Yuan Wenkang

Mickey Yuan Wenkang (; born 23 July 1980) is a Chinese actor. He first garnered recognition for his acting in 2007, when his performance in Assembly and earned him a Best Newcomer nomination at the 29th Hundred Flowers Awards.

Early life On July 23, 1985, Yuan was born in Shanghai, China.

Education Yuan graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Career Yuan first came to public attention in 1999 at the age of 19, appearing on Miss News. His first main role in a television drama came with the Stories of Youth.

In 2003, Yuan had a minor role in the wuxia television series Legend of Dagger Li, which starred Vincent Chiao as Li Xunhuan.

Yuan rose to fame after portraying Wang Jincun in Assembly (2007), for which he was nominated for the Best Newcomer at the 29th Hundred Flowers Awards and received Most Popular Actor nomination at the 15th Beijing College Student Film Festival.

In 2008, Yuan starred alongside Chen Zihan in the romantic television series Love Strategy.

Yuan had a small role in Florian Gallenberger's John Rabe, a 2009 German-Chinese-French biopictorial film starring Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Brühl and Steve Buscemi.

In 2010, Yuan was cast in the film The Double Life, playing the former husband of Zhang Jingchu's character. He appeared as Feng Baohua, the company commander of the 57th Division of the National Revolutionary Army, in the war film Death and Glory in Changde. That same year, he amassed a number of television credits namely romance comedy series Down with Love, shenmo television series Ghost Catcher: Legend of Beauty Zhongkui, and historical romance series The Legend of Daiyu.

In 2011, Yuan starred in the historical comedy series The Four Brothers of Peking. It is a remake of the 2004 Taiwanese television of the same name.

In 2012, Yuan had a supporting role in the romance film Happiness Me Too. That same year, he also appeared in romance dramas Beijing Love Story and Nos Annees Francaises.

In 2013, Yuan was cast in the lead role of Wan Xiaoda in the Huayi Brothers's production of Tangshan Earthquake.

In 2014, Yuan had a key supporting role in The Golden Era, directed by Ann Hui. The film grossed ¥51.49 million.

Yuan was cast in the historical mystery television series Three Unusual Detectives (2015). He also joined the main cast of historical drama The Imperial Doctress as Yexian, ruler of the Northern Yuan.

In 2016, Yuan played the lead role in the romantic film New York New York. On television in 2016, he played the lead role opposite Zhang Xinyi in the historical romance drama Princess Jieyou, and starred in the spy television series Rookie Agent Rouge.

In 2017, Yuan landed a guest role in wuxia film Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield and patriotic tribute film The Founding of an Army. He appeared in Wang Jun's palace drama Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, based on Wu Xuelan's novel, as Jiang Yubin, an imperial physician in the Qing government. The series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in when it broadcast in August 2018.

Yuan co-starred with Yao Chen, who portrayed his former wife, in the drama film Lost, Found (2018), which premiered at the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival on 17 June 2018 and was released into theaters on 5 October 2018 by CMC Pictures. He appeared in the film The Wrath of Silence, in which he played a lawyer.

Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2007 Assembly Wang Jincun 2008 Fish in Seven Seconds Liang Chen 2009 John Rabe Xiao Gu Zhou Peng 2010 The Double Life Liang Haichao Death and Glory in Changde Feng Baohua 2011 Blue Tears The bridegroom 2012 Happiness Me Too Liu Feng 2013 The writer Short film 2014 The Golden Era Wang Enjia 2016 New York New York 2017 Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield guest The Founding of an Army Staff officer of Chen Feng 2018 The Wrath of Silence Xu Wenjie Lost, Found Tian Ning 2019 My People, My Country 2025 Operation Hadal Chen Chang'an

Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1999 Miss News Ji Xiaoyu Chen Fei 2001 Chen Shaochun Zhuge Xiaohua 2002 Stories of Youth Chen Hu 2003 Legend of Dagger Li Long Xiaoyun Li Xiaofei 2005 Zhuang Shaowei The Magic Touch of Fate Wu Qi'an 2007 Quan Hu 2008 Love Strategy Wang Wenqing 2009 Teng Wei Memories of the Golden Flame Regimental Commander Xie 2010 Down with Love Zhao Qing Rent a Girlfriend for the New Year Fu Zuo Ghost Catcher: Legend of Beauty Zhongkui Meng Wenxuan The Legend of Daiyu Qin Zhong 2011 The Four Brothers of Peking Tong Yuguan China 1921 Cai Hesen Confucius Shao Zhengmao The Shengtianmen Gate Fu Langxi 2012 Beijing Love Story Andy Nos Annees Francaises Zong Xuzhi 2013 Tangshan Earthquake Wan Xiaoda Beau-Care Clinic Zhou Kang Fall in Love Cameo 2014 Three Unusual Detectives Li Xiuyi 2015 Tour Between Two Lovers Ji Xugang The Merchants of Qing Dynasty Wang Haikun 2016 The Imperial Doctress Yexian Princess Jieyou Jun Xumi Si Ning Plastic Surgery Season Zhuo Wei Snowy Forest Zhongshan Wu Lu Fen Rookie Agent Rouge Song Mian 2017 Come Across the Sea to See You Krief Liang Fei 2018 On the Road Wei Wenbin Women in Shanghai Yang Chengyuan Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace Jiang Yubin An Oriental Odyssey Chen Tianshu The City of Chaos Bai Zhenhe 2020Crimson River Get Married Or Not The Investigator Lin Junwen Love is True Qi Bin 2021 The Rebel Meng Annan New Generation: Takeoff Pang Yibing

Awards Year Nominated work Award Category Result Notes 2008 Assembly 29th Hundred Flowers Awards Best Newcomer 15th Beijing College Student Film Festival Most Popular Actor