Connor Leong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liang.

Leon Leong
Born	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 30) Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China
Nationality	Chinese
Other names	Liang Jingkang
Alma mater	Guangzhou University
Occupations	Actor Model
Years active	2017–present
Agent	Feibao Media
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	梁靖康
Simplified Chinese	梁靖康
Transcriptions

Liang Jingkang (Chinese: 梁靖康; pinyin: Liáng Jìngkāng; born 4 January 1994), also known as Leon Leong, formerly Connor Leong, is a Chinese actor and model. He is best known for his role as Feng Meizuo in the television series Meteor Garden (2018), which propelled him to fame in China and Asia.^[1]

Early life and education

Leong was born on 4 January 1994 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province of China.^[1] He attended South China Institute of Software Engineering in Guangzhou University. In college, he began modelling and filming advertisements.^[1][2]

Career

2016–2017: Beginnings

In 2016, Leong debuted as an actor in the historical comedy series Huang Fei Hong where he played the role as Gong Ting. He then starred in the short film Night Poet.^[3] The same year, Leong was cast as a customer in the Chinese film adaptation of Midnight Diner directed by Tony Leung Ka-fai.^[4][5]

In 2017, Leong starred in the fantasy romance film Cat Lover.^[6] Leong also participated in the Youku variety show Super Idol, hosted by He Jiong.^[7] The same year, he was cast by Angie Chai in the role of Feng Meizuo in the 2018 adaptation of Meteor Garden ^[8][9] Leong appeared in Harper's Bazaar China with his Meteor Garden costars Dylan Wang, Darren Chen, and Caesar Wu in the November issue.^{[citation needed]}

2018–present: Rising popularity

Leong rose to fame with his role as Feng Meizuo in the 2018 television series Meteor Garden, the remake of popular Taiwanese drama series Meteor Garden and based on the Japanese shōjo manga series Boys Over Flowers (花より男子, Hana Yori Dango) written by Yoko Kamio.^[1][10]

In 2019, Leong starred in Another Me, a television drama based on the film Soul Mate (2016). He plays a guest role as the younger brother of the female lead.^[11] The same year, he played the male lead in the youth sports drama Never Stand Still.^{[citation needed]}

In 2020, Leong starred in the youth romance drama My Love, Enlighten Me.^[12] He is set to star in the youth comedy drama Run For Young.^[13] In November 2020, he was cast as the main lead of the upcoming C-drama, A Robot In the Orange Orchard, alongside Sun Qian.

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2016	Night Poet	夜的诗人	Ye Yi	Short film
2017	Cat Lover	猫妖传奇	Jiang Zhe
2019	Midnight Diner	深夜食堂	Qiu Fan
2021	Sister	我的姐姐	Zhao Ming	[14]
	My Love	你的婚礼	Chen Haoer
	The Day We Lit Up the Sky	燃野少年的天空	(Classmate C)	Support Role
2022	Love Me, Love My Supersize	艺芝两百磅	Nai Ma

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Notes
2017	Huang Fei Hong	国士无双黄飞鸿	Gong Ting	Tencent
2018	Meteor Garden	流星花园	Feng Meizuo	Hunan TV
2019	Another Me	七月与安生	Jiu Yue	iQiyi	Guest appearance
	Never Stand Still: Side By Side	极限S: 羽你同行	Ping An	Tencent, Mango TV
2020	My Love, Enlighten Me	暖暖请多指教	Han Che	Tencent
	Run For Young	风犬少年的天空	Ma Tian
2021	Be Yourself	机智的上半场	Fan Qingzhou	Youku
	Definitely Not Today	今天不是最后一天定	Mi Chong	Tencent, Youku
2022	A Robot In The Orange Orchard	你好呀，我的橘子恋人	Lu Sen	Youku
	The Stories of Lion Rock Spirit	狮子山下的故事	Xie Lang Feng	Tencent, CCTV
TBA	Love Under the Floral Rain	半城花雨伴君离	Feng Jun Li	Youku
	Song Of Life	三悦有了新工作	Luo Da Miao		Guest appearance

Variety Shows

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Role
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	Happy Camp	快乐大本营	Guest
2017	Beat The Champions: Season 2	来吧冠军2	Cast Member
	Super Idol	超次元偶像	Contestant
2018	Day Day Up	天天向上	Guest with F4 & Shen Yue
	Phanta City	幻乐之城
2021	Back To Field: Season 5	向往的生活5	Guest
	Teens Party in Summer	夏日少年派	Cast Member
2022	Quan Li Yi Fu De Xing Dong Pai	全力以赴的行动派	Guest
TBA	Field of Hope	希望的田野	Cast Member

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2018	"For You"	—	Meteor Garden OST	with Dylan Wang, Darren Chen and Caesar Wu
	"Creating Memories"	创造回忆
	"Never Would’ve Thought Of"	从来没想到
	"Star Counting Shooting Stars"	星星数流星

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival	Best Actor	Project 17: Side By Side	Nominated	[15]
	Sina Fashion Awards	Fashion Artist of the Year	—	Won	[16]

References

• Some of the content in this article was copied from Connor Leong at the Hana Yori Dango wiki, which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license.

1. "梁靖康 Leonleong0104". Douyin. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
2. 新版《流星花园》美作梁靖康，暖萌的广东男子. Toutiao (in Chinese). 18 July 2018.
3. 新流星花园美作扮演者是谁？梁靖康个人资料代表作. Toutiao (in Chinese). 2 December 2017.
4. 《流星花园》梁靖康登封面 (in Chinese). Xinhua News. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018.
5. 梁家辉导演处女作《深夜食堂》定档. Mtime (in Chinese). July 3, 2019. Archived from the original on July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
6. (猫妖传奇) 看绝色猫妖与小鲜肉上演人畜虐恋 (in Chinese). NetEase. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
7. 《超次元偶像》梁靖康揭面 撞脸林宥嘉粉丝舔屏 (in Chinese). Netease. 29 May 2017.
8. 行走的胶原蛋白！《流星花园》全角色海报大曝光. Sina (in Chinese). 9 February 2018.
9. "Meet the new F4 and Shancai in the 2018 Meteor Garden TV reboot". The Straits Times. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
10. 《流星花园》梁靖康感情成迷 促兄弟恋情花样百出. People.com (in Chinese). 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
11. 剧版《七月与安生》梁靖康出演暖萌“九月”. China Daily (in Chinese). 11 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
12. "《暖暖，请多指教》定档 梁靖康李凯馨演绎冷暖反差CP". Netease (in Chinese). May 6, 2020.
13. "《风犬少年的天空》张一白彭昱畅开启新一代青春元年". Netease (in Chinese). December 27, 2019.
14. "《我的姐姐》首曝海报 张子枫升级当姐姐". Xinhua News (in Chinese). July 28, 2020. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
15. "金骨朵网络影视盛典提名揭晓 王一博肖战杨紫等入围". Ynet (in Chinese). November 25, 2019. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
16. "梁靖康获2019风格大赏"年度时尚表现力艺人"大奖". Sina (in Chinese). December 10, 2019.

External links

• Connor Leong at IMDb
• Connor Leong on Weibo (in Chinese)