Thomas Tong Mengshi (Chinese: 佟梦实; born 22 January 1993), is a Chinese actor.

Thomas Tong
Chinese: 佟梦实
Born (1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 (age 31)
Alma materChina University of Mining and Technology
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
AgentMango Entertainment

Early life and education

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Tong was born in Xuzhou, Jiangsu. Under his father's influence he became a National second-level athlete, specializing in 100-metre dash.[1][2]

Tong studied at the China University of Mining and Technology. He worked as an advertisement model prior to his debut.[3]

Career

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In 2014, Tong participated in the variety program Journey On Sail.[4] The following year, he became known after participating in the variety program One Grade Graduation.[5]

In 2016, Tong made his acting debut with a supporting role in the xianxia drama Noble Aspirations.[6] The same year, he played his first lead role in the romance web series Proud of Love.[7]

In 2017, Tong starred in the fantasy suspense drama Colorful Bone.[8] In 2018, Tong played lead roles in the youth sports drama Basketball Fever,[9] and fantasy wuxia drama The Taoism Grandmaster.[10]

In 2019, Tong portrayed the role of Ying Zheng in the historical drama The Legend of Haolan.[citation needed] The same year, he gained recognition for his role as Wu Zhu in the historical drama Joy of Life.[11]

He played the lead role of Yang Guo in the wuxia drama The New Version of the Condor Heroes, based on the novel of the same name by Louis Cha.[12]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2016 Noble Aspirations 青云志 Shi Tou
Proud of Love 别那么骄傲 He Zhizhou
Noble Aspirations II 青云志2 Shi Tou
2017 Proud of Love II 别那么骄傲2 He Zhizhou [13]
Colorful Bone 艳骨 Chu Zizhong / Lue Ying
2018 Basketball Fever 热血狂篮 Chu Xiao
The Taoism Grandmaster 玄门大师 Zhang Ling
2019 The Legend of Haolan 皓镧传 Ying Zheng
Joy of Life 庆余年 Wu Zhu [14]
2020 Together 在一起
2021 Bright as the Moon 皎若云间月 Rong Jing
TBA The New Version of the Condor Heroes 神雕侠侣 Yang Guo
Fly in Sky 我星飞扬 Huo Bin [15]
Wonderful Time 一念时光 Gong Ou [16]
You Are My Eternal Star 你是我的永恒星辰 Lu Yuheng [17]
Please! 8 Hours 拜托了!8小时 Ye Tian [18]

Discography

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Year English title Chinese title Album Notes
2015 "Freshman" 新生 Grade One Graduation OST
2016 "Enemies on a Narrow Road" 冤家路窄 Proud of Love OST with Cyndi Wang
2018 "Sweet Traces" 甜蜜轨迹 Basketball Fever OST with Xing Fei

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Results Ref.
2017 Men's UNO YOUNG Awards Future New Talent Award Won [citation needed]
2019 Bazaar Beauty Awards Best New Charismatic Actor Won [19]

References

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  1. ^ "《一年级》佟梦实经历曝光 向往自由热衷公益". Tencent (in Chinese). December 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "佟梦实压力大到不能睡 自嘲颜值不够靠演技". Xinhuanet (in Chinese). January 6, 2016. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "佟梦实原为矿业大学校草 曾与李易峰合作广告". Netease (in Chinese). November 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "《起航吧,少年》举行起航仪式 "自由火"号亮相". Netease (in Chinese). July 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "《一年级·大学季》启动 佟梦实大秀主持功力". Tencent (in Chinese). October 26, 2015.
  6. ^ "《青云志》佟梦实耿直上线 与李易峰杨紫并肩作战". Sohu (in Chinese). September 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "佟梦实出演偶像剧男一 雌雄同体角色考验演技". Tencent (in Chinese). June 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "佟梦实《艳骨》变"小狼狗" 角色成谜演技获赞". Netease (in Chinese). January 3, 2018.
  9. ^ "佟梦实《热血狂篮》开播 呆萌小狼狗化身球场mvp". Netease (in Chinese). May 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "《玄门大师》定档521 玄门少年团终出师问道苍穹". ifeng (in Chinese). May 18, 2018.
  11. ^ "摘下眼罩的五竹叔颜值太高 他这样回应身份被剧透". Sina (in Chinese). December 31, 2019.
  12. ^ "《新神雕侠侣》官宣海报 佟梦实版杨过再塑经典". Netease (in Chinese). December 3, 2018.
  13. ^ ""别那么骄傲2"定档 宋芸桦将逆转命运复活佟梦实". Netease (in Chinese). July 6, 2017.
  14. ^ "佟梦实《艳骨》收官 《庆余年》五竹获期待". Netease (in Chinese). January 31, 2018.
  15. ^ "电视剧《我星飞扬》开机 袁冰妍佟梦实主演". Netease (in Chinese). December 6, 2016.
  16. ^ "《一念时光》王鹤润佟梦实再续艳骨前缘". Sina (in Chinese). April 24, 2018.
  17. ^ "《你是我的永恒星辰》佟梦实蒋依依上演高甜爱情". Netease (in Chinese). January 15, 2020.
  18. ^ "《拜托了!8小时》甜蜜开机 佟梦实肖燕演绎超现实恋爱剧". Netease (in Chinese). August 11, 2020.
  19. ^ "佟梦实出席2019芭莎国际美妆大奖颁奖盛典 获"年度新锐魅力艺人"奖". Yule (in Chinese). December 24, 2019.
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