According to the proverb, most actors have to labor very hard for roughly ten years before they score the breakthrough part that changes their lives and careers. Chinese celebrities are no exception. Here is the list of the Top 10 Chinese Actors who started out with One Role and Rapidly Achieved success.
1. Zhou Dongyu
She had no prior acting experience when his team's director Zhang Emo chose her to begin in 2010 under the hawthorne people are just born with that star quality. It seems for this role, donghi quickly became a multi-award-winning actress; among other wins and nominations, she won best actress at the 56th valadore international film festival and best new performer at the 20th shanghai film critics awards.
2. Lin Geng Xin
He started as an actor in several low-budget projects, including commercials, dramas, and films. As his popularity grew in the 2010s, his big break came in 2014 with the release of the hit movie The Taking of Tiger Mountain, played one of the two main characters. Tiger Mountain is one of the highest-grossing Chinese films, earning 150 million dollars. Since Tiger Mountain, he got featured on Form's China Celebrity 10 list.
3. Hu Yi Tian
He became one of China's most promising young stars. His breakout part was in Go Go Squid in 2019. Although it wasn't the starring role, his celebrity exploded soon after. Forbes China then listed them on their 2019 list of Under 30 Asia. Most recently, he appeared in dt appledog's time and Hello, the sharpshooter.
4. Ren Jialun
He played table tennis and trained with well-known players like jo Yi, but he had to give up the sport due to ailments that prevented him from playing. He was also supposed to join a Chinese Korean boy band but departed for personal reasons. 2017 saw Jalun's game-changing breakthrough performance. He played Li Chu in The Glory of the Tang Dynasty, and for his portrayal of Li True, he received Best Actor at the Fourth Handian Film and TV Festival of China. Since then, he has been appearing in dramas, The Blue Whisper and Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard in 2021.
5. Ju Jing Yi
Her initial claim to fame was being a member of the C-pop idol group SNH48. She made her acting debut in 2016 while still in the group in 2017, announced that she was going solo, and a year later, she snagged her big break as an actress. Her breakthrough role was in the drama Legend of Yancy as the title character, and as a result of this drama, she received a barrage of praise and recognition. She also was named in Forbes China's Celebrity 130.
6. Aarif Rahman
Arif Rahman's breakout performance came in the low-budget mainland Chinese romantic comedy One Night Surprise, which made him one of China's up-and-coming stars. He received Best New Actor at the Chinese Film Media Awards. Most recently, he played the male protagonist Dongdan in Princess Silver. He previously appeared in Special Chaos and Two Sisters in Chaos.
7. Shen Yue
It is surprising how a friend's photo can lead to life-changing opportunities in 2021 alone week friends Use for my Talent & it was a Love so Beautiful that brought her recognition in China. She became internationally famous in 2018 when she played the female lead in the remaking 2001 show Meteor Garden. She made her acting debut in 2017 with Let's Shake It. However, it was a love so beautiful that brought her recognition in China.
8. Huang Xiao Ming
When he was only seven years old, Xiaoming gets rumored to appear in a c-drama, but due to his shy nature, he abandoned the project. It took him 14 years to finally make his acting debut. Three years later, he rose to fame when he replaced Lui as the Prince of the Han Dynasty. He could have been a child star, but shyness got in the way, but in the end, he still managed to become one of China's top actors.
9. Zhao Li Ying
Unlike many other Chinese celebrities, Zhao Lin is currently one of the country's top actresses, did not attend a theatre school or have a fancy education. Her first break into the entertainment industry came in 2015 with The Journey of Flower, the first c-drama to achieve 20 billion views. She was crowned the queen of Chinese television ratings in 2020 by the South China Morning Post after winning best actress at the 28th China TV Golden Eagle Awards for the film The Journey of Flower. Although it took her a while to land her breakthrough part, she isn't embarrassed by her beginnings.
10. Xiao Zhan
Dan began his career as an idol, making his debut in 2016 as the lead vocalist of the C-pop boy band x9. He then dabbled in acting, co-starring with wang ingwon in the drama superstar academy. The drama was successful, garnering more than 1 billion views on Tencent, but the project that catapulted dan to stardom was the Censia drama. The untamed, in which he played the male lead, Wee woo Sien.
