Yuan Hong (actor)

Yuan Hong, also known as Justin Yuan, is a Chinese actor.

Biography

Yuan was born in Wuhan, Hubei. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2001.
Yuan gained attention with his role as Yang Kang in The Legend of the Condor Heroes. His character, traditionally portrayed as an antagonist in previous film and television adaptations, was notably reinterpreted as a morally ambiguous and romantic antihero. He earned widespread recognition with his role as the thirteenth prince in the hit time-slip historical drama, Scarlet Heart.
Yuan earned positive acclaim for his performance in the period drama, Ordinary World, based on the novel of the same title by Lu Yi, for which he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Golden Ox Awards. He also won the Best Actor award at the Huading Awards for his role in the historical romance drama Singing All Along co-starring Ruby Lin.

Yuan is a close friend of Hu Ge, his roommate at the Shanghai Theatre Academy.
Yuan married Princess Jieyou co-star Zhang Xinyi and held their wedding in Germany in May 2016.