# Darren Wang

Darren Wang Talu (Chinese: 王大陸; pinyin: Wáng Dàlù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Tāi-lio̍k; born May 29, 1991) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for his breakout role as Hsu Tai-yu in the coming-of-age film, Our Times.

## Career

Wang made his debut in the 2008 drama series Mysterious Incredible Terminator, and went on to make his big-screen bow in the 2010 film In Case of Love. He appeared in the hit high school romance film Our Times in 2015, after which he was crowned GQ's Man of the Year. He has contributed a number of songs to the soundtracks of films he starred in and appeared in The Last Wish (2019).
In 2019, Wang starred as the male lead in the romance film Fall in Love at First Kiss, a remake of the Taiwanese series of the same name.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | In Case of Love | 街角的小王子 | Lu Lu | |
| 2012 | Love's Two Faces | 愛情的兩張臉 | Xiao Jie | |
| 2014 | A Choo | 打噴嚏 | Ye Jianhan | |
| 2014 | 7 Love Design | 相愛的七種設計 | Chen Hongyi | |
| 2015 | Our Times | 我的少女時代 | Hsu Taiyu | |
| 2016 | Suddenly Seventeen | 28歲未成年 | Yan Yan | |
| 2016 | Railroad Tigers | 鐵道飛虎 | Da Guo | |
| 2016 | Yo-Kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow! | 妖怪手錶電影版：誕生的秘密喵！ | Tianye Jingcang | Voice-dubbed |
| 2017 | 10,000 Miles | 一萬公里的約定 | Sean Fang | |
| 2017 | Legend of the Naga Pearls | 鮫珠傳 | Ni Kongkong | |
| 2018 | A Better Tomorrow 2018 | 英雄本色2018 | Ma Ke | |
| 2019 | Fall in Love at First Kiss | 一吻定情 | Jiang Zhishu | |
| 2019 | The Rookies | 素人特攻 | Zhao Feng | |
| 2019 | The Last Wish | 小小的願望 | Xu Hao | |
| 2019 | Super Me | 超級的我 | Sang Yu | |
| 2023 | No More Bets | 孤注一擲 | Gu Tian Zhi | |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2008 | Mysterious Incredible Terminator | 霹靂MIT | Yang Shengkai | FTV | Cameo, Episode 8 |
| 2010 | Gloomy Salad Days | 死神少女 | Xiao Hai | PTS | Cameo, Episode 15-16 |
| 2010 | Channel-X | 國民英雄 | Gu Yongen | TTV | Cameo, Episode 8 |
| 2017 | Candle in the Tomb: Mu Ye Gui Shi | 鬼吹燈之牧野詭事 | Hu Tian | iQiyi | |
| 2020 | The Wolf | 狼殿下 | Zhu Youwen | iQiyi, Tencent, Youku | |
| | Quiet Among Disquiet | 安静 | | | |

### Variety and reality show

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Network |
| 2017 | Give Me Five | 高能少年团 | Cast member | Zhejiang Television |
| 2020 | Produce Camp 2020 | 创造营2020 | Guest appearance | Tencent Video |
| 2022 | Call Me by Fire (season 2) | 披荊斬棘 | Participant | Mango TV |
| 2024 | Ai's Kitchen | 艾嘉食堂 | Himself / Bartender | SET Metro / Netflix Asia |

## Discography

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
| 2016 | "Big Brother" | 大哥 | Railroad Tigers OST | with Wang Kai, Wu Yonglun & Sang Ping |
| 2016 | "Playing My Beloved Folk Lute" | 弹起我心爱的土琵琶 | Railroad Tigers OST | with Wang Kai, Wu Yonglun & Sang Ping |
| 2017 | "Proud Youths" | 骄傲的少年 | Give Me Five OST | with Zhang Yishan, Wang Junkai, Dong Zijian & Liu Haoran |
| 2019 | "We Won't Be Sad in the End" | 最后不会有悲伤 | The Last Wish OST | with Peng Yuchang & Wei Daxun |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2015 | GQ Man of the Year Awards | Fashion Award | — | Won |
| 2015 | 4th iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Newcomer Film Award | Our Times | Won |
| 2016 | 20th China Music Awards | Popular Star Award – Film | Our Times | Won |
| 2016 | 18th Taipei Film Awards | Best Actor | Our Times | Nominated |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Rising Star Award | — | Won |
| 2017 | 2nd Fashion Up Awards | Popularity Award – Male | — | Won |
| 2017 | Men's UNO YOUNG Red Awards | Best Actor | — | Won |
| 2017 | GQ Man of the Year Awards | Fashionista of the Year | — | Won |
| 2018 | 4th Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards | Best New Actor In Action | A Better Tomorrow 2018 | Nominated |
| 2019 | 11th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Supporting Actor | The Last Wish | Nominated |