Ren Jialun (; born Ren Guochao on 11 April 1989), also known as Allen Ren, is a Chinese actor and singer. Ren has five representative dramas. The Glory of Tang Dynasty (2017), Under The Power (2019), One and Only (2021), Love Of Nirvana (2024), and The Demon Hunter's Romance (2025).
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". He also uses his spare time to learn to sing and dance, in order to chase and practice his dreams. 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.
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.
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. He received the Best Actor award at the 4th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China.
In 2018, Ren starred in the fantasy romance drama The Destiny of White Snake, based on the renowned Chinese folktale, playing Xu Xian.
In 2019, Ren starred in the wuxia drama Under The Power.
In 2020, Ren starred in the republican spy drama Autumn Cicada.
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.
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.
Ren Guochao is not the only hidden name of Ren Jialun. He is most famous for the fact that one person can form the "RGC411 Heavenly Group". This group is composed of his multi-oriented former names, and one of the representatives of the group is Ren Yaoxi, who can sing and dance well. This name is derived from when Ren Jialun went to Japan for development, because the word "good" in Japan is "yaoxi", which is homonym for "Yaoxi" and has the meaning of shining star.
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Blue Flame Assault | 蓝焰突击 | Li Xi Cheng | Youku, JSTV | ||
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Love of Nirvana | 流水迢迢 | Xiao Wu Xia / Wei Zhao | iQiyi, Tencent | ||
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TBA | Phoenix Stage | 凤凰台上 | Xiao Huan / Bai Chi Fan | Youku | |
TBA | The Perfect Match | 佳偶天成 | Lu Qian Qiao | iQiyi |
2022 | "I" | 吾 | Thousand Years For You | |
2024 | "Don't Ask Why" | 不问故 | Burning Flames OST |
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