Male actor and pop singer from mainland China
Yan Yikuan (formerly known as Yan Kuan, Kevin Yan), born on January 24, 1979 in Jing'an District, Shanghai, is a male actor and pop singer in mainland China's film and television industry. He graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy. His career in the entertainment industry is diverse, covering multiple fields such as film and television, music, and more.
In 1996, he played a minor soldier of the Qing Dynasty in the movie "The Opium War" and made his debut in the entertainment industry;
In 1999, he officially entered the film and television industry with his first TV drama "Love Letter".
In 2002, he gained attention for his role in "Young Zhang Sanfeng" and gradually gained popularity.
From 2005 to 2008, he was active in martial arts themed works, appearing in multiple TV series such as "Qin Wang Li Shimin", "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng: Before and After the Battle", and "Big People"; With the role of "Fang Tianyu" in "The Last Ge Ge", he won the Most Popular Actor Award at the Southern Ceremony and the Quality Idol Award at the BQ2008 Red List Awards Ceremony; Simultaneously crossover music, creating and releasing the first solo album 'Next Station King'.
In 2011, he was shortlisted as the best male supporting role in the National Opera Festival for his role of "Yan Qing" in Outlaws of the Marsh; In October of the same year, she gained widespread attention for her role as "Meng Qiyou" in "Empress Dowager".
In 2012, she starred in "Iron Blood Boy Xia Minghan" (playing the revolutionary martyr Xia Minghan), and her performance in "Mazu" broke the ratings of CCTV TV drama channels after its broadcast.
In 2013, he starred in the historical drama "Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" and won the Most Breakthrough Actor Award at the Asian Idol Awards in February.
In February 2014, I established a personal studio and subsequently starred in historical martial arts dramas such as "Five Rats in Tokyo" and "New Xiao Shiyilang".
In 2017, he starred in the movie "Qin Ming, the Whisperer of Life and Death";
In 2018, starred in the spy war romance drama 'The East Wind Over the Small Building';
In 2020, starred in the anti epidemic themed film "Fighting the Epidemic 2020: I Am a Doctor";
Appointed as a member of the Actor Working Committee of the China Television Artists Association in 2021;
Participated in the recording of the variety show 'Gentle Jiangnan' in 2022.
In 2024, the web drama "Flame" starring him will be broadcasted on iQiyi;
In January 2025, participated in the TV drama "Battle Under the Strangers! Biyou Village", and in June participated in "Seven Roots of Heart", continuing to make efforts in the film and television industry.