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Lin Yi
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Born | Hebei, China
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January 11, 1999 ||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
Education | Beijing Sports University | ||||||
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Years active | 2019–present | ||||||
Agent | Tangren Media | ||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 林一 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 林一 | ||||||
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Lin Yi (Chinese: 林一; pinyin: Lín Yī, born January 11, 1999) is a Chinese actor and model. He gained popularity after starring in the 2019 romantic web drama Put Your Head on My Shoulder, which brought him wider recognition.
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Early life and education
Lin Yi was born in Hebei Province and grew up in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. In 2015, he was admitted to the National Ballroom Dance major of Beijing Sport University and received the top score in the unified examination of dance majors in Liaoning Province.
Career
2015–2018: Career beginnings
In 2015, Lin was still in the first year, when he was discovered by the agent and signed with Tangren Media Co. Ltd. In 2016, during summer vacation, he went abroad to receive professional dance and performance training. In 2017, he participated in the casting activity of the youth campus network drama "Hello, Old Times", and auditioned for the leading actor Lin Yang, but was ultimately unsuccessful.
On May 14, 2017, he participated as a cast member in Youku idol reality show Handsome Youth Society. In June 2017, Lin Yi's performance in the "Beautiful Boys Academy" program was remarkable. During the "Beautiful Boys Academy" program's acting class, Lin Yi restored the clip of "Old Pao'er" the movie that Feng Xiaogang shot. They staged a classic scene of "Old Pao'er" together. After the acting class, Director Feng recognize Lin Yi's acting's skill. And said Lin Yi will become a good actor. On November 7, 2017, he was a contestant in Youku fashion variety show Crazy Wardrobe and won the 6th championship with 41 votes. In December 2017, he was confirmed to make his big screen debut in the sci-fi film Hope Island, with Duan Yihong and Andy García.
2019–present: Rising popularity
In 2019, Lin started to gain increased attention and popularity with his role as Gu Weiyi in the romantic comedy web drama Put Your Head on My Shoulder based on Zhao Qianqian's novel of the same name. The drama was a success and hit in China and overseas (Thailand) where it achieved a cult following. Lin received positive reviews for his portrayal of Gu Weiyi which led to increased popularity for him. On 20 May 2019, Lin Yi and co-star Xing Fei held a grand fan meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, where a huge crowd of thousands of fans gathered. Lin appeared in Harper's Bazaar Hong Kong in the May issue.
In 2019, he was nominated for the Best Actor Award for Chinese Contemporary TV Dramas at the 26th Huading Awards China Top 100 TV Drama Satisfaction Survey Awards Ceremony with the TV series "To Our Warm Hour"; in the same year, he also won the Starlight Awards Annual Youth Trending Artist Award, and the Golden Guduo Network Film and Television Festival Annual New Actor Award.
In 2020, Lin starred in the costume fantasy drama "Linglong"; in the same year, he starred in the urban emotional drama "Memory of Encaustic Tile".
On October 1, 2020, the song "My Motherland", a tribute to the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, sung together with many artists, was released.
On January 29, 2021, the costume adventure fantasy drama "Ling Long" starring Zhao Jinmai and Yuan Hong was launched, and he played the aspiring young monarch Yuan Yi in the play. In April, he starred in the youth inspirational light comedy "Love Scenery" with Xu Lu, and played the e-sports anchor Lu Jing in the play. As a member of the Brotherhood, he joined the Zhejiang Satellite TV variety show "Let's Run, the Second Season of the Yellow River". On December 27, he was selected into the 2021 Film Channel "Star Ocean" Young Actor Selection Program.
On January 26, 2022, the urban emotional drama "Memory of Encaustic Tile" was broadcast on Youku, in which he played the role of Zheng Su Nian. On April 2, the movie "One Week Friends" starring Zhao Jinmai and Shen Yue was released, and he played Xu Youshu in the film.
Filmography
Film
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Ref. |
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2022 | One Week Friends | 一周的朋友 | Xu You Shu | |
TBA | Hope Island | 希望岛 |
Web series
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Put Your Head on My Shoulder | 致我们暖暖的小时光 | Gu Weiyi | Tencent | |
2021 | The Blessed Girl | 玲珑 | Yuan Yi | Tencent | |
Love Scenery | 良辰美景好时光 | Lu Jing / Herman / Liu Mo Yan | Tencent/iQiyi | ||
Put Your Head on My Shoulder (Thai version) | 至我们暖暖的小时光(泰国版) | Gu Weiyi/guest performer | Tencent | ||
2022 | Memory of Encaustic Tile | 昔有琉璃瓦 | Zheng Su Nian | Youku | |
Hu Tong | 胡同 | Ouyang Hui | Mango TV | ||
Our Times | 我们这十年 | Ye Zhou | Zhejiang TV, Dragon TV, Jiangsu TV, Guangdong TV, Youku, iQiyi, Tencent Video, Mango TV, Migu Video | ||
2023 | Derailment | 脱轨/离心力 | Qi Lian | Youku | |
2024 | Everyone Loves Me | 别对我动心 | Gu Xun | Youku | |
Angels Fall Sometimes | 如果还有时间 | Lin Tuo | CCTV-8, Tencent | ||
rowspan="2" | TBAThe Tale of Rose | 玫瑰故事 | He Xi | Tencent | |
Smile Code | 失笑 | Liang DaiWen | Tencent |
Variety show
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | Handsome Youth Society | 美少年学社 | Cast member | ||
Crazy Wardrobe | 疯狂衣橱 | Contestant | Episode 6-10, Final winner | ||
2019 | Happy Camp | 快乐大本营 | Guest | Sing "Those Years" with partner Xing Fei | |
Magic Hanzi | 神奇的汉字 | Battle for the Ultimate Elite | |||
2020 | Happy Camp | 快乐大本营 | |||
2021 | Day Day Up | 天天向上 | |||
Happy Camp | 快乐大本营 | ||||
Keep Running: Yellow River Season 2 | 奔跑吧黄河篇2 | Cast Member | Episode 1-5 | ||
2022 | Let's Go Skiing | 超有趣滑雪大会 | Winter fun entertainment snow variety show | ||
Hello, Saturday 2022 | 星期六 2022 | Guest | Episode 6 | ||
TBA | Young Forever | 热闹少年 | Cast member |
Discography
Year | English title | Chinese title | Introduction |
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2020 | My Homeland | 我的祖国 | A tribute song to the 71st anniversary of the founding of New China. |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Results | Ref. |
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2019 | 26th Huading Awards | Best Actor (Modern drama) | Put Your Head on My Shoulder | Nominated | |
Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival | Best New Actor | Won | |||
Tencent Video All Star Awards | Youth Artist of the Year | N/A | Won | ||
2023 | Drama Orient-2023 Drama Quality Ceremony | Quality Emerging Drama Stars | Won |
See also
In Spanish: Lin Yi para niños