藝術學院（現今名：台北藝術大學）戲劇系畢業。

        曾參與不同劇團的舞台劇【棕櫚假期】、【伊豆舞孃】、【如果在冬夜一個旅人】、【中國旅程——九哥與老七】、【成長季節】、【愛情沸點八度半】、【陪你唱歌】…等演出；在電影【西部來的人】、【牯嶺街少年殺人事件】、【獨立時代】及金鐘單元電視劇【秋辭】及【我們算不算天使】都擔任重要的角色；並擔任楊德昌電影【麻將】的表演指導工作。

        1998年至2013年，以文執導的電影曾先後獲得日本山形影展「優等獎」、荷蘭鹿特丹影展「特別提及」、金馬獎「評審團大獎」、台北電影節「評審團大獎」及「最佳導演獎」、法國杜維爾影展「最佳導演獎」，入圍德國柏林影展「青年論壇」單元。其中【運轉手之戀】並曾代表台灣電影角逐美國奧斯卡外語片。

        近年，以文對表演不變的喜好與熱情，再度參與電影【寶島漫波】、【Der Chinese】（德國電視電影）、【軍中樂園】、【基隆】（電視電影）…等演出。並於2014年赴美國參加洛杉磯第八屆獨白表演大賽（LA’s 8th Annual 1 Minute Monologue Contest）獲得優異成績。2015年，受雨果的靈感啟發而編寫了舞台劇【死刑犯的最後一天】，並演出主要角色「死刑犯」，至2017年共16場演出場場滿座。2016至2020年，在電影【一路順風】、【大佛普拉斯】、【小美】、【引爆點】、【陽光普照】、【同學麥娜絲】及電視劇【麻醉風暴2】、【妖怪人間】、【黑喵知情】中演出。

        2019年獲第56屆金馬獎「最佳男主角」獎。

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Mr. Yiwen Chen has established a solid foundation with a career that includes acting, directing, screenwriting, as well as theatre, instilling his films with a unique and distinguished style.

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The first short film he directed, Scenes of Violence, cost NT$3,000 to produce and earned NT$600,000 in returns from television sales in Taiwan and Japan. Chen was even interviewed by Wealth Magazine for an in-depth report on the success of his short film for its high ROI (return on investment).

In 1998, a Japanese corporation invested in Chen's first feature film Jam. The film set a record of continuously running for over 3 months in theaters.

After the success of Jam, Chen completed a gangster film, A Chance to Die, once again getting financing from Japan. He asked a well-known Japanese actress, and a famous Japanese idol who is also popular in Taiwan, to play the main characters. This was his second feature film.

For his third feature film, The Cabbie, Chen was able to get Rie Miyazawa, an accomplished Japanese actress, to play the leading role of the movie. The Cabbie was a fresh and inventive take on the Taiwanese comedy.

Chen's creativity and skills are on full display in the work of these three films. 

Chen has continued to search for new and innovative storytelling methods. He returned from a short-term sabbatical in New York, with a renewed focus on producing high quality films. In 2006, Chen finished a feature film, Tripping, also known as Time Tripper, which combined the road movie with a martial arts film. In 2013, he produced and directed As the Winds Blow.

 

After 2015, Chen worked as an actor in many feature films, Godspeed, The Great Buddha+, Xiao Mei, High Flash, A Sun... and so on, and he also acted on Netflix programs, Wake Up 2, On Children, and Monstrous Me.

 

In 2019, Chen got the Best Leading Actor Award by the feature film A Sun in the 56th Golden Horse Awards and he also got the nominee of the Best Leading Actors by a short film A Taxi Driver in the 54th Golden Bell Awards.

The Best Actor Award (Short Film) went to Yiwen Chen by a short film Growing Pains in the 40th Hawaii International Film Festival in 2020.

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DIPLOMA：

Graduated from Drama Department of the Taipei National University of the Arts (in Taiwan)

 

IMPORTANT AWARD:

Got the "Best Leading Actor Award" by "A SUN" in the 56th Golden Horse Awards

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SPECIAL SKILLS：

Horseback Riding, Swimming, Martial Arts (Chinese Kong Fu, Japanese Kendo, Taekwondo), Ping-Pong Balls, Badminton, Volleyball