Hsueh Shih-ling

Hsueh Shih-ling (; born June 10, 1983), also known as 40 or MC40, is a Taiwanese actor, singer, rapper, songwriter, and television presenter.

Hsueh was known as MC40 from award-winning hip-hop band Da Mouth, with DJ Chung Hua, Harry Chang, and Aisa, before embarking on a career in acting. He writes most of Da Mouth's song lyrics and is considered one of the best and fastest rappers in Taiwan with his multi-language rapping ability.

At the 56th Golden Bell Awards in 2021, he took both best actor in a TV series for Born Into Loving Handsand best supporting actor in a miniseries for HBO Asia’s Workers. In 2023, he also took best supporting actor in ACA&GOTT Awards organized by Busan International Film Festival, and best actor in 58th Golden Bell Awards for Taiwan Crime Stories.

Early life Hsueh was born on June 10, 1983, in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung and was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He attended Fu Jen Catholic University Department of English, in New Taipei City, Taiwan. He speaks English, Mandarin and Taiwanese fluently. He has also performed in Hakka.

Career

2007–2016: Music Career HSUEH signed with Universal Music Taiwan and formed the hip-hop band, Da Mouth, in 2007. From 2007 to 2016, they released a total of 5 studio albums and 2 special albums. Most of the song lyrics were written by HSUEH.

Da Mouth won the Best Singing Group at the 19th Golden Melody Awards in 2008 and the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011.

Due to health considerations and future planning, all four members of Da Mouth chose not to renew their contracts after the release of the 5th studio album, "What The…".

2010–2016: Program hosting & acting Hsueh began hosting the TV program in 2010. By 2016, he had hosted 6 TV programs, including the long-running entertainment news program Showbiz.

In 2011, Hsueh appeared in his first TV series, Pearls of Love. Subsequently, he concurrently and consecutively developed his singing, acting, and hosting career until the disbandment of Da Mouth.

2016–present: Focusing on acting career Hsueh currently focuses on acting. He says: "I think being an actor is to become the medium of the audience and cinematic storytelling. To connect the best of the both worlds and make the audiences feel relatable to the emotions of what's going on inside the movie. For example if you were to shoot lasers from your arms or have spider silk coming out from your arms. Does it hurt? Does it burn? Does it sting? Can you control it? I mean that is a lot of fun. And through acting and film magic, we can actually make the audience feel relatable."

From 2021 to 2023, Hsueh received 7 nominations and 4 awards for his acting:

In 2021, Hsueh won the Best Actor – TV Series for Born into Loving Hands and the Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries/TV Film for Workers at the 56th Golden Bell Awards, establishing himself as an actor known to audiences.

In 2022, Hsueh was nominated for Best Supporting Actor – TV Series for Gold Leaf and Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries/TV Film for You Have to Kill Me at the 57th Golden Bell Awards.

In 2023, he also won the Best Supporting Actor in the ACA&GOTT Awards organized by the Busan International Film Festival, and the Best Actor at the 58th Golden Bell Awards for Taiwan Crime Stories. His performance in Eye of the Storm earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 2023 Taipei Film Awards.

Hsueh fearlessly tackles different roles and delivers multifaceted performances. He portrayed a construction worker, a 50s gay painter, and an infatuated yet scheming businessman, among others. Having recently completed the grand productions Born for the Spotlight, The World Between Us II, and Agent from Above. He is set to take the lead in Malice, a Taiwan-Indonesia-Czech Republic co-production.

Personal life In an interview in December 2021, Hsueh acknowledged that he has been in a relationship with a non-celebrity for 8 years and counting.

Filmography

Film (Voice Artist)2025Organ Child器子WuUnexpected Courage我們意外的勇氣Born (Po-en)in pre-productionMalice惡潮Ming-i

Television series

Television hosting

Music video appearances

Discography

Album Album InformationTrack listing大嘴巴 (Da Mouth) Released: December 19, 2008 Format: CD Label: Universal Music万凸3 (One Two Three) Released: January 23, 2010 Format: CD Label: Universal Music流感 (Influence) Released: April 27, 2012 Format: CD Label: Universal Music有事嗎？ (Back To The Future) Released: May 8, 2015 Format: CD Label: Universal Music

Special Album Album InformationTrack listingJapanese Album: DA Mouth -結局、どうなの～？ Released: March 6, 2009 Format: CD Label: Universal MusicGreatest Hits Album: 首部曲 (Da First Episode) Released: October 8, 2010 Format: CD Label: Universal Music

Compositions（Composer or Lyricist） MC40 (rap part)Ken Gold/Michael Denne/ (feat. DaMouth)Adia/MC40Adia牽心的朋友DaMouthSung-wei Ma/

Collaborations Year Song title Details2009哥本哈根的童話Album: 哥本哈根的童話 Released: July 17, 2009 Participant(s): Chloe Wang, MC402016MAKE IT REALAlbum: MAKE IT REAL Released: December 3, 2016 Participant(s): Gboyswag, 402016HOME RemixEP: DIANA WANG Released: December 16, 2016 Participant(s): Diana Wang, 40

Soundtrack contributions Year Song title OST2012 愛不愛我 Ti Amo Chocolate

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2008 19th Golden Melody Awards Best Vocal Group Da Mouth 2009 20th Golden Melody Awards Player 2011 22nd Golden Melody Awards One Two Three 2021 56th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actor in a Television Series Born into Loving Hands Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film Workers 202257th Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series Gold Leaf Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film You Have To Kill Me 202325th Taipei Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorEye of the Storm 58th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actor in a Television Series Taiwan Crime StoriesAsia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards Best Supporting Actor Taiwan Crime Stories20241st Golden Wolf Music Video AwardsBest ActorEmbryo