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Nat Chen

BIOGRAPHY

Nat Chen is a Taiwanese actor from New Taipei City. He played competitive basketball and gained admission to Shih Chien University on the strength of his sporting record. While still a student he was cast in the 2016 youth sports drama High 5 Basketball as Chen Bo Qing, and he appeared in the 2019 basketball film We Are Champions alongside commercial work, which led him to pursue acting after graduating. He took the lead role of Lin Yang in the 2021 series My Type, and in 2023 he played Chen Yi in the boys love series Kiseki: Dear to Me, reprising the part in the companion special Kiseki+. The same year he appeared in the anthology series Taiwan Crime Stories. He followed these with a supporting role as Yang Zi Cheng in the 2024 series See Your Love and a guest appearance in Exclusive Love in 2025. He is managed by Sparkle Entertainment Studio.

PROFILE DETAILS

Native Name
陳柏文
Nickname
Nat
Born
(Age 29)
Birthplace
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Gender
Male
Western Zodiac
Sagittarius ♐
Height
186
Weight
75
Profession
Nationality
Debut
2016 · High 5 Basketball (2016)
Agency / Label
Sparkle Entertainment Studio
Years Active
2016 to present
Skills
Basketball, swimming, diving

FILMOGRAPHY: TV SERIES (1)

PERSONAL LIFE

Hobbies
fitness, basketball, coaching children in soccer, cooking, watching films, travelling
Sports
basketball, weight training, soccer coaching
Favorite Movies
thriller films

FUN FACTS

  • Basketball is his strongest sport and helped him get into university.
  • He enjoys water sports, including swimming and diving.
  • He has named Eddie Peng as an actor he admires.
  • He has done commercial and advertising work alongside his drama roles.
  • His own professional profile opens with the line 我叫陳柏文, 186/75, which is how he introduces his height and weight.
  • He enjoys cooking and travelling in his spare time.
  • He likes thriller films and has said he would like to play a police officer.
  • He reached a wider audience through the BL drama 奇蹟.
  • He changed management companies in early 2025.

TRIVIA

  • He was born in New Taipei City and studied at Shih Chien University.
  • He entered university through a basketball sports admission route.
  • His first screen credit was the 2016 youth sports drama High 5 Basketball.
  • He appeared in the 2019 basketball film We Are Champions.
  • He reprised his Kiseki: Dear to Me role of Chen Yi in the special Kiseki+.
  • He is managed by Sparkle Entertainment Studio.
  • He was a basketball scholarship student at university and played in the High School Basketball League division B while at secondary school.
  • His secondary school basketball coach was the person who suggested he try acting.
  • He was cast in the basketball idol drama HIGH5 制霸青春 while still a student, and that was his entry into the industry.
  • He studied at Shih Chien University.
  • He joined the stage production 莎姆雷特 as a move into theatre.
  • He coaches children in soccer alongside his acting work.

DREAMS & ASPIRATIONS

He has said he wants to act in many more dramas, that he is moving into stage work, and that he plans to take part time jobs in cafes so as to gather more material and inspiration for his acting.

EDUCATION

Shih Chien University

CAREER AT A GLANCE

Nat Chen holds one record in this catalogue: one supporting role.

It dates from 2023.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How did basketball get Nat Chen into acting?

Twice over. It won him a place at Shih Chien University through a sports admission route, having played in the High School Basketball League division B at secondary school, and his school basketball coach was the person who suggested he try acting. He was cast in the 2016 basketball drama High 5 Basketball while still a student.

Which of his roles carried over into a companion production?

Chen Yi, in the 2023 boys love series Kiseki: Dear to Me, which he played again in the companion special Kiseki+. That series, written 奇蹟, is the credit that reached the widest audience on his record.

What else is on his filmography?

The basketball film We Are Champions in 2019, the lead role of Lin Yang in the 2021 series My Type, the anthology Taiwan Crime Stories in 2023, a supporting part as Yang Zi Cheng in See Your Love in 2024, and a guest appearance in Exclusive Love in 2025.

Is he moving into theatre?

He is. He joined the stage production 莎姆雷特 as a deliberate step into theatre work, and has said he wants to continue in that direction alongside television rather than choose between them.

How does he say he gathers material for a role?

By taking part time jobs in cafes. He has said plainly that this is the plan, in order to collect material and inspiration for acting, and that alongside it he simply wants to appear in many more dramas.

What occupies him away from filming?

Coaching children at soccer, weight training, cooking and travelling. Swimming and diving are also on his record. He has named Eddie Peng as an actor he admires, likes thriller films, and has said he would like to play a police officer.

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Sources

5 sources

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  1. WIKI wiki.d-addicts.com/Nat_Chen
  2. CINEMART cinemart.co.jp/article/news/20240227008488.html
  3. iQIYI iq.com/actor-info/nat-chen-7982051538381105?lang=...
  4. CLAPPINS clappins.com/person/sparkle.natchen
  5. STAR star.ettoday.net/news/2909735

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