Huang Xuan (, born 3 March 1985) is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his roles in ''

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'' (2014), '' The Legend of Mi Yue'' (2015), ''

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'' (2016) and ''

Extraordinary Mission ''Extraordinary Mission'' () is a 2017 Chinese crime action drama film directed by Alan Mak and Anthony Pun. It was released in China on 31 March 2017. Plot The film tells the story of an undercover police officer, Lin Kai (Huang Xuan), who acce ...

'' (2017).

Life and career

Born and raised in

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, Huang graduated from Beijing Dance Academy in 2008. He made his film debut in ''The Shaft'' the same year. Among his notable projects in earlier years were '' The Dream of Red Mansions'' and '' Driverless''. Huang rose to fame in 2014 with his performance in the television series '' Red Sorghum'' and film ''

'', and was awarded the Rising Actor award at the

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. He also played supporting roles in '' The Golden Era'' directed by

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; as well as music film '' Blue Sky Bones'' directed by Cui Jian; where he received praise for both his performances. In 2015, Huang starred in historical drama '' The Legend of Mi Yue'' and earned the title of "People's First Love" for his role as Huang Xie. In 2016, he won the Best Actor award at the Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China for his role as

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in the historical-medical drama ''

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''. The same year, he starred in ''

'', which became the highest rated drama of the year. In 2017, he starred in the crime thriller film ''

'' directed by Alan Mak. He won the Best Action Movie New Performer award at the

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for his performance in the film. The same year, Huang starred in the fantasy drama '' Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy'' by Jin Hezai, set in the fictional universe of

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. He was also cast as the male lead in ''

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'', a coming-of-age film directed by Feng Xiaogang; and starred in

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's fantasy mystery film ''

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''. In 2018, Huang was cast in

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's upcoming film ''The Perfect Blue'', alongside Fan Bingbing. The same year, he starred in the modern workplace drama ''Entrepreneurial Age''. In 2019, Huang starred in the spy action drama ''Sniper'' directed by Guo Shubo and Bie Ke. The same year he starred in romance film ''Only Clouds Know'' directed by Feng Xiaogang.

Opposition to criticism of human rights in China

In 2021, Huang terminated his endorsement contract with the clothing manufacturer H&M after it criticized China for

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violations against

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in the Xinjiang region of China where cotton for clothing products is grown.McDonald, Joe (March 25, 2021
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Filmography

Film

Television series

Television show

Discography

Awards and nominations

Forbes China Celebrity 100

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Xuan 1985 births Living people People from Lanzhou 21st-century Chinese male actors Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors Male actors from Gansu Male actors from Beijing Beijing Dance Academy alumni