Jiao Huang

Jiao Huang (; born 8 July 1936) is a Chinese actor best known for his roles as the Kangxi Emperor in Yongzheng Emperor, the Qianlong Emperor in Qianlong Dynasty, and Emperor Jing of Han in The Emperor in Han Dynasty.

Early life and education Jiao was born in Beijing, on July 8, 1936, while his ancestral home in Zhangjiakou, Hebei. His father, Jiao Shufan, graduated from Yenching University and was a teacher at the University of International Business and Economics after the establishment of the Communist State in 1949. Due to the Second Sino-Japanese War, his family moved to Shanghai. In 1955, he was accepted to Shanghai Theatre Academy, where he graduated in 1959. After university, he was assigned to Shanghai Youth Drama Troupe.

Acting career Jiao first came to public attention in 1958 at the age of 22, appearing on Xie Jin's Small stories in Big Waves.

In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, Jiao was brought to be persecuted and forced to work in the fields instead of acting.

In 1975, he got a small role as a spy in the war film Memorable Battle.

Jiao received his first leading role in a feature film called Desert Camel (1978).

In 1983, he starred with Wang Hui and Guo Weilin in Pioneers' Footprints.

Jiao became widely known to audiences with Antony and Cleopatra (1984), a tragedy by William Shakespeare.

In 1986, he was cast in Bible for Girls, which is set to premiere at the same year.

In 1987, he earned critical acclaim for his performance as He Jingming in Engineers, for which he received a Best Supporting Actor at the 8th Flying Apsaras Awards.

He co-starred with You Yong and Song Jia in Spacious Courtyard, adapted from Qiong Yao's romance novel of the same title.

In 1991, he played the lead role in Xie Fei's drama film The Sun om the Roof of the World.

In 1993, he was cast as Ding Han in First Attraction, opposite Xi Meijuan, Xu Huanshan and Zheng Qianlong.

Jiao's role as the Kangxi Emperor on the historical television series Yongzheng Dynasty (1997) brought him to the attention of a wider audience; he received an Outstanding Supporting Actor at the 17th China TV Golden Eagle Awards and won a Best Actor at the 19th Flying Sky Television Awards.

In 2000, he played the role of Zhong Chaolin in Hu Mei's television series Loyal, for which he received an Audience's Choice for Actor nomination at the 20th China TV Golden Eagle Awards.

In 2002, he portrayed the Qianlong Emperor in the historical television series Qianlong Dynasty. That same year, he had key supporting role as Kangxi Emperor in Li Wei the Magistrate.

He had a supporting role as Emperor Jing of Han in the historical television series The Emperor in Han Dynasty (2004).

In 2006, he earned an Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination at the 27th Flying Sky Television Awards for his performance as Li Guorong in Return In Glory.

Jiao made a guest appearance as Laozi on Confucius, a biographical film starring Chow Yun-fat as Confucius.

In 2013, Jiao played the title role in All Quiet in Peking, co-starring Liu Ye, Chen Baoguo and Ni Dahong.

He appeared as Qianlong Emperor in Hu Mei's Enter the Forbidden City (2019).

Personal life Jiao was married three times.

Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1975 Memorable Battle Liu Zhiren 1978 Desert Camel Zhu Guanghan 1983 Pioneers' Footprints Xin Qiming 1986 Bible for Girls Nie Weiping 1989 Spacious Courtyard Shi Shujun 1991 The Sun om the Roof of the World Fang Zheng 1993 First Attraction Ding Han 1997 790 Hotline Professor Song 2010 Confucius Laozi 2019 Enter the Forbidden City Qianlong Emperor

Television Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1985 Left by the Lake The Writer 1979 Engineers He Jingming 1992 Zhu Ziqing Wen Yiduo 1999 Yongzheng Dynasty Kangxi Emperor 2001 Loyal Zhong Chaolin 2002 Motor City Pan Shude Li Wei the Magistrate Kangxi Emperor 2003 Qianlong Dynasty Qianlong Emperor 2005 The Emperor in Han Dynasty Emperor Jing of Han 2006 Return In Glory Li Guorong 2014 All Quiet in Peking He Qicang

Drama Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1957 Much Ado About Nothing 1984 Antony and Cleopatra 2009 The Government Inspector

Film and TV Awards Year Nominated work Award Category Result Notes 1981 1st Shanghai Drama Festival Excellent Performance Award 1988 Engineers 8th Flying Apsaras Awards Best Supporting Actor 1997 3rd Golden Lion Award 1999 Yongzheng Dynasty 17th China TV Golden Eagle Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor 19th Flying Sky Television Awards Best Actor 2002 Beneath the Red Banner Drama Art Award Best Actor Loyal 20th China TV Golden Eagle Awards Audience's Choice for Actor 2009 Return In Glory 27th Flying Sky Television Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor 2013 23rd Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performance Art Award Special Contribution Award 2017 Golden Phoenix Awards Special Recognition Award