Huang Bo

Huang Bo (; born August 26, 1974) is a Chinese actor and singer. After unsuccessfully pursuing a singing career for many years, he rose to fame with the surprise hit Crazy Stone and went on to build a film career known for his grassroots, street-smart comedic roles.

Huang ranked 34th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 62nd in 2014, 22nd in 2015, 30th in 2017, 2nd in 2019, 52nd in 2020.

Early life Huang was born on August 26, 1974, in Jiuquan, Gansu, and raised in Qingdao, Shandong, although his hail originally was Lintao County, Gansu. Both of his parents worked as civil servants in the government. Before Huang became an actor, he was a bar singer, dance instructor, film dubber and factory owner.

In 2000, Huang's friend since junior high school, actor Gao Hu, introduced him to director Guan Hu by chance, which started Huang's acting career. Huang wanted to study in the Beijing Film Academy, however he didn't receive the admission for the first time he applied. In 2002, Huang finally got admitted to the Academy, studying in Dubbing.

Career Two years later in 2004, Huang graduated from the Academy and became a professional voice actor. Before Huang's breakout role two years later, he had several small roles in different TV series.

In the year of 2006, Huang participated in director Ning Hao's low-budget black comedy film Crazy Stone, which proved to be a runaway hit and garnered him much exposure. In 2007, Huang won his first major award, for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Chinese Film Media Awards. Moreover, his performance in the film Cow won him the Best Actor award at the 46th Golden Horse Awards.

Huang was considered one of the top actors in China in 2010. During the two years between 2010 and 2011, Huang performed in 5 films, and also started his music career.

In 2012, Huang's comedy film Lost in Thailand became the top-grossing domestic film at the Chinese box-office. He also starred in the suspense film Design of Death, which earned him Best Actor awards at the Beijing College Student Film Festival and China Film Directors' Guild Award.

In 2013, Huang starred in Stephen Chow's shenmo blockbuster film, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons playing Sun Wukong. He appeared for free in the comedy film The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel directed by Guan Hu, and the noir film thriller No Man's Land where he played a killer. With his films, Huang became the top-grossing actor of 2013.

In 2014, Huang starred in Peter Chan's film on child-abduction, Dearest as a devastated father whose son was abducted; which earned him Best Actor nominations at several film awards. The same year he starred alongside Xu Zheng in the comedy film Breakup Buddies, which became one of the top-grossing domestic films at the Chinese box-office. On January 30, 2014, he appeared on the 2014 CCTV Spring Festival Gala and sang "My Requirements Are Not Too High" while walking.

In 2015, Huang co-starred in the fantasy blockbuster Mojin: The Lost Legend, which became one of the highest-grossing films in China.

In 2017, Huang won the Golden Goblet Award for his performance in the crime film The Conformist. The same year he headlined the science fiction film Battle of Memories.

In 2018, he launched his directorial debut The Island, also known as "A Good Play".

In 2019, it was announced that Huang will play Jiang Ziya in the upcoming fantasy film series Fengshen Trilogy directed by Wuershan. The film is based on the novel Investiture of the Gods.

In August 2021, the first solo album, Songs Saved for You Over the Years, was released.

On November 25, 2023, the new drama "Crossing the Sea of Anger" directed by Cao Baoping and starring Huang was released.

On June 19, 2024, the film "A Man and a Woman" starring Huang was premiered in the main competition section of the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Jubilee Awards.

Personal life The nickname of Huang's wife is Xiao Ou, and they married in 2007. Huang's daughter was born in July 2011.

Filmography Film

Television Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/ 2002 Black Hole 黑洞 Tang Wenjun Servant Girls in the Red Mansions 红楼丫头 Xing'er 2005 Labor of the Survival 生存之民工 Xue Liu 2007 Dead End Heaven 幻想之旅 Hu Anzhi Fuwa 福娃 Pixiu (Voice role) 2008 Being Alive 活着真好 Xue Liu 2010 The Outlander 外乡人 Ququ 2012 A Unique Militiaman 民兵葛二蛋 Ge Erdan 2013 Troubled Times Three Brothers 火线三兄弟 Tian Sanlin 2014 Blade 锋刃 Shen Xilin 2015 Once Upon a Time in Qingdao 青岛往事 Wang Mancang

Accolades Year Award Category Nominated work 2007 7th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Supporting Actor Crazy Stone 2009 46th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Best Actor (with Nick Cheung) Cow 12th Golden Phoenix Awards Society Award 2010 17th Beijing College Student Film Festival Best Actor 2013 4th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best ActorDesign of Death 20th Beijing College Student Film Festival Best Actor 1st China International Film Festival London Best Supporting Actor Lost in Thailand 2014 8th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actor No Man's Land 1st Vancouver Chinese Film Festival Best Actor 14th Chinese Film Media Awards Most Anticipated Actor Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2015 15th Golden Phoenix Awards Society Award 2017 20th Shanghai International Film Festival Best Actor The Conformist