Akira Chen (Chinese: 陳文彬; pinyin: Chén Wénbīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Bûn-pin; born 10 March 1969) is a Taiwanese actor and film director.
Chen was commissioned by Shei-Pa National Park to direct a film about the Atayal people and culture.
[1][2] Chen first feature film, Everlasting Moments, was released in 2011, and portrayed the Amis and the Atayal.
[4] Chen's leading role as Li Wu-hsiung won him the Taipei Film Award for best actor.
[7] Chen contested the 2016 legislative elections as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party from Changhua County's first district,[8][9] losing to Kuomintang incumbent Wang Huei-mei.