Ren Jialun

Ren was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province. His talent as a child was reflected in table tennis. He started playing at the age of 6 and was selected to the Shandong provincial team at the age of 13 due to his outstanding performance. Ren was a professional table tennis player, who trained alongside Zhou Yu and Zhang Jike. However, he had to quit the sport due to injuries.^[1]

After graduating from high school, Ren worked in airport ground handling and flight attendant work at Qingdao Liuting International Airport. Because of hard work and conscientious training, the airport and its alma mater issued an advocacy of "learning the work spirit of Ren Guochao".^[2] He also uses his spare time to learn to sing and dance, in order to chase and practice his dreams.^[3] In 2008, he began to participate in various draft competitions to exercise himself. Later, he won the support of his family and officially resigned from the airport, opening another road of life.^{[citation needed]}

Prior to beginning his acting career, Ren participated in Hunan TV's Super Boy and Korean Star. He was originally planned to debut in a Chinese-South Korean boy group, but quit in 2014 for unknown reasons.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, Ren filmed his first television drama Detective Dee, where he played the leading role of Di Renjie. The drama was delayed and only aired in 2017.^[4] In 2016, Ren featured in the fantasy action drama Noble Aspirations^[5] and crime drama Memory Lost.

Ren rose to fame in 2017, after starring in the historical drama The Glory of Tang Dynasty. His portrayal of Li Chu left a deep impression on audiences, and he received rave reviews for his acting.^[6] He received the Best Actor award at the 4th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China.^[7]

In 2018, Ren starred in the fantasy romance drama The Destiny of White Snake, based on the renowned Chinese folktale, playing Xu Xian.^[8]

In 2019, Ren starred in the wuxia drama Under The Power.^[9]

In 2020, Ren starred in the republican spy drama Autumn Cicada.^[10]

In 2021, Ren starred in the Chinese drama Miss Crow with Mr Lizard alongside Xing Fei, as his Co-star. The drama received many positive reviews in Asia and all worldwide. Ren also starred in One and Only and its sequel, Forever and Ever with Bai Lu as his Co star, which making both very popular recently. In the same year, he was cast in the drama Twilight alongside Angelababy.^[11] In addition to his acting career, Ren also pursued music projects under Catwalk Entertainment, with his solo albums released by record label Seed Music. He made his official debut as a recording artist with the studio album *Thirty-Two · Rise* on April 11, 2021, followed by *33* in December 2022. His third studio album, *36 · Begin*, was released on April 11, 2025. All albums were issued in both digital and physical formats.

In 2022, Ren starred with Dilraba Dilmurat in The Blue Whisper, a fantasy romance drama. And a newly broadcast fantasy Republican Era drama, Thousand Years For You where Ren starred with Li Qin.