James Wen
{{Short description|Taiwanese actor}}
{{Expand Chinese|topic=bio|date=September 2012}}
{{family name hatnote|Wen|lang=Chinese}}
{{infobox person
| name = James Wen
| image = James Wen 20210427.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Wen in April 2021
| native_name = 溫昇豪
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|2|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kaohsiung, Taiwan
| nationality = Taiwanese
| education = Shih Hsin University (BA)
| occupation = Actor, model, television host
| spouse = {{marriage|Xiao Jun|2013}}
| children = 1
| years_active = 2006–present
| module = {{Infobox Chinese |child= yes|hide= no |headercolor=lightblue
| t = 溫昇豪
| s = 温升豪
|poj=Un Seng-hô
|phfs=Vûn Sin-hò
| p = Wēn Shēngháo
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}}
James Wen ({{zh|t=溫昇豪|s=温升豪|poj=Un Seng-hô|p=Wēn Shēngháo|first=t}}; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vûn Sin-hò; born 22 February 1978) is a Taiwanese actor, former reporter and model. He is known for his supporting performance in Taiwanese drama My Queen, for which he received one of his four Golden Bell Awards nominations. According to Yahoo! Search, Wen was the 9th most searched celebrity from January to April 2009.{{in lang|zh}} China Times.com [http://showbiz.chinatimes.com/2009Cti/Channel/Showbiz/showbiz-news-cnt/0,5020,110511+112009052300079,00.html CTV My Queen James Wen is listed at number nine on celebrity search chart] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320182800/http://showbiz.chinatimes.com/2009Cti/Channel/Showbiz/showbiz-news-cnt/0,5020,110511+112009052300079,00.html |date=2012-03-20 }} 23 May 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-17
Life and career
Wen's ancestral home is in Gaoshu, Pingtung but was born in Kaohsiung. He graduated from College of Journalism and Communication at Shih Hsin University. In 1999 Wen won Most Photogenic Award at the Men's UNO model contest, subsequently worked as a model and reporter before turning to acting.{{in lang|zh}} China Times.com [http://life.chinatimes.com/2009Cti/Channel/Life/life-article/0,5047,100304+112009051700059,00.html James Wen shines after 10 years' hard work] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726123550/http://life.chinatimes.com/2009Cti/Channel/Life/life-article/0,5047,100304+112009051700059,00.html |date=2011-07-26 }} 17 May 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-17
Selected filmography
=Television series=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! English title !! Chinese title !! Role | |||
| 2005 | Numbers | 數字拼圖NUMBERS | Wang Jian Guo (王建國) |
| rowspan=3|2006 | Happiness Agency | 幸福派出所 | Zhang Guo En (張國恩) |
| Lonely Game | 寂寞的遊戲 | Guest star | |
| Dangerous Mind | 危險心靈 | Zhan Chao Wei (詹朝威) | |
| rowspan=3|2007 | Internet Love Novel | 網路情書 | Juan Niao (倦鳥) |
| Emigrant Heaven | 移民天堂 | Qiu Mu Sheng (邱木勝) | |
| The War of Betrayal 1895 | 亂世豪門 | Wang Wen Jie (王文傑) | |
| rowspan=3|2008 | General Xu Pangxing | 大將徐傍興 | Xu Bang Xing (徐傍興) |
| Colourful Quiet Sea | 彩色寧靜海 | Pan Chao Sen (潘朝森) | |
| Happiness of the Bicycle | 腳踏車的祝福 | Wu Yong (吳永昇) | |
| rowspan=4|2009 | My Queen | 敗犬女王 | Song Yun Hao (宋允浩) |
| Play Ball | 比賽開始 | Military police (ep 1) | |
| The Happy Times of That Year | 那一年的幸福時光 | Jiang Chen Bo (江陳博) | |
| Autumn's Concerto | 下一站，幸福 | Liang Yun Zhong (梁允中) - Liang Mu Cheng's father | |
| rowspan=5|2010 | Spring | 源 | Wu Lin Fang's father (吳霖芳之父) |
| PS Man | 偷心大聖PS男 | Meng Cheng En (孟成恩) | |
| The Fierce Wife | 犀利人妻 | Wen Rui Fan (溫瑞凡) | |
| Gloomy Salad Days | 死神少女 | Du Ji (杜驥) | |
| Lost and Found | 小孩.狗 | ||
| rowspan=2|2011 | "Office Girls" | 小資女孩向前衝 | Yu Cheng Feng (余承風) |
| Waking Love Up | 愛情睡醒了 | Chou Yan (仇岩) | |
| rowspan=1|2013 | "King Flower" | 金大花的華麗冒險 | Lin Guan Jun (林冠軍) |
| 2014 | Aim High | 22K夢想高飛 | Liang Jin-de (梁晉德) |
| rowspan=1|2015 | "Ma Ma Xiang Hua Er Yi Yang" | 妈妈像花儿一样 | Yan Jun (严俊) |
| 2016 | My Little Princess | 親愛的，公主病 | Zheng Meng-xi (鄭孟熙) |
| 2018 | A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities | 雙城故事 | Deng Tian-ming (鄧天明) |
| rowspan=3|2019 | The World Between Us | 我們與惡的距離 | Liu Zhao-guo (劉昭國) |
| Best Interest | 最佳利益 | Zhao Li-ting (趙立廷) | |
| The Making of an Ordinary Woman | 俗女養成記 | Jiang Xian-rong (江顯榮) | |
| 2021 | Light the Night | 華燈初上 | Lo Li-nung |
| 2023 | Deep End | 深網 | |
| 2024 | Kill Sera Sera | 誰殺了她 |
[https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1275740/ James Wen at douban.com][http://chinesemov.com/actors/James%20Wen.html James Wen at chinesemov.com]
=Film=
- Melody-Go-Round (2022)
- Acting Out of Love (2020)
- Begin, Again (2019)
- The Dossier of Jincheng (2017)
- Fist Sword (2017)
- High Heels (2015)
- Light Love (2012)
- My Dear Stilt (2012)
- The Ghost Tales (2012)
- The Fierce Wife (2012)
- Night Market Hero (2011)
- Zoom Hunting (2010)
- Tears (2010)
- A Place of One's Own (2009)
- 1895 (2008)
=Music video appearances=
- "結婚進行曲" (Wedding March) by Andy Lau
- 2008 - "如煙" (Like Smoke) from Poetry of the Day After by Mayday
- 2010 - "亮晶晶" (Star Bright) from Star Bright by China Dolls
- 2013 - "何苦" (Why Bother)
Awards and nominations
In 2016, Wen was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in the International Emmy Awards for his role in Echoes in Time.{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/international-emmy-nominations-judi-dench-dustin-hoffman-1201870253/ |title=Dustin Hoffman, Judi Dench Score International Emmy Nominations |last=Mitchell |first=Robert |date=26 September 2016 |work=Variety |access-date=23 March 2017}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|James Wen}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110527215411/http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/necolily/ Official Blog]
- [http://t.sina.com.cn/jameswen Official Microblog]
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Category:Taiwanese male television actors
Category:Taiwanese people of Hakka descent
Category:Shih Hsin University alumni
Category:Male actors from Kaohsiung
Category:Taiwanese television presenters
Category:21st-century Taiwanese male actors
Category:Taiwanese male film actors
Category:Taiwanese male models
Category:Taiwanese journalists
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