taiwanese actor and model
Chen Xiao ( chinese : 陈晓, born 5 July 1987 ) is a chinese actor and model. He is good known for his roles in Swordsman ( 2013 ), Legend of Lu Zhen ( 2013 ), The Romance of the Condor Heroes ( 2014 ), Who Sleeps My Bro ( 2015 ), Nothing Gold Can Stay ( 2017 ) and Love Journey ( 2018 ). Chen ranked 93rd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2014, [ 1 ] and 74th in 2015. [ 2 ]

early life and education [edit ]

Chen Xiao was born in Hefei, Anhui. At the age of 10, he was cast in his inaugural television receiver series Our Class Song ( 1997 ). Chen graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 2009. [ 3 ]

career [edit ]

2009–2012 : Beginnings [edit ]

In 2009, Chen signed with his first agency Huayi Brothers. He then featured in the film Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, directed by Tsui Hark. [ 4 ] The same year, he appeared in the television series Spell of the Fragrance produced by Yu Zheng. Chen continued to appear in several television series under Yu Zheng, but only official signed a contract with him after starring in Beauties of the Emperor. [ 5 ] Chen started to gain attention as an actor in the 2012 hit palace drama Palace II where his portrait of the 19th prince attracted convinced hearing reviews. [ 6 ]

2013–2016 : Rising popularity [edit ]

Chen rose to fame with his role of Lin Pingzhi in the 2013 wuxia television series Swordsman, which was adapted from Louis Cha ‘s fresh The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] He then played his beginning contribute function in historical drama Legend of Lu Zhen, where he took on the function of a wise and devoted Emperor. The series was both a domestic and oversea hit, and led to increased recognition for Chen. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] In 2014, he starred in wuxia love affair play The Romance of the Condor Heroes, playing Yang Guo. Chen ‘s portrait of the quality earned praised by fans of the original novel by Louis Cha, which far raised his popularity. [ 13 ] He besides featured in wuxia film The Taking of Tiger Mountain directed by Tsui Hark ; playing a young and hot-blooded policeman. [ 14 ] He was nominated at the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor. [ 15 ]

In 2015, Chen co-starred in historical romance play Love Yunge from the Desert, adapted from the novel Song in the Clouds by Tong Hua. Despite the mix reviews and criticism for the serial, Chen received acclaim for his performance as a gawky assassin. [ 16 ] In 2016, Chen starred in the coming-of-age web series Who Sleeps My Bro, which gained a large following on-line and became a cult classical. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The same year, he starred in wuxia drama The Three Heroes and Five Gallants, based on the novel of the lapp diagnose by Shi Yukun ; playing Bai Yutang. [ 19 ] Chen was nominated for the Best Actor award in the ancient drama category at the Huading Awards. [ 20 ]

2017–present : acclaim [edit ]

In 2017, he starred aboard Sun Li in the diachronic drama Nothing Gold Can Stay, which earned high ratings of 3 %. [ 21 ] Chen received acclaim for his act performance and character interpretation, and experienced a revival of popularity. [ 22 ]

In 2019, Chen starred aboard Joe Chen in the diachronic television receiver series Queen Dugu, playing the character of the Emperor Wen of Sui. [ 23 ] The lapp year, he starred in road-trip suspense drama Love Journey directed and written by Mao Weining. [ 24 ] Chen played an clandestine collar who appears frivolous but is serious and passionate about his job, and received positive reviews for his performance. [ 25 ] He then played a violinist in the woo suspense film Lost in Love directed by Huo Jianqi, [ 26 ] american samoa well as military drama The King of Land Battle. [ 27 ] Chen is set to star in the political television series The People’s Property, the sequel to the highly successful drama In the Name of People. [ 28 ]

personal life sentence [edit ]

Chen Xiao married his The Romance of the Condor Heroes co-star Michelle Chen in 2016. [ 29 ] Michelle gave birth to their first son in the same year. [ 30 ]

Filmography [edit ]

film [edit ]

television receiver series [edit ]

Short film [edit ]

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2013 King of Sheng 圣王 Yang Qi [48]
The Return of the Condor Heroes 神雕侠侣 Yang Guo [49]
2016 A Hug Let Us Be Less Lonely 给孩子们一个拥抱，爱让我们不孤单

music television [edit ]

Year Song title Singer Notes
2013 “Dearest” 亲爱的 Liu Xin [50]
2015 “Heaven and Earth” 天地 Lin Peng [51]

field [edit ]

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2007 Red Rose and White Rose 红玫瑰白玫瑰 Tong Zhenbao
The Puppet Master 玩偶之家
Lodging on Lotus Hill for a Snowy Night 风雪夜归人 Wei Liansheng
Lust, Caution 色·戒 Mr. Yi
2008 Prometheus Bound 被缚的普罗米修斯 Prometheus

discography [edit ]

bibliography [edit ]

Year English title Chinese title Notes
2013 晨晓——眉眼之间 [56]

Awards and nominations [edit ]

References [edit ]