Aarif Rahman
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Born | Aarif Rahman 26 February 1987 | ||||||||||
Nationality | Hong Kong SAR | ||||||||||
Alma mater | Imperial College London (Bachelor of Science in Physics) King George V School | ||||||||||
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Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best New Performer 2010 Echoes of the Rainbow – Desmond Law Best Original Song 2010 Echoes of the Rainbow | ||||||||||
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Also known as | Aarif Lee Lee Chi-ting | ||||||||||
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Labels | Echelon Talent Management, Inc. | ||||||||||
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Chinese | 李治廷 | ||||||||||
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Aarif Rahman (Chinese: 李治廷; pinyin: Lǐ Zhìtíng, born 26 February 1987), also known as Aarif Lee Zhi-ting, is a Hong Kong actor, singer and songwriter.
Early life
[edit]Born in Hong Kong, Aarif Rahman is of mixed Arab, Malay and Chinese descent. He grew up in Hong Kong and attended King George V School, where he discovered his penchant for music and started playing drums, guitar and the piano, as well as dabbling in song-writing.[1]
After graduating with a physics degree from the Imperial College London, Rahman signed with East Asia Record Production company.[1]
Career
[edit]Rahman first gained the interest of the Hong Kong music scene when he was exposed as the writer who penned all the lyrics in Janice Vidal's 2009 English album Morning.[2] Following this, in 2009 he released his debut album Starting from Today, which won him the Best Newcomer award at the Metro Radio Music Awards.[1]
Rahman then made his film debut in the movie Echoes of the Rainbow (2010),[3] which won him the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer and Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild for Best New Actor of the Year – Silver Award. The theme song which he sang also won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Song.[4] He then starred as Bruce Lee in the dramatic biopic film Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010)[5][6] and as a police investigator in the crime thriller Cold War (2012).[7]
In 2013, Rahman starred in the Mainland romantic comedy One Night Surprise.[8] The low-budget film unexpectedly became a commercial success, and received positive reviews.[9] Rahman won the Best New Actor award at the 1st China International Film Festival London and Outstanding Performance award at the Chinese Film Media Awards for his performance.[10] Rahman then starred in historical drama The Empress of China, where he played the role of Li Zhi. The 82-episode TV series was broadcast on Hunan Television from 21 December 2014 to 5 February 2015, and earned increased recognition for Rahman in the Mainland region.[11] He won the Best Actor in the Ancient Drama category at the Huading Awards for his performance.[12]
In 2016, Rahman starred alongside Korean actress Kim Ha-neul in the family film Making Family.[13] He also featured in Guo Jingming's fantasy animated motion capture L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties, and reprised his role in the sequel of Cold War.[14][15]
In 2017, Rahman starred alongside Jackie Chan in the action comedy film Kung Fu Yoga.[16] The same year, he starred in Tsui Hark's science fiction wuxia film The Thousand Faces of Dunjia.[17][18]
In 2019, Rahman starred in the historical romance drama Princess Silver as the male lead.[19][20]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Echoes of the Rainbow | 歲月神偷 | Luo Jinyi | |
Frozen | 為你鍾情 | Cheung Wai-kit | [21] | |
Bruce Lee, My Brother | 李小龍我的兄弟 | Bruce Lee | ||
2011 | I Love Hong Kong | 我爱HK开心万岁 | Wu Ming | [22] |
The Allure of Tears | 傾城之淚 | You Le | [23] | |
Dear Enemy | 親密敵人 | Heng Lima | [24] | |
2012 | Cold War | 寒戰 | Billy K.B. Cheung | |
2013 | One Night Surprise | 一夜驚喜 | Tony | |
2014 | South of the Clouds | 北迴歸線 | Li Ming | [25] |
2015 | Tales of Mystery | 怪談 | Zi Liang | [26] |
2016 | Cold War 2 | 寒戰2 | Billy K.B. Cheung | |
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties | 爵跡 | Ni Hong | ||
Making Family | 非常父子檔 | Zhou Liyan | ||
2017 | Kung Fu Yoga | 功夫瑜伽 | Jones | |
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia | 奇門遁甲 | Dao Yizhang | ||
2020 | Special Couple | 合法伴侣 | Gu Dabai | [27] |
Television series
[edit]Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | The Empress of China | 武媚娘傳奇 | Li Zhi | |
2018 | Swords of Legends 2 | 古劍奇譚二 | Xia Yize | [28] |
2019 | Princess Silver | 白髮 | Zongzheng Wuyou | |
2020 | Two Sisters In the Chaos | 浮世雙嬌傳 | Xue Rong | |
TBA | The Geek Is on the Run | 極客江湖 | Bo Xian | [29] |
Ivy Monsters | 藤科動物也兇猛 | Zhuo Peng | [30] |
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Release date | Title | Track listing | Label |
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26 November 2009 | Starting from Today | Track listing
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Amusic |
5 February 2010 | Starting from Today 2nd Version | Track listing
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16 August 2011 | Everything | Track listing
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14 March 2014 | Aarif's Love | Track listing
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Singles
[edit]Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
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2010 | "Never Know" | 回家路上 | — | with Janice Vidal |
"Growing Love For You" | 為你鍾情 | Frozen OST | with Janice Vidal | |
2011 | "I love Hong Kong" | — | I Love Hong Kong OST | with Mag Lam |
2012 | "Our Starting Line" | 我們的起跑線 | — | |
"Happy Together" | — | — | with Angelababy | |
2013 | "One Night Surprise" | 一夜驚喜 | One Night Surprise OST | with Fan Bingbing |
2014 | "Eagles Fly in September" | 九月鷹飛 | South of the Clouds OST | with Isabelle Huang |
2015 | "GODAGODA" | — | — | Theme song of Sisters Over Flowers |
"Fighting For Dreams" | 為夢而戰 | — | Theme song of Yes!Coach | |
2016 | "Gentlemanly" | 紳士作風 | — | |
2017 | "Coming Home" | 回家路上 | — | |
"Who is the Biggest" | 誰是老大 | The Thousand Faces of Dunjia OST | with Da Peng and Wu Bai | |
"Director Xu Ke I Have A Problem" | 徐克導演我有問題 | |||
2019 | "Xiao Zhi" | 小至 | Princess Silver OST | with Yisa Yu |
"If Snow" | 若雪 | |||
"I Know You Know" | — | My True Friend OST | ||
2020 | "Won't You Be Mine" | N/A | N/A | |
"Loser"" | N/A | N/A | ||
2021 | "One and Only" | N/A | N/A |
Awards
[edit]Music
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Ref. |
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2009 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | New Singer Award | Starting From Today | [31] |
Best Singer Songwriter Album Award | ||||
Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation | Best Male Newcomer – Gold Award | [32] | ||
2010 | IFPI Music Sales Awards | Best Selling Male Newcomer | [33] | |
10th Chinese Music Media Awards | Best Cantopop Male Newcomer | [34] | ||
29th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Original Film Song | Sui Yue Qing Kuang | [4] | |
Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | Most Popular Winning Song Award | [35] | ||
Mandarin Hit Songs | ||||
7th CNTV's Music King Hit Global Chinese Music Award | Film Golden Song Award | [36] | ||
2011 | 8th CNTV's Music King Hit Global Chinese Music Award | All-Rounded Artist Award (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | — | [37] |
Singer-Song Writer Award | — | |||
Golden Song Award | "Ni Gu La" | |||
2013 | 9th CNTV's Music King Hit Global Chinese Music Award | All-Rounded Artist Award | — | [38] |
Singer-Song Writer Award | — | |||
1st China International Film Festival London | Best Original Film Song | "One Night Surprise" | [39] | |
9+2 Music Pioneer Awards | Most Popular Duet Song | [40] | ||
Best Film Singer | — | |||
2014 | 2nd V Chart Awards | Best Collaboration | "One Night Surprise" | [41] |
Top Social Singer | — | |||
Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | Hit Singer-Songwriter Award | — | [42] | |
Mandarin Hit Songs | "Shui Qi Wei" | |||
9+2 Music Pioneer Awards | Best Trendy Singer-Songwriter | — | [43] | |
Best Global Premiere Song | "Bu Ke Si Yi" | |||
2015 | V Chart Awards | Hot Trend Artist of the Year (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | — | [44] |
19th China Music Awards | Best Singer-Songwriter | — | [45] | |
Best Golden Song (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | "Fly" | |||
KU Music Asian Music Awards | Most Popular Crossover Artist | — | [46] |
Film and television
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Ref. |
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2010 | 29th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best New Performer | Echoes of the Rainbow | Won[4] |
Best Original Film Song (with: Lowell Lo (composer), Alex Law (lyricist)) | Won[4] | |||
Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award | Best Newcomer – Silver Award | Won[47] | ||
31st Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
2011 | 11th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best New Performer | Nominated | |
5th Asian Film Awards | Best Newcomer | Nominated | ||
2013 | 1st China International Film Festival London | Best New Actor | One Night Surprise | Won[39] |
2014 | 14th Chinese Film Media Awards | Outstanding Performance | Won[10] | |
2015 | 17th Huading Awards | Best Actor – Ancient Drama | The Empress of China | Won[12] |
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External links
[edit]- Aarif Rahman on Weibo (in Chinese)
- Aarif Rahman at IMDb
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong male singers
- Cantopop singer-songwriters
- Cantopop singers
- Cantonese people
- Mandopop singers
- Hong Kong people of Malay descent
- Hong Kong people of Arab descent
- Hong Kong people of Malaysian descent
- Alumni of King George V School, Hong Kong
- Alumni of Imperial College London
- 21st-century Hong Kong male actors
- Hong Kong male film actors
- Hong Kong male television actors