Darren Wang Talu (; born May 29, 1991) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for his breakout role as Hsu Tai-yu in the coming-of-age film, Our Times.
Career Wang made his debut in the 2008 drama series Mysterious Incredible Terminator, and went on to make his big-screen bow in the 2010 film In Case of Love. He appeared in the hit high school romance film Our Times in 2015, after which he was crowned GQ's Man of the Year. He has contributed a number of songs to the soundtracks of films he starred in and appeared in The Last Wish (2019).
In 2019, Wang starred as the male lead in the romance film Fall in Love at First Kiss, a remake of the Taiwanese series of the same name.
In February 2025, Wang was among ten people embroiled in a . It was alleged that he faked having a heart condition to get an exemption from the mandatory conscription service in Taiwan. On April 22, 2026, Wang was sentenced to six months’ jail for unlawfully obtaining personal data in Taiwan in relation to the draft dodging scandal.
In March 2025, Wang was investigated by Taiwanese authorities for an alleged hiring of thugs to assault on an Uber driver after he was dissatisfied with the quality of the car sent to pick him up at the airport.
Due to legal issues, unreleased productions involving Wang were being held in limbo.
Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2010 In Case of Love 街角的小王子 Lu Lu 2012 Love's Two Faces 愛情的兩張臉 Xiao Jie2014 A Choo 打噴嚏 Ye Jianhan 7 Love Design 相愛的七種設計 Chen Hongyi 2015 Our Times 我的少女時代 Hsu Taiyu2016 Suddenly Seventeen 28歲未成年 Yan Yan Railroad Tigers 鐵道飛虎 Da GuoYo-Kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow! 妖怪手錶電影版：誕生的秘密喵！ Tianye JingcangVoice-dubbed2017 10,000 Miles 一萬公里的約定 Sean Fang Legend of the Naga Pearls 鮫珠傳 Ni Kongkong2018 A Better Tomorrow 2018 英雄本色2018 Ma Ke 2019Fall in Love at First Kiss 一吻定情 Jiang Zhishu The Rookies 素人特攻 Zhao FengThe Last Wish小小的願望Xu Hao Super Me 超級的我 Sang Yu2023No More Bets孤注一擲Gu Tian Zhi
Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes 2008 Mysterious Incredible Terminator 霹靂MIT Yang Shengkai FTV Cameo, Episode 82010 Gloomy Salad Days 死神少女 Xiao Hai PTS Cameo, Episode 15–16 Channel-X 國民英雄 Gu Yongen TTV Cameo, Episode 82017 Candle in the Tomb: Mu Ye Gui Shi 鬼吹燈之牧野詭事 Hu TianiQiyi 2020 The Wolf 狼殿下 Zhu YouweniQiyi, Tencent, Youku Quiet Among Disquiet 安静
Variety and reality show Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes 2017 Give Me Five 高能少年团 Cast memberZhejiang Television2020Produce Camp 2020创造营2020Guest appearanceTencent Video2022Call Me by Fire (season 2)披荊斬棘ParticipantMango TV2024Ai's Kitchen艾嘉食堂Himself / BartenderSET Metro / Netflix Asia
Discography Year English title Chinese title Album Notes2016"Big Brother" 大哥Railroad Tigers OSTwith Wang Kai, Wu Yonglun & Sang Ping "Playing My Beloved Folk Lute" 弹起我心爱的土琵琶 2017 "Proud Youths" 骄傲的少年 Give Me Five OST with Zhang Yishan, Wang Junkai, Dong Zijian & Liu Haoran 2019 "We Won't Be Sad in the End" 最后不会有悲伤 The Last Wish OST with Peng Yuchang & Wei Daxun
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.2015 GQ Man of the Year Awards Fashion Award 4th iQiyi All-Star Carnival Newcomer Film AwardOur Times 2016 20th China Music Awards Popular Star Award – Film 18th Taipei Film Awards Best Actor 5th APAN Star Awards Rising Star Award rowspan="4" 2017 2nd Fashion Up Awards Popularity Award – Male Men's UNO YOUNG Red Awards Best Actor GQ Man of the Year Awards Fashionista of the Year 2018 4th Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards Best New Actor In Action A Better Tomorrow 2018 2019 11th Macau International Movie FestivalBest Supporting Actor The Last Wish
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