Rising Young Chinese Actors and Actresses

Rising young actors and actresses that you think people should pay attention to in Chinese dramaland. Anyone you think will become successful and more popular in the upcoming years. 

Going to limit this to actors/actresses born in the year 1997 and after. All others will be removed. Fill free to add anyone that fits this criteria.

lilfoxie Dec 23, 2020
68 People Loves 142 Voters Report
  • Zhao Lu Si

    1. Zhao Lu Si

    Chinese
    6,769 points by 69 voters
    Zhao Lu Si is an actor and singer born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Zhao Lu Si started her acting career in 2017 when she debuted in the romance drama, "Untouchable Lovers" ...more
  • Wang Yi Bo

    2. Wang Yi Bo

    Chinese
    4,112 points by 42 voters
    Wang Yi Bo is a Chinese actor, dancer, singer, motorcycle racer and member of UNIQ (유니크). He attended Hanlim Arts High School in South Korea but dropped out. In early 2014, YG ...more
  • Shen Yue

    3. Shen Yue

    Chinese
    2,989 points by 31 voters
    Shen Yue is a Chinese actress, singer, and model. She graduated from Hunan Normal University in 2018, majoring in Journalism and Communications. In 2017, she was discovered when a photographer posted her ...more
  • Leo Wu

    4. Leo Wu

    Chinese
    2,930 points by 30 voters
    Leo Wu is a young Chinese actor who has already won numerous young actor and newcomer awards. Born on December 26, 1999, he also is known by his Chinese name Wu Lei. ...more
  • Lin Yi

    5. Lin Yi

    Chinese
    2,695 points by 28 voters
    Lin Yi is a Chinese actor and model. He was born in Hebei but grew up in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, and studied in the National Standard Dance major of Beijing Sport University. ...more
  • Dylan Wang

    6. Dylan Wang

    Chinese
    2,592 points by 27 voters
    Dylan Wang is a Chinese actor, model and idol born in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China. In high school, he initially studied to become a flight attendant and later graduated from Sichuan Southwest ...more
  • Song Wei Long

    7. Song Wei Long

    Chinese
    2,586 points by 27 voters
    Song Wei Long is an award-winning actor and model born in the city of Dalian, Liaoning Province. At the age of nine, he developed an interest in classic martial arts after watching ...more
  • Zhao Jin Mai

    8. Zhao Jin Mai

    Chinese
    2,317 points by 24 voters
    Zhao Jin Mai is an actor born in Shenyang, China. In 2012, she made her acting debut at just ten years old in the drama “Cannot No Mother” (不能没有娘). She made her ...more
  • Hou Ming Hao

    9. Hou Ming Hao

    Chinese
    1,937 points by 20 voters
    Hou Ming Hao is a Chinese actor and pop singer from Beijing, China. He graduated from the Beijing Contemporary Music Academy (北京現代音樂研修學院). He debuted on December 12, 2014, as a member of ...more
  • Zhou Ye

    10. Zhou Ye

    Chinese
    1,747 points by 18 voters
    Zhou Ye is a Chinese actress under Hesong Entertainment. She was born in Chongqing, China. She graduated from the 2016 undergraduate class of the Beijing Film Academy's Performance Department. In 2019, she ...more
  • Arthur Chen

    11. Arthur Chen

    Chinese
    1,694 points by 18 voters
    Chen Fei Yu (English name: Arthur) is a Chinese-American actor and assistant director. He is the son of director Chen Kaige and actress Chen Hong. He attended Tabor Academy, an American preparatory ...more
  • Zhang Ling He

    12. Zhang Ling He

    Chinese
    1,626 points by 17 voters
    Zhang Ling He is a Chinese actor born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. He was admitted to Nanjing Normal University in 2016, majoring in Electrical Engineering in the Faculty of Electrical and Automation ...more
  • Wang An Yu

    13. Wang An Yu

    Chinese
    1,568 points by 16 voters
    Wang An Yu is a Chinese actor born in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, China. He graduated from the Communication University of China, majoring in Broadcasting & Hosting. In 2018, Wang participated in the ...more
  • Zhang Jing Yi

    14. Zhang Jing Yi

    Chinese
    1,532 points by 16 voters
    Zhang Jing Yi is a Chinese model and actress born in Shaoyang, Hunan, China. She graduated from the Performance Department at Beijing Film Academy as a member of the 2017 undergraduate class. ...more
  • Huang Jun Jie

    15. Huang Jun Jie

    Chinese
    1,122 points by 12 voters
    Huang Jun Jie was born in Chongqing, China on July 9, 1998, and is a student of the Beijing Film Academy. In 2016, he officially entered the show business as the male ...more
  • Zhou Yi Ran

    16. Zhou Yi Ran

    Chinese
    953 points by 10 voters
    Zhou Yi Ran, born in Chongqing, is a Chinese singer and actor. He made his debut in 2017 as a member of Yi'an Music Club, a cross-dimensional music group. However, in 2018, ...more
  • Xu Ruo Han

    17. Xu Ruo Han

    Chinese
    945 points by 10 voters
    Xu Ruo Han is a Chinese actress born in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. She graduated from the Animation School of the Beijing Film Academy. In 2018, she was scouted by Jackie Chan and ...more
  • Song Zu Er

    18. Song Zu Er

    Chinese
    861 points by 9 voters
    Song Zu Er is a Chinese actress born in Tianjin, China. She made her debut as a child actress in the television drama The "Sea and Sky Boundless." In 2007, she starred ...more
  • Wang Xing Yue

    19. Wang Xing Yue

    Chinese
    768 points by 8 voters
    Wang Xing Yue is a Chinese actor born in Yueyang, Hunan Province, China. He graduated from the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama. He officially entered showbiz in 2019 with ...more
  • Wang Chu Ran

    20. Wang Chu Ran

    Chinese
    741 points by 8 voters
    Wang Chu Ran is a Chinese actress who was born in Shanghai, China, on January 21st in year 1999. She studied at Shanghai Theatre Academy and made her tv-drama acting series debut ...more
  • Joseph Zeng

    21. Joseph Zeng

    Chinese
    737 points by 8 voters
    Zeng Shun Xi is a Chinese singer and actor born in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. He is a former member of the Chinese boy band Fresh Geeks Youth. In July 2015, he was ...more
  • Lu Yu Xiao

    22. Lu Yu Xiao

    Chinese
    665 points by 7 voters
    Lu Yu Xiao is a Chinese actress under the Star Times agency. She was born in Shanghai, China. She attended a fashion university in the UK and debuted with the historical romance ...more
  • Eleanor Lee

    23. Eleanor Lee

    Singaporean
    656 points by 7 voters
    Li Kai Xin (English name: Eleanor Lee) is a Singaporean actress and singer born in Taipei to Taiwanese actress Quan Yi Fong and Singaporean artist Peter Yu. In January 2009, her parents ...more
  • Li Hong Yi

    24. Li Hong Yi

    Chinese
    649 points by 7 voters
    Li Hong Yi is a Chinese actor and singer born in Liaoning, Shenyang. He is a graduate of the Beijing Contemporary Music Academy. Li Hong Yi debuted in the entertainment industry by ...more
  • Dai Lu Wa

    25. Dai Lu Wa

    Chinese
    647 points by 7 voters
    Dai Lu Wa is a Chinese actress and model under Youhug Media. She was born in Liaoning, Shenyang, China. She attended Central Academy of Drama in Beijing.
  • Zhang Miao Yi

    26. Zhang Miao Yi

    Chinese
    634 points by 7 voters
    Zhang Miao Yi is a Chinese actress and model, currently signed under Xingyu Culture Entertainment (北京乾坤星宇文化经纪). She was born in Pinghu City, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China. In the sixth grade of ...more
  • Jackson Yee

    27. Jackson Yee

    Chinese
    579 points by 6 voters
    Jackson Yee is a Chinese actor, singer and dancer who was born in Hongjiang, Huaihua, Hunan Province. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. When Jackson was five, he started to ...more
  • Cheng Xiao

    28. Cheng Xiao

    Chinese
    557 points by 6 voters
    Cheng Xiao is a Chinese singer, dancer, actress and former member of WJSN (우주소녀, also known as COSMIC GIRLS). She graduated from Seoul Performing Arts High School. Before arriving in South Korea, ...more
  • Landy Li

    29. Landy Li

    Chinese
    549 points by 6 voters
    Landy Li is a Chinese actress of Hui ethnicity born in Beijing, China. In 2009, she made her acting debut in the drama "Love Who You Lost To" at the age of ...more
  • Wang Rui Chang

    30. Wang Rui Chang

    Chinese
    546 points by 6 voters
    Wang Rui Chang is a Chinese actor born in Handan, Hebei Province, Chinese. He graduated from Nanjing Institute of Arts and debuted in September 2016, starring in the movie "Odd Girl Saves ...more
  • Gala Zhang

    31. Gala Zhang

    Chinese
    545 points by 6 voters
    Zhang Yao is a Chinese actor, born in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. He studied finance at university. Despite having no prior acting experience, he debuted in the 2018 school-themed drama series "When We ...more
  • Aaron Deng

    32. Aaron Deng

    Chinese
    490 points by 5 voters
    Deng Chao Yuan is a Chinese actor and singer who was born in Ziyang, Sichuan, China. He graduated from Sichuan Normal University and made his debut in 2019, appearing on the audition-based ...more
  • Jiang Yi Yi

    33. Jiang Yi Yi

    Chinese
    457 points by 5 voters
    Jiang Yi Yi (English name: Olivia; Previously known as Angelina Jiang and Luna) is a Chinese actress. She started as a child actress and starred in a drama with Leo Wu who ...more
  • Wang Yu Wen

    34. Wang Yu Wen

    Chinese
    456 points by 5 voters
    Wang Yu Wen, born in Wuhan, Hubei, is a Chinese actress. In 2015, she debuted as the main female lead in the movie "Love in Numbers." (Source: Wikipedia)
  • Liu Hao Ran

    35. Liu Hao Ran

    Chinese
    397 points by 4 voters
    Liu Haoran, born Liu Yuan and English name Turbo Liu, was born in Pingdingshan, Henan province, but has lived in Beijing since he was twelve as he was accepted into the middle ...more
  • Bao Shang En

    36. Bao Shang En

    Chinese
    374 points by 4 voters
    Bao Shang En is a Chinese actress born in Guangdong, China. She is studying at the Communication University of Zhejiang. In 2021, she participated in the acting competition reality show "Ace Actress". ...more
  • Teresa Li

    37. Teresa Li

    Chinese
    359 points by 4 voters
    Teresa Li is a Chinese actress who was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. In 2018, Teresa officially entered the entertainment industry by starring in the online drama “My Classmate Far Far Away”. ...more
  • Yang Xi Zi

    38. Yang Xi Zi

    Chinese
    349 points by 4 voters
    Yang Xi Zi, born in Kaili, Guizhou, is a Chinese actress and singer of the Miao ethnicity. She studied at Beijing Film Academy. In 2013, she participated in the children's singing program ...more
  • Sabrina Zhuang

    39. Sabrina Zhuang

    Chinese
    348 points by 4 voters
    Sabrina Zhuang is a Chinese actress and singer born in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China. She studied at the Beijing Film Academy and majored in acting. When she was in kindergarten, Sabrina ...more
  • Fan Zhi Xin

    40. Fan Zhi Xin

    Chinese
    334 points by 4 voters
    Fan Zhixin was born in Weifang City, Shandong Province and graduated from Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology. In 2018, Zhixin made his official debut with his first ancient costume fantasy romance drama ...more
  • Sun Yi Han

    41. Sun Yi Han

    Chinese
    293 points by 3 voters
    Sun Yi Han is a Chinese actress and model signed under Huayi Brothers Fashion Group. She was born in Yiyang, Hunan Province, China.
  • Guan Xiao Tong

    42. Guan Xiao Tong

    Chinese
    290 points by 3 voters
    Guan Xiao Tong, born in Beijing, is an actor of Manchu descent. In 2016, she was admitted into the Beijing Film Academy after placing first in both the practical and written section ...more
  • Rachel Wang

    43. Rachel Wang

    Chinese
    285 points by 3 voters
    Rachel Wang is a Chinese actress and model born in Hunan, China. She is currently under Mengyang Culture. She studied at Wuhan University in the Department of Performance. She made her debut ...more
  • Hu Xian Xu

    44. Hu Xian Xu

    Chinese
    281 points by 3 voters
    Hu Xian Xu is a Chinese actor born in Tianjin, China. He studied at the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama. In 2009, Hu participated in the CCTV variety show ...more
  • Zhai Zi Lu

    45. Zhai Zi Lu

    Chinese
    279 points by 3 voters
    Zhai Zi Lu is a Chinese film and television actor. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. In 2018, he starred in his first TV series "Full-time Master". In 2019, he ...more
  • Finn Han

    46. Finn Han

    Chinese
    278 points by 3 voters
    Finn Han is a Chinese actor, born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. When he was four years old, he was discovered on Weibo by star scouts and photographed many children's clothing brand print ...more
  • Julia Xiang

    47. Julia Xiang

    American
    277 points by 3 voters
    Xiang Han Zhi, also known by the English name Julia, is an American-Chinese actress born in the US. Fond of acting and tennis from a young age, by chance, she met director ...more
  • Liu Hao Cun

    48. Liu Hao Cun

    Chinese
    275 points by 3 voters
    Liu Hao Cun is a Chinese actor and dancer born in Tonghua, Jilin, China. She graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy. In May 2018, she joined the crew of the director Zhang ...more
  • Wang Ying Lu

    49. Wang Ying Lu

    Chinese
    269 points by 3 voters
    Wang Ying Lu is a Chinese actress managed by Mountain Top. She debuted as an actress in 2020 with a lead role in the series ‘Four Years of Life’. She was cast ...more
  • Liu Yi Chang

    50. Liu Yi Chang

    Chinese
    247 points by 3 voters
    Liu Yi Chang is a Chinese actor managed by Yuekai Entertainment. He was born in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. He graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai Theater Academy. On April ...more
  • Lu Zhan Xiang

    51. Lu Zhan Xiang

    Chinese
    247 points by 3 voters
    Lu Zhan Xiang was born on February 26, 2006 in Xianju County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. Signed in Dongyang Hengdian Film Studio Actor Brokerage Co., Ltd. He started acting in 2016 ...more
  • Zhang Xue Ying

    52. Zhang Xue Ying

    Chinese
    246 points by 3 voters
    Zhang Xue Ying, also known as Sophie Zhang, is a prominent Chinese former child actress. Zhang is regarded as one of the "New Four Dan actresses of the post-95s Generation" (Chinese: 95后四小花旦), ...more
  • Tian Xi Wei

    53. Tian Xi Wei

    Chinese
    176 points by 2 voters
    Tian Xi Wei is a Chinese actress born in Chongqing, China. She graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy and officially entered showbiz in 2017 with her role in the 2018 series "Waiting for ...more
  • Yang Chao Yue

    54. Yang Chao Yue

    Chinese
    171 points by 2 voters
    Yang Chao Yue is a Chinese actress and pop singer from Dafeng, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. She graduated from Dafeng Second Middle School (大丰区第二中学). Yang's career began in 2016 when she responded to ...more
  • Wang Sheng Di

    55. Wang Sheng Di

    Chinese
    163 points by 2 voters
    Wang Sheng Di is a Chinese film and television actress and model, best known for her role in the drama "The Bad Kids". She studied at the private Shuren Ruibei School in ...more
  • Zhang Zi Mu

    56. Zhang Zi Mu

    Chinese
    161 points by 2 voters
    Zhang Zi Mu is a Chinese actress born in 2008. She officially entered the show business in 2010, when she was selected by famous director Wong Kar Wai for his movie "The ...more
  • Ren Min

    57. Ren Min

    Chinese
    155 points by 2 voters
    Ren Min is a Chinese actress under the Enlight Media agency. She was born in Hunan, China. She attended the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing and made her acting debut while ...more
  • Sun An Ke

    58. Sun An Ke

    Chinese
    145 points by 2 voters
    Sun An Ke, or Zhang Xiao Wei, as she’s also known, is a Chinese actress. She was born on February 2, 1998 in Jilin, China, and made her acting debut in 2016. ...more
  • Rain Lu

    59. Rain Lu

    Chinese
    98 points by 1 voters
    Lu Xiao Yu is a Chinese singer and actress, born in Hebei, China. She is signed under Mango Entertainment. She participated in "Produce 101 China" in 2018, where she ranked #20. In ...more
  • Bi Wen Jun

    60. Bi Wen Jun

    Chinese
    96 points by 1 voters
    Bi Wen Jun is a Chinese singer and actor born in Fushun, Liaoning Province, China. In 2016, he was admitted to Shenyang Conservatory of Music. He debuted in the boy group NEXT, ...more
  • Zhang Zi Han

    61. Zhang Zi Han

    Chinese
    94 points by 1 voters
    Zhang Zi Han is a Chinese actor.
  • Quan Yi Lun

    62. Quan Yi Lun

    Chinese
    75 points by 1 voters
    Quan Yi Lun is a Chinese actor.
  • Ai Mi

    63. Ai Mi

    Chinese
    74 points by 1 voters
    Ai Mi is a Chinese actress based in Beijing, She started acting at the age of six in 2014 with her participation in the fantasy mystery film "Children's Picture".
  • Huangyang Tian Tian

    64. Huangyang Tian Tian

    Chinese
    73 points by 1 voters
    Huangyang Tian Tian is an actress in Mainland China. She was born in Shenzhen, Guangdong. She received professional Chinese dance training when she was four years old, and transferred to jazz dance ...more
  • Shen Yu Jie

    65. Shen Yu Jie

    Chinese
    68 points by 1 voters
    Shen Yu Jie is a Chinese actress born in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province. She graduated from the 2019 undergraduate class of the Beijing Film Academy's Performance Department. She is currently under Gramarie ...more
  • Zhao Qing

    66. Zhao Qing

    Chinese
    65 points by 1 voters
    Zhao Qing is a Chinese actress and internet celebrity in the Hanfu circle. She was born in Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, China. She graduated from Zhejiang Media College. In 2021, she made her ...more
  • Wu Man Si

    67. Wu Man Si

    Chinese
    56 points by 1 voters
    Wu Man Si, born in Xinxiang City, Henan Province, China, is an actor and graduate of Beijing Film Academy. In 2018, she entered the industry with a starring role in "Talking Bones" ...more
  • Zhu Li Lan

    68. Zhu Li Lan

    Chinese
    51 points by 1 voters
    Zhu Li Lan, born in Bijie, Guizhou Province, is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from Beijing Film Academy. She officially entered showbiz in November 2016 starring in "Male Fairy Fox ...more

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