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Ariel Lin (林依晨)
Ariel Lin (林依晨), Taiwanese actress born 1982 in Yilan; idol-drama star of 惡作劇之吻 and 我可能不會愛你, twice Golden Bell Best Actress (2008, 2012), London-trained, nicknamed the "zero-negative-review goddess".
Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛)
Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛, Da S, Big S), Taiwanese actress, singer, and host (1976–2025). Debuted 1994 as S.O.S with sister Dee Hsu; starred as Shan Cai in Meteor Garden (2001); died of influenza-related pneumonia in Japan at 48.
Berant Zhu
Berant Zhu (朱軒洋), Taiwanese actor born 1999 in Taichung, real name Zhu Ting-dian (朱廷典). Known for We Are Champions, The Magician on the Skywalk, The Sadness, and Bad Education, which won him the 59th Golden Horse Best Supporting Actor award.
Brigitte Lin (林青霞)
Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia (林青霞), born 1954, Taiwanese actress of about 100 films (1973–1994): Chiung Yao romances in Taiwan, androgynous wuxia roles in Hong Kong including Dongfang Bubai in Swordsman II, Golden Horse Best Actress for Red Dust and 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Chang Chen (张震)
Chang Chen (張震/张震, born 1976, Taipei) is a Taiwanese actor who debuted at 14 in A Brighter Summer Day, worked with Yang, Lee, and Wong, won Golden Horse Best Actor for The Soul (2021) and Lucky Lu (2025), and chairs the Golden Horse committee from 2026.
Chin Han (秦汉) (actor, born 1946)
Chin Han (秦汉), born Sun Xiangzhong in 1946, is a Taiwanese actor who starred in Chiung Yao romance films and won the 1978 Golden Horse Best Actor.
Daniel Hong (洪瑜鸿)
Daniel Hong (洪瑜鸿), stage name Chunfeng (春风), born 1986, is a Taiwanese rapper-actor, leader and lyricist of Nine One One (玖壹壹), and a Golden Horse-nominated actor in Miss Shampoo and Mongrel.
Eddie Peng (彭于晏)
Eddie Peng (彭于晏, born 1982, Taipei) is a Taiwanese actor known for athletic roles in Jump Ashin!, Unbeatable, Operation Mekong, and Cannes winner Black Dog (2024).
Ethan Juan (阮经天)
Ethan Juan (阮经天) is a Taiwanese actor and model known for his breakthrough in 2008 and his 47th Golden Horse Award win for Monga in 2010.
Godfrey Gao (曹志翔)
Godfrey Gao (高以翔, born Cao Zhixiang 曹志翔, 1984-2019) was a Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor, first Asian male model in a Louis Vuitton campaign, star of The Mortal Instruments and Remembering Lichuan, who died filming Chase Me in Ningbo.
Hannah Quinlivan
Hannah Quinlivan (born 1993), known by the stage name Kun Ling (昆凌), is an Australian-Taiwanese actress and model who has appeared in Skyscraper, Skyfire, and Nezha.
Hsu Wei-ning (许玮宁)
Hsu Wei-ning (許瑋甯, Tiffany Hsu, Ann Hsu), Taiwanese actress born 1984, former model; Golden Bell Best Supporting Actress 2015 and back-to-back miniseries Best Actress 2023–2024; married Roy Chiu 2021.
Janel Tsai
Janel Tsai (蔡淑臻, born 1975) is a Taiwanese actress and model who won Golden Bell Awards for Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner and Mad Doctor.
Jasper Liu (刘以豪)
Jasper Liu (劉以豪, born 1986) is a Taiwanese actor and singer, former Morning Call band leader and guitarist, breakout in In Time with You (2011), known for More Than Blue and Netflix's Triad Princess.
Jerry Yan (言承旭)
Jerry Yan (言承旭, birth name Liao Yangzhen, born 1977) is a Taiwanese actor, model and singer, F4 member who played Dao Ming Si in Meteor Garden (2001) and starred in the NHK-broadcast The Hospital.
Joe Chen (陈乔恩)
Joe Chen (陈乔恩/陳喬恩, born 1979, Hsinchu, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese actress, singer, and host; ex-7 Flowers member whose Fated to Love You (2008) and Swordsman (2013) made her an idol-drama star in Taiwan and mainland China.
Lin Chi-ling (林志玲)
Lin Chi-ling (林志玲), Taiwan's first supermodel, rose to fame in 2004, starred in Red Cliff (2008), married EXILE's AKIRA in 2019, and briefly served as a Taiwan Creative Content Agency director in 2026 before resigning.
Mark Chao (赵又廷)
Mark Chao (赵又廷, Zhao Youting), Taiwanese actor born 1984 in Taipei, son of Zhao Shuhai. Golden Bell winner for Black & White (2009), Asian Film Awards Best New Actor for Monga, famed for Ye Hua in Eternal Love (2017) and The Heart.
Michelle Chen
Michelle Chen (陈妍希, Chén Yánxī), born 1983 in Taipei, is a Taiwanese actress and singer. Known for Shen Chia-yi in You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011), Xiaolongnü in The Romance of the Condor Heroes (2014), and 2025's The Legend of Zang Hai; divorced from Chen Xiao in 2025.
Mike He
Mike He (賀軍翔, also Mike Ho, He Jun Xiang, nickname Xiao Mei), born 1983 in Taipei, is a Taiwanese actor and model. Star of idol dramas Devil Beside You, Why Why Love, and Bull Fighting, later mainland China work, and 2024 Golden Bell-nominated for Imperfect Us.
Moon Lee (李沐) (Taiwanese actress)
Moon Lee (李沐, born 1996) is a Taiwanese actress, a University of the Arts London graduate, who won the Golden Bell Best Newcomer for The Victims' Game and earned Golden Horse Best New Performer nominations for Terrorizers and Blind Love.
Ouyang Nana (欧阳娜娜)
Ouyang Nana (欧阳娜娜, born 2000, Taipei), Taiwanese cellist, singer, and actress; Curtis Institute scholarship cellist at 13, debut film Beijing Love Story, album 15, Japan Gold Disc new artist winner.
Puff Kuo (郭雪芙)
Puff Kuo (郭雪芙, Puff Guo), Taiwanese singer and actress; Dream Girls member from 2010, star of Light the Night and At the Moment, first Golden Bell nomination 2024.
Regina Lei (雷嘉汭)
Regina Lei (雷嘉汭, born 2000, original name 雷嘉納) is a Taiwanese actress from Puli, Nantou, whose breakout was Indonesian interpreter Lena in Port of Lies (八尺門的辯護人, 2023), earning a 59th Golden Bell Best Actress nomination.
Ruby Lin (林心如)
Ruby Lin (林心如, born 1976, Taipei) is a Taiwanese actress, singer, and producer famous as Xia Ziwei in Princess Returning Pearl (1998); she founded Ruby Studio in 2009 and produced Golden Bell winners 16個夏天 and 有生之年.
Shu Qi (林立慧)
Shu Qi (舒淇, real name Lin Li-hui 林立慧), Taiwanese actress and director born 1976, rose from Hong Kong Category III cinema to win Hong Kong Film and Golden Horse Awards, starred in Hou Hsiao-hsien's Millennium Mambo, Three Times, and The Assassin, and directed the Venice-selected debut Girl (2025).
Vivian Hsu (徐若瑄)
Vivian Hsu (徐若瑄, Bidai Syulan), born 1975 in Taichung, is a Taiwanese singer, actress, lyricist, and producer; Black Biscuits member in Japan, Seediq Bale and Little Big Women actress-producer.
Vivian Sung
Vivian Sung (宋芸樺), Taiwanese actress born 1992, star of youth hits Cafe. Waiting. Love and Our Times (我的少女时代), Golden Horse Best Actress nominee; later worked in thriller 96 Minutes.
Wallace Huo (霍建华)
Wallace Huo (霍建华, Huo Jianhua), Taiwanese actor and singer born 1979 in Taipei; mainland breakthrough roles include Xu Changqing in Chinese Paladin 3, Bai Zihua in The Journey of Flower, and the Qianlong Emperor in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace; married to Ruby Lin.
Wang Yu (actor)
Wang Yu (王羽, Jimmy Wang Yu, born Wang Zhengquan, 1943–2022) was a Shanghai-born martial-arts film star of Hong Kong and Taiwan, famous for One-Armed Swordsman (1967) and The Chinese Boxer (1970); distinct from a 1955–2008 Shaw actor, a 1992-born mainland actor, and lawyer Wang Yu.