Wan Peng

Wan Peng (Chinese: 万鹏; born 20 August 1996) is a Chinese actress under Easy Entertainment. She made her debut with the drama When We Were Young (2018), and gained significant fame for her performances in My Girlfriend is an Alien (2019) and Crush (2021).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wan.
Wan Peng
Born
Wan Peng (万鹏)

(1996-08-20) 20 August 1996
Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
NationalityHan Chinese
CitizenshipChina
Alma materBeijing Dance Academy[1]
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Dancer
  • Model
Years active2018–present
AgentEasy Entertainment
Known forMy Girlfriend is an Alien
Crush
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese萬鵬
Simplified Chinese万鹏

Career

In 2018, Wan made her debut in the coming-of-age youth drama When We Were Young, for which she received positive reviews and became known for her role.[2][3] She received the Best Newcomer award at the China News Entertainment Awards and the Outstanding Actress award at the China Internet Radio and Video Convention.[4][5]

In 2019, Wan then played supporting roles in the period detective drama Detective L and medical rescue drama Rush Into Danger.[6] Her popularity increased after starring in the hit romantic comedy My Girlfriend is an Alien,[7][8] and she was awarded Most Promising Television Actor at the Tencent Video All Star Awards.[9]

In 2020, Wan continued to play leading roles in the youth romance dramas First Romance and Meeting You.[10][11]

In 2021, she starred as the female lead in the historical drama Love Like White Jade, and the well-received romance drama Crush.

Discography

Soundtrack Appearance
Title Year Album
"Meeting You"
(with Lin Yanjun)		 2021 Crush OST

Filmography

Television series
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2018When We Were Young人不彪悍枉少年Yang XiWeb series
2019Detective L绅探Luo Fei's sister
My Girlfriend is an Alien外星女生柴小七Chai Xiaoqi
Rush into Danger极速救援Wei Xiaoqing
2020First Romance 初恋了那么多年Xiong Yifan
Meeting You谢谢让我遇见你Xia Rui
2021Love like White Jade 白玉思无瑕Shui Wuxia
Crush原来我很爱你Sang Wuyan
2022A Year Without A Job 没有工作的一年Xiao Yu
TBA My Girlfriend is an Alien 2外星女生柴小七Chai Xiaoqi

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultsRef.
20184th China News Entertainment AwardsBest NewcomerWhen We Were YoungWon[4]
20197th China Internet Radio and Video ConventionOutstanding ActressWon[5]
Tencent Video All Star AwardsMost Promising Television ActressMy Girlfriend is an Alien Won[9]

References
  1. "万鹏新戏《外星女生柴小七》开机 演绎超能力女孩". Netease (in Chinese). October 22, 2018.
  2. "万鹏《人不彪悍枉少年》热播 彪悍杨夕获观众初好感". ifeng (in Chinese). November 29, 2018.
  3. "万鹏《人不彪悍枉少年》正式收官 新人演员展现坚持与成长". Tom.com (in Chinese). December 21, 2018.
  4. "第四届中国新文娱年度盛典，更跨界，更新潮，更连接！". ifeng (in Chinese). January 14, 2019.
  5. "2019优秀网络视听作品推选揭晓 腾讯视频揽获7项大奖". Tencent (in Chinese). May 28, 2019.
  6. "《绅探》里一闪而过的她，却是全剧最惊艳的存在，短发让人认不出". Tencent (in Chinese). April 2, 2019.
  7. "《外星女生柴小七》将收官 奇趣爱情席卷夏季风潮". Netease (in Chinese). September 30, 2019.
  8. "Head over heels: Indonesian fans enamored with 'My Girlfriend is an Alien' stars". The Jakarta Post. December 3, 2019.
  9. 2019年度星光大赏. Tencent (in Chinese). December 29, 2019.
  10. "《初恋了那么多年》甜蜜开机 万鹏王以纶邂逅初恋". Netease (in Chinese). May 28, 2019.
  11. "《谢谢让我遇见你》开机 新生代演员联手打造肆意青春". Eastday (in Chinese). December 16, 2019.
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