drama film Secret Fruit as the male lead.[8][9] He released his first single "The Secret Words" as the promotional song for the film.[10]

2018–present: Rising popularity

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In 2018, Chen starred in the historical fantasy drama Ever Night.[11] The drama received positive reviews, and Chen was awarded the Super IP New Actor at the China Literature Award Ceremony[12] and the Best Actor in the historical drama category at the Huading Awards.[13]

In 2019, Chen starred in the youth campus romance film My Best Summer.[14][15] He won the Best Newcomer awards at the Tokyo International Film Festival and Macau International Film Festival for his performance.[16][17] In the same year, Forbes China listed Chen on their "Under 30 Asia 2019" list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[18]

In 2020, Chen is set to star in the film Flowers Bloom in the Ashes directed by Chen Kaige;[19] and fantasy wuxia drama Legend of Awakening.[20] The same year Chen was cast in the xianxia drama Immortality alongside Luo Yunxi, based on the novel The Husky and His White Cat Shizun.[21] He entered the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list for the first time, ranking 83rd.[22]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Sacrifice Xin Jun Supporting role [7]
2017 Secret Fruit Duan Bowen Main role [8]
2019 My Best Summer Yu Huai [14]
Abominable Ah Jun Voice-dubbed [23]
My People, My Country Azhabu Main role [24]
2023 Yesterday Once More [zh] Gu Yuxuan [25]
Flowers from the Ashes Gu Xinwie [26]
The Volunteers: To the War Sun Xing [27]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Ever Night Ning Que Main role [11]
2020 Legend of Awakening Lu Ping [20]
2022 Gold Panning Chen Baojin [28]
Lighter & Princess Li Xun [29]
TBA Immortality Mo Ran [21]
Love Beyond the Grave Duan Xu
Long for Fish Sima Jiao

Discography

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Original soundtrack

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List of soundtrack albums, with selected details
Title Year Album
"The Secret Words"

(with Ouyang Nana)

2017 Secret Fruit OST
"For My 17 Years Old Self"
(with Ouyang Nana, Ma Sichun, Oho Ou, Guan Xiaotong)
"At 17, I Have Something to Say"
(with Ouyang Nana, Zou Yuanqing, Zhang Chenghang)
"The Best of Us" 2019 My Best Summer OST
"My Motherland and I"
(with Zhou Dongyu, Liu Haoran, Oho Ou, Zhu Yilong 		My People, My Country OST
"Starry Sea" China Movie Channel Young Actors Project

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
China Literature Award Ceremony 2019 Super IP New Actor Ever Night Won [12]
Huading Awards Best Actor (Historical Drama) Won [13]
iQIYI All-Star Carnival Most Promising Silver Screen Artist Chen Feiyu Won [30]
Macau International Movie Festival Best Newcomer My Best Summer Won [17]
Sohu Fashion Awards Influential Male Star Chen Feiyu Won [31]
Tencent Video All Star Awards Leaping Film Actor My Best Summer Won [32]
The Actors of China Awards Best Actor in Web Series Ever Night Nominated [33]
Tokyo International Film Festival Gold Crane Awards Best Newcomer My Best Summer Won [16]
Most Popular Actor Won
Weibo Awards 2020 Rising Artist of the Year Chen Feiyu Won [34]

References

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  15. ^ "《最好的我们》曝"耿耿于怀"版预告 陈飞宇何蓝逗唤醒遗憾青春 6月6日内地上映". Mtime (in Chinese). 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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  17. ^ a b "第11届澳门国际电影节颁奖典礼隆重举行 来看获奖名单". The Cover (in Chinese). 22 December 2019.
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  19. ^ "陈凯歌陈飞宇父子档电影《尘埃里开花》开机". Mtime (in Chinese). 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  20. ^ a b "陈嘉上监制《天醒之路》 概念海报首发". People (in Chinese). 26 September 2018.
  21. ^ a b "《皓衣行》官宣双男主罗云熙陈飞宇 只问丹心不问值得". Netease (in Chinese). 21 January 2020.
  22. ^ "福布斯中国发布2020名人榜，00后少年易烊千玺荣登榜首". Forbes China (in Chinese). 27 August 2020.
  23. ^ "《雪人奇缘》再曝中文版男主配音 陈飞宇重磅加盟献声". ifeng (in Chinese). 28 June 2019.
  24. ^ "《我和我的祖国》首曝预告". Xinhua News (in Chinese). 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019.
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