Sun Yizhou

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.

Sun Yizhou (Chinese: 孙艺洲, born 23 October 1983), also known as Sean Sun, is a Chinese actor.

Sun Yizhou
孙艺洲
Born	(1983-10-23) October 23, 1983 (age 41) Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Other names	Sean Sun
Alma mater	Shanghai Theatre Academy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Agent	Mountain Top
Spouse	Cao Xiaowen ​ (m. 2009)​
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	孫藝洲
Simplified Chinese	孙艺洲
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sūn Yìzhōu

Early life and education

Sun was born in Chengdu, Sichuan on October 23, 1983. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in acting.

Career

Sun made his acting debut in the 2007 television series Embroiderer Lan Xin.

In 2009, Sun rose to fame for his role in the sitcom iPartment, which enjoyed explosive popularity in China and spanned several seasons.^[1][2]

In 2012, he starred in his first idol drama, Confession of Love From the Start.^[3]

In 2014, Sun starred in Scarlet Heart 2, the modern sequel of popular historical drama Scarlet Heart.^[4] He won his first award for acting at the China TV Drama Awards the same year.^[5]

In 2017, Sun starred in the historical romance drama General and I, which had high ratings in China.^[6]

In 2019, Sun starred in the spy drama Awakening of Insects.^[7]

Personal life

On September 9, 2009, Sun married his university classmate Cao Xiaowen (曹晓雯).^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2015	Crazy New Year's Eve	一路驚喜	Xiao Zhao	[9]
	You Are My Sunshine	何以笙箫默	Supermarket manager	Cameo[10]
	Forever Love	北京时间	Wang Xiaomo	[11]
2017	This Is Not What I Expected	喜歡·你	Xiao Meng	[12]
2018	The Faces of My Gene	祖宗十九代	Host	Cameo
	Love Apartment	爱情公寓	Lü Ziqiao	[13]
2021	Under the Light	坚如磐石		[14]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2006	Youth and Future	青春未来	Jiang Chuan
2007	Embroiderer Lan Xin	绣娘兰馨	A Lang
	The Sword and the Chess of Death	魔剑生死棋	Jian Yin
2008	No.36 Beach Bar	36号沙滩酒吧	Li Da'ning
2009	iPartment	爱情公寓	Lü Ziqiao
	The Story of My Boss	老板这点事	Xu Wenqiang
2010	The Legend of Lin Daiyu	黛玉传	Jia Yun
2011	Shanghai Case in 1937	上海迷案1937	Shi Yuquan
	Qian Duoduo Marry Remember	钱多多嫁人记	Ma Wen
	iPartment 2	爱情公寓2	Lü Ziqiao
	Every Day 2008	天天2088	Huo Xiaoyu
2012	iPartment 3	爱情公寓3	Lü Ziqiao
	Confession of Love From the Start	爱情是从告白开始的	Ou Haochen
	Refresh	刷新3+7	A Yong	[15]
2013	The Princess	全民公主	Yu Zihao	[16]
2014	iPartment 4	爱情公寓4	Lü Ziqiao
	Scarlet Heart 2	步步惊情	Kang Sihan
2015		奇葩一家亲	Tang Liqiu	[17]
	The Gossip Girl	米粒向前冲	Qian Kang	[18]
	The Legend of Qin	秦时明月	Wei Zhuang	[19]
	Women on the Breadfruit Tree	面包树上的女人	Du Weiping	[20]
2016	First Love	柠檬初上	Zheng Lei	[21]
	The Fatal Mission	怒江之战	Zhao Benkuo	[22]
2017	General and I	孤芳不自赏	He Xia
	Two Idiots	废柴兄弟5泰爽	Zhan Wu	[23]
2019	Awakening of Insects	惊蛰	Zhou Haichao
2020	iPartment 5	爱情公寓5	Lu Ziqiao	[24]
	Like a Flowing River 2	大江大河2	Xiao Ran	Guest role[25]
2021	Astringent Girl	涩女郎	Li Wen Sen	[26]
	Good Life	生活万岁	Zeng Zhidong	[27]
2023	Gone with the Rain		Chen Wende
2024	Growing Pains of Swordsmen	欢乐英雄	Wang Dong	[28]
	The House of 72 Tenants		Peter Ma / Xiao Pi Jiang
TBA	Secret Keepers	绝密者	Gu Ying Ze
	Prosecutor and Boy		Luo Bai Ming

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	6th China TV Drama Awards	Most Promising Actor	Scarlet Heart 2	Won	[5]
2020	11th China TV Drama Awards	Rising Actor	—	Won	[29]