Vivian Dawson (born July 18, 1984), better known by his stage name Jinrong (simplified Chinese: 锦荣; traditional Chinese: 錦榮), is a New Zealand actor and model.[1]
Vivian Dawson | |
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| Born | (1984-07-18) July 18, 1984 (age 38) |
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| Other names | Jinrong (Stage name) |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Traditional Chinese | 錦榮 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 锦荣 | ||||||||
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Dawson was born in Canada on July 18, 1984 and grew up in New Zealand. His father is a New Zealander, while his mother was a Chinese Singaporean. Dawson majored in Physiology at University of Otago and graduated in 2007. After he graduated, he worked as a fitness professional in a health club in Melbourne and then moved to Singapore. In 2009, Dawson won for CLEO (Singapore)'s 50 most eligible bachelors of 2009.[2] In 2010, Dawson featured in the music video of Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai song "Love Player".[3] In September 2010, Dawson and Tsai were spotted on a date in Tokyo.[4]
Dawson made his acting debut in Taiwanese film Double Trouble (2012). In February 2013, Dawson took Jolin Tsai to visit his parents and relatives in New Zealand.[5] Dawson then replaced the British actor Rhydian Vaughn and featured in two of the highest-grossing Chinese films, Tiny Times 3 (2014) and Tiny Times 4 (2015), which also helped him garnered more popularity in Greater China.[6][7] In December 2016, Jolin Tsai's manager Tom Wang confirmed that Dawson and Tsai broke up amicably in November and remain close friends.[8]