Portrait of Tsai Chen-nan

Acting

Tsai Chen-nan

Career

Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 1995 and 2024 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Puppetmaster
The Puppetmaster
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tsai Chen-nan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5
  • Satire & Parody
    1.6, average 2.3
  • Tech & Humanity
    1.0, average 1.6
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.5, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Taiwanese Cinema 5
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Generational Conflict 3
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Supernatural Mystery 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Poignant 2
  • Hopeful 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles Β· average score 65
A Dance with Rainbows
A Dance with Rainbows (2026)
GoodWatch score 54

as Papa Tai

GATAO: Big Brothers
GATAO: Big Brothers (2025)
GoodWatch score 57

as Yung

GATAO: Like Father Like Son
GATAO: Like Father Like Son (2024)
GoodWatch score 62

as Yung Sang

Tales of Taipei
Tales of Taipei (2024)

as Wing's boyfriend's father (segment "Papa in Law")

Them, Behind the Door
Them, Behind the Door (2024)

as Uncle Shan

Two Old Fellas
Two Old Fellas (2024)

as Rong-Nan Gao

Marry My Dead Body
Marry My Dead Body (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lin Hsiao Yuan

What the Hell Is Love
What the Hell Is Love (2023)

TV show Β· as Tsai Chen-nan

You Are On My Mind
You Are On My Mind (2022)

as Cai Fu-shun

LANG, Always by Your Side
LANG, Always by Your Side (2022)

TV show Β· as Yu-er's Dad

Man in Love
Man in Love (2021)
GoodWatch score 78

as A-Cheng's Father

Tavern by the Lethe
Tavern by the Lethe (2021)

TV show

2010s

14 titles Β· average score 63
Someone in the Clouds
Someone in the Clouds (2019)

as Xiao Beigong

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εΏ…ε‹ε€§δΈˆε€« (2019)

TV show

Back to the Good Times
Back to the Good Times (2018)
GoodWatch score 58

as Zheng Guang-Huei

Safety First
Safety First (2018)

as Wan

A Boy Named Flora A
A Boy Named Flora A (2017)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as 鄭光輝

Shia Wa Se
Shia Wa Se (2016)

TV show Β· as Li Huotai

Gatao
Gatao (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

as Yung

When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep
When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

as Photocopy shop boss

The Ghost Tales
The Ghost Tales (2012)

as SUNG Ting Po

Hotel Blackcat
Hotel Blackcat (2011)

as Mr. Tang

艋胛耀輝
艋胛耀輝 (2011)

TV show Β· as εˆ˜ι‡‘θ±Ή

Crossing The sentiMENtal Desert
Crossing The sentiMENtal Desert (2010)

as Wang

2000s

7 titles Β· average score 62
Game Winning Hit
Game Winning Hit (2009)

TV show Β· as ι˜Ώε…¬

Miss Kicki
Miss Kicki (2009)
GoodWatch score 53

as Polisen

The Year of Happiness and Love
The Year of Happiness and Love (2009)

TV show Β· as A Sheng

Da-Yu: The Touch of Fate
Da-Yu: The Touch of Fate (2006)

as Police Officer

Say Yes Enterprise
Say Yes Enterprise (2004)

TV show Β· as 郑伯伯

Betelnut Beauty
Betelnut Beauty (2001)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ming

The Cabbie
The Cabbie (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

as Coordination Lead

1990s

6 titles Β· average score 76
A Borrowed Life
A Borrowed Life (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sega

Heartbreak Island
Heartbreak Island (1995)

as Jin Guang

Good Men, Good Women
Good Men, Good Women (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

as Ah Nan

The Puppetmaster
The Puppetmaster (1993)
GoodWatch score 86

as Xu Jinmu

Dust of Angels
Dust of Angels (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ah Nan

My Nostalgia, My Songs
My Nostalgia, My Songs (1991)

Music

1980s

1 title Β· average score 78
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness (1989)
GoodWatch score 78

as Singer