Darren Wang Talu (Chinese: 王大陸; pinyin: Wáng Dàlù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Tāi-lio̍k; born May 29, 1991) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for his breakout role as Hsu Tai-yu in the coming-of-age film, Our Times.[1][2]

Wang Talu
王大陸
Darren Wang in 2016
Born (1991-05-29) May 29, 1991 (age 33)
Other namesDarren Wang
Dalu Wang
Wang Dalu
Talu Wang
Alma materToko University
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese王大陸
Simplified Chinese王大陆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Dàlù
Southern Min
Hokkien POJÔng Tāi-lio̍k

Career

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Wang made his debut in the 2008 drama series Mysterious Incredible Terminator, and went on to make his big-screen bow in the 2010 film In Case of Love. He appeared in the hit high school romance film Our Times in 2015, after which he was crowned GQ's Man of the Year. He has contributed a number of songs to the soundtracks of films he starred in and appeared in The Last Wish (2019).

In 2019, Wang starred as the male lead in the romance film Fall in Love at First Kiss, a remake of the Taiwanese series of the same name.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2010 In Case of Love 街角的小王子 Lu Lu [4]
2012 Love's Two Faces 愛情的兩張臉 Xiao Jie [5]
2014 A Choo 打噴嚏 Ye Jianhan
7 Love Design 相愛的七種設計 Chen Hongyi [6]
2015 Our Times 我的少女時代 Hsu Taiyu
2016 Suddenly Seventeen 28歲未成年 Yan Yan [7]
Railroad Tigers 鐵道飛虎 Da Guo [8]
Yo-Kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow! 妖怪手錶電影版:誕生的秘密喵! Tianye Jingcang Voice-dubbed[9]
2017 10,000 Miles 一萬公里的約定 Sean Fang [10]
Legend of the Naga Pearls 鮫珠傳 Ni Kongkong [11]
2018 A Better Tomorrow 2018 英雄本色2018 Ma Ke [12]
2019 Fall in Love at First Kiss 一吻定情 Jiang Zhishu [13]
The Rookies 素人特攻 Zhao Feng [14]
The Last Wish 小小的願望 Xu Hao [15]
Super Me 超級的我 Sang Yu [16]
2023 No More Bets 孤注一擲 Gu Tian Zhi

Television series

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Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes
2008 Mysterious Incredible Terminator 霹靂MIT Yang Shengkai FTV Cameo, Episode 8
2010 Gloomy Salad Days 死神少女 Xiao Hai PTS Cameo, Episode 15-16
Channel-X 國民英雄 Gu Yongen TTV Cameo, Episode 8
2017 Candle in the Tomb: Mu Ye Gui Shi 鬼吹燈之牧野詭事 Hu Tian iQiyi [17]
2020 The Wolf 狼殿下 Zhu Youwen iQiyi, Tencent, Youku [18]
Quiet Among Disquiet 安静 [19]

Variety and reality show

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Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes
2017 Give Me Five 高能少年团 Cast member Zhejiang Television [20]
2020 Produce Camp 2020 创造营2020 Guest appearance Tencent Video
2022 Call Me by Fire (season 2) 披荊斬棘 Participant Mango TV

Discography

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Year English title Chinese title Album Notes
2016 "Big Brother" 大哥 Railroad Tigers OST with Wang Kai, Wu Yonglun & Sang Ping
"Playing My Beloved Folk Lute" 弹起我心爱的土琵琶
2017 "Proud Youths" 骄傲的少年 Give Me Five OST with Zhang Yishan, Wang Junkai, Dong Zijian & Liu Haoran[21]
2019 "We Won't Be Sad in the End" 最后不会有悲伤 The Last Wish OST with Peng Yuchang & Wei Daxun[22]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 GQ Man of the Year Awards Fashion Award Won [citation needed]
4th iQiyi All-Star Carnival Newcomer Film Award Our Times Won [23]
2016 20th China Music Awards Popular Star Award – Film Won [24]
18th Taipei Film Awards Best Actor Nominated [25]
5th APAN Star Awards Rising Star Award Won [26]
2017 2nd Fashion Up Awards Popularity Award – Male Won [27]
Men's UNO YOUNG Red Awards Best Actor Won [citation needed]
GQ Man of the Year Awards Fashionista of the Year Won [28]
2018 4th Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards Best New Actor In Action A Better Tomorrow 2018 Nominated [29]
2019 11th Macau International Movie Festival Best Supporting Actor The Last Wish Nominated [30]

References

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  1. ^ "Breakout stars on idols and ideal love". The Straits Times. October 31, 2015.
  2. ^ Yi, Ho (August 14, 2015). "Movie review: Our Times 我的少女時代". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  3. ^ "林允王大陆将演影版《恶作剧之吻》". Mtime (in Chinese). July 2, 2018. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "In Case of Love".
  5. ^ "Love's Two Faces".
  6. ^ "王大陸、陳語安被設計《相愛的七種設計》連續親七天". Yahoo (in Chinese). December 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "《28歲未成年》曝王大陸片場娛特輯". Mtime (in Chinese). November 9, 2016. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "電影《鐵道飛虎》黃子韜王凱王大陸加盟". Sina (in Chinese). January 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "王大陸出席《電影版妖怪手錶:誕生的秘密喵!》". China Times (in Chinese). January 23, 2016.
  10. ^ "《一萬公里的約定》首曝海報劇照 周杰倫監製 王大陸出演"奔跑的荷爾蒙"". Mtime (in Chinese). August 18, 2016. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  11. ^ "《鮫珠傳》今日上映曝視效特輯 王大陸張天愛主演 人羽兩族決戰奇幻九州". Mtime (in Chinese). August 11, 2017. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  12. ^ "王凱馬天宇王大陸 三兄弟"大打出手"". Mtime (in Chinese). January 12, 2018. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  13. ^ "林允王大陸將演影版《惡作劇之吻》". Mtime (in Chinese). July 2, 2018. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  14. ^ "《素人特工》角色海報為五大主演爆燈 "生化女"米拉首演國產片 王大陸張榕容"菜鳥"開戰". Mtime (in Chinese). August 8, 2018. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  15. ^ "彭昱暢王大陸主演《偉大的願望》定檔". Mtime (in Chinese). April 22, 2019. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  16. ^ "羅素兄弟監製新片《超級的我》定檔". Mtime (in Chinese). May 10, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  17. ^ "《鬼吹灯之牧野诡事》王大陆陷险境 面临团灭危机". Sina (in Chinese). July 13, 2017.
  18. ^ "《狼殿下》发战爱版预告李沁情陷王大陆肖战". Tencent (in Chinese). August 28, 2017.
  19. ^ "电视剧《在不安的世界安静的活》开机 解读时尚最真一面". People's Daily (in Chinese). November 30, 2019.
  20. ^ 高能少年团正式官宣 网友:真霸屏,鲜肉明星来啦. Tencent (in Chinese). February 13, 2017. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  21. ^ "王俊凯刘昊然董子健等献声《骄傲的少年》MV首发". Sina (in Chinese). April 6, 2017.
  22. ^ "《小小的愿望》曝宣传曲MV 三兄弟演绎无悔青春". Netease (in Chinese). September 6, 2019.
  23. ^ ""尖叫2016爱奇艺之夜"年度榜单重磅出炉". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). December 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  24. ^ "第20屆全球華語榜中榜暨亞洲影響力大典在澳門舉行". Toutiao (in Chinese). April 16, 2016.
  25. ^ "王大陆亮相台北电影节 向反派角色抛战帖". Sina (in Chinese). July 18, 2016.
  26. ^ "[2016 APAN] 송중기, 생애 첫 대상 해냈다…조진웅 최우수상 (종합)" [Winners Announced For The 2016 APAN Star Awards]. My Daily (in Korean). October 2, 2016.
  27. ^ ""向上时尚之夜"群星璀璨". iFensi (in Chinese). June 20, 2017. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  28. ^ "《2015 GQ Men Of The Year》最佳星勢力 王大陸". GQ.com (in Chinese). December 4, 2015. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  29. ^ "The Complete List of Nominees". www.weibo.com (in Chinese). 中国电影报道. July 18, 2018.
  30. ^ "于谦将与吴京张涵予共同角逐澳门影帝". Mtime (in Chinese). December 9, 2019.[permanent dead link]
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