Best Chinese Actors 2021

jindreame Mar 4, 2021
78 People Loves 38 Voters Report
  • Xu Kai

    1. Xu Kai

    Chinese
    1,067 points by 11 voters
    Xu Kai is a Chinese actor and model born in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. He studied finance at South China Agricultural University. Later, he voluntarily quit his education during freshman year to work ...more
  • Yang Yang

    2. Yang Yang

    Chinese
    888 points by 9 voters
    Yang Yang is an actor born in Shanghai. He graduated from the Department of Dance in People's Liberation Army Arts College. In December 2007, Yang was personally handpicked by director Li Shao ...more
  • Xiao Zhan

    3. Xiao Zhan

    Chinese
    855 points by 9 voters
    Xiao Zhan is a Chinese actor, singer, and former member of the male idol group X NINE born in Chongqing, China. Before his debut, Xiao Zhan worked as a photographer and graphic ...more
  • Chen Zhe Yuan

    4. Chen Zhe Yuan

    Chinese
    784 points by 8 voters
    Chen Zhe Yuan, born in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, is a Chinese actor and singer managed by Gramarie. He graduated from the Department of Performance of Shenzhen University. In 2015, Chen participated in ...more
  • Bai Jing Ting

    5. Bai Jing Ting

    Chinese
    777 points by 8 voters
    Bai Jing Ting is a Chinese actor born in Beijing, China. He studied at Capital Normal University's Music College, majoring in recording. He can play the piano and achieved a grade of ...more
  • Wang Yi Bo

    6. Wang Yi Bo

    Chinese
    752 points by 8 voters
    Wang Yi Bo is an award-winning actor, dancer, singer and motorcycle racer born in Luoyang, Henan, China. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boyband UNIQ (유니크) under Yuehua Entertainment (乐华娱乐). ...more
  • Deng Lun

    7. Deng Lun

    Chinese
    719 points by 8 voters
    Deng Lun (English name: Allen) is a Chinese actor who made his acting debut in the hit romance drama “Flowers in Fog" in 2013. He graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai ...more
  • Neo Hou

    8. Neo Hou

    Chinese
    587 points by 6 voters
    Hou Ming Hao (English name: Neo) is a Chinese actor, singer, and model managed by Hesong Media. Hou was born in Beijing and attended Beijing Contemporary Music Academy. He was a former ...more
  • Gong Jun

    9. Gong Jun

    Chinese
    555 points by 6 voters
    Gong Jun (English name: Simon) is a Chinese model and actor born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. He graduated from the Performance Department of Donghua University. During his university days he often modelled ...more
  • Ren Jia Lun

    10. Ren Jia Lun

    Chinese
    488 points by 5 voters
    Ren Jia Lun (Born: Ren Guo Chao, English name: Allen) is a Chinese actor born in Qingdao, Shandong, China. He was a professional table tennis player, who trained alongside Zhou Yu and ...more
  • Cheng Yi

    11. Cheng Yi

    Chinese
    468 points by 5 voters
    Cheng Yi, born in Huaihua, Hunan Province, China, is a Chinese actor and singer. He made his television debut in 2011 while still in college when he appeared in the Chinese television ...more
  • Hu Yi Tian

    12. Hu Yi Tian

    Chinese
    464 points by 5 voters
    Hu Yi Tian is a Chinese actor born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. He made his acting debut in the drama "Rush to the Dead Summer." He subsequently starred in the 2017 hit ...more
  • Darren Chen

    13. Darren Chen

    Taiwanese
    388 points by 4 voters
    Darren Chen alias Guan Hong, is a Taiwanese actor and singer. While out on the streets one day in 2016, he was spotted by producer Chai Zhi Ping. He officially entered showbiz ...more
  • Leo Wu

    14. Leo Wu

    Chinese
    372 points by 4 voters
    Leo Wu is a young Chinese actor who has already won numerous young actor and newcomer awards. Born on December 26, 1999, he also is known by his Chinese name Wu Lei. ...more
  • William Chan

    15. William Chan

    Hong Konger
    367 points by 4 voters
    Chan Wai Ting (English name: William) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. In 2003, Chan participated in New Talent Singing Awards and won several awards. He was then signed with Emperor ...more
  • Gala Zhang

    16. Gala Zhang

    Chinese
    364 points by 4 voters
    Zhang Yao is a Chinese actor, born in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. He studied finance at university. Despite having no prior acting experience, he debuted in the 2018 school-themed drama series "When We ...more
  • Li Ge Yang

    17. Li Ge Yang

    Chinese
    349 points by 4 voters
    Li Ge Yang is a Chinese actor who made his debut in the entertainment world in 2016 when he participated in an idol-producing survival, reality show. In 2018, he made his acting ...more
  • Zhang Yu Jian

    18. Zhang Yu Jian

    Chinese
    338 points by 4 voters
    Zhang Yu Jian is a Chinese actor who first appeared in Mayday's musical film May Day Chase Dream 3DNA in 2011 and was remembered for his role as a delivery boy. He ...more
  • Chen Xiao

    19. Chen Xiao

    Chinese
    293 points by 3 voters
    Chen Xiao is a Chinese actor and model, born to a family of civil servants in Hefei of Anhui Province. Because he was a very active child, his mother signed him up ...more
  • Ma Tian Yu

    20. Ma Tian Yu

    Chinese
    289 points by 3 voters
    Ma Tian Yu, also known as Ray Ma, is a Chinese mando-pop singer and actor. He is of the Muslim Hui ethnic minority in China and graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. ...more
  • Lu Han

    21. Lu Han

    Chinese
    289 points by 3 voters
    Lu Han is a Chinese singer and actor. He was a member, known as Luhan, of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO and its sub-group EXO-M, before leaving the group in October ...more
  • Vin Zhang

    22. Vin Zhang

    Chinese
    280 points by 3 voters
    Vin Zhang is a Chinese actor born in Wuxi, Jiangsu. After graduating from the renowned Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2013, he appeared in his first role in V-Love and gained recognition. He ...more
  • Xu Ke

    23. Xu Ke

    Chinese
    276 points by 3 voters
    Xu Ke is a Chinese actor who graduated from the Communication University of China. Xu Ke married his first love from university and they had a daughter together in 2019. Their daughter ...more
  • Xing Zhao Lin

    24. Xing Zhao Lin

    Chinese
    273 points by 3 voters
    Xing Zhao Lin is a Chinese actor, model and singer born in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. He made his debut appearance in 2014 as a guest participant in the reality variety show "Million ...more
  • Wang Rui Chang

    25. Wang Rui Chang

    Chinese
    272 points by 3 voters
    Wang Rui Chang (English name: Richards) is a Chinese actor born in Handan, Hebei Province. He graduated from Nanjing Institute of Arts and debuted in September 2016 starring in the youth campus ...more
  • Bai Yu

    26. Bai Yu

    Chinese
    257 points by 3 voters
    Bai Yu (English name: Johnny), born in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama with a bachelor’s degree in performance. In 2014, Bai made ...more
  • Zhang Zhe Han

    27. Zhang Zhe Han

    Chinese
    192 points by 2 voters
    Zhang Zhe Han is a Chinese actor and singer working with Ranyi Music. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy and made his acting debut in the 2010 romance series, Why Love You. ...more
  • Ashton Chen

    28. Ashton Chen

    Chinese
    183 points by 2 voters
    Ashton Chen Xiaolong (born in Dengfeng, Henan), also known by his stage name Shi Xiaolong is a Chinese actor and martial artist. He is a famous child actor and has been a ...more
  • Lin Yu Shen

    29. Lin Yu Shen

    Chinese
    182 points by 2 voters
    Lin Yu Shen (birthname: Lin Shen) is a Chinese actor born in a movie family in Beijing and grew up in an entertainment environment. His mother is Chinese film and television producer ...more
  • Lin Yi

    30. Lin Yi

    Chinese
    180 points by 2 voters
    Lin Yi is a Chinese actor and model. He was born in Hebei but grew up in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, and studied in the National Standard Dance major of Beijing Sport University. ...more
  • Aaron Yan

    31. Aaron Yan

    Taiwanese
    177 points by 2 voters
    Aaron Yan is a Taiwanese entertainer known for his roles as a singer, songwriter, actor, and host. He gained fame in 2005 as a member of the boy band "Fahrenheit," originally signed ...more
  • Darren Wang

    32. Darren Wang

    Taiwanese
    172 points by 2 voters
    Wang Da Lu (English name: Darren) is a Taiwanese actor and model. He later garnered more attention in 2019 when he starred in the Taiwanese movie "Fall in Love at First Kiss" ...more
  • Ryota

    33. Ryota

    Chinese
    169 points by 2 voters
    Ryota graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy. In 2016, he starred in the youth campus network live drama " Thoughts of the Art Institute ", thus officially entering the entertainment circle. In ...more
  • Raymond Lam

    34. Raymond Lam

    Hong Konger
    165 points by 2 voters
    Raymond Lam is Hongkonger singer and actor born in Xiamen, Fujian, China. His acting career began in 1999, and in 2007, he ventured into the music industry. Raymond attended North Point Su ...more
  • Xie Bin Bin

    35. Xie Bin Bin

    Chinese
    162 points by 2 voters
    Xie Bin Bin, born as Xie Cheng Xun, is a Chinese actor, singer, and host. Having studied at the Beijing Film Academy, his most notable works are "Journey to the Sing & ...more
  • Bosco Wong

    36. Bosco Wong

    Hong Konger
    162 points by 2 voters
    Bosco's entertainment career began in 1998. His debut came in 2003. In 2005 he stepped forward as a dramatic and comedic actor in Wars of In-Laws and obtained TVB's Most Improved Actor ...more
  • Liu Xue Yi

    37. Liu Xue Yi

    Chinese
    159 points by 2 voters
    Liu Xue Yi is a Chinese actor born in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. In 2011, he participated in the digital movies "Butterfly Curse" and ...more
  • Li Zong Lin

    38. Li Zong Lin

    Taiwanese
    158 points by 2 voters
    Li Zong Lin is a Taiwanese actor and singer, born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He is currently an actor under the Guan Hsiao Tung studio. (Source: MyDramaList)
  • Zhang Ruo Yun

    39. Zhang Ruo Yun

    Chinese
    100 points by 1 voters
    Zhang Ruo Yun is a Chinese actor who made his debut in the 2004 television drama "The Sea's Promise". He graduated from The Beijing Film Academy in 2007. He won the Outstanding ...more
  • Marcus Li

    40. Marcus Li

    Chinese
    100 points by 1 voters
    Li Ming De, or Marcus Li, as he's also known, is a Chinese actor. He made his acting debut in 2018. Since debut, he has appeared in various television dramas, including “When ...more
  • Tan Jian Ci

    41. Tan Jian Ci

    Chinese
    99 points by 1 voters
    Tan Jian Ci, born in Beihai, Guangxi, is a Chinese singer, dancer, actor. Jian Ci started his dancing career at the age of thirteen and joined the affiliated secondary school of Beijing ...more
  • Z. Tao

    42. Z. Tao

    Chinese
    94 points by 1 voters
    Huang Zi Tao, known by the stage name Z. Tao, is a Chinese singer-songwriter who made his debut as a member of EXO-M, the Chinese sub-unit of EXO. Tao auditioned for S.M. ...more
  • Fan Zhi Xin

    43. Fan Zhi Xin

    Chinese
    93 points by 1 voters
    Fan Zhixin was born in Weifang City, Shandong Province and graduated from Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology. In 2018, Zhixin made his official debut with his first ancient costume fantasy romance drama ...more
  • Bai Lu

    44. Bai Lu

    Chinese
    92 points by 1 voters
    Bai Lu is a Chinese actress and model born in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. She studied at Changzhou Higher Vocational Technical Institute of Tourism and Commerce. Bai Lu's acting career began in 2015 ...more
  • Jeremy Tsui

    45. Jeremy Tsui

    Chinese
    87 points by 1 voters
    Jeremy Tsui is a Chinese actor. He speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and English. He rose to fame playing the romantic supporting character Ji Ru Feng in the drama "Waking Love Up" (愛情睡醒了). Before ...more
  • Zheng Ye Cheng

    46. Zheng Ye Cheng

    Chinese
    86 points by 1 voters
    Zheng Ye Cheng is a Chinese actor. His childhood was spent training martial arts and dance. He later graduated from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts majoring in Chinese opera at ...more
  • Jasper Liu

    47. Jasper Liu

    Taiwanese
    85 points by 1 voters
    Jasper Liu Yi Hao is a Taiwanese actor, model, and musician. From 2009 to 2016, Liu was a member of the electronic post-rock band 輕晨電Morning Call, playing guitar and backup vocals. He ...more
  • Timmy Xu

    48. Timmy Xu

    Chinese
    84 points by 1 voters
    Xu Wei Zhou, known internationally as Timmy Xu, is an actor and singer-songwriter best known for playing the character Bai Luo Yin in the web series "Addicted." Born in Shanghai, he studied ...more
  • Song Wei Long

    49. Song Wei Long

    Chinese
    83 points by 1 voters
    Song Wei Long is an award-winning actor and model born in the city of Dalian, Liaoning Province. At the age of nine, he developed an interest in classic martial arts after watching ...more
  • Riley Wang

    50. Riley Wang

    Canadian
    82 points by 1 voters
    Riley Wang is a Taiwanese-Canadian singer, actor and DJ. Born in Taiwan, his family emigrated to Canada when he was ten years old and it was there that he spent most of ...more
  • Caesar Wu

    51. Caesar Wu

    Chinese
    81 points by 1 voters
    Caesar Wu is a Chinese actor, born in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. His acting debut came in 2018, when he appeared in ‘Meteor Garden ‘with Dylan Wang, Darren Chen, and Connor Leong, who ...more
  • Zhu Yi Long

    52. Zhu Yi Long

    Chinese
    78 points by 1 voters
    Zhu Yi Long is a Chinese actor born in Wuhan, Hubei province. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy with a bachelor's degree in performance in 2010. Zhu Yi Long made his acting ...more
  • Jin Han

    53. Jin Han

    Chinese
    77 points by 1 voters
    Jin Han is a Chinese actor and singer born to a military family in Xining, Qinghai Province. He graduated from Beijing Modern Conservatory of Music with a bachelor's degree in performance. He ...more
  • Hu Ge

    54. Hu Ge

    Chinese
    71 points by 1 voters
    Hu Ge (English name: Hugh) is a Chinese actor and singer. While studying at the Shanghai Theater Academy, he was invited to play the leading role in the 2005 television series "Chinese ...more
  • Daniel Chan

    55. Daniel Chan

    Hong Konger
    70 points by 1 voters
    Daniel Chan Hiu Tung is a popular Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor. He is most notable as one of the young talents in the 1990s music scene. Daniel was born into ...more
  • Wei Da Xun

    56. Wei Da Xun

    Chinese
    66 points by 1 voters
    Wei Daxun, born in Jilin Province on April 12, 1989, is a film and television actor in mainland China. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 2007. He officially entered ...more
  • Xiu Jie Kai

    57. Xiu Jie Kai

    Taiwanese
    64 points by 1 voters
    Xiu Jie Kai is a Taiwanese actor. He is married to Taiwanese actress and television host Alyssa Chia, and together they have two daughters. His father is a public servant (works for ...more
  • Bian Cheng

    58. Bian Cheng

    Chinese
    63 points by 1 voters
    Bian Cheng is an actor born in Baoding, Hebei province, China. He placed first in Beijing Film Academy’s Yikao or Arts College Entrance Exams of all 2022 acting majors. (Source: MyDramaList)
  • Ian Yi

    59. Ian Yi

    Taiwanese
    61 points by 1 voters
    Yi Bai Chen (English name; Ian; also known as Yi En) is a Taiwanese actor and singer born in Shilin District, Taipei. In 2014, he appeared in his first idol school drama ...more
  • Xiong Zi Qi

    60. Xiong Zi Qi

    Chinese
    60 points by 1 voters
    Xiong Zi Qi known professionally as Dylan Xiong, is a Chinese actor and singer. He is a member of the Taiwanese boyband SpeXial. In 2012, Xiong participated in the recording of Meng ...more
  • Xiao Yu Liang

    61. Xiao Yu Liang

    Chinese
    59 points by 1 voters
    Xiao Yu Liang is a Chinese actor and former member of the boy group Zero-G. He graduated from Sichuan University and Minzu University of China's Department of Dance. From a young age, ...more
  • Chen Bo Lin

    62. Chen Bo Lin

    Taiwanese
    58 points by 1 voters
    Chen Bo Lin is a Taiwanese model, actor, and singer. Chen was awarded Best Leading Actor in a Television Series for "In Time with You" at the 47th Golden Bell Awards in ...more
  • Wu Chun

    63. Wu Chun

    Bruneian
    57 points by 1 voters
    Wu Chun, real name Goh Kiat Chun, was born in Brunei of Chinese descent. He was discovered when he traveled to Taiwan and was asked to become a main character (despite his ...more
  • Xia Zhi Yuan

    64. Xia Zhi Yuan

    Chinese
    56 points by 1 voters
    Xia Zhi Yuan is a Chinese actor, born on October 8, 1994. He made his acting debut in the 2016 television drama “Hello Mr. Right.” He has also appeared in the film ...more
  • Jovi Xu

    65. Jovi Xu

    Chinese
    55 points by 1 voters
    Jovi Xu, an actor and pop singer, was born in Neijiang, Sichuan Province and graduated from Sichuan Conservatory of Music. In 2010, he participated in Hunan Satellite TV talent show "Happy Boys", ...more
  • Liu Rui Lin

    66. Liu Rui Lin

    Chinese
    54 points by 1 voters
    Liu Ruilin also known as Liu Wayne is a Chinese actor who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. He is best known for his supporting roles in the hit ancient dramas Eternal ...more
  • Ming Dao

    67. Ming Dao

    Taiwanese
    53 points by 1 voters
    Ming Dao is a Taiwanese actor and singer under the Stellar Entertainment agency. In high school, he participated in the "Rough Guy Selection" segment of the TV show "Guess Guess Guess," where ...more
  • Joe Cheng

    68. Joe Cheng

    Taiwanese
    51 points by 1 voters
    Joseph Cheng, also known as Joe Cheng, is a Taiwanese model, actor, and singer. Cheng began his career in the entertainment industry with Catwalk Modelling Agency. He reportedly achieved success as a ...more
  • Luo Jin

    69. Luo Jin

    Chinese
    50 points by 1 voters
    Luo Jin is a Chinese actor born in Tonggu, Yichun, Jiangxi. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 2006. In 2007, Luo starred in the film Fujian Blue (2007) which won the ...more
  • Xu Hai Qiao

    70. Xu Hai Qiao

    Chinese
    49 points by 1 voters
    Xu Hai Qiao is an born in Shandong. He graduated from Shanghai Theater Academy. (Source: MyDramaList)
  • Tim Yu

    71. Tim Yu

    Chinese
    48 points by 1 voters
    Tim Yu is a Chinese actor who graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy.
  • Hanson Ying

    72. Hanson Ying

    Chinese
    47 points by 1 voters
    Ying Hao Ming is a Chinese actor, born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. In 2004, he starred in his first TV series "Very 24 Hours", thus officially entering the entertainment circle. In 2005, ...more
  • Feng Shao Feng

    73. Feng Shao Feng

    Chinese
    46 points by 1 voters
    Feng Wei, better known by his stage name Feng Shao Feng, is a Chinese actor. He is currently an artist under the management of Huayi Brothers. Feng graduated from the Shanghai Theater ...more
  • Nylon Chen

    74. Nylon Chen

    Taiwanese
    45 points by 1 voters
    Nylon Chen is a popular Taiwanese singer and actor. Born on May 20, 1981, as Chen Nai Long, he has composed more than 400 songs and released two albums as a musician. ...more
  • Vic Zhou

    75. Vic Zhou

    Taiwanese
    44 points by 1 voters
    Vic Chou, a Taiwanese singer and actor, gained prominence as a member of the idol group F4. He was born in Luodong, Yilan, Taiwan, with ancestral ties to the Atayal tribe, an ...more
  • Vanness Wu

    76. Vanness Wu

    Taiwanese
    43 points by 1 voters
    Vanness Wu is a Taiwanese-American actor, singer, and former member of the idol group F4, born in Santa Monica, California, United States. While in the United States, he joined the dance group ...more
  • Guo Jun Chen

    77. Guo Jun Chen

    Chinese
    42 points by 1 voters
    Fiction Guo was born in Changchun, Jilin Province and an undergraduate of the Beijing Film Academy majoring in performing acts. He officially entered the entertainment industry in December 2015 when he played ...more
  • Arthur Chen

    78. Arthur Chen

    Chinese
    40 points by 1 voters
    Chen Fei Yu (English name: Arthur) is a Chinese-American actor and assistant director. He is the son of director Chen Kaige and actress Chen Hong. He attended Tabor Academy, an American preparatory ...more

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