Gao Yunxiang

Gao Yunxiang (; born 15 August 1982), also known as Gavin Gao, is a Chinese actor best known for his roles as Yang Rui and Zhai Li in the television series Goddess of Mercy and Legend of Mi Yue (2015) respectively.

Early life and education Gao was born in Tianjin on August 15, 1982. He was a football player before he was 15 years old. Then he has made a crossover from sports to the entertainment. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Acting career Gao first screen acting credit was Ambition (2002) and subsequently appearing on television series such as Ordinary Life (2003), Watching Sunshine (2004), and A Beautiful New World (2005).

In 2005, he played a supporting role in Wind and Rain in Xiguan, starring Chen Kun and Sun Li and directed by Xu Geng.

Gao made his film debut in My Belle Boss (2007), a romantic comedy film starring Jing Tian and Peter Ho.

In 2008, Gao starred with Tiffany Tang and Zhang Yishan in Born After 80.

In 2009, he has appeared in four television series: Percussion Lane, Love Is Past, Late Marriage, and Nanny Mother.

For his role as Yang Rui in Goddess of Mercy, Gao won the Best TV Actor: Legend at the 6th Huading Awards.

In 2013, he had a supporting role in Legend of Lu Zhen, a historical television series starring Zanilia Zhao as the lead actress.

In 2014, Gao has appeared in a number of television productions. He co-starred with Anita Yuen and Alex Man in Royal Romance as Shunzhi Emperor. He played the title role in Palace 3: The Lost Daughter, co-starring Lu Yi, Mabel Yuan and Shirley Dai.

Gao earned his second Huading Award for his performance as Zhai Li in Legend of Mi Yue (2015). That same year, he was cast as Erlang Shen (Yang Jian) in Ne Zha and Yang Jian, opposite Wong Cho-lam, Law Kar-ying and Ying Er.

Personal life Gao began dating Dong Xuan in 2009. They married in Beijing on August 21, 2011. Their daughter, nicknamed Xiao Jiuwo , was born on June 2, 2016. On July 16, 2019, Dong's attorney told reporter of Sina that Dong Xuan and Gao Yunxiang divorced in March 2019.

Sexual assault allegation On March 29, 2018, Gao, together with the Chinese producer Wang Jing, was arrested in Sydney, Australia, after a woman accused them of sexually assaulting her three days before in the Shangri-La Hotel. He was in Sydney to shoot the TV series Love in Aranya. In June, he was released on a A$3 million bail.

Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2007 My Belle Boss Xu Shijie/ Xu Wenjie 2009 Wang Ma 2013 The Midas Touch Jian Long Drug War Xu Guoxiang 2015 The Puzzle of Human Skin Chen Mo

Television Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2002 Ambition 2003 Ordinary Life Zhou Yue 2004 Watching Sunshine Lin Ziheng 2005 Wind and Rain in Xiguan Fang Jiajun A Beautiful New World Zuo Wenhao 2006 Wu Tong Go out Your Love Du Tianmu Youth Song Lu Jiachuan Zeng Ping 2007 Tang Teng 2008 Born After 80 Li Jun Zhu Daqi 2009 Percussion Lane Li Daren Love Is Past Hai Xun Nanny Mother An Zichen Late Marriage Geng Qiang 2011 For Mother's Name Hong Dagui Crossbow Dao Feng Goddess of Mercy Yang Rui 2012 Mother-in-law Is Also Mother Li Weida 2013 Legend of Lu Zhen Xu Xianxiu Sword Shadow Peng Tiange Royal Romance Shunzhi Emperor Locked Dream Building Jiang Dahai Zongzheng Fenglin Palace 3: The Lost Daughter Jiang Yichen The Last Battle Zhang Huaibin The First Column Lei Yuan 2015 Ne Zha and Yang Jian Yang Jian Love You, Countless Ties Fang Qiu Legend of Mi Yue Zhai Li Legend of Ban Shu 班淑传奇 Su Li The World of Love 失宠王妃之结缘 Prince Feng Lin 2016 No Marriage Yao Tianyi ' 2018 Tango of the Rainbow Tomorrow Wei Minglun The Legend of Ba Qing Qin Shi Huang Son of Hero Yue Lei

Film and TV Awards Year Nominated work Award Category Result Notes 2011 Goddess of Mercy 6th Huading Awards Best TV Actor: Legend 2016 Legend of Mi Yue 19th Huading Awards Best TV Actor: Ancient