Bao Bei'er (; born 3 May 1984) is a Chinese actor. He is noted for his roles as Lu Maoku and Zhang Kai in the films ''Welcome to Shama Town'' and '' So Young'' respectively.

Early life

Bao was born and raised in

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, his parents divorced when he was 10 years old. Bao graduated from Beijing Film Academy, majoring in acting.

Career

Acting career

Bao's first film role was uncredited appearance in the film ''Furious Piano'' (2007). That same year, he also acted in '' Home with Kids 3'', a Chinese

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starring Song Dandan, Andy Yang, and Zhang Yishan. In 2008, Bao played the character Huo Qubing in the historical television series ''Dongfang Shuo''. For his role as Lu Maoku in ''Welcome to Shama Town'', Bao was nominated for the Favorite Actor Award at the 16th

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. In 2011, Bao participated in '' The Founding of a Party'' as Kuang Husheng, and he also appeared as Hou Xia in ''

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'', a Chinese

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film starring Deng Chao, Betty Sun, and Yan Ni. In 2012, Bao had a supporting role in the film '' The Four''. Bao reprised his role as Da Long in the sequel, '' The Four 2'' (2014). At the same year, Bao appeared in Yu Zheng's '' Palace 2'', a historical

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television series starring Du Chun and

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, he received the TV Drama Awards nomination for Best New Actor. In 2013, Bao played the role of Zhang Kai in

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's film '' So Young'', for which he received nominations at the

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. Bao also had a cameo appearance in ''

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'', based on the

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novel '' The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'' by

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Personal life

Bao married his university love Bao Wenjing () in July 2013.

Filmography

Film

Television

Variety

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Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bao, Beier 1984 births Male actors from Harbin Living people Beijing Film Academy alumni Male actors from Heilongjiang Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors