Huang Xuan | |||||
Birth Date: | 1985 3, df=yes | ||||
Birth Place: | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | ||||
Alma Mater: | Beijing Dance Academy | ||||
Occupation: | Actor | ||||
Years Active: | 2008–present | ||||
Agent: | Qianyi Times | ||||
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Huang Xuan (born 3 March 1985) is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his roles in Blind Massage (2014), The Legend of Mi Yue (2015), The Interpreter (2016) and Extraordinary Mission (2017).
Born and raised in Lanzhou, Gansu, China, Huang graduated from Beijing Dance Academy in 2008.[1] He made his film debut in The Shaft the same year.[2] Among his notable projects in earlier years were The Dream of Red Mansions and Driverless.[3]
Huang rose to fame in 2014 with his performance in the television series Red Sorghum and film Blind Massage,[4] [5] and was awarded the Rising Actor award at the China TV Drama Awards.[6] He also played supporting roles in The Golden Era directed by Ann Hui; as well as music film Blue Sky Bones directed by Cui Jian; where he received praise for both his performances.[7] [8] 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.[9] [10]
In 2016, he won the Best Actor award at the Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China for his role as Zhu Qiyu in the historical-medical drama The Imperial Doctress.[11] [12] The same year, he starred in The Interpreter,[13] which became the highest rated drama of the year.[14]
In 2017, he starred in the crime thriller film Extraordinary Mission directed by Alan Mak.[15] He won the Best Action Movie New Performer award at the Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards for his performance in the film. The same year, Huang starred in the fantasy drama by Jin Hezai, set in the fictional universe of Novoland.[16] He was also cast as the male lead in Youth, a coming-of-age film directed by Feng Xiaogang;[17] and starred in Chen Kaige's fantasy mystery film Legend of the Demon Cat.[18]
In 2018, Huang was cast in Cao Baoping's upcoming film The Perfect Blue, alongside Fan Bingbing.[19] The same year, he starred in the modern workplace drama Entrepreneurial Age.[20]
In 2019, Huang starred in the spy action drama Sniper directed by Guo Shubo and Bie Ke.[21] The same year he starred in romance film Only Clouds Know directed by Feng Xiaogang.[22]
In 2021, Huang terminated his endorsement contract with the clothing manufacturer H&M after it criticized China for human rights violations against Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region of China where cotton for clothing products is grown.[23]
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Shaft | 地下的天空 | Jing Sheng | |
海下尖刀 | Guo Xiaoyang | [24] | ||
2009 | Chengdu, I Love You | 成都,我爱你 | Li Hao | [25] |
Spring Fever | 春風沉醉的夜晚 | Ye Xiao | Scenes cut | |
2010 | Driverless | 无人驾驶 | Li Jia | |
2011 | The Founding of a Party | 建党伟业 | Liu Renjing | [26] |
2012 | Joyful Reunion | 飲食男女:好遠又好近 | Hou Yufan | [27] |
First Time | 第一次 | Li Rao | ||
Nightmare | 青魘 | Hao Dong | [28] | |
2013 | 白相 | Wang Xuan | [29] | |
2014 | Blind Massage | 推拿 | Xiao Ma | |
Breaking the Waves | 黃金時代 | Zhao Jiafeng | [30] | |
The Golden Era | 黃金時代 | Luo Binji | ||
Blue Sky Bones | 藍色骨頭 | Chen Dong | ||
2015 | Cities in Love | 恋爱中的城市 | Liu Chang | [31] |
2016 | The Great Wall | 长城 | Commander of the Deer Troop | [32] |
2017 | Extraordinary Mission | 非凡任务 | Lin Kai | |
Youth | 芳华 | Liu Feng | ||
Legend of the Demon Cat | 妖猫传 | Bai Letian | ||
2018 | Unserious Hero | 玩世英雄 | Wu Sen | Web film[33] |
2019 | Only Clouds Know | 只有芸知道 | Sui Dongfeng | |
2021 | 1921 | 1921 | Li Da | |
Wu Hai | 乌海 | Yang Hua | [34] | |
My Country, My Parents | 我和我的父辈 | Shi Ruhong | [35] | |
The Battle at Lake Changjin | 长津湖 | Mao An Ying | ||
2023 | Moscow Mission | Chinese: 莫斯科行动 | Miao Qingshan | |
TBA | The Sand | 撼沙 | ||
Folding City | 折叠城市 | |||
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | 真情人生 | Liu Xiaohu | ||
2008 | 晒幸福 | Chuan Zhang | ||
2010 | The Dream of Red Mansions | 红楼梦 | Xue Ke | |
2011 | Dark War in the Dawn | 黎明前的暗戰 | Xiao Tianji | [36] |
You Are My Happiness | 你是我的幸福 | Yan Xiaolei | [37] | |
2012 | 铁血男儿夏明翰 | Sun Yueze | [38] | |
2013 | Love is not for Sale | 棋逢对手 | Zheng Mo | [39] |
Woman Gang | 女人帮 | Fang Ge | [40] | |
2014 | Red Sorghum | 红高粱 | Zhang Junjie | |
2015 | The Legend of Mi Yue | 芈月传 | Huang Xie | |
2016 | The Imperial Doctress | 女医·明妃传 | Zhu Qiyu | |
Hunter | 猎人 | Ye Luqi | [41] | |
The Interpreter | 亲爱的翻译官 | Cheng Jiayang | ||
2017 | 九州·海上牧云记 | Muyun Sheng | ||
2018 | Entrepreneurial Age | 创业时代 | Guo Xinnian | |
2020 | Perfect Partner | 完美关系 | Wei Zhe | [42] |
Sniper | 瞄准 | Su Wenxian | [43] | |
2021 | Minning Town | 山海情 | Ma Defu | [44] |
Luoyang | 风起洛阳 | Gao Bing Zhu | ||
TBA | My Super Hero | 我的超级英雄 | Zhang Guang Zheng | |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
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2013 | "I Don't Want Anymore" | 不要了 | Love is not for Sale OST | |
2015 | "Do You Hear Me?" | 你有没有听到我 | ||
2016 | "Dumb" | 蠢 | Hunter OST | |
"Running Snail" | 奔跑的蜗牛 | The Interpreter OST | ||
2017 | "Mayfly" | 蜉蝣 | Extraordinary Mission OST | |
"Those Flowers" | 那些花兒 | Youth OST |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Rising Actor Award | ||||
2015 | Red Sorghum | ||||
Best Actor | Blind Massage | ||||
Most Anticipated Performance | |||||
10th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards | Best New Actor | ||||
2016 | 3rd Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China | Best Actor | The Imperial Doctress | ||
Talented Actor Award | The Interpreter | [46] | |||
2017 | Best Actor | ||||
Best Action Movie New Performer | Extraordinary Mission | [47] | |||
Youth | [48] | ||||
2018 | 9th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actor | [49] | ||
23rd Huading Awards | Best Actor | [50] | |||
24th Huading Awards | Best Actor (Ancient Drama) | [51] | |||
2019 | 17th Golden Phoenix Awards | Society Award | Legend of the Demon Cat | [52] | |
6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony | Best Actor (Emerald Category) | Entrepreneurial Age | [53] | ||
Cosmo Glam Night | Person of The Year (Dream) | [54] | |||
2020 | Jinri Toutiao Awards Ceremony | Charismatic Actor of the Year | [55] | ||
China Literature Award Ceremony | Inventive Actor of the Year | [56] | |||
7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony | Best Actor (Emerald) | [57] | |||
2021 | Minning Town | ||||
2022 | [58] | ||||
31st China TV Golden Eagle Awards | [59] |
Year | Rank | Ref. | |
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2017 | 78th | [60] | |
2019 | 74th | [61] | |
2020 | 48th | [62] |