Xin Baiqing (; born 20 June 1973) is a Chinese actor best known for portraying

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in ''

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'' (2017) and Guan Xiaohe in ''Four Generations under One Roof'' (2010), which garnered him a Best Performance Award at the 2012 Golden Lion Award.

Early life and education

Xin was born in Chaoyang District,

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, on June 20, 1973. He entered the

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in 1993, majoring in acting, where he graduated in 1997. At that same year, he was assigned to the

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Acting career

Xin's first screen acting credit was ''Going into the Light'' and subsequently appearing on shows such as ''Up and Down of a Century'' (1997), ''Red Rock'' (1998), ''In the End'' (1999), ''My Dear Country'' (1999), and ''Deadly Encounter'' (1999). His first film role was uncredited appearance in the film ''Because of Love'' (2000). In October 2005, Xin starred with Sun Li,

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and

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in ''Happiness As Flowers'', a romantic comedy television series directed by

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. He portrayed

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in the biographical television series ''Jiaqing Emperor'', based on the real life of Jiaqing Emperor in the

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. Xin starred as Zhao Jianping, a 35-year-old designer in Beijing, reuniting him with co-star Shirley Dai, who played his wife, a 30-year-old factory staff, in the

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''Hutong Days'' (2007). In the following year, he was cast in the film ''

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'', playing the husband of Wu Yue's character. From 2007 to 2012, he starred in many television series, such as ''Snowwolf'' (2007), ''Qiu Haitang'' (2007), ''Chinese Band of Brothers'' (2008), ''Marry and Settle Down'' (2009), ''Happy Memories of the Ma's'' (2010), ''The Password Of Happiness'' (2011), and ''Great Declaration of Wife'' (2012). In 2012, Xin had a cameo appearance in ''

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'', a period drama film starring

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and

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. Xin had a minor role as a school leader in '' Coming Home'' (2014), which premiere at the

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. In 2017, he had a supporting role in

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's fantasy

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'', in which he played

, the most exceptional poet in the

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. On television in 2018, Xin played the lead role opposite Zhang Jiayi,

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, and Niu Li in the romantic television series ''Beautiful Life''.

Personal life

Xin married his university schoolmate

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, who is also an actress. Their daughter was born in August 2008.

Filmography

Film

Television

Drama

Awards

References

External links

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Xin Baiqing on Douban
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