Nepotism is a prevailing problem in the industry. If only those with connections can get a job in the entertainment sector, then what happens to those with genuine talent and earnest desire to act? They have to work harder and dedicate themselves to the task more, and the stakes are sky-high if they lose out in the long run, as acting is not for the faint of heart. Some have tried and failed, but others have leaped high above the rest to become amazing stars and idols today, here is a list of such Top 10 Chinese Actors Who Made It Big Without Any Filmy Connection.
1. Li Qin
Li Qin, also referred to by her fans as Sweet Lin, is a popular Chinese actress best known for starring in dramas and films like Mr. and Mrs. Incredible, Distressed Thief, The Founding of a Party, The Founding of an Army, The World Stands Still for a Second, The Dream of Red Mansions among others.
2. Jiang Wen
Jiang Wen is a celebrated Chinese actor and director who is internationally acclaimed for his roles in the films Red Sorghum and Rogue One. Jiang has also starred in Tears of the Bridal Sedan, The Emperor's Shadow, In the Heat of the Sun, The Soong Sisters, Devils on the Doorstep among others.
3. Chen Daoming
Chen Daoming is a celebrated Chinese actor best known for starring in dramas like Father and Son of the Ma Family, The Prince of Han Dynasty, The Affaire in the Swing Age, Nowhere to Leave Our Youth, The Great Revival, A Love Before Gone with the Wind, The First Half of My Life among others.
4. Liu Shishi
Liu Shishi, better known to her doting fans as Cecilia Liu, is a famous Chinese actress who has starred in shows like Brotherhood of Blades, Five Minutes to Tomorrow, The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng, Sad Fairy Tale, The Liquidator, Flying Like a Butterfly, The Young Warriors among others.
5. Huang Xiaoming
Huang Xiaoming is a celebrated Chinese actor who is best known for starring in films like The Prince of Han Dynasty, An Inaccurate Memoir, American Dreams in China, The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom, The Thousand Faces of Dunjia, Escape Plan 2: Hades, A'mai Joins the Army, Bride Wars among others.
6. Dilraba Dilmurat
Dilraba Dilmurat is a celebrated Chinese actress who has starred in several dramas and films like Mr. Pride vs Miss Prejudice, Fall in Love Like a Star, The Sound of Desert, Legend of Ban Shu, The Ladder of Love, The King's Woman, Eternal Love of Dream, You Are My Glory, The Blue Whisper among others.
7. Chen Kun
Chen Kun, better known to fans as Aloys Chen, is a Chinese actor best known for starring in dramas and films like The Story of a Noble Family, Painted Skin, The Knot, Love Story in Shanghai, Baober in Love, A West Lake Moment, The Founding of a Republic, Let the Bullets Fly among others.
8. Zhang Zifeng
Zhang Zifeng, also known to her doting fans as Wendy Zhang, is a young Chinese actress who has starred in several dramas like Local Wives, Migrant Husbands, You Are My Life, Mom, I Love You, My Father's Name Is Bench, One and Another Him, A Love for Separation among others.
9. Wang Baoqiang
Wang Baoqiang is an esteemed Chinese actor who has featured in dramas and films like Blind Shaft, A World Without Thieves, Big Shot's Funeral, A Mediator in the Green Mountains, Monk Comes Down the Mountain, Detective Chinatown, The Faces of My Gene among others.
10. Angelababy
Angelababy is a popular Chinese actress who has featured in several dramas and films like Mojin: The Lost Legend, All's Well, Ends Well 2011, Under The Lion Rock Band Cream, Crimes of Passion, The Best is Always Here, Love on the Cloud, Love Yunge from the Desert among others.
