Wu Nien-hsuan

Wu Nien-hsuan
吳念軒
Wu at the 59th Golden Horse Awards in November 2022
Born (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29)
Alma materTamkang University[1]
Occupations
Years active2016–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese吳念軒
Simplified Chinese吴念轩
Hanyu PinyinWú Niànxuān
Hokkien POJNgô͘ Liām-hian

Wu Nien-hsuan (Chinese: 吳念軒; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘ Liām-hian; born 10 May 1995) is a Taiwanese actor and television host.[2] He was nominated for a Golden Horse Award and a Golden Bell Award for his roles in the film The Tag-Along 2 (2017) and the television series Age of Rebellion (2018), respectively.

Life and career

Wu was born on 10 May 1995. He studied statistics at Tamkang University, and in 2014 he was chosen as one of twenty contestants for the Top Star project organized by Enjoy Entertainment Company. After near to two years of training, Wu debuted as the host of travel adventure show, The Burning Youth Tours, which airs weekly on SET Taiwan.[3]

In 2016, Wu was selected out of 100 hopefuls to play the role of a spirit medium for the Tiger Lord in horror film The Tag-Along 2.[4] The film was released on August 25, 2017. The film was a commercial success, and the performances of the cast were well received.[5][6] On August 26, 2017, it was announced that Wu will appear in Age Of Rebellion, a television series directed and produced by Peter Ho, with filming beginning in September 2017.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2017 The Tag-Along 2 紅衣小女孩2 Lin Chun-kai (Tiger Lord)

Television series

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2017 Age Of Rebellion 翻牆的記憶 K Wang Wei-chieh
2019 Back to Home 月村歡迎你 Ma Wei-hai

Variety show

Year English title Original title Network Notes
2016–present The Burning Youth Tours 青春好7淘 SET Taiwan Host

Music video

Year Artist Song title
2017 Janice Yan "Grim Reaper"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2017 54th Golden Horse Awards Best New Performer The Tag-Along 2 Nominated
2018 53rd Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor Age of Rebellion Nominated
2019 23rd Asian Television Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2020 22nd Taipei Film Awards Best Actor Boluomi Nominated

References

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  2. ^ "勁曬虎肉實力圈粉 吳念軒理想型最愛吃貨". 明潮.
  3. ^ "虎爺吳念軒受矚目 9月接拍何潤東新戲 - 娛樂 - 中央社即時新聞 CNA NEWS".
  4. ^ "紅衣小女孩2 吳念軒獲三聖筊扮虎爺[影] - 娛樂 - 中央社即時新聞 CNA NEWS".
  5. ^ TVBS. "《紅衣2》虎爺吳念軒竄紅 粉絲留言喊想嫁│TVBS新聞網".
  6. ^ "《紅衣小女孩2》試片滿座好評如潮 媒體盛讚恐怖與感人加倍更勝第一集 - Yahoo奇摩電影". Yahoo奇摩電影.
  7. ^ 三立新聞網. "《紅衣2》演虎爺乩身備受矚目 吳念軒9月接拍何潤東新戲 - 娛樂 - 三立新聞網 SETN.COM".