Lin Gengxin

Lin Gengxin
Background information
Chinese name 林更新
Pinyin Lín Gēngxīn (Mandarin)
Born (1988-02-13) 13 February 1988
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Other name(s) Kenny Lin
Occupation Actor
Label(s) Tangren Media (2010-2012)
Lin Gengxin Studio (2013-present)
Years active 2009–present

Lin Gengxin (Chinese: 林更新, born 13 February 1988), also known by his English name Kenny Lin, is a Chinese actor. Lin rose to fame for his role in Scarlet Heart (2011), and since then has starred in several #1 box office hits 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).

Biography

Lin Gengxin enrolled in the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2007. During his college years, Lin appeared in low-budget films, television shows, short films and advertisements.

Career

2011–2013: Rising popularity

Lin rose to fame with the 2011 hit drama Scarlet Heart, playing the role of 14th Prince Yinti.[1] He then co-starred in xianxia drama Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky (2012),[2] which was extremely popular during its run and garnered 2 billion views online.[3] Lin successfully made his crossover to film with his role in Tsui Hark's Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013).[4] He was nominated for the Best New Actor award at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards.[5]

2014–present: Commercial success

In 2014, Lin starred in youth romance film My Old Classmate with Zhou Dongyu.[6] The film broke 4 million admissions in 3 days, and won the Jury Prize at the 21st Beijing College Student Film Festival.[7] The same year, he starred in crime action film Black & White: The Dawn of Justice;[8] and reunited with Tsui Hark in the period action film The Taking of Tiger Mountain.[9] The Taking of Tiger Mountain was a success, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time in China with US$150 million.[10]

In 2015, Lin was cast in Chinese historical drama God of War, Zhao Yun, based on the Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He plays General Zhao Yun, who falls in love with a girl named Xiahou Qingyi (played by Girls' Generation's Im Yoona).[11] The drama premiered in April 2016, and reached viewership ratings as high as 2%, and recorded more than 10 billion hits through various Chinese online videos sites.[12][13] The same year, Lin headlined action comedy For a Few Bullets and martial arts film Sword Master.[14][15] He also featured in Zhang Yimou's historical epic, The Great Wall.[16]

In 2017, Lin starred in Stephen Chow's Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back, playing Sun Wukong.[17] The film grossed $239.5 million,[18] becoming the highest grossing film among the Journey to the West novel adaptations.[19] The same year, he starred in historical action series Princess Agents.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes
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
2014 Just Another Margin 大话天仙 Lin Chong Cameo
My Old Classmate 同桌的你 Lin Yi
Black & White: The Dawn of Justice 痞子英雄2 Chen Zhen
The Taking of Tiger Mountain 智取威虎山 Shao Jianbo
2015 Jian Bing Man 煎饼侠 Himself Cameo
2016 For a Few Bullets 快手枪手快枪手 Xiao Zhuang
Sword Master 三少爺的劍 Hsieh Shaofeng / Ah Chi
The Great Wall 長城 General Chen
2017 Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back 西游伏妖篇 Sun Wukong
What A Day! 有完没完 Xiao Xin Cameo
2018 Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings 狄仁杰之四大天王 Shatuo Zhong

Television

Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes
2011 Scarlet Heart 步步惊心 Yinti
2012 Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky 轩辕剑:天之痕 Zhang Lie
Drama Go! Go! Go! 姐姐立正向前走 Tong Shaotian
2013 Dancing Legend 舞乐传奇 Burmese Prince Shu Nanda
2016 God of War, Zhao Yun 武神赵子龙 Zhao Zilong
2017 Princess Agents 楚乔传 Yuwen Yue

Variety show

Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes
2014Challenger Alliance 挑戰者聯盟Cast member
2017 Baby, Let me go 放开我北鼻第二季

Discography

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated work Ref.
2014 9th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Best New Actor My Old Classmate [21]

References

  1. ↑ "《步步惊心》顺利杀青 刘诗诗林更新悲情告别". Sina. 2011-03-25.
  2. ↑ "图文：《轩辕剑》曝剧照-林更新饰张烈". Sina. 2012-04-09.
  3. ↑ "《轩辕剑》大结局完美收官 开创周播剧新纪元". Tencent. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
  4. ↑ "《狄仁杰》发海报预告 神都龙王露狰狞". Sina. 2013-07-28.
  5. ↑ "18:37 提名新人林更新红色西装喜庆亮相". NetEase. 2014-04-13.
  6. ↑ "电影《同桌的你》开拍 高晓松监制". Sina. 2013-07-09.
  7. ↑ "《同桌的妳》票房破四亿 北京大学生电影节获奖". NetEase. 2014-05-13.
  8. ↑ "黄渤赵又廷《痞子英雄2》再合作 林更新加盟". NetEase. 2013-09-08.
  9. ↑ "徐克"智取威虎山3D"首发剧照 张涵予杨子荣造型曝光". MTime. 2014-01-14.
  10. ↑ Patrick Frater. "China Box Office: ‘Wolf Warrior’ and ‘Kingsman’ Dominate $100 Million Weekend". Variety.
  11. ↑ "Yoona, Lin Gengxin to star in drama "Zhao Zilong"". Sina English. February 26, 2015.
  12. ↑ Jung Eun-jin (April 17, 2016). "SNSD Yoona making waves in China". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation.
  13. ↑ ""China 'God of War, Zhao Yun' 10 billion views, an incredible feat"" 윤아 "中 '무신조자룡' 100억뷰, 정말 어마어마한 일". Xportsnews (in Korean). XportsMedia. July 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ ""For A Few Bullets", Compared to New Journey to The West". China Radio International. 2016-04-17.
  15. ↑ "Derek Yee, Hark Tusi team up for martial arts epic". China Radio International. December 1, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Zhang Yimou's new film reveals star-studded cast". Sina English. March 12, 2015.
  17. ↑ "《西游2》阵容独家曝光 唐僧吴亦凡沙僧巴特尔". Tencent. August 6, 2015.
  18. ↑ "‘Journey To The West: The Demons Strike Back’ summary page". Box Office Mojo. February 16, 2017.
  19. ↑ "《西游伏妖篇》 破13亿周星驰路演称为了观众我会越做越好". China Youth Daily. February 5, 2017.
  20. ↑ "《楚乔传》曝定档海报 赵丽颖变特工少". Sina. May 22, 2017.
  21. ↑ "第9届华语青年影像论坛闭幕 韩寒等获颁年度新锐影人". People's Daily. 2014-11-06.
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