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Actor

1995-01-15 · Taiwan · Male

12 series in the catalog

Kuan Hong (simplified Chinese: 官鸿; traditional Chinese: 官鴻; pinyin: Guān Hóng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koaⁿ-hông, born 15 January 1995), also known as Darren Chen, is a Taiwanese actor and model. He is best known for his roles in Meteor Garden (2018), My Unicorn Girl, and The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty (2020).

Early life and education

Darren Chen was born on January 15, 1995, in Taipei, Taiwan. He graduated from the Taipei Municipal Heping High School.

His college major was in English.

He enjoys playing billiards, badminton, and ping pong. After graduation, Darren considered going for a professional billiards course before choosing to go into modeling.

Career

2016–2018: Beginnings and rising popularity

In 2016, Chen made his acting debut as Lin Yutang in the youth fantasy web series Proud of Love and its sequel.

In 2017, Chen was cast in the role of Hua Ze Lei by Angie Chai in the 2018 adaptation of Meteor Garden, based on the Japanese shōjo manga series Boys Over Flowers (花より男子, Hana Yori Dango) written by Yoko Kamio.

He appeared in Harper's Bazaar China with his Meteor Garden costars Dylan Wang, Connor Leong, and Caesar Wu in the November issue. The series was first broadcast in Hunan TV in 9 July 2018, and Chen rose to fame. The same year was confirmed to make his big screen debut with a guest appearance in the romance comedy film Oversize Love.

2019–present: Leading roles

In 2019, Chen was cast in his first leading role in the historical mystery drama The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty, produced by Jackie Chan. The series premiered on iQiyi on April 1, 2020. The same year, he starred in the youth sports drama My Unicorn Girl.

In 2021, he starred in the TV Series, No Boundary and No Boundary Season 2.

Darren Chen on Weibo (in Chinese)