Wan Peng (; born 20 August 1996) is a Chinese actress under Easy Entertainment. She made her debut with the drama When We Were Young (2018), and gained significant fame for her performances in first and second seasons of My Girlfriend is an Alien (2019–2022), First Romance (2020), Crush (2021), and Sword and Fairy 6 (2024).
Early life Wan Peng graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy. Although she studied classical dance in college, she has always been interested in acting. Wan, who did major in dancing, received one year of acting training at Easy Plus Entertainment, where she learned various professional skills and later made her official debut.
Career On November 22, 2018, Wan made her debut in the coming-of-age youth drama When We Were Young opposite Hou Minghao, for which she received positive reviews and became known for her role. She received the Best Newcomer award at the 4th China News Entertainment Awards 2018 and the Outstanding Actress award at the 7th China Internet Radio and Video Convention.
On April 18, 2019, Wan had guest appearance in the period detective drama Detective L. On March 17, she participated in a variety show Me and My Agent as a guest, and on August 19, she starred as female lead in the hit romantic comedy My Girlfriend is an Alien opposite Xu Zhixian (Bie Thassapak Hsu). By the end of the show, the drama had been viewed over 1 billion times on Tencent Video, while her international popularity also increased. She then attended a fan meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia with her co-star and was awarded Most Promising Television Actor at the 2019 Tencent Video All Star Awards. On November 25, she played supporting role in medical rescue drama Rush Into Danger.
On September 14, 2020, Wan starred in the campus youth romance dramas First Romance opposite Riley Wang, which was broadcast on Youku. On October 13, she starred in another youth romance drama Meeting You opposite Guo Junchen, which was broadcast on Mango TV. The number of views of the drama has remained high since its release, exceeding 100 million in just two days and exceeding 200 million in five days.
On April 11, 2021, she starred as the female lead in the historical drama Love Like White Jade opposite Zhang Yao, which was broadcast on Mango TV. On May 4, she starred in unit drama Faith Makes Great: Stargazing, which was broadcast on Hunan TV, and on May 15, she participated in variety show The Great Arts to promote her drama Love Like White Jade with her co-star. On August 3, she starred in romance drama Crush opposite Lin Yanjun, which was broadcast on iQIYI. After the broadcast, it received positive response from netizens and became one of her successful dramas and was placed on the top of iQIYI's trending list. She also sung its soundtrack "Meeting You" along with Lin Yanjun.
On April 11, 2022, she starred as the female lead in the urban drama A Year Without a Job, co-starring with Jackie Li and Zhai Zilu, which was broadcast on Hunan TV and Mango TV, simultaneously. The drama won first place in five provincial satellite TV networks upon its premiere, topped the Weibo drama hot list and 4th position on Douban real-time hot TV list, and received more than 75 hot searches on the entire network. She also sung its soundtrack "Trouble of Modern People" with the cast. On September 16, she starred in well received fantasy drama My Girlfriend is an Alien 2 opposite Xu Zhixian (Bie Thassapak Hsu). Upon broadcast, the drama became trending on WeTV and received lots views on YouTube, which became the most viewed drama of 2022 on WeTV YouTube channel. Also in the same year, on October 10, she starred in unit drama Our Times: Night Banquet of Tang Palace, where she showed her Chinese classical dance skills.
On July 9, 2023, she starred as the supporting role in the crime suspense drama The Lost 11th Floor, playing the role of a serial killer. She gets positive response from netizens for this role and the drama gets mixed reviews from netizens for its storyline. On November 17, she participated as contestant in a martial arts based variety show Duel of Kung Fu, which was broadcast on Hunan TV and Mango TV, simultaneously. Upon airing, she gets a lot of attraction from netizens for her fighting and dancing skills. On December 31, she participated in a beauty variety show Wo Shi Da Mei Ren (I Am a Big Beauty) as a guest.
On January 18, 2024, she starred as one of main lead in a game based historical drama Sword and Fairy (Chinese Paladin 6) opposite Fu Xinbo, which is based on sixth season of the game The Legend of Sword and Fairy 6, and was broadcast on Tencent Video and Zhejiang TV, simultaneously. She portrayed the role of Luo Zhaoyan, one of the most favorite character of the game. For this role, she got positive response from audience. On February 3, she participated in the 2024 Hunan Satellite TV Spring Festival, performing the poetry and creative show along with Luo Yunxi and others. In March, she participated in game based comedy variety show Hello, Saturday 2024 as a guest for promotion of the drama along with its cast. On April 10, she attended Ami Paris Brand Event Party in Suzhou, China. On April 22, she appeared as a guest in romance drama Will Love in Spring, which gets much response from netizens. In May, she participated in a game based variety show Funny Team as a guest contestant for two episodes. On June 24, she participated in Tencent Video 2024 Drama Party, where she promoted her upcoming urban elite drama Dear Enemy, with her co-star Gao Ye and Michelle Chen. In November, she was selected into the list of young actors in the 2024 Starry Ocean Show. On November 16, she attended 37th China Golden Rooster Awards Ceremony and sang the song "Sea of Stars", with other celebrities who participated in 2024 Starry Ocean Show.
On January 4, 2025, she attended Tencent Video All Star Night 2024 and won the Promising TV Actor of the Year for her outstanding performance in Sword and Fairy (Chinese Paladin 6) and Will Love in Spring.
Wan upcoming project is urban aviation academy based drama Light My Way opposite Ma Sichao, urban elite drama Dear Enemy, romance drama Love's Ambition opposite Tang Xiaotian, ancient costume drama Generation to Generation, where she had guest appearance along with Li Yunrui, crime based police drama Cang Feng, variety show Wonderland Season 5, and ancient martial arts fantasy drama Strongest Sect of All Times (万古最强宗) opposite Peng Yuchang. The drama is currently filming in Hengdian, China.
Discography Soundtrack appearances TitleYearAlbumNotes"Meeting You"2021Crush OSTAlong with Lin Yanjun"The Troubles of Modern People"2022A Year Without a Job OSTAlong with Jackie Li, Zhai Zilu, and Li Junxian
Filmography
Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes 2018 When We Were Young 人不彪悍枉少年 Yang Xi Tencent Video Main role 2019 Detective L 绅探 Luo Fei's Sister Tencent Video Guest roleMy Girlfriend is an Alien 外星女生柴小七 Chai Xiaoqi Tencent Video Main role Rush into Danger 极速救援 Wei Xiaoqing Hunan TV, Mango TV, iQIYI, Tencent Video Cameo 2020 First Romance 初恋了那么多年 Xiong Yifan Youku Main role Meeting You 谢谢让我遇见你 Xia Rui Mango TV Main role 2021 Love Like White Jade 白玉思无瑕 Shui Wuxia Mango TV Main role Faith Makes Great (Stargazing) 理想照耀中国 Zhou Qi Hunan TV Stargazing (episode 34) Crush 原来我很爱你 Sang Wuyan iQIYI Main role 2022 A Year Without a Job 没有工作的一年 He Yu/Xiao Yu Hunan TV, Mango TV Main role My Girlfriend is an Alien 2 外星女生柴小七 Chai Xiaoqi Tencent Video Main role Our Times (Night Banquet of Tang Palace) 我们这十年 Lin Beibei All Networks of China Night Banquet of Tang Palace (1-4 Episodes) 2023 The Lost 11th Floor 消失的十一层 Sheng Liya iQIYI Support role 2024 Sword and Fairy (Chinese Paladin 6) 仙剑奇侠传六 Luo Zhaoyan Tencent Video, Zhejiang TV Main role Will Love in Spring 春色寄情人 Wang Xixia CCTV, Tencent Video Support role 2025 Dear Enemy 亲爱的仇敌 Zhong Qingcheng Tencent Video Main role Love's Ambition 许我耀眼 Qiao Lin Tencent Video Support role 2026 Generation to Generation 江湖夜雨十年灯 Cai Pingshu Tencent Video Guest role Cang Feng 藏锋 Bai Jiani Tencent Video Main role rowspan="5" Strongest Sect of All Times 万古最强宗 Lu Qianqian Tencent Video Main role Liao Zhai 聊斋 Qianqian Tencent Video Guest role, episode: "Beauty's Head" The Lotus Secret 无邪 Luo Yi Youku Guest role Winner 赢风 Zhang Qinqin CCTV, Tencent Video Main role Light My Way 偷走他的心 Lu Zhiyi Not yet announced Main role
Variety shows +YearEnglish title Chinese titleChannelNotes2019Me and My Agents我和我的经纪人Tencent VideoGuest Appearance2021The Great Arts了不起的艺能Mango TVGuest Appearance (Ep.16) 2023Duel of Kung Fu来者何人Hunan TV, Mango TVContestant I Am Big Beauty我是大美人Hunan TV, Mango TVGuest Appearance2024Hello, Saturday 2024你好，星期六 2024Hunan TV, Mango TV Guest Appearance (Ep. 9)The Detectives Adventures Season 4萌探2024iQIYIGuest Appearance (Ep. 3-6)2024 Hunan TV Spring Festival Gala2024湖南卫视春晚Hunan TV, Mango TVPerformance "不到潇湘岂有诗"Tencent Video 2024 Drama Party2024腾讯视频鹅剧派对Tencent VideoDear Enemy Promotion2024 Starry Ocean Show2024 星辰大海CCTV (Live)Participant37th China Golden Rooster Awards Ceremony 2024第37届中国电影金鸡奖CCTVsang the song "Sea of Stars" with others who participated in 2024 Starry Ocean Show2025Wonderland Season 5五十公里桃花坞 第五季Tencent VideoMember [1-2 Episode]
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated workResults Ref.2018 4th China News Entertainment Awards Best Newcomer When We Were Young 2019 7th China Internet Radio and Video Convention Outstanding Actress Tencent Video All Star Awards Most Promising Television Actress My Girlfriend is an Alien 2024Tencent Video All Star AwardsMost Promising Television ActressSword And Fairy2025Tencent Video All Star AwardsBreakthrough Television ActressLove's Ambition
References
External links Wan Peng Official ID on Instagram Wan Peng Profile on Douban (in Chinese) Wan Peng Profile on Viki Wan Peng Profile on Imdb Wan Peng Profile on IQIYI