Chí Trung
NSƯT (Meritorious Artist) Chí Trung is a stage actor, comedian and host who has been with the Youth Theatre (Nhà hát Tuổi Trẻ) for more than four decades and served as its Director from 2017 to 2022. He is familiar to television audiences for his role as the Kitchen God of Transport in Gặp nhau cuối năm, and for programmes such as Lục lạc vàng and Vui khỏe có ích.
Career story
Born in 1961 in Gia Lâm (now part of Hanoi), Chí Trung was admitted to the Youth Theatre through an audition of more than 2,000 candidates and has been performing since 1980. On stage, he is known for dramatic roles such as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Tạ Quay in Trò đời.
He was awarded the title NSƯT in 1997, and appeared in the films Kiếp phù du (1990), Ghen (1998), Tết này ai đến xông nhà (2002) and many television dramas such as Thái sư Trần Thủ Độ (2013), Ghét thì yêu thôi (2017) and Độc đạo (2024). In 2013 he received a directing award at the Lưu Quang Vũ Drama Festival for the play Mùa hạ cuối cùng; after a period as Deputy Director, he served as Director of the Youth Theatre for the 2017–2022 term.
Besides acting, he has hosted Lục lạc vàng (2016–2018), Siêu sao ẩm thực and Vui khỏe có ích.
Babyface Entertainment, a Vietnam casting agency since 2009, helps brands, agencies and production houses book Chí Trung for commercials, TVCs, key-visual shoots, events and KOL campaigns, working through the artist’s management to confirm availability and fees.
Awards · titles
Chí Trung was awarded the state title of Meritorious Artist in 1997. As a director, he received the Outstanding Director award at the Lưu Quang Vũ Drama Festival in 2013 for the play Mùa hạ cuối cùng.
- NSƯT (1997) VnExpress ↗
- Liên hoan kịch Lưu Quang Vũ 2013 – Giải Đạo diễn (Mùa hạ cuối cùng) Báo Quốc tế ↗
Award names are kept in Vietnamese as officially published. Linked items open the original press report.
Sources · references
https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chí_Trung
Ảnh: Trọng Phúc Films · CC BY 3.0