AJ Donnelly

Name: AJ Donnelly
Native name: English
Also Known as: An Zhen, 暗真
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Born: August 1, 1978
Age: 47

AJ Donnelly is a British host, voice artist and actor born in Bedford, England.

He discovered his love of performing at age 7, appearing in multiple school and community drama productions throughout his childhood and coming to discover his love of physical comedy with the community theatre troupe Bedford Marionettes. After taking a break from acting to pursue new opportunities in China, AJ returned to the stage in 2011 with Beijing Playhouse, reigniting his passion for performance while also launching a career in film and TV.

Over the past 10 years, he has worked on over 40 productions, including stage, TV and feature films.

Outside of acting, he is passionate about connecting with audiences through social media, often sharing unique insights into Chinese life, culture and tourism destinations through his online channels.

(Source: Charlie Doering at IMDb) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
TBA	The Thirteen-Hongs in Canton Chinese Drama, 0000, 28 eps Andrew Williams (Support Role)	28	Andrew Williams Support Role	0.0
TBA	Kun Lun Chinese Drama, 0000, 50 eps Fremont (Main Role)	50	Fremont Main Role	0.0
2025	Hunting Chinese Drama, 2025, 24 eps An Di (Support Role)	24	An Di Support Role	7.6
2024	Battle of Shangganling Chinese Drama, 2024, 24 eps Tai Ge (Support Role)	24	Tai Ge Support Role	7.7
2021	The Dance of the Storm Chinese Drama, 2021, 43 eps [Weapons expert] (Guest Role)	43	[Weapons expert] Guest Role	7.6
2020	Across the Yalu River Chinese Drama, 2020, 40 eps General Hodge (Guest Role)	40	General Hodge Guest Role	7.2
2019	The Chinese Dream Chinese Drama, 2019, 44 eps Adam (Guest Role)	44	Adam Guest Role	7.8
2019	Diplomatic Situation Chinese Drama, 2019, 48 eps [US military official] (Guest Role)	48	[US military official] Guest Role	6.6
2018	The Way We Were Chinese Drama, 2018, 50 eps [Doctor] (Guest Role)	50	[Doctor] Guest Role	7.4
2018	Chosen Season 2 Chinese Drama, 2018, 3 eps [Gang leader] (Guest Role)	3	[Gang leader] Guest Role	6.2

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	You Are the Best Chinese Movie, 2025, A Lun Bo Ge (Support Role)	A Lun Bo Ge Support Role	0.0
2025	Detective Chinatown 1900 Chinese Movie, 2025, Thomas Lawrence (Support Role)	Thomas Lawrence Support Role	7.4
2023	The Great War Chinese Movie, 2023, Omar Nelson Bradley (Unknown)	Omar Nelson Bradley Unknown	7.8
2022	Sniper Chinese Movie, 2022, Captain Williams (Support Role)	Captain Williams Support Role	6.8
2019	Crazy Alien Chinese Movie, 2019, [Angry Husband] (Guest Role)	[Angry Husband] Guest Role	6.9
2017	Scorpion Task Chinese Movie, 2017, [Mercenary leader] (Guest Role)	[Mercenary leader] Guest Role	0.0