Huang Di-yang (Chinese: 黃迪揚; born 1986) is a Taiwanese actor. He gained prominence for his role as Chen Ya-zheng in the mystery thriller series Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark (2016) and won Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film in the 58th Golden Bell Awards for his performance in the television film To the Sea (2023).

Huang Di-yang
黃迪揚
Huang in August 2014
Born
Huang Di-yang

1986 (age 37–38)
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Early life and education

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Huang was born in 1986 in Taiwan.[1] He grew up in Kaohsiung and developed a passion for comedy during his school years, learning jokes from television programs and sharing them with his female classmates.[2] He joined the drama club in high school and also became interested in acting.[3] He move to Taipei after graduation to attend Taipei National University of the Arts,[2] where he studied alongside fellow actor Shih Ming-shuai,[1] and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in drama.[4]

Career

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After graduation, Huang intended to pursue a career as a comedian, starting by performing at Live Comedy Club Taipei [zh] and interning for the political satirical program Celebrity Imitated Show [zh].[5] However, he grew disinterested in comedy and briefly worked in executive production before being encouraged to act by his mentor, Lo Pei-an [zh], who wrote recommendation letters to casting directors on his behalf.[5] Huang landed his first main role in the 2010 soap opera Rice Family [zh],[6] followed by a recurring role in the 2012 romance series PM10-AM03 [zh], which he reprised in its second and third seasons.[7] After experiencing ten months without any roles, he was approached by his university senior, Yen Yi-wen [zh], who referred him for a role in the 2014 period drama Lonely River [zh].[8] That same year, he also starred in the war film Dream Flight [zh] and in the family drama Happy-Go-Lucky [zh] the following year.[9][10]

In 2016, Huang achieved his breakout role as police detective Chen Ya-zheng in Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark, earning public recognition.[11][12] He starred in the 2017 drama series Top Secret [zh],[13] and appeared in the 2019 television series Yong-Jiu Grocery Store and the second season of the supernatural romance series The Teenage Psychic.[14][15] That same year, he took on a lead role as Wenxi, a movie-loving drug dealer, in the black comedy film The Gangs, The Oscar, And The Walking Dead [zh].[16] He then appeared in main roles in the 2020 drama series In Your Heart [zh],[17] and as Counselor Wang Wen-de in the 2021 firefighter-themed thriller series Tears on Fire [zh].[18][19] In 2022, he starred in the television film The Moon in the Cave [zh] and in the segment Wishful Syncing of the sci-fi anthology series On Marriage [zh].[20][21]

In 2023, Huang played a mentally disabled son in the television film To the Sea,[22] which earned him Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film in the 58th Golden Bell Awards.[23] He also secured a recurring role in the crime thriller series Taiwan Crime Stories that same year.[24] The following year, Huang starred in a main role as A-te in the period drama Hotel Saltwater [zh],[14] and is set to appear in a leading role in the Netflix drama series Born for the Spotlight directed and co-written by Yen Yi-wen.[25] He did not land any roles for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic and had to work as a deliveryman to make a living before being cast in Hotel Saltwater.[3]

Personal life

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Huang married a percussion music teacher in 2017, and they have two daughters together.[4][26]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Dream Flight [zh] Uncle (陳伯亞) [9]
2019 The Gangs, The Oscar, And The Walking Dead [zh] Wenxi (穩死) [16]
2023 The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon Your Holiness' acolyte [14]
2024 Dead Talents Society The Chairghost (長官鬼) [27]
TBA Beautiful Days in the South TBA Filming[28]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Rice Family [zh] Qiu Yi-jie (邱一傑) Main role[6]
2012–2015 PM10-AM03 [zh] Ce Tou (車頭) Recurring role (season 1–3)[7]
2014 Lonely River [zh] Chiu (邱定榮) Recurring role[8]
2015 Life List [zh] Coffin seller Cameo[29]
Happy-Go-Lucky [zh] Ye Chang-le (葉彰烈) Main role[10]
2016 Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark Chen Ya-zheng (陳亞正) Main role[11][30]
2017 Top Secret [zh] Liu Shih-yuan (劉時元) Main role[13]
2019 The Making of an Ordinary Woman [zh] Police officer Cameo[31]
Yong-Jiu Grocery Store Wu's father Guest role[14]
The Teenage Psychic Bai Kuan (白寬) Guest role (season 2)[15]
HIStory Teacher Guest role (season 3)[32]
2020 In Your Heart [zh] Lin Tsung-lung (林宗龍) Main role[17]
2021 Tears on Fire [zh] Wang Wen-de (王文德) Main role[18][19]
Danger Zone [zh] Li Hsiao-ming (李曉明) Guest role[33]
2022 The Moon in the Cave [zh] Li Ming-hua (李名華) Main role; television film[20]
On Marriage [zh] Shan (阿山) Main role (segment: Wishful Syncing)[21]
2023 Taiwan Crime Stories Qing Ze (青澤) Recurring role[24]
To the Sea The Son Main role; television film[22]
2024 Hotel Saltwater [zh] A-te (阿德) Main role[14]
Born for the Spotlight TBA Main role[25]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2023 58th Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film To the Sea Won [23]

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