Huang Xuan (Chinese: 黄轩, 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).

Huang Xuan
Born (1985-03-03) 3 March 1985 (age 39)
Alma materBeijing Dance Academy
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
AgentQianyi Times
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Xuān

Life and career

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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.[16] The same year, Huang starred in the fantasy drama Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy by Jin Hezai, set in the fictional universe of Novoland.[17] He was also cast as the male lead in Youth, a coming-of-age film directed by Feng Xiaogang;[18] and starred in Chen Kaige's fantasy mystery film Legend of the Demon Cat.[19]

In 2018, Huang was cast in Cao Baoping's upcoming film The Perfect Blue, alongside Fan Bingbing.[20] The same year, he starred in the modern workplace drama Entrepreneurial Age.[21]

In 2019, Huang starred in the spy action drama Sniper directed by Guo Shubo and Bie Ke.[22] The same year he starred in romance film Only Clouds Know directed by Feng Xiaogang.[23]

Opposition to criticism of human rights in China

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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.[24]

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2008 The Shaft 地下的天空 Jing Sheng
海下尖刀 Guo Xiaoyang [25]
2009 Chengdu, I Love You 成都,我爱你 Li Hao [26]
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 [27]
2012 Joyful Reunion 飲食男女:好遠又好近 Hou Yufan [28]
First Time 第一次 Li Rao
Nightmare 青魘 Hao Dong [29]
2013 白相 Wang Xuan [30]
2014 Blind Massage 推拿 Xiao Ma
Breaking the Waves 黃金時代 Zhao Jiafeng [31]
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 [32]
2016 The Great Wall 长城 Commander of the Deer Troop [33]
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[34]
2019 Only Clouds Know 只有芸知道 Sui Dongfeng
2021 1921 1921 Li Da
Wu Hai 乌海 Yang Hua [35]
My Country, My Parents 我和我的父辈 Shi Ruhong [36]
The Battle at Lake Changjin 长津湖 Mao An Ying
2023 Moscow Mission 莫斯科行动 Miao Qingshan
TBA The Sand 撼沙
Folding City 折叠城市

Television series

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
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 [37]
You Are My Happiness 你是我的幸福 Yan Xiaolei [38]
2012 铁血男儿夏明翰 Sun Yueze [39]
2013 Love is not for Sale 棋逢对手 Zheng Mo [40]
Woman Gang 女人帮 Fang Ge [41]
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 [42]
The Interpreter 亲爱的翻译官 Cheng Jiayang
2017 Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy 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 [43]
Sniper 瞄准 Su Wenxian [44]
2021 Minning Town 山海情 Ma Defu [45]
Luoyang 风起洛阳 Gao Bing Zhu
TBA My Super Hero 我的超级英雄 Zhang Guang Zheng

Television show

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Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes/Ref.
2020 Summer Surf Shop 夏日冲浪店 Cast member iQiyi [46]

Discography

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Year English title Chinese title Album Notes
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" 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

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 6th China TV Drama Awards Rising Actor Award Won [6]
2015 21st Shanghai Television Festival Best Supporting Actor Red Sorghum Nominated
6th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Actor Blind Massage Nominated
22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival Nominated
15th Chinese Film Media Awards Most Anticipated Performance Nominated
10th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards Best New Actor Won
2016 3rd Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China Best Actor The Imperial Doctress Won [12]
8th China TV Drama Awards Talented Actor Award The Interpreter Won [47]
2017 22nd Huading Awards Best Actor Nominated
3rd Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards Best Action Movie New Performer Extraordinary Mission Won [16]
9th Macau International Movie Festival Best Actor Youth Nominated [48]
2018 9th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Actor Nominated [49]
23rd Huading Awards Best Actor Nominated [50]
24th Huading Awards Best Actor (Ancient Drama) Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy Nominated [51]
2019 17th Golden Phoenix Awards Society Award Legend of the Demon Cat Won [52]
6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actor (Emerald Category) Entrepreneurial Age Nominated [53]
Cosmo Glam Night Person of The Year (Dream) Won [54]
2020 Jinri Toutiao Awards Ceremony Charismatic Actor of the Year Won [55]
China Literature Award Ceremony Inventive Actor of the Year Won [56]
7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actor (Emerald) Nominated [57]
2021 27th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actor Minning Town Nominated
2022 33rd Flying Apsaras Awards Outstanding Actor Nominated [58]
31st China TV Golden Eagle Awards Best Actor Nominated [59]

Forbes China Celebrity 100

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Year Rank Ref.
2017 78th [60]
2019 74th [61]
2020 48th [62]

References

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