Troy Liu
Troy Liu | |
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劉子銓 | |
Born | Liu Tzu-Chuan 30 January 2003 |
Alma mater | Taipei University of Marine Technology |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2018–present |
Family | Renzo Liu Chen Jin |
Troy Liu Tzu-Chuan (Chinese: 劉子銓; born 30 January 2003) is a Taiwanese actor best known for starring in the drama film The Silent Forest (2020), which earned him an IFFI Best Actor Award in the 51st International Film Festival of India.
Biography
[edit]Liu was born on 30 January 2003, in Taiwan.[1] He is the son of Taiwanese actor Renzo Liu and actress Chen Jin.[2] Liu wasn't interested in acting when he was young. However, film director Chen Wei-ling, a friend of Renzo Liu, discovered his talents and encouraged Liu to participate in school dramas.[3] After several performances in junior high school, Liu became fond of acting and Chen invited him to star in her television series On Children in 2018 when Liu was 14.[3][4] In 2020, Liu auditioned and won his breakout role as Chang Chen in the drama film The Silent Forest,[5] a hearing-impaired student at a special school who discovered a fellow female student being gang-raped and sexually harassed by the school bullies.[6] Liu won an IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) in the 51st International Film Festival of India,[7] and was nominated for Best New Talent in the 23rd Taipei Film Awards with the role.[8] Liu took a hiatus from acting in 2021 and attended Taipei University of Marine Technology to study fashion styling design and management.[9]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | The Silent Forest | Chang Chen (張誠) | [6] |
2023 | Antikalpa | Fatty (小胖) | [10] |
The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon | Goldie (金毛) | [11] |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | On Children | Chi Pei-wei (紀培偉) | Main role[4] |
2020 | 76 Horror Bookstore | Wang Xiao-hua (王少華) | Main role[12] |
2024 | The Victims' Game | Young Lin Min-cheng (林明誠) | Recurring role (season 2)[13] |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | 51st International Film Festival of India | IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) | The Silent Forest | Won | [7] |
23rd Taipei Film Awards | Best New Talent | Nominated | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ 吳品瑤 (24 July 2022). "劉亮佐曬父女同框照 她竟與19年前大兒子有神奇巧合". China Times (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ 邱苡瑄 (2 October 2023). "劉子銓改口喊趙小僑「媽媽」了!直呼名字10幾年…劉亮佐曝轉變經過:我也很感動". Storm Media (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ a b 林俐瑄 (2 November 2023). "是她挖掘劉子銓演戲出道 劉亮佐:沒有慧翎導演,就沒有銓銓". Want China Times (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b 裴璐 (11 October 2019). "劉亮佐、趙小僑14歲兒「五官超深邃」 出道作品是《你的孩子》". Yahoo! News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ 沈瑾暘 (26 October 2020). "《無聲》破2千萬! 導演曝劉子銓本來演反派". TVBS News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b Marsh, James (16 November 2020). "The Silent Forest movie review: powerful sexual abuse drama based on real events at a school in Taiwan". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b Ramachandran, Naman (26 January 2021). "'Into The Darkness,' 'Silent Forest' Win Top Honors at Hybrid Goa Film Festival". Variety. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b 王奕棋 (9 October 2021). "台北電影獎/陳姸霏奪新演員獎歸功劇組:獎項屬於我跟子銓". Want China Times (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ 劉慧茹 (15 April 2022). "劉亮佐、劉子銓成台北海大招生活招牌 簽逾30家意向書為學生謀出路". Mirror Media (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ 郁孟慈 (1 June 2023). "《化劫》片場疑招來「好兄弟」! 劉子銓敬業演出靠「這物」避邪壓驚". United Daily News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ 粘湘婉 (27 September 2023). "阮經天《周處除三害》被剪成禿頭 挑戰瘋癲惡徒拍到崩潰喊:不想做了". Want China Times (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ 林淑娟 (5 April 2020). "陳庭妮演恐怖片逼哭萬人 劉子銓《76号恐怖書店》當鬼流連人間". China Times (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ 杜沛學 (10 June 2024). "趙小僑暴雷《誰是被害者2》!劉子銓、陳姸霏《無聲》組再合體". SET News (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 June 2024.