Gabriel Chao Ren
Actor / Commercial
Age Range
45—55
Height
180cm
Eye Colour
Brown
Hair Colour
Salt & Pepper
Ethnicity
Chinese / Asian
Based In
Auckland, New Zealand
Artist Resume
Feature Film
Year
Role
Production
2023
Doctor Chiu
Tinā
Dir. Miki Magasiva
2006
Screenwriter
Summer in the Mountains (120min Feature Film)
Tianjin Film Studio, Tianjin, China
Dir. Gabriel Chao Ren
2006
Screenwriter
Taking Thief As Son (110min Feature Film)
China Movie Channel (CCTV-6), Beijing, China
Dir. Gabriel Chao Ren
2006
Director, Screenwriter and Actor
Pain of Trust (95min Feature Film)
China Movie Channel (CCTV-6)
Dir. Gabriel Chao Ren
2002
First Assistant Director
My Bittersweet Taiwan
Beijing Film Studio of China Film Group, China Movie Channel (CCTV-6), Youth Film Studio of Beijing
Dir. Gabriel Chao Ren
Short Film
Year
Role
Production
2022
Phil (Lead)
Last Words
2022
Mr Liu (Lead)
Da Bai
2021
Fr Gabriel (Lead)
Exorcise and Subscribe
48Hours Competition
Dir. Gabriel Chao Ren
2004
Producer, Director, Screenwriter and Actor
15'00"00 (Master degree Short Film)
Beijing Film Academy
Dir. Gabriel Chao Ren
Television
Year
Role
Production
2022
Tse Chi Lop
Far North
South Pacific Pictures / White Balance
Dir. David White
2022
Peter Wu
Homebound 3.0 (Season 1)
Kevin & Co
2022
Takeaway Owner
Kura (Season 3)
Plus6Four Entertainment for TVNZ ONDEMAND
Dir. Vince McMillan
2008
Screenwriter - Winner of the Award of Excellent Screenplay Competition of Bureau of Radio.
Loyalty Is Always Wordless (30 Episodes TV Series)
Film & Television of Beijing Municipal Government, China
Dir. Gabriel Chao Ren
2006
Producer, Director and Screenwriter
Comedy Superstar Factory (22 episodes Comedy TV Show)
Tianjin Television (TJTV), Tianjin, China
Dir. Gabriel Chao Ren
2003
Producer, Director, Screenwriter
Weekend Watcher (7 episodes TV Show)
Beijing, Television (BTV), Beijing, China
Dir. Gabriel Chao Ren
Theatre
Year
Role
Production
2008
Producer and Director
Theatre Acting And Directing (300min Online Course)
Beijing FilmAcademy and Central Drama Academy, Beijing, China
Dir. Gabriel Chao Ren
Commercial
Year
Role
Production
2024
Executive
Whittaker's 'Whispered' Campaign
Flying Fish
Dir. Jesse James McElroy
2023
Barber Shop Neighbour
BNZ Home Loan Campaign
Ruskin
2004
Executive Producer
Going Home & Sister-In-Law (10min 35mm TVCs)
Beijing Municipal Government, and Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy
Dir. Gabriel Chao Ren
Documentary
Year
Role
Production
2008
Sparks Of The First Meeting
Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Beijing, China
Dir. Gabriel Chao Ren
2001
Producer and Director
Three Tenors' Forbidden City Concert
China Central Television (CCTV), Beijing, China
Dir. Gabriel Chao Ren
Other
Year
Role
Production
2023
Senior Lecturer in Film Production and Film Studies
New Zealand Film Academy
Australian Technical and Management College New Zealand (ATMC NZ)
2019
Professor in Film Production and Film Studies, and Head of Institute
Film & Screen Research Institute
Qingdao Huanghai University, China
2018
Associate Professor in Film Production and Film Studies
School of Literature, Journalism, and Communication
Hanshan Normal University, China
2017
Founder and Lecturer
Palmerston North Short Film Production Workshops
Creative New Zealand and Palmerston North City Council
Training
Year
Role
Production
2019
Doctor of Philosophy in Communication & Media (Film) Studies
School of Humanities & Griffith Film School
2005
Master of Arts in Film Directing and Film Studies
Department of Directing, Beijing Film Academy, China
1997
Bachelor of Arts in Film & Theatre Acting and Theatre Studies
Department of Theatre, Shandong University of Arts, China