# Ren Jialun

Ren Jialun (Chinese: 任嘉伦; born Ren Guochao on 11 April 1989), also known as Allen Ren, is a Chinese actor and singer. He is best known for his historical drama The Glory of Tang Dynasty (2017), Under The Power (2019), Forever and Ever, One and Only (2021), as well as The Blue Whisper, Thousand Years for You (2022), and Burning Flames (2024).

## Biography

Ren was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province. His talent as a child was reflected in table tennis. He started playing at the age of 6 and was selected to the Shandong provincial team at the age of 13 due to his outstanding performance. Ren was a professional table tennis player, who trained alongside Zhou Yu and Zhang Jike. However, he had to quit the sport due to injuries.
After graduating from high school, Ren worked in airport ground handling and flight attendant work at Qingdao Liuting International Airport. Because of hard work and conscientious training, the airport and its alma mater issued an advocacy of "learning the work spirit of Ren Guochao". He also uses his spare time to learn to sing and dance, in order to chase and practice his dreams. In 2008, he began to participate in various draft competitions to exercise himself. Later, he won the support of his family and officially resigned from the airport, opening another road of life.
Prior to beginning his acting career, Ren participated in Hunan TV's Super Boy and Korean Star. He was originally planned to debut in a Chinese-South Korean boy group, but quit in 2014 due to unknown reasons.

## Career

In 2014, Ren filmed his first television drama Detective Dee, where he played the leading role of Di Renjie. The drama was delayed and only aired in 2017. In 2016, Ren featured in the fantasy action drama Noble Aspirations and crime drama Memory Lost.
Ren rose to fame in 2017, after starring in the historical drama The Glory of Tang Dynasty. His portrayal of Li Chu left a deep impression on audiences, and he received rave reviews for his acting. He received the Best Actor award at the 4th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China.
In 2018, Ren starred in the fantasy romance drama The Destiny of White Snake, based on the renowned Chinese folktale, playing Xu Xian.
In 2019, Ren starred in the wuxia drama Under The Power.
In 2020, Ren starred in the republican spy drama Autumn Cicada.
In 2021, Ren starred in the Chinese drama Miss Crow with Mr Lizard alongside Xing Fei, as his Co-star. The drama received many positive reviews in Asia and all worldwide. Ren also starred in One and Only and its sequel, Forever and Ever with Bai Lu as his Co star, which making both very popular recently. In the same year, he was cast in the drama Twilight alongside Angelababy.
In 2022, Ren starred with Dilraba Dilmurat in The Blue Whisper, a fantasy romance drama. And a newly broadcast fantasy Republican Era drama, Thousand Years For You where Ren starred with Li Qin.

## Personal life
### Real name anecdote

Ren Jialun's real name is Ren Guochao. Because of his down-to-earth name, he once became the first artist to top Weibo's hot search due to "failure to change his name".
Ren Guochao is not the only hidden name of Ren Jialun. He is most famous for the fact that one person can form the "RGC411 Heavenly Group". This group is composed of his multi-oriented former names, and one of the representatives of the group is Ren Yaoxi, who can sing and dance well. This name is derived from when Ren Jialun went to Japan for development, because the word "good" in Japan is "yaoxi", which is homonym for "Yaoxi" and has the meaning of shining star.

### Marriage

On 7 March 2017, after Ren achieved mainstream success with The Glory of Tang Dynasty, Ren announced on Weibo that he was in a long-term relationship with his girlfriend of five years, Nie Huan. On 2 February 2018, Ren announced on Weibo that he had become a father.

### Guochao anthology

From 2007 to 2009, Ren wrote down his thoughts and thoughts about life on his blog. After gradually gaining attention, they were collected and compiled into an autobiography called Guo Chao Collection.

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Notes/Ref. |
| 2016 | Noble Aspirations | 青云志 | Liu Wei | Hunan TV | Cameo |
| 2016 | Memory Lost | 美人为馅 | Zhang Muhan | iQiyi | |
| 2017 | The Glory of Tang Dynasty | 大唐荣耀 | Li Chu | Anhui TV, Beijing TV | |
| 2017 | Legend of Dragon Pearl | 龙珠传奇 | Li Si Xing | Anhui TV, Beijing TV | Cameo |
| 2017 | Detective Dee | 通天狄仁傑 | Di Renjie | Anhui TV | |
| 2018 | The Destiny of White Snake | 天乩之白蛇傳說 | Zi Xuan / Xu Xuan | iQiyi | |
| 2019 | The Lost Tomb II: Explore with the Note | 盗墓笔记II: 怒海潜沙 | Xiao Yu | Tencent | Cameo |
| 2019 | Under The Power | 锦衣之下 | Lu Yi | iQiyi, Mango TV | |
| 2020 | Autumn Cicada | 秋蝉 | Ye Chong | Jiangsu TV, Zhejiang TV | |
| 2020 | Love a Lifetime | 慕白首 | Nalan Yue / Lin Jing | iQiyi, Youku | |
| 2021 | Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard | 乌鸦小姐与蜥蜴先生 | Gu Chuan | Tencent | |
| 2021 | Never Say Goodbye | 不说再见 | Mu Qing / Liu Yuan Wen | iQiyi | |
| 2021 | One and Only | 周生如故 | ZhouSheng Chen | iQiyi | |
| 2021 | Forever and Ever | 一生一世 | ZhouSheng Chen | iQiyi | |
| 2022 | The Blue Whisper | 驭鲛记之与君初相识 . 恰似故人归 | Chang Yi | Youku | |
| 2022 | Blue Flame Assault | 蓝焰突击 | Li Xi Cheng | Youku, JSTV | |
| 2022 | Thousand Years For You | 请君 | Lu Yan | iQiyi | |
| 2023 | Heart / Twilight | 暮色心约 | Qi Lian Shan / Luo Cheng / Gu Xu Yang / Zhen Hai | Tencent | |
| 2024 | Burning Flames | 烈焰 | Wu Geng / A Gou | Tencent, iQiyi | |
| 2024 | Love of Nirvana | 流水迢迢 | Xiao Wu Xia / Wei Zhao | iQiyi, Tencent | |
| TBA | The Demon Hunter's Romance | 无忧渡 | Jiu Xuan Ye | iQiyi | |
| TBA | Phoenix Stage | 凤凰台上 | Xiao Huan / Bai Chi Fan | Youku |
| TBA | The Perfect Match | 佳偶天成 | Lu Qian Qiao | iQiyi |

## Discography
### Singles

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album |
| 2017 | "Glory" | 荣耀 | The Glory of Tang Dynasty OST |
| 2018 | "Dreamers Never Sleep" | | |
| 2019 | "Cloud" | 浮雲 | |
| 2019 | "Heart Wall" | 心墙 | Under The Power OST |
| 2020 | "Split Identity" | 分身 | Autumn Cicada OST |
| 2020 | "Death Words" | 逝言 | Love a Lifetime OST |
| 2021 | "As One" | 如一 | One and Only OST |
| 2022 | I | 吾 | Thousand Years For You |
| 2024 | "don't ask why" | 不问故 | Burning flames OST |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2017 | 4th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China | Best Actor | The Glory of Tang Dynasty | Won |
| 2018 | Golden Data Entertainment Award | Most Commercially Valuable Actor | — | Won |
| 2019 | Sina Fashion Awards | Vibrant Artist of the Year | — | Won |
| 2020 | 7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony | Best Actor (Emerald) | — | Nominated |
| 2020 | 30th China TV Golden Eagle Award | Audience's Choice for Actor | — | Nominated |
| 2020 | 29th Huading Award | Best Actor | Under The Power | Nominated |
| 2020 | Iqiyi Scream Night | Charm Actor of the Year | Under The Power | Won |
| 2020 | 29th Heading Award | Best performance by an actor in an Ancient Television Series | Under The Power | Nominated |
| 2020 | The Actor of china | Best performance by an Actor-green Team | Under The Power | Nominated |
| 2021 | Iqiyi Q Award 2021 | Most Influential Actor | One and Only | Won |
| 2021 | 30th Huading Award | Audience's favourite TV Actor | One and Only | Won |
| 2021 | 30th Huading Award | Best Actor in a Television series | One and Only | Nominated |
| 2021 | 30th Huading Award | Best performance by an actor in an Ancient Television Series | One and Only | Nominated |
| 2022 | Chinese American TV Festival - Golden Angel Awards | Best Young Actor | Forever and Ever (TV series) | Won |
| 2023 | Iqiyi Scream Night | Asia-pacific Outstanding actor of the year | — | Won |
| 2023 | Asian Academy Creative Award | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Thousand years for you | Won |