Huang Bo (; born August 26, 1974) is a Chinese

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, film director,

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and the current

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of China Film Association. He is the winner of multiple Chinese film awards, and ranked 34th on

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list in 2013, 62nd in 2014, 22nd in 2015, 30th in 2017, 2nd in 2019, 52nd in 2020.

Early life

Huang Bo was born on August 26, 1974 in

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, Gansu, and raised in Qingdao, Shandong, although his hail originally from

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, Gansu. Both of his parents worked as civil servants in the government. Before Huang became an actor, he was a bar singer, dance instructor, film dubber and factory owner. During his time singing in bars, he even had his own

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named "Blue Sand Wind" (蓝色风沙). In 2000, Huang's friend since junior high school, actor Gao Hu, introduced him to director

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by chance, which started Huang's acting career. Huang Bo wanted to study in the

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, however he didn't receive the admission for the first time he applied. In 2002, Huang Bo finally got admitted to the Academy, studying in Dubbing.

Career

Two years later in 2004, Huang Bo graduated from the Academy and became a professional

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. Before Huang Bo's breakout role two years later, he had several small roles in different TV series. In the year of 2006, Huang Bo participated in director

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film '' Crazy Stone'', which proved to be a runaway hit and garnered him much exposure. In 2007, Huang won his first major award, for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th

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. Moreover, his performance in the film ''

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'' won him the Best Actor award at the 46th

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. Huang Bo was considered one of the top actors in China in 2010. During the two years between 2010 and 2011, Huang Bo performed in 5 films, and also started his music career. In 2012, Huang's comedy film '' Lost in Thailand'' became the top-grossing domestic film at the Chinese box-office. He also starred in the suspense film ''Design of Death'', which earned him Best Actor awards at the

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and China Film Directors' Guild Award. In 2013, Huang starred in Stephen Chow's ''

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'' blockbuster film, '' Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'' playing Sun Wukong. He appeared for free in the comedy film ''

The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel ''The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel'' is a 2013 Chinese comedy film directed by Guan Hu, starring Liu Ye, Zhang Hanyu and Huang Bo. The film is meant to be "mass entertainment", in the words of Guan, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The film is ...

'' directed by

, and the noir film thriller '' No Man's Land'' where he played a killer. With his films, Huang became the top-grossing actor of 2013. In 2014, Huang starred in

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's film on child-abduction, '' Dearest'' as a devastated father whose son was abducted; which earned him Best Actor nominations at several film awards. The same year he starred alongside Xu Zheng in the comedy film '' Breakup Buddies'', which became one of the top-grossing domestic films at the Chinese box-office. In 2015, Huang co-starred in the fantasy blockbuster '' Mojin: The Lost Legend'', which became one of the highest-grossing films in China. In 2017, Huang won the Golden Goblet Award for his performance in the crime film ''

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''. The same year he headlined the science fiction film ''

Battle of Memories ''Battle of Memories'' is a 2017 Chinese science fiction crime thriller film co-written and directed by Leste Chen and starring Huang Bo, Xu Jinglei, Duan Yihong, Yang Zishan and Ann Hsu. It was released in China on April 28, 2017 and received cr ...

''. In 2018, he launched his directorial debut '' The Island''. In 2019, it was announced that Huang will play Jiang Ziya in the upcoming fantasy film series ''Fengshen Trilogy'' directed by

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. The film is based on the novel ''

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''. In August 2021, the first solo album "Songs Saved for You Over the Years" was released.

Personal life

The nickname of Huang Bo's wife is Xiao Ou, and they married in 2007. Huang Bo's daughter was born in July, 2011.

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

References

External links

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