Song Weilong (actor)


Song Weilong is a Chinese actor and model.

Early life and education

Song was born in the city of Dalian, Liaoning Province, raised in a family with two older sisters. At age 9, Song Weilong developed an interest in classic martial arts after watching the action movie The New Legend of Shaolin starring Jet Li. He tried out and learned wushu for a year in junior high school, and later enrolled in Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School of the Henan Province.

Career

In 2015, Song Weilong signed with Yu Zheng Studio and officially became an actor.
He made his first appearance in the variety show Run for Time, and also joined the talk show, Day Day Up. These appearances led to increased recognition for Song in China.
In 2016, he made his acting debut in the fantasy drama Demon Girl II. The same year, he was cast in the Chinese-South Korean production Catman; as well as in youth film Passage of My Youth produced by Hong Kong cinematographer Cheung Ka-fai.
In 2017, Song starred in fantasy romance drama Long For You, adapted from the comic The Distance of Light Between You and Me. The series achieved 1 billion views throughout its run. The same year, he was also cast in the youth melodrama Beautiful Reborn Flower opposite Lin Yun.
In 2018, Song starred opposite Guan Xiaotong in the historical drama Untouchable Lovers; as well as sci-fi adventure film Dream Breaker.
In 2019, Song starred in the youth romance film Love The Way You Are. He won the Best New Actor award at the China Movie Channel Media Awards.
The same year, he was cast in the historical romance drama In a Class of Her Own alongside Ju Jingyi, and family drama Go Ahead. Forbes China listed Song under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.
In 2020, Song starred in the romantic comedy drama Find Yourself alongside Victoria Song.

Philanthropy

On March 19, 2016, Song attended the "Green Bicycle Tour" charity event in Cheng Du as its youth ambassador. This event was sponsored and promoted by the cosmetics brand Innisfree. Song presented the Innisfree x Yongjiu crossover road bike collaboration and hosted the fan meeting afterwards.

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes/Ref.
2018Dream Breaker破梦游戏之不醒城Nan Ji
2019Love The Way You Are我的青春都是你Fang Yuke
2020Passage of My Youth岁月忽已暮Jiang Hai
TBACatman我爱喵星人Catman
TBA----

Television series

Awards and nominations