Yuan Hong

Yuan Hong (, born 23 August 1982), also known as Justin Yuan, is a Chinese actor. Biography Yuan was born in Wuhan, Hubei. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2001. Career Yuan gained attention with his role as Yang Kang in The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008). His character, who was traditionally portrayed as an antagonist in previous film and television adaptations, was reinterpreted as a morally ambiguous and romantic antihero, leaving a deep impression on many people. He earned widespread recognition with his role as the thirteenth prince in the hit time-slip historical drama, Scarlet Heart (2011). Yuan earned positive acclaim for his performance in the period drama, Ordinary World (2015), based on the novel of the same title by Lu Yi; and 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 (2016) co-starring Ruby Lin.