Lin Gengxin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Lin Gengxin
林更新
Born (1988-02-13) February 13, 1988 (age 36)
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Other namesKenny Lin
Alma materShanghai Theatre Academy
Occupationactor
Years active2009–present
Agents
Chinese name
Chinese林更新
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLín Gēngxīn

Lin Gengxin (Chinese: 林更新; pinyin: Lín Gēngxīn, born on February 13, 1988), also known as Kenny Lin, is a Chinese actor.[1] Lin rose to fame for his role in Scarlet Heart (2011), and has starred in movies such as Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013), My Old Classmate (2014), The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2014) and Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017) as well as television series Princess Agents (2017) and The Legend of Shen Li (2024).

Lin ranked 77th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2015,[2] 43rd in 2017,[3] and 84th in 2019.[4]

  1. ^ You Lei (尤蕾) (2022). 更新，林更新 [Update, Lin Gengxin]. New Weekly (in Chinese). 615. Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong: Southern Publishing Media Co., Ltd: 95–99. ISSN 1007-7006.
  2. ^ "2015 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. May 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "Actress Fan Bingbing Tops New Forbes China Celebrity List". Forbes. September 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "福布斯中国发布100名人榜 吴京黄渤胡歌位列前三". Sina (in Chinese). August 20, 2019.