Lin Gengxin
Lin Gengxin | ||
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林更新 | ||
Born | Hanyu Pinyin Lín Gēngxīn | | February 13, 1988
Lin Gengxin (Chinese: 林更新; pinyin: Lín Gēngxīn, born February 13, 1988), also known as Kenny Lin, is a Chinese actor.[1] Lin rose to fame for his role in Scarlet Heart (2011), and has starred in movies such as Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013), My Old Classmate (2014), The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2014) and Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017) as well as television series Princess Agents (2017).
Lin ranked 77th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2015,[2] 43rd in 2017,[3] and 84th in 2019.[4]
Early life
Lin was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. He enrolled in the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2007. During his college years, Lin appeared in low-budget films, television shows, short films and advertisements.[5]
Career
2011–2013: Rising popularity
In 2011, Lin rose to fame with the hit drama
2014–present: Commercial success
In 2014, Lin starred in youth romance film My Old Classmate with Zhou Dongyu.[11] The film was a commercial success, and won the Jury Prize at the 21st Beijing College Student Film Festival.[12] The same year, he starred in crime action film Black & White: The Dawn of Justice;[13] and reunited with Tsui Hark in the period action film The Taking of Tiger Mountain.[14] The Taking of Tiger Mountain was a success, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time in China with US$150 million.[15]
In 2015, Lin was cast in Chinese historical drama
In 2017, Lin starred in
In 2018, Lin reprised his role as Shatuo Zhong in Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings, the third installment of the Detective Dee film series by Tsui Hark.[27]
In 2019, Lin was cast in the crime suspense drama Lost and Love as a policeman.[28]
Filmography
Film
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | The Immemorial Magic | 玩命魔术 | Tong Xing | ||
2011 | The Blue Cornflower | 蓝色矢车菊 | Nan Haitian | ||
2013 | Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon | 狄仁杰之神都龙王 | Shatuo Zhong | [9] | |
2014 | Just Another Margin | 大话天仙 | Lin Chong | Cameo | [29] |
My Old Classmate | 同桌的你 | Lin Yi | [11] | ||
Black & White: The Dawn of Justice | 痞子英雄2 | Chen Zhen | [13] | ||
The Taking of Tiger Mountain | 智取威虎山 | Shao Jianbo | [14] | ||
2015 | Jian Bing Man | 煎饼侠 | Himself | Cameo | [30] |
2016 | For a Few Bullets | 快手枪手快枪手 | Xiao Zhuang | [19] | |
Sword Master | 三少爺的劍 | Hsieh Shaofeng / Ah Chi | [20] | ||
The Great Wall | 長城 | General Chen | [21] | ||
2017 | Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
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西游伏妖篇 | Sun Wukong
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[22] | |
What A Day! | 有完没完 | Xiao Xin | Cameo | [31] | |
2018 | Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings | 狄仁杰之四大天王 | Shatuo Zhong | [27] |
Television series
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Ref. |
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2011 | Scarlet Heart | 步步惊心 | Yinti | Hunan TV
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[6] |
2012 | Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky | 轩辕剑:天之痕 | Zhang Lie | [7] | |
Drama Go! Go! Go! | 姐姐立正向前走 | Tong Shaotian | [32] | ||
2013 | Dancing Legend | 舞乐传奇 | Burmese Prince Shu Nanda | CCTV
|
[33] |
2016 | God of War, Zhao Yun | 武神赵子龙 | Zhao Zilong | Hunan TV | [16] |
2017 | Princess Agents | 楚乔传 | Yuwen Yue | [25] | |
2020 | Lost and Love | 最初的相遇,最后的别离 | Yan Jin | Youku | [28] |
2021 | My Bargain Queen | 我的砍价女王 | Sheng Zhening | [34] | |
2022 | Master of My Own | 请叫我总监 | Lu Jiming | Youku Dragon TV |
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2024 | The Legend of Shen Li | 与凤行 | Xing Zhi / Xing Yun | Tencent | [35] |
Variety show
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Ref. |
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2015 | Challenger Alliance | 挑戰者聯盟 | Cast member | [36] |
2017 | Baby, Let me go | 放开我北鼻第二季 | [37] | |
2017 | Three Yard | 三个院子 | [38] | |
2018 | Clash Bots | 机器人争霸 | [39] |
Discography
Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | "Love In A Life Time" | 一生所爱 | Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back OST | with Yao Chen | [40] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Results | Ref. |
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2011 | Sohu Internet TV Festival | Best New Actor | Scarlet Heart | Won | [41] |
2012 | Sohu TV Drama Awards | Best Newcomer | Won | [42] | |
6th Tencent Video Star Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Won | [43] | ||
8th Huading Awards | Best New Actor | Nominated | [44] | ||
1st iQiyi Award Ceremony | Best Newcomer | Won | [45] | ||
Most Popular Actor | Won | ||||
2014 | 12th Huading Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon | Nominated | |
33rd Hong Kong Film Awards
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Best Newcomer | Nominated | |||
14th Chinese Film Media Awards | Most Anticipated Performance | Nominated | |||
9th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards | Best New Actor | My Old Classmate | Won | [46] | |
11th Guangzhou Student Film Festival | Most Popular Actor | Won | [47] | ||
2015 | 15th Chinese Film Media Awards | Most Anticipated Actor | Nominated | ||
2017 | 11th Tencent Video Star Awards | Most Popular Actor | Princess Agents | Won | [48] |
2018 | 10th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings | Nominated |
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External links
- Lin Gengxin at IMDb