Rahman first gained the interest of the Hong Kong music scene when he was exposed as the writer who penned all the lyrics in
Janice Vidal's 2009 English album
Morning. Following this, in 2009 he released his debut album
Starting from Today, which won him the Best Newcomer award at the Metro Radio Music Awards. which won him the
Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer and Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild for Best New Actor of the Year – Silver Award. The theme song which he sang also won the
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Song. He then starred as
Bruce Lee in the dramatic biopic film
Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010) and as a ICAC principal investigator in the crime thriller
Cold War (2012). In 2013, Rahman starred in the Mainland romantic comedy
One Night Surprise. The low-budget film unexpectedly became a commercial success, and received positive reviews. Rahman won the Best New Actor award at the 1st China International Film Festival London and Outstanding Performance award at the
Chinese Film Media Awards for his performance. Rahman then starred in historical drama
The Empress of China, where he played the role of
Li Zhi. The 82-episode TV series was broadcast on
Hunan Television from 21 December 2014 to 5 February 2015, and earned increased recognition for Rahman in the Mainland region. He won the Best Actor in the Ancient Drama category at the
Huading Awards for his performance. In 2016, Rahman starred alongside Korean actress
Kim Ha-neul in the family film
Making Family. He also featured in
Guo Jingming's fantasy animated motion capture
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties, and reprised his role in the sequel of
Cold War. In 2017, Rahman starred alongside
Jackie Chan in the action comedy film
Kung Fu Yoga. The same year, he starred in
Tsui Hark's science fiction wuxia film
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia. In 2019, Rahman starred in the historical romance drama
Princess Silver as the male lead. ==Filmography==