Yan Zidong

Yan was born on 10 December 1994 in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. He enrolled in Xie Jin Film & Television Art College of Shanghai Normal University in 2012, and graduated in 2016.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

In 2013, Yang starred in the micro film Return; the film is also his majoring in college graduation work. After graduating from university in 2016, he signed with Century Agency, a brokerage company and officially entered the entertainment industry.{{cite web|url=https://3g.163.com/money/article/BQDQI1UE00253B0H.html#adaptation=pc|title=世纪鲲鹏首次行业发声，孙红雷跨界跃入“鲲鹏云图”|work=网易娱乐|date=25 June 2016|access-date=3 February 2018|language=zh|archive-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209002944/https://3g.163.com/money/article/BQDQI1UE00253B0H.html#adaptation=pc|url-status=live}}

Yan officially debuted as an actor in 2016 with the drama Love Is More Than A Word, playing Gu She.{{cite web|url=https://3g.163.com/ent/article/BOFN6DNB00034VDC.html#adaptation=pc|title="识汝不识丁" 杀青 高水平制作引发网友期待|work=网易娱乐|date=1 June 2016|access-date=3 February 2018|language=zh|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204000006/https://3g.163.com/ent/article/BOFN6DNB00034VDC.html#adaptation=pc|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/ent/2016-05/16/c_128986306.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113011934/http://www.xinhuanet.com/ent/2016-05/16/c_128986306.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 13, 2020|title=《识汝不识丁》探班 95后鲜肉团“悲喜交加”|date=16 May 2017|website=Xinhua News|language=zh}} Thereafter, he became known to the audience.{{cite web|url=http://news.shcaoan.com/zixun/7713.html|title=《识汝不识丁》网络点击量强势破亿获一致好评 古风热潮席卷全网|date=19 September 2017|website=Shcaoan|language=zh}} In 2017, he started to gain increased attention and popularity with his role as Zhou Yaohua in historical drama Till Death Tear Us Apart, based on the BL novel Love in a Blaze / A Lifetime Love by Nan Zhi.{{cite web|url=https://xw.qq.com/ent/20160702006089/ENT2016070200608900|title=《愉此一生》开机 延续《识汝不识丁》原班人马|work=Tencent|date=2 July 2016|access-date=3 February 2018|language=zh|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204000753/https://xw.qq.com/ent/20160702006089/ENT2016070200608900|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://xw.qq.com/ent/20161110021039/ENT2016111002103900|title=网剧《愉此一生》主题曲 人气小生晏紫东献唱|work=Tencent|date=10 November 2016|access-date=3 February 2018|language=zh|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204000735/https://xw.qq.com/ent/20161110021039/ENT2016111002103900|url-status=live}} The same year, he played Bujantai in historical drama Rule the World and starred in the wuxia comedy drama Legend of the Little Monk 2, playing a supporting role.{{cite web|url=http://ent.163.com/16/1116/10/C605HJ4L000380EN.html|title=《独步天下》曝主演阵容 林峰张睿争唐艺昕芳心|date=16 November 2016|website=Netease|language=zh|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113011255/http://ent.163.com/16/1116/10/C605HJ4L000380EN.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/285466588_120078003|title=《降龙伏虎小济公2》 晏紫东情陷真假千金|date=27 March 2017|website=Sohu|language=zh|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113011254/http://www.sohu.com/a/285466588_120078003|url-status=live}} He then starred as the male lead in historical drama Butterfly Lovers, and received positive reviews for his portrayal of Liang Shanbo.{{cite web|url=http://ent.163.com/photoview/00B70003/617138.html#p=C698SQ7F00B70003|title=网剧《梁祝》发布会上演古装高定秀 小鲜肉组团热力来袭|date=20 November 2017|website=Netease|language=zh|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052550/http://ent.163.com/photoview/00B70003/617138.html#p=C698SQ7F00B70003|url-status=live}}

On February 24, 2018, Yan himself issued a statement via Sina Weibo saying that he had cancelled the contract with the original brokerage company Century Agency.{{Cite web |url=http://money.163.com/16/0625/15/BQDQI1UE00253B0H.html |title=存档副本 |access-date=2017-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129005853/http://money.163.com/16/0625/15/BQDQI1UE00253B0H.html |archive-date=2019-01-29 |url-status=dead }} In 2019, he starred in the romance drama Meet in Gourmet Food, as well as action crime series The World is Not Fraudulent.{{cite web|url=http://news.chinaxiaokang.com/shehuipindao/shehui/20190530/701323.html|title=晏紫东新戏《食分喜欢你》一展身手 大秀厨艺引期待|date=30 May 2019|website=Chinaxiaokang|language=zh|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113011258/http://news.chinaxiaokang.com/shehuipindao/shehui/20190530/701323.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://sn.people.com.cn/n2/2019/0130/c378307-32595693.html|title=《天下无诈》今晚开播 晏紫东化身卧底|date=30 January 2019|website=People's Daily|language=zh|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113011301/http://sn.people.com.cn/n2/2019/0130/c378307-32595693.html|url-status=live}} Yan also starred in the historical drama Psychic Princess,{{cite news |title=首部真人漫改竖屏番《通灵妃》12.28播出，晏紫东黄日莹主演 |url=https://xw.qq.com/cmsid/20191226A0LXZU00?f=newdc |work=Tencent |date=26 December 2019}} and youth romance film Miss Forever.{{cite web|url=https://k.sina.com.cn/article_6575027333_187e6f48500100nng8.html?from=ent&subch=film|title=晏紫东皮衣造型亮相《一生有你》首映 活在当下愿青春不留遗憾|date=28 November 2019|website=Sina|language=zh|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-date=14 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114161757/https://k.sina.com.cn/article_6575027333_187e6f48500100nng8.html?from=ent&subch=film|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://feng.ifeng.com/c/7rwjQ23BAtm|title=《一生有你》发同名主题曲MV|date=27 November 2019|website=ifeng|language=zh}}

Yan has been cast in the historical dramas Renascence,{{cite web|url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20181010A0E1UP|title=紫东《凤唳九天》官宣 新角色演绎熊猫系暖男|date=10 October 2019|website=Tencent|language=zh|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113011258/https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20181010A0E1UP|url-status=live}} and Court Lady. He also starred in the 2020 urban romance drama Nothing But Thirty playing a guitarist.{{cite web|url=https://k.sina.cn/article_7061943327_1a4ecb41f00100lkq0.html|title=晏紫东《三十而已》杀青引期待 大秀吉他弹唱技能撩爆少女心|date=3 December 2019|website=China News|language=zh}} Yan also played the role of a sharp-tongued scholar Xu Xinnian in the 2024 period fantasy drama Guardians of the Dafeng.{{Cite web |last=Xu |first=Meilin |date=2025-01-17 |title=王鹤棣主演《大奉打更人》发布新追剧日历，1月18日点映大结局 |url=https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1737093642168896.html |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=The Beijing News |archive-date=2025-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119131434/https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1737093642168896.html |url-status=live }}

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