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Ren Quan
任泉
Ren in 2010 in Nanjing, Jiangsu
Born
Ren Zhenquan (任振泉)

(1975-03-04) 4 March 1975 (age 49)
Alma materShanghai Theatre Academy
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Occupation(s)Actor, investor, businessman
Years active2000–2016 (acting career)
2016–present (investment career)
AgentStar VC
TelevisionYoung Justice Bao
All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel
The Nation Under The Foot

Ren Quan (Chinese: 任泉; pinyin: Rén Quán; born 4 March 1975) is a Chinese actor, investor and businessman. One of his most prominent roles was as Gongsun Ce in Young Justice Bao and its sequel Young Justice Bao II, alongside Zhou Jie, Li Bingbing and Lu Yi. Other notable credits include All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel and The Nation Under The Foot.

Early life and education

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Ren was born Ren Zhenquan (任振泉) in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, on 4 March 1975.[1] He attended the No. 6 School of Tiefeng District.[1] In the Qiqihar No. 4 Railway Middle School, he became a literary soldier.[1] He secondary studied at Heilongjiang Art Vocational School (黑龙江省艺术职业学校).[1] In 1993, he was admitted to Shanghai Theatre Academy, where he studied alongside Li Bingbing, Xu Lu [zh], Liu Xiaofeng [zh], and Wang Yanan [zh].[1][2]

Acting career

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Ren made his television debut in Wait All the Way (1994), at the age of 19.

He became widely known to audiences with Young Justice Bao (2000), in which he portrayed Gongsun Ce, the assistant to Zhou Jie's character.[3] That same year, he starred in All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel, playing the romantic interest of Lin Xiaoru, Li Xiaolu's character.[3] He also co-starred with Li Bingbing and Li Zonghan in the historical television series The Nation Under The Foot.[3]

In 2001, he reprised his role in the Young Justice Bao sequel, Young Justice Bao II.[3] He had key supporting role in the romantic comedy television series The Book of Love, opposite Fan Bingbing and Le Jiatong.[3] He also appeared in Meeting Aquarium, a romantic comedy television series starring Lu Yi and Mei Ting.[3]

Ren co-starred with Nicky Wu in the 2002 wuxia television series Musketeers and Princess, adapted from Woon Swee Oan's novel of the same title.[4]

In 2007, he made a guest appearance on Feng Xiaogang's war film Assembly.[3] He co-starred with Li Bingbing in the music video Kang Mei's Love, which was one of the most watched music TV in mainland China in that year.[5] He had a small role in The Double Life, a comedy film starring Zhang Jingchu, Daniel Chan, and Wang Luoyong.[6]

In 2009, Ren portrayed the role of Yan Hui in Hu Mei's biographical drama film Confucius, for which he received Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 19th Golden Rooster Awards.[1]

Ren was cast in time travel television series The Myth (2010), playing the elder brother of Hu Ge's characters. He had a lead role in the war television series, New Drawing Sword.[7]

In 2011, he had a cameo appearance in Palace, a historical romantic television series starring Yang Mi, Feng Shaofeng and Mickey He.[8] He co-starred with Zuo Xiaoqing in Love of The Millennium, based on Chinese folk legend Legend of the White Snake.[9]

In 2012, he co-produced and had a small role in Swordsman, a wuxia television series adaptation based on Jin Yong's the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.[10]

Ren had key supporting role in the television series adaptation of Su Tong's Wives and Concubines (2014).[11]

In 2016, he appeared in Singing All Along, a historical romantic television series starring Ruby Lin, Yu Bo and Yuan Hong.[12]

On 17 March 2016, he announced his retirement from acting on his Sinaweibo and devoted all his energy to business.[13]

Investment career

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After gradation in 1997, Ren founded the "Shu Spicy Fish" (蜀地辣子鱼; 'Spicy Fish in Sichuan') restaurant on the street outside the campus of Shanghai Theatre Academy.[13] In 2005, he co-founded the 1969 Bar, which was reshuffled as "Shu Ecological Hotpot" (蜀地原生态火锅; 'Ecological Hotpot in Sichuan') in the following year and invested more than 2 million yuan in Huayi Brothers.[13] He founded the "Legend of Shu in Guangdong" (广东蜀地传说) in 2009, Shanghai Qiangsheng Film and Television Culture Media Co., Ltd. (上海强盛影视文化传媒有限公司) in 2010, and "Hot and Spicy No.1" (热辣壹号) in 2013. In 2014, Ren co-founded Star VC, a venture capital company, with Huang Xiaoming and Li Bingbing.[13] In 2015, he was invited to participate in the Boao Forum for Asia.[14][15]

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1997 Love and Murder 犬杀 He Ziming
1998 Sima Dun 司马敦 Little Shanghai
1999 Legend of Vegetables 绿色柔情 Tian Ye
2004 Love Message 短信一月追 David
2007 Assembly 集结号 Political instructor
2009 Panda Express 熊猫大侠 Zhao Qian
2010 Confucius 孔子 Yan Hui
The Double Life A面B面 Psychiatrist
2012 The Brother 黑暗中的救赎 Lin Yu
2013 The Chrysalis 女蛹 Luo Jia
2014 Night Mail 死亡邮件 Situ Minghao

Television

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1995 Midnight 子夜 Fan Bowen
Wait All the Way 一路等候 Wang Hao
1996 儿女情长 Tong Shabo
1997 Fairy Tales at the End of the Century 世纪末的童话 Xiang Zaoru
1998 General 将军 Jin Cheng
1999 Legend of Dagger Lee 小李飞刀 Shangguan Fei
Voice of the Nation 民族之声 Nie Er
1999 青春出动 Shu Tong
2000 The Nation Under The Foot 一脚定江山 Liu Fusheng
Young Justice Bao 少年包青天 Gongsun Ce
All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel 都是天使惹的祸 Shao Jianbo
2001 The Book of Love 爱情宝典 Qin Zhong
Rogue Doctor 流氓太医 Nong Caotang
Zhuge Liang 卧龙小诸葛 Zhuge Liang
Prime Minister Little Gan Luo 宰相小甘罗 Prince
Young Justice Bao II 少年包青天2 Gongsun Ce
Meeting Aquarium 海洋馆的约会 Luo Gang
2002 Musketeers and Princess 名捕震关东 Leng Xue
Age of Blossom 花样的年华 Guo Shunjing
2003 Shattered 危情24小时 Liu Zheng
Like A Beautiful Butterfly Flying 就像美丽蝴蝶飞 Cheng Jiaxing
2004 Qing Hui Merchants 大清徽商 Wang Zonggao
The Dragon Heroes 赤子乘龙 Li Bin
残剑震江湖 Prince Changle
2005 Parisian Love Song 巴黎恋歌 Ji Wei
2006 Born in the Sixties 生于六十年代 Guan Hao
For Truly Great Men 数风流人物 Wang Weiming
Boy, Where Are You 孩子你在哪里 Gu Weimin
2007 Inside and Outside Marriage 婚内外 Han Ruoding
Those Charming Memories 那些迷人的往事 Yang Zhifei
2008 Father's War 父亲的战争 Qin Tianshu
都叫我三妹 Yan Zihao
2010 The Myth 神话 Yi Dachuan
2011 Palace 宫锁心玉 Yongzheng Emperor in the dream
Love of The Millennium 又见白娘子 Xu Xian
New Drawing Sword 新亮剑 Zhao Gang
2013 Swordsman 笑傲江湖 Dan Qingsheng
Just Let Me Be 放开我的手 Su Ting
Protect Love Fearlessly 爱情面前谁怕谁 A singer in the bar
2014 Lanterns 花灯满城 Gu San
The Lady in Cubicle 格子间女人 Qu Feng
2016 Singing All Along 秀丽江山之长歌行 Yin Lu

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 第19届金鸡百花电影节最佳男配提名:任泉 [Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 19th Golden Rooster Baihua Film Festival: Ren Quan]. Sohu (in Chinese). 14 September 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ Wang Xiaoyi (王晓易) (2 November 2007). 任泉等上戏93届同学聚首 李冰冰迟到提往事流泪. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Guo Chunxu (郭春旭) (8 November 2007). 任泉:梦里回家打雪仗 [Ren Quan: go home to have a snowball fight in my dream]. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ Wu Zhonghua (吴中华) (16 October 2002). 《名捕震关东》开机. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ^ Yang Xin (杨鑫) (10 April 2007). 李冰冰不惧一姐之战. chinadaily.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  6. ^ 电影《A面B面》开机 任泉变身精神科医生. sina (in Chinese). 8 January 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ 任泉再造军旅形象 《新亮剑》今晚亮相. 163.com (in Chinese). 14 May 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  8. ^ Hui Zengqi (回增琦) (17 March 2016). "Ren Quan announces break from acting, do you remember his classic characters?" 任泉微博宣布息影 还记得他那些经典的角色吗?. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  9. ^ 《又见白娘子》演许仙 老板任泉重做演员更纯粹. qq.com (in Chinese). 28 April 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. ^ 任泉俏皮亮相《笑傲江湖》. 163.com (in Chinese). 20 February 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  11. ^ Cong Lin (丛麟) (18 January 2013). 唐季礼打造《花灯满城》 田海蓉挑战巩俐(图). Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  12. ^ 《秀丽江山》承包半壁娱乐圈 网友:霍建华在哪. qq.com (in Chinese). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d Heidi Hsia (19 March 2016). "Ren Quan announces break from acting". Yahoo. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Trendsetters to the fore at Boao Forum". chinadaily.com.cn. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  15. ^ Su Wu (苏芜) (4 January 2016). 2015中国十大经济年度人物评选 任泉:明星投资人. thepaper. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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