Yang Xuwen (, born 2 April 1994) is a Chinese actor. He is best known in for his role as

Guo Jing Guo Jing is the fictional protagonist of the wuxia novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' by Jin Yong. He also appears as a supporting character in the sequel, ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', and is mentioned by name in ''The Heaven Swo ...

in ''

The Legend of the Condor Heroes ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' is a wuxia novel by Chinese writer Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the first part of the ''Condor Trilogy'' and is followed by ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. It w ...

'' (2017).

Biography

Early life

Yang was born and raised in

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...

, on April 2, 1994. He attended

Nanjing Foreign Language School Nanjing Foreign Language School (NFLS, ) is a middle and high school located in Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. It was established in 1963 under the direction of Zhou Enlai, the first Premier of PRC, and is one of the ...

and Nanjing No.9 Middle School. he entered

Central Academy of Drama The Central Academy of Drama (), abbreviated Zhong Xi (), is a drama school in Beijing, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university identified by the Ministry of Education of China. The school is the first theatre ...

in September 2012, majoring in acting.

Acting career

In early 2014, Yang signed with Huayi Brothers Media Group. In July 2014, Yang made his acting debut in historical drama ''Cosmetology High'', playing a scholar. In August, he co-starred with

Dilraba Dilmurat Dilraba Dilmurat ( ug, دىلرەبا دىلمۇرات, Dilreba Dilmurat; zh, p=Dílìrèbā Dílìmùlātí; born on June 3, 1992), known in Chinese as Dilireba ( zh, s=迪丽热巴, t=迪麗熱巴, c=, p=Dílìrèbā;), is a Chinese actress, ...

and

Merxat Merxat Yalkun ( ug, مېرشات يالقۇن; ; born July 20, 1991), known by the Chinese pet form Mi Re (), is an ethnic Uyghur Chinese actor and model who came into the acting scene as Zhang Yizhi in ''Cosmetology High'' (2014). Early life Me ...

in the web drama ''The Backlight of Love''. In October, he played the lead role in the modern drama ''Horrible Bosses''. Yang's first major film role was in the

action comedy film Action comedy is a genre that combines aspects of action and comedy. The genre is most prevalent in film with action comedy films, though several TV series fit this genre. Film The action comedy film is a film genre that combines aspects of actio ...

Bad Guys Always Die ''Bad Guys Always Die'' () is a 2015 suspense film, suspense crime film, crime action comedy film directed by Sun Hao. A China-South Korea-Hong Kong international co-production, co-production, the film was released in China on November 27, 2015 and ...

'' (2015). In October, he was cast in the youth military drama ''Deep Blue''. In April 2016, Yang had a minor role in the

romantic drama film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...

'' New York New York''. In July, he featured in the fantasy action drama ''

Noble Aspirations ''Noble Aspirations'' (), also known as ''The Legend of Chusen'', is a 2016 Chinese xianxia television series based on Xiao Ding ()'s best-seller novel ''Zhu Xian''. Produced by H&R Century Pictures Co.,Ltd, the series stars Li Yifeng, Zhao Liying ...

''. In January 2017, Yang portrayed

in ''

'', adapted from

Louis Cha Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...

wuxia ( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted f ...

novel of the same name. In 2018, Yang starred in the business drama ''Excellent Investor'' and

shenmo Gods and demons fiction () is a subgenre of fantasy fiction that revolves around the deities, immortals, and monsters of Chinese mythology. The term ''shenmo xiaoshuo'', coined in the early 20th century by the writer and literary historian Lu X ...

television series ''Ghost Catcher Zhong Kui’s Record''. In 2019, Xu starred in the military drama ''Anti-Terrorism Special Forces III''. The same year, he was cast in the romance drama ''The Memory About You''.

Filmography

Film

Television series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Xuwen 1994 births Central Academy of Drama alumni Living people Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors Male actors from Nanjing 21st-century Chinese male actors