Actor

Fei Ren

Acting

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

2.2

Moderate attention

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Movies: 5Series: 4

TMDB ID: 1997524

IMDb ID: nm6699375

Known for: Acting

Place of birth: Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2005 - 2024

Years active: 20

Average TMDB rating: 7.03

Wikidata: Q63241688

Also known as

任霏 • 任飞

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Biography

Chinese-Canadian actress and director Fei Ren brought to life complex, dynamic and diverse range of roles. Her performances have been nominated for multiple awards in TV, film, and theatre. She is best known for starring as a deadly assassin in Netflix's crime action film Polar, starrring opposite Katheryn Winnick, Mads Mikkelsen, and Matt Lucas. Her performance got her a nomination for Best Supporting Performance in Leo Award (2020). She also starred in the feminist dark comedy web series This Blows, created by Bruce McCulloch, where her portrayal of a quirky hacker landed a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting performance (2019). She produced and lead the play Lungs by Duncan Macmillan, which got her a nomination for Best Leading Performance in Jessie Richardson Theatre Award (2020). Born and raised in Zhengzhou, China, Ren moved to Canada to complete her Psychology degree at the University of British Columbia, while working internationally as a model, appeared in hundreds of runways and editorials. Since graduation, Ren has been training intensively in the craft of acting and clowning in Vancouver and New York.