Huang Haibo (; born 25 November 1976) is a Chinese actor of
Manchu
The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...
descent, best known in film for playing Yu Xiaobei in ''The Dream of A Young Soldier'' (2001), and has received critical acclaim for his television work, particularly as Jiang Dongzhi in ''Chasing'', Yu Wei in ''
A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era
''A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era'' () is a 2009 Chinese emotional drama directed by Liu Jiang which broadcast on Beijing Television and Dragon Television and from March 2010 to April 2010. It stars Hai Qing and Huang Haibo. The series was produ ...
'', Li Da Benshi in ''Forever Designation'' and Guo Ran in ''Let's get married!''.
Early life and education
Huang was born into a military family in
Jizhou District of
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popul ...
, on November 25, 1975. In 1997 he was accepted to
Beijing Film Academy
Beijing Film Academy (BFA; ) is a coeducational state-run higher education institution in Beijing, China. The film school is the largest institution specializing in the tertiary education for film and television production in Asia. The academy h ...
, where he majored in acting.
Acting career
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Huang's first film role was uncredited appearance in the film ''Young Prisoners of War'' (1989). In the following year, he appeared in ''The Meridian of War'', directed by
Feng Xiaoning
Feng Xiaoning () (born 1954) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He is considered a member of the "Fifth Generation" Chinese directors who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982. Feng however graduated from t ...
.
In 1992, Huang made his television debut in the historical television series ''Beiyang Fleet'', portraying young Lin Taizeng. The series starring
Chen Baoguo
Chen Baoguo (; born 9 March 1956) is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, Erjia in 1977 and has since acted in many films and television series, including ''The Emperor in Han Dynasty'', ''Da Zhai Men'' and ''Rob-B-Ho ...
,
Chen Daoming
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Career
Chen graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. His first notable role was "Puyi" (the last emperor of China) in the ...
,
Ge You
Ge You (born April 19, 1957) is a Chinese actor. A native of Beijing, often with a bald shaven pate, he is considered by many to be one of the most recognizable acting personalities in China.
He became the first Asian actor to win the Cannes ...
and directed by Feng Xiaoning.
During his junior year, he got a small role in ''The Years of Intense Emotion'' (2001), a romance television drama starring
Sun Haiying
Sun Haiying (; born 7 October 1956) is a Chinese actor.
Sun is noted for his roles as Shi Guangrong and Hong Qigong in the television series ''The Years of Intense Emotion'' (2001) and ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' (2002) respectively. He ...
and
Lü Liping
Lǚ Lìpíng (; born 3 April 1960) is a Chinese actress.
Her career accolades include one Golden Rooster Award, Flying Apsaras Award, Golden Horse Award and Golden Phoenix Award, two Hundred Flowers Awards, Golden Eagle Awards and Chinese Fi ...
.
Huang's breakthrough role came when he played Yu Xiaobei in the 2001 film ''The Dream of A Young Soldier'', which garnered him a Best Newcomer Award at the
9th Beijing College Student Film Festival The 9th Beijing College Student Film Festival () was held from 22 April to 26 May 2002 in Beijing, China.
Awards
* Best Film Award: '' The Dream of a Young Soldier''
* Best Director Award: Huang Jianxin for ''Who Cares''
* Best Actor Award: Fu Bi ...
, an
Outstanding New Actor Award at the 8th Huabiao Awards and a
Golden Phoenix Award
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.
In 2003, he had a cameo appearance in ''Let Us Remember'', a film starring He Bing,
Guo Donglin
Guo Donglin (; born 18 October 1966) is a Chinese actor and xiangsheng performer.
He is notable for performing xiangsheng and sketch comedy in CCTV New Year's Gala from 1993 to present.
Biography
Guo was born in Yantai, Shandong in October 1966 ...
,
Xu Fan
Xu Fan (, born 16 August 1967) is a Chinese actress and Asian Film Awards winner. She married film director Feng Xiaogang
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,
Huang Hong,
Cai Ming, Li Mingqi, and
Li Xiaolu
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. That same year, he also participated in ''Stormy Sea'', opposite Wu Gang,
Ning Jing
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,
Li Youbin
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, and Zhao Youliang.
Huang portrayed Deng Shaosheng,
Deng Xiaoping
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's uncle, in ''My Early Days in France'' (2004). At the same year, he played the character
Zhu Bajie
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in the
shenmo
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television series ''Good Luck Zhu Bajie''.
In 2005, he played a key supporting role in the historical television series ''Crying without Tears'', starring
Vincent Chiao
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and
Park Si-yeon
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.
From 2006 to 2008, he appeared in dozens of television series, such as ''Life Hand In Hand'' (2006), ''The Love Story in Tangshan'' (2006), ''
Shanghai Bund
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'' (2007), ''Chasing'' (2007), ''Stone Scissors Cloth'' (2008), and ''Life Is Beautiful'' (2008). For his role as Jiang Dongzhi in ''Chasing'', he won the
Magnolia Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Magnolia Award for Best Actor is awarded under the Shanghai Television Festival
The Shanghai Television Festival (), abbreviated STVF, also known as the Shanghai International Television Festival is the first and one of the largest television fest ...
at the 14th
Shanghai Television Festival
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. He starred with
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Tony Leung Ka-fai (; born 1 February 1958) is a Hong Kong actor who is a four-time winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.
As he is often confused with actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tony Leung Ka-fai is known as "Big Tony," while Tony Leu ...
,
Emme Wong
Emme Wong Yee-Man (; born 3 January 1981) is a Cantopop singer and actress based in Hong Kong.
Biography
Wong originally debuted under the name ''"Dior Wong"'' in late 2001, as one of Universal Records's promising new pop starlets. As Dior Wo ...
and Li Tete in the 2008 drama ''A Chinese Fairy Tale''.
Huang co-starred with
Du Zhiguo
Du Zhiguo (born 29 September 1954) is a Chinese actor.
Life
Du joined the performing arts troupe of Tianjin Military District (天津警备区) at the age of 16. He initially learnt dancing before joining the drama class. Seven years later, he ...
, Ye Jing,
He Saifei
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and
Bobo Gan
Gan Tingting (; born 5 February 1986), also known as Bobo Gan, is a Chinese actress.
Gan is noted for her performance in the Vietnam-China movie ''Hanoi, Hanoi'', for which she won Best Actress award at the Golden Kite Awards. She is also known ...
in the 2009 action television series ''Jianghu Brothers''.
Huang became widely known to audiences with ''
A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era
''A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era'' () is a 2009 Chinese emotional drama directed by Liu Jiang which broadcast on Beijing Television and Dragon Television and from March 2010 to April 2010. It stars Hai Qing and Huang Haibo. The series was produ ...
'' (2010), in which he played the romantic interest of Mao Doudou,
Hai Qing
Hai Qing (; born 12 January 1978) is a Chinese film and television actress who has appeared in such films as '' Finding Mr. Right'', ''Operation Red Sea'' and ''Sacrifice''. For her role in the 2009 television series ''A Beautiful Daughter-in-la ...
's character. He was nominated for
Best Actor Award
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The term most often refers to the ...
at the
25th Golden Eagle Awards. That same year, he was cast in ''
Welcome to Shama Town
''Welcome to Shama Town'' is a 2010 Chinese adventure film directed and written by Li Weiran, starring Sun Honglei, Lin Chi-ling, Li Liqun, and Gan Wei. It was distributed by Shanghai Media Group and LeTV Investment Co. Ltd and released by Ch ...
'', opposite
Sun Honglei
Sun Honglei (; born 16 August 1970) is a Chinese actor.
Early life
Sun was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, on 16 August 1970. Sun developed an interest in acting and performances at a young age. He often skipped school to learn breakdancing on the ...
,
Lin Chi-ling
Lin Chi-ling (born 29 November 1974) is a Taiwanese model, actress, singer and television host.
Early life
Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lin's father, Lin Fan-nan (), and her mother, Wu Tzu-mei (), are both from ...
, Li Liqun and
Vivian Gan.
In 2011, Huang earned his second Best Actor Award at the 18th Shanghai Television Festival for his performance in ''Forever Designation''. He played a supporting role in ''
The Flowers of War
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'', starring
Christian Bale
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,
Ni Ni
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, Zhang Xinyi,
Tong Dawei
Tong Dawei (, born 3 February 1979) is a Chinese actor and singer. Tong is best known for starring in the television series ''Jade Goddess of Mercy'' (2003), ''Struggle'' (2007), and ''Tiger Mom'' (2015); as well as the films ''Lost in Beijing'' ...
,
Atsuro Watabe
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Watabe debuted as an actor on television in 1991 with the drama ''Seishun no mon''. He won awards of excellence in the best actor and new face categories at the 19th Japan Academy Prize (film), Japan A ...
and
Shigeo Kobayashi
is a Japanese actor. Born and raised in Tokyo, Kobayashi worked on over 80 films, theatrical productions and TV drama series. In 2008, he played the leading role in a short film "Todai (the Light House)" a part of ''Otokotachi no Uta''. His mo ...
and directed by
Zhang Yimou
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.
Huang rose to fame after portraying the romantic interest of
Gao Yuanyuan
Gao Yuanyuan (, born 5 October 1979) is a Chinese actress and model.
She ranked 64th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 40th in 2014, 76th in 2015, and 86th in 2017.
Career
Gao Yuanyuan was born in Beijing and graduated from China In ...
's character in the television series ''Let's get married!'' (2013), the series was one of the most watched ones in CCTV while it was aired in mainland China in that year.
In 2014, Huang's performance in ''Uncle Victory'' which garnered him a Best Actor Award at the Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival in
Australia
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. He starred as Jiang Hai, reuniting him with co-star
Zhang Jingchu
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Early l ...
, who played his love interest, in television series ''A Selfless Love''.
Alleged prostitution event
On May 16, 2014,
Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau
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announced that Huang was arrested on suspicion of hiring prostitutes, and then he was sentenced to 6 months.
Personal life
In 2014 Huang married actress Qu Shanshan in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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, United States, their son was born on August 6, 2015, in Beijing.
Filmography
Film
Television
Drama
Singles
Film and TV Awards
References
External links
*
Huang Haibo on Chinesemovie*
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1975 births
Male actors from Tianjin
Living people
Beijing Film Academy alumni
Chinese male film actors
Chinese male television actors
21st-century Chinese male actors
Manchu male actors