Edward Chen

Actor · Born August 2, 1996 (30) · Taichung, Taiwan

Edward Chen, also known as Chen Hao-sen (陳昊森), is a Taiwanese actor and singer born on August 2, 1996, in Taichung, Taiwan. He graduated from Hsing Wu University with a degree in Performing Arts. Edward is best known for his role as Chang Jia-han in the critically acclaimed 2020 film Your Name Engraved Herein, which became a milestone in LGBTQ+ cinema in Taiwan. His performance earned him a nomination for Best New Performer at the 57th Golden Horse Awards. Edward's career includes a variety of roles in both film and television. He starred in the 2017 drama series Red Balloon and appeared in movies like The Post-Truth World (2022) and Scamsgiving (2023). In addition to acting, he has ventured into music, recording the theme song for Your Name Engraved Herein and releasing singles like "Hidden Pain" and "Aloof." In an interview, he was asked why he chose LGBTQ+ roles. He replied: "My sister is a lesbian. I talked to her about the gay films I made. I want you to see them soon because it was difficult for her. I hope that through my roles, I can show that I support her, which is incredible."

What are Edward Chen's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

35%

Bonds

26%

Power

15%

Ideas

14%

Morality

10%

Romantic love2 Identity2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Hero

1 of 3

Shadow

1 of 3

Herald

1 of 3

Heroas Chang Jia-han in Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)
Shadowas Zhang Zheng-yi in The Post-Truth World (2022)
Heraldas Su Hao An in The First Frost (2025)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

2

Melancholic

2

Hopeful

2

Romantic

1

Warm

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Hopeful2 Bittersweet2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Edward Chen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Edward Chen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

25 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

The Producer(2026)
Show 12 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Crossing A Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Chen Yuzhou
Lady Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 37 episodes · as Zhang Yousen
The One(2025)
Actor
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The First Frost(2025)
Show 32 episodes · Theme Song Performance · as Su Haoan
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Snowy Night Timeless Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 32 episodes · as Tong
In Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 27 episodes · as Luo Ma
Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Rong
Love at First Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Edward
What the Hell Is Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 5 episodes · as Li Kuan-chun
Scamsgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Jason
Lesson in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 12 episodes · as Zhang Yi-xiang
The Post-Truth World(2022)
Theme Song Performance · as Zhang Zheng-Yi
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Hello Saturday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Who Killed The Good Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 6 episodes · Actor
Your Name Engraved Herein(2020)
as Chang Jia-han
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Northeast Transfer Student 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Actor
Mermaid Sauna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 8 episodes · as Xiao Chi / Hau Hau
Transfered Student (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as 张文风
Red Balloon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 8 episodes · as Teenager Xia Zhi-chen
A Duet in Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · as He Jian
Love Kills Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Actor
One Day in July (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · as Shi San
Zero to Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
珍珠珍珠 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 87^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles, 20 of them dated from 2017 to 2026.

Highest rated

The First Frost (2025)

Midcredits 97^th

Film career

Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.

2020Screen debut· Your Name Engraved Herein
2020First top-billed film· Your Name Engraved Herein

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting25 of 25 · 76^thOther crew2 of 25

By decade

2010s4 · acting2020s16 · 16 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Edward Chen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Edward Chen's MovieCove titles; Yu-Ning Chu shares the most, 2.

Yu-Ning Chu2 titles · 1 as director See all 2 shared titles with Yu-Ning Chu