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Wu Kang-ren

呉慷仁　/　うー・かんれん

Model from Taiwan

November 24, 1982 (age 43)　・　Kaohsiung, Taiwan

model
actor
television actor

My Take

Wu Kang-ren is the kind of actor whose ascent I find genuinely earning. He started small, a 2007 short film, then broke through with 2009's Autumn's Concerto, and built from there into one of Taiwan's most respected screen talents. What I admire is the trajectory itself: no overnight shortcut, just steady work that turned recognition into reputation. Coming from Kaohsiung with a vocational high school background rather than some elite pedigree, he feels like proof that craft can outrun connections. I tend to trust actors who grind their way up like this, because the patience usually shows in the performances.

Overview

Wu Kang-ren (Chinese: 吳慷仁; Wade–Giles: Wu K'ang-jen; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘ Khóng-jîn; born 24 November 1982), is a Taiwanese actor. He debuted in the short film Fragile in Love: Poetry in Motion in 2007 and gained wider recognition for his role in the 2009 television series Autumn's Concerto.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Wu Kang-ren
Name (Japanese): 呉慷仁
Reading: うー・かんれん
Born: November 24, 1982 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Dog
Origin: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: model / actor / television actor / film actor / fashion model

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Kaohsiung Municipal Chung-Cheng Industrial High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%89%E6%85%B7%E4%BB%81

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