Zhu Yilong
Zhu Yilong | |||||||
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Zhu in 2019 | |||||||
| Born | April 16, 1988 | ||||||
| Alma mater | Beijing Film Academy | ||||||
| Occupation | Actor | ||||||
| Years active | 2009–present | ||||||
| Agent(s) | Oriental Feiyun (former), Zhu Yilong Studio | ||||||
| Awards | Best Actor – Golden Rooster Awards 2022 Lighting Up the Stars – Mo Sanmei | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 朱一龙 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 朱一龍 | ||||||
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Zhu Yilong (Chinese: 朱一龙, born April 16, 1988) is a Chinese actor. He first gained recognition in television series such as Guardian (2018), The Story of Minglan (2018), Reunion: The Sound of the Providence (2020), and The Rebel (2021). Zhu is best known for his performance as Mo Sanmei in the drama film Lighting Up the Stars (2022), for which he won the Best Actor awards at the 35th Golden Rooster Awards and 37th Hundred Flowers Awards. He continued to star in high-profile films including Lost in the Stars (2022) and Only the River Flows (2023), the latter of which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Zhu is the first Chinese Global Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund since 2019, and has been committed to campaigns that raise public awareness of protecting endangered species and promoting biodiversity.