Sun Yizhou

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.
Sun Yizhou
孙艺洲
Born (1983-10-23) October 23, 1983 (age 41)
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Other namesSean Sun
Alma materShanghai Theatre Academy
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
AgentMountain Top
Spouse
Cao Xiaowen
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(m. 2009)​
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese孫藝洲
Simplified Chinese孙艺洲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSūn Yìzhōu

Sun Yizhou (Chinese: 孙艺洲, born 23 October 1983), also known as Sean Sun, is a Chinese actor.

Early life and education

Sun was born in Chengdu, Sichuan on October 23, 1983. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in acting.

Career

Sun made his acting debut in the 2007 television series Embroiderer Lan Xin.

In 2009, Sun rose to fame for his role in the sitcom iPartment, which enjoyed explosive popularity in China and spanned several seasons.[1][2]

In 2012, he starred in his first idol drama, Confession of Love From the Start.[3]

In 2014, Sun starred in Scarlet Heart 2, the modern sequel of popular historical drama Scarlet Heart.[4] He won his first award for acting at the China TV Drama Awards the same year.[5]

In 2017, Sun starred in the historical romance drama General and I, which had high ratings in China.[6]

In 2019, Sun starred in the spy drama Awakening of Insects.[7]

Personal life

On September 9, 2009, Sun married his university classmate Cao Xiaowen (曹晓雯).[8]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2015 Crazy New Year's Eve 一路驚喜 Xiao Zhao [9]
You Are My Sunshine 何以笙箫默 Supermarket manager Cameo[10]
Forever Love 北京时间 Wang Xiaomo [11]
2017 This Is Not What I Expected 喜歡·你 Xiao Meng [12]
2018 The Faces of My Gene 祖宗十九代 Host Cameo
Love Apartment 爱情公寓 Lü Ziqiao [13]
2021 Under the Light 坚如磐石 [14]

Television series

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2006 Youth and Future 青春未来 Jiang Chuan
2007 Embroiderer Lan Xin 绣娘兰馨 A Lang
The Sword and the Chess of Death 魔剑生死棋 Jian Yin
2008 No.36 Beach Bar 36号沙滩酒吧 Li Da'ning
2009 iPartment 爱情公寓 Lü Ziqiao
The Story of My Boss 老板这点事 Xu Wenqiang
2010 The Legend of Lin Daiyu 黛玉传 Jia Yun
2011 Shanghai Case in 1937 上海迷案1937 Shi Yuquan
Qian Duoduo Marry Remember 钱多多嫁人记 Ma Wen
iPartment 2 爱情公寓2 Lü Ziqiao
Every Day 2008 天天2088 Huo Xiaoyu
2012 iPartment 3 爱情公寓3 Lü Ziqiao
Confession of Love From the Start 爱情是从告白开始的 Ou Haochen
Refresh 刷新3+7 A Yong [15]
2013 The Princess 全民公主 Yu Zihao [16]
2014 iPartment 4 爱情公寓4 Lü Ziqiao
Scarlet Heart 2 步步惊情 Kang Sihan
2015 奇葩一家亲 Tang Liqiu [17]
The Gossip Girl 米粒向前冲 Qian Kang [18]
The Legend of Qin 秦时明月 Wei Zhuang [19]
Women on the Breadfruit Tree 面包树上的女人 Du Weiping [20]
2016 First Love 柠檬初上 Zheng Lei [21]
The Fatal Mission 怒江之战 Zhao Benkuo [22]
2017 General and I 孤芳不自赏 He Xia
Two Idiots 废柴兄弟5泰爽 Zhan Wu [23]
2019 Awakening of Insects 惊蛰 Zhou Haichao
2020 iPartment 5 爱情公寓5 Lu Ziqiao [24]
Like a Flowing River 2 大江大河2 Xiao Ran Guest role[25]
2021 Astringent Girl 涩女郎 Li Wen Sen [26]
Good Life 生活万岁 Zeng Zhidong [27]
2023 Gone with the Rain Chen Wende
2024 Growing Pains of Swordsmen 欢乐英雄 Wang Dong [28]
The House of 72 Tenants Peter Ma / Xiao Pi Jiang
TBA Secret Keepers 绝密者 Gu Ying Ze
Prosecutor and Boy Luo Bai Ming

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 6th China TV Drama Awards Most Promising Actor Scarlet Heart 2 Won [5]
2020 11th China TV Drama Awards Rising Actor — Won [29]

References

  1. ^ 孙艺洲回归《爱情公寓3》 第“0”集将神秘演出. Sina (in Chinese). June 29, 2011.
  2. ^ 《爱情公寓》十年庆生会惊喜满满 主创忆幕后故事. Sina (in Chinese). August 6, 2018.
  3. ^ 《爱情是从告白开始的》孙艺洲续写爱情. Sina (in Chinese). August 8, 2012.
  4. ^ 孙艺洲化身商界精英 《步步惊情》携手刘诗诗. Sohu (in Chinese). March 29, 2013.
  5. ^ a b 孙艺洲获最具潜质演员 "长情公寓"绝不换血. Sohu (in Chinese). December 18, 2014.
  6. ^ 孙艺洲：《孤芳》突破自我 钟汉良是神人. Sina (in Chinese). May 3, 2015.
  7. ^ 张若昀王鸥 上演谍战“双城记”. Sina (in Chinese). March 9, 2019.
  8. ^ 孙艺洲献唱金鹰节 恋爱九年妻子曹晓雯曝光. Youth.cn (in Chinese). September 2, 2013.
  9. ^ 孙艺洲《一路惊喜》扮丑破底线 避谈陈赫. Sina (in Chinese). February 2, 2015.
  10. ^ 孙艺洲裙装反串赵默笙 与钟汉良壁咚亲吻. Sina (in Chinese). September 10, 2015.
  11. ^ 《北京时间》孙艺洲周秀娜演绎都市情侣. Sina (in Chinese). November 26, 2015.
  12. ^ 《喜欢你》曝剧照 腹黑老板金城武狂虐秘书孙艺洲. Sina (in Chinese). April 6, 2017.
  13. ^ 《爱情公寓》影版定档 陈赫娄艺潇等原版人马回归. Sina (in Chinese). May 9, 2018.
  14. ^ 张艺谋公安题材新作"坚如磐石"发预告. Mtime (in Chinese). June 8, 2020.
  15. ^ 《刷新3+7之骗不了》东方卫视播出. Sina (in Chinese). December 17, 2012.
  16. ^ 《全民公主》曝写实剧照 孙艺洲帅气登场. Sina (in Chinese). July 17, 2013.
  17. ^ 《奇葩一家亲》孙艺洲接地气实现新突破. Sina (in Chinese). October 31, 2014.
  18. ^ 《绯闻女友》李晟孙艺洲成欢喜冤家(图). Sina (in Chinese). June 30, 2014.
  19. ^ 《秦时明月》曲哲明与孙艺洲相爱相杀. Sina (in Chinese). December 28, 2015.
  20. ^ 孙艺洲《面包树上的女人》演好男人. Sina (in Chinese). July 9, 2012.
  21. ^ 《柠檬初上》刘恺威孙艺洲八年兄弟情告急. Sina (in Chinese). May 25, 2016.
  22. ^ 《怒江之战》孙艺洲蜕变成硬汉远征军. Sina (in Chinese). May 29, 2015.
  23. ^ 《废柴兄弟5》泰国取景 孙艺洲张海宇加盟. ifeng (in Chinese). January 3, 2015.
  24. ^ "《爱情公寓5》定档 原班人马开启人生新篇章". Netease (in Chinese). January 10, 2020.
  25. ^ "《大江大河2》杨采钰取代金晨演海归，孙艺洲饰高干子弟". Beijing News (in Chinese). December 18, 2019.
  26. ^ "新《涩女郎》公布主演阵容，殷桃宋轶接棒陈好刘若英". ifeng (in Chinese). January 15, 2020.
  27. ^ "《生活万岁》开机 温暖治愈重新诠释生活". Netease (in Chinese). June 17, 2020.
  28. ^ 孙艺洲《爱情公寓》回忆青春 参演《欢乐英雄》引期待. ifeng (in Chinese). June 19, 2018.
  29. ^ "2019国剧盛典获奖名单完整版 国剧盛典2019获奖明星". HX News (in Chinese). January 2, 2020.