# Ren Quan

Ren Quan (Chinese: 任泉; pinyin: Rén Quán; born 4 March 1975) is a Chinese actor, investor and businessman. One of his most prominent roles was as Gongsun Ce in Young Justice Bao and its sequel Young Justice Bao II, alongside Zhou Jie, Li Bingbing and Lu Yi. Other notable credits include All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel and The Nation Under The Foot.

## Early life and education

Ren was born Ren Zhenquan (任振泉) in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, on 4 March 1975. He attended the No. 6 School of Tiefeng District. In the Qiqihar No. 4 Railway Middle School, he became a literary soldier. He secondary studied at Heilongjiang Art Vocational School (黑龙江省艺术职业学校). In 1993, he was admitted to Shanghai Theatre Academy, where he studied alongside Li Bingbing, Xu Lu [zh], Liu Xiaofeng [zh], and Wang Yanan [zh].

## Acting career

Ren made his television debut in Wait All the Way (1994), at the age of 19.
He became widely known to audiences with Young Justice Bao (2000), in which he portrayed Gongsun Ce, the assistant to Zhou Jie's character. That same year, he starred in All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel, playing the romantic interest of Lin Xiaoru, Li Xiaolu's character. He also co-starred with Li Bingbing and Li Zonghan in the historical television series The Nation Under The Foot.
In 2001, he reprised his role in the Young Justice Bao sequel, Young Justice Bao II. He had key supporting role in the romantic comedy television series The Book of Love, opposite Fan Bingbing and Le Jiatong. He also appeared in Meeting Aquarium, a romantic comedy television series starring Lu Yi and Mei Ting.
Ren co-starred with Nicky Wu in the 2002 wuxia television series Musketeers and Princess, adapted from Woon Swee Oan's novel of the same title.
In 2007, he made a guest appearance on Feng Xiaogang's war film Assembly. He co-starred with Li Bingbing in the music video Kang Mei's Love, which was one of the most watched music TV in mainland China in that year. He had a small role in The Double Life, a comedy film starring Zhang Jingchu, Daniel Chan, and Wang Luoyong.
In 2009, Ren portrayed the role of Yan Hui in Hu Mei's biographical drama film Confucius, for which he received Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 19th Golden Rooster Awards.
Ren was cast in time travel television series The Myth (2010), playing the elder brother of Hu Ge's characters. He had a lead role in the war television series, New Drawing Sword.
In 2011, he had a cameo appearance in Palace, a historical romantic television series starring Yang Mi, Feng Shaofeng and Mickey He. He co-starred with Zuo Xiaoqing in Love of The Millennium, based on Chinese folk legend Legend of the White Snake.
In 2012, he co-produced and had a small role in Swordsman, a wuxia television series adaptation based on Jin Yong's the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.
Ren had key supporting role in the television series adaptation of Su Tong's Wives and Concubines (2014).
In 2016, he appeared in Singing All Along, a historical romantic television series starring Ruby Lin, Yu Bo and Yuan Hong.
On 17 March 2016, he announced his retirement from acting on his Sinaweibo and devoted all his energy to business.

## Investment career

After gradation in 1997, Ren founded the "Shu Spicy Fish" (蜀地辣子鱼; 'Spicy Fish in Sichuan') restaurant on the street outside the campus of Shanghai Theatre Academy. In 2005, he co-founded the 1969 Bar, which was reshuffled as "Shu Ecological Hotpot" (蜀地原生态火锅; 'Ecological Hotpot in Sichuan') in the following year and invested more than 2 million yuan in Huayi Brothers. He founded the "Legend of Shu in Guangdong" (广东蜀地传说) in 2009, Shanghai Qiangsheng Film and Television Culture Media Co., Ltd. (上海强盛影视文化传媒有限公司) in 2010, and "Hot and Spicy No.1" (热辣壹号) in 2013. In 2014, Ren co-founded Star VC, a venture capital company, with Huang Xiaoming and Li Bingbing. In 2015, he was invited to participate in the Boao Forum for Asia.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 1997 | Love and Murder | 犬杀 | He Ziming |
| 1998 | Sima Dun | 司马敦 | Little Shanghai |
| 1999 | Legend of Vegetables | 绿色柔情 | Tian Ye |
| 2004 | Love Message | 短信一月追 | David |
| 2007 | Assembly | 集结号 | Political instructor |
| 2009 | Panda Express | 熊猫大侠 | Zhao Qian |
| 2010 | Confucius | 孔子 | Yan Hui |
| 2010 | The Double Life | A面B面 | Psychiatrist |
| 2012 | The Brother | 黑暗中的救赎 | Lin Yu |
| 2013 | The Chrysalis | 女蛹 | Luo Jia |
| 2014 | Night Mail | 死亡邮件 | Situ Minghao |

### Television

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 1995 | Midnight | 子夜 | Fan Bowen |
| 1995 | Wait All the Way | 一路等候 | Wang Hao |
| 1996 | | 儿女情长 | Tong Shabo |
| 1997 | Fairy Tales at the End of the Century | 世纪末的童话 | Xiang Zaoru |
| 1998 | General | 将军 | Jin Cheng |
| 1999 | Legend of Dagger Lee | 小李飞刀 | Shangguan Fei |
| 1999 | Voice of the Nation | 民族之声 | Nie Er |
| 1999 | | 青春出动 | Shu Tong |
| 2000 | The Nation Under The Foot | 一脚定江山 | Liu Fusheng |
| 2000 | Young Justice Bao | 少年包青天 | Gongsun Ce |
| 2000 | All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel | 都是天使惹的祸 | Shao Jianbo |
| 2001 | The Book of Love | 爱情宝典 | Qin Zhong |
| 2001 | Rogue Doctor | 流氓太医 | Nong Caotang |
| 2001 | Zhuge Liang | 卧龙小诸葛 | Zhuge Liang |
| 2001 | Prime Minister Little Gan Luo | 宰相小甘罗 | Prince |
| 2001 | Young Justice Bao II | 少年包青天2 | Gongsun Ce |
| 2001 | Meeting Aquarium | 海洋馆的约会 | Luo Gang |
| 2002 | Musketeers and Princess | 名捕震关东 | Leng Xue |
| 2002 | Age of Blossom | 花样的年华 | Guo Shunjing |
| 2003 | Shattered | 危情24小时 | Liu Zheng |
| 2003 | Like A Beautiful Butterfly Flying | 就像美丽蝴蝶飞 | Cheng Jiaxing |
| 2004 | Qing Hui Merchants | 大清徽商 | Wang Zonggao |
| 2004 | The Dragon Heroes | 赤子乘龙 | Li Bin |
| 2004 | | 残剑震江湖 | Prince Changle |
| 2005 | Parisian Love Song | 巴黎恋歌 | Ji Wei |
| 2006 | Born in the Sixties | 生于六十年代 | Guan Hao |
| 2006 | For Truly Great Men | 数风流人物 | Wang Weiming |
| 2006 | Boy, Where Are You | 孩子你在哪里 | Gu Weimin |
| 2007 | Inside and Outside Marriage | 婚内外 | Han Ruoding |
| 2007 | Those Charming Memories | 那些迷人的往事 | Yang Zhifei |
| 2008 | Father's War | 父亲的战争 | Qin Tianshu |
| 2008 | | 都叫我三妹 | Yan Zihao |
| 2010 | The Myth | 神话 | Yi Dachuan |
| 2011 | Palace | 宫锁心玉 | Yongzheng Emperor in the dream |
| 2011 | Love of The Millennium | 又见白娘子 | Xu Xian |
| 2011 | New Drawing Sword | 新亮剑 | Zhao Gang |
| 2013 | Swordsman | 笑傲江湖 | Dan Qingsheng |
| 2013 | Just Let Me Be | 放开我的手 | Su Ting |
| 2013 | Protect Love Fearlessly | 爱情面前谁怕谁 | A singer in the bar |
| 2014 | Lanterns | 花灯满城 | Gu San |
| 2014 | The Lady in Cubicle | 格子间女人 | Qu Feng |
| 2016 | Singing All Along | 秀丽江山之长歌行 | Yin Lu |