Tian Yuan
Acting
Born March 30, 1985, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Tian Yuan is a Chinese singer-songwriter, actress, novelist and photographer. Born in Wuhan, China, she majored in English at Beijing Language and Culture University, and graduated in 2007. Music career: At age of only 16, she joined local band Hopscotch as vocal and lyricist. The band was signed under to major label Modern Sky in 2002, and released their first English-language album that year, titled "A Wishful Way". The album was influenced by trip hop and indie rock, and well received by some critics and general public in China due to its fresh sound. Tian Yuan's singing career paused temporarily when a contract dispute occurred between her and Modern Sky. After, Tian Yuan recorded her first solo album under a new label, Dong Music. Her 11-song solo album Tian Yuan was released in 2010. Writing career: In 2002, Tian released her English-language novel, "Zebra Woods", which received some international acclaim, and wrote a collection of short stories while touring for "A Wishful Way", which was later published in China. In May 2007, Tian Yuan released her second novel "Double Mono", a novel about love, youth and self-discovery. Acting career: Tian's acting debut was in the 2004 Hong Kong film "Butterfly", which she starred as a lesbian singer, alongside Josie Ho. Her performance won an award as the Best New Performer at the 24th Hong Kong Film Award and Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards.
Filmography
- 2025White River — Yang Fan
- 2024Special Party Branch
- Beloved Life — Li Xiaojuan
- From Repair to Pair — Linda
- 2022The Wind Will Say
- 2021160 Years Old
- 2021Anchor Baby
- Definitely Not Today — Lu Ming
- Love at Night — Tang Xi, Theme Song Performance
- 2019Pegasus — Zhang Chi's Ex-Girlfriend
- 2016Brothers — Wang Luoxiang
- 2016Spicy Hot in Love — Tian Xiaoya
- 2014Freeze-Frame — Fei
- 2014The Golden Era — Bai Lang
- 2013Bends — Tingting
- 2013Venice 70: Future Reloaded — (segment Jia Zhangke)
- 2013极速无间 — Si Tu
- 2012First Time
- 2012Tokyo Newcomer — Mika Naito
- 2010Kill Octopus Paul
- 2009Gao Xing
- 2009One and Six
- 2008Happy Funeral — Kay
- 2008In Love We Trust
- 2008Shanghai Trance
- 2007Fury or Love — Xiao Mao
- 2007Our Ten Years
- 2007Young and Clueless
- 2006August Story
- 2006Luxury Car — Yanhong Li
- 2005Curse of Lola
- 2004Butterfly — Yip
- Wilde's Room