# Yuan Wenkang

Yuan Wenkang (Mickey) (Chinese: 袁文康; pinyin: Yuán Wénkāng; 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 | 集结号 | Wang Jincun | |
| 2008 | Fish in Seven Seconds | 七秒钟的鱼 | Liang Chen | |
| 2009 | John Rabe | 约翰·拉贝 | Xiao Gu | |
| 2009 | | 谍战玫瑰 | Zhou Peng | |
| 2010 | The Double Life | A面B面 | Liang Haichao | |
| 2010 | Death and Glory in Changde | 喋血孤城 | Feng Baohua | |
| 2011 | Blue Tears | 幸福快递 | The bridegroom | |
| 2012 | Happiness Me Too | 幸福迷途 | Liu Feng | |
| 2013 | | 告别囧途 | The writer | Short film |
| 2014 | The Golden Era | 黄金时代 | Wang Enjia | |
| 2016 | New York New York | 纽约纽约 | | |
| 2017 | Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield | 绣春刀II：修罗战场 | guest | |
| 2017 | The Founding of an Army | 建军大业 | Staff officer of Chen Feng | |
| 2018 | The Wrath of Silence | 暴裂无声 | Xu Wenjie | |
| 2018 | Lost, Found | 找到你 | Tian Ning | |
| 2019 | My People, My Country | 我和我的祖国 | | |
| 2025 | Operation Hadal | 蛟龙行动 | Chen Chang'an | |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Miss News | 新闻小姐 | Ji Xiaoyu | |
| 1999 | | 情牵日月星 | Chen Fei | |
| 2001 | | 包公生死劫 | Chen Shaochun | |
| 2001 | | 东西奇遇结良缘 | Zhuge Xiaohua | |
| 2002 | Stories of Youth | 青春的童话 | Chen Hu | |
| 2003 | Legend of Dagger Li | 飞刀问情 | Long Xiaoyun | |
| 2003 | | 追梦谷 | Li Xiaofei | |
| 2005 | | 爱我带我回家 | Zhuang Shaowei | |
| 2005 | The Magic Touch of Fate | 魔术奇缘 | Wu Qi'an | |
| 2007 | | 河流如血 | Quan Hu | |
| 2008 | Love Strategy | 恋爱兵法 | Wang Wenqing | |
| 2009 | | 九鼎迷踪 | Teng Wei | |
| 2009 | Memories of the Golden Flame | 烽火影人 | Regimental Commander Xie | |
| 2010 | Down with Love | 就想赖着你 | Zhao Qing | |
| 2010 | Rent a Girlfriend for the New Year | 租个女友回家过年 | Fu Zuo | |
| 2010 | Ghost Catcher: Legend of Beauty Zhongkui | 天师钟馗之青蛇有泪 | Meng Wenxuan | |
| 2010 | The Legend of Daiyu | 黛玉传 | Qin Zhong | |
| 2011 | The Four Brothers of Peking | 新京城四少 | Tong Yuguan | |
| 2011 | China 1921 | 中国1921 | Cai Hesen | |
| 2011 | Confucius | 孔子春秋 | Shao Zhengmao | |
| 2011 | The Shengtianmen Gate | 圣天门口 | Fu Langxi | |
| 2012 | Beijing Love Story | 北京爱情故事 | Andy | |
| 2012 | Nos Annees Francaises | 我们的法兰西岁月 | Zong Xuzhi | |
| 2013 | Tangshan Earthquake | 唐山大地震 | Wan Xiaoda | |
| 2013 | Beau-Care Clinic | 美人季 | Zhou Kang | |
| 2013 | Fall in Love | 恋爱那点事 | | Cameo |
| 2014 | Three Unusual Detectives | 长安三怪探 | Li Xiuyi | |
| 2015 | Tour Between Two Lovers | 向幸福出发 | Ji Xugang | |
| 2015 | The Merchants of Qing Dynasty | 大清盐商 | Wang Haikun | |
| 2016 | The Imperial Doctress | 女医明妃传 | Yexian | |
| 2016 | Princess Jieyou | 解忧公主 | Jun Xumi | |
| 2016 | | 穿越谜团 | Si Ning | |
| 2016 | Plastic Surgery Season | 整容季 | Zhuo Wei | |
| 2016 | Snowy Forest | 雪海 | Zhongshan Wu | |
| 2016 | | 太太万岁 | Lu Fen | |
| 2016 | Rookie Agent Rouge | 胭脂 | Song Mian | |
| 2017 | Come Across the Sea to See You | 漂洋过海来看你 | Krief | |
| 2017 | | 飞哥战队 | Liang Fei | |
| 2018 | On the Road | 梦想合伙人 | Wei Wenbin | |
| 2018 | Women in Shanghai | 上海女子图鉴 | Yang Chengyuan | |
| 2018 | Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace | 如懿传 | Jiang Yubin | |
| 2018 | An Oriental Odyssey | 盛唐幻夜 | Chen Tianshu | |
| 2018 | The City of Chaos | 悍城 | Bai Zhenhe | |
| 2020 | Crimson River | 夜雨雾 | | |
| 2020 | Get Married Or Not | 我不是结不了婚 | | |
| 2020 | The Investigator | 商业调查师 | Lin Junwen | |
| 2020 | Love is True | 我是真的爱你 | Qi Bin | |
| 2021 | The Rebel | 叛逆者 | Meng Annan | |

## Awards

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