Rong Zishan

Rong Zishan is a Chinese actor and model, best known for his portrayal of Dollar Zhang in Mountains May Depart and Zhu Chaoyang in The Bad Kids.

Personal life Rong was born on February 3, 2006, in Mianyang, Sichuan, and grew up in Suzhou, Jiangsu.

Career Early in the 2010s, Rong debuted in a KFC commercial.

In 2014, Rong contested in a children's runway model show and was the winner of the Suzhou Division.

He was cast in Jia Zhangke's 8th feature movie Mountains May Depart, which competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Rong has received popular recognition in China for his starring role as Zhu Chaoyang in the iQIYI Light On Series: The Bad Kids, aired in June 2020.

In October 2020, he won the "Newcomer Actor Award" at the 2nd Asian Content Awards of the Busan International Film Festival.

In December 2020, he was awarded, together with two other child actors Shi Pengyuan and Wang Shengdi, Upcoming Drama Actors of the Year for 2021 iQIYI Scream Night for their roles in The Bad Kids. Rong also picked up Upcoming New Film Actor of the Year Award for his role in Let Life Be Beautiful.

On July 15, 2022, the sci-fi movie Mozart From Space starring Rong and Huang Bo was released. In September, the network security-themed web drama Are You Safe? and the TV series The Examination for Everyone starring him was broadcast, in which he played Zhou You and Wu Jiajun, respectively. On November 4, he won the Most Promising Actor Award at the 4th InStyle Icon Awards Annual Idol Ceremony.

In January 2023, he participated in the 2023 China Central Television Spring Festival Gala and starred in the micro-film Me and My Spring Festival Gala. He appeared in the urban drama Turn On The Right Way Of Life. On February 5, he sang in the 2023 China Central Television Lantern Festival Gala.

Filmography Film Year Title Chinese title Role 2015 Mountains May Depart山河故人 Dollar Zhang (Young) 2017 Secret Fruit秘果Duan Bowen(Young) End of Summer西小河的夏天Gu Xiaoyang 2018 Dawning云上日出Xia Jiajun 2020 Let Life Be Beautiful再见吧！少年Wang Xinyang 2021 Home Sweet Home秘密访客Wang Chuqi 2022 Mozart from Space外太空的莫扎特Ren Xiaotian

Television/Web series

Variety show

Music video appearances

Stage play

Discography Single

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Nominated work Result

2018 The 5th Beijing Youth Film Festival Actor of the Year End of Summer

2019 The 52nd WorldFest-Houston Mid-Fest Rising Star Dawning

Madame Figaro Fashion Gala Popular Newcomer Actor of The Year

2021 Weibo Movie Night Most Promising Actors

China Central Radio and Television's 1st Annual Chinese TV Drama Ceremony Breakthrough Actor of the Year The Examination for Everyone

Television Series of China Quality Ceremony Quality Newcomer