[1] While in high school, Chen participated in the Taiwanese variety show Red Versus White [zh] due to his similarity to Takeshi Kaneshiro.

[3] His supporting roles in Hong Kong films, such as The Twins Effect II, A Chinese Tall Story and Kung Fu Dunk pushed his stardom to regions beyond Taiwan.

[5][6] The same year, he won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor with his memorable performance in the hit drama In Time with You.

[10] The same year, he starred in 20 Once Again, the Chinese remake of the hit Korean film Miss Granny.

[16] In 2017, Chen starred in The Dreaming Man, a romantic comedy film produced by Disney.