Shih Ming-shuai

Shih Ming-shuai (; born 23 August 1982) is a Taiwanese actor and television host. He appeared in the films The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful, The Scoundrels (2018), and Nina Wu (2019), before landing leading roles in the film Classmates Minus and the FTV series Animal Whisper (both 2020), for which he received a nomination for Best Male Lead in the 56th Golden Bell Awards. He also co-hosted the variety program Three Piglets from 2021 to 2022 and won Best Host in a Reality Show in the 57th Golden Bell Awards. In 2024, he won Best Supporting Actor in the 61st Golden Horse Awards for his performance in GATAO: Like Father Like Son.

Early life and education Shih was born on 23 August 1982. He grew up in a single-parent family, primarily raised by his grandparents, while his mother worked as a nurse at Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. He described his family's financial situation as poor and began working part-time as early as elementary school. Shih attended for high school, where he later reflected on his years as lacking motivation, repeating his freshman year three times and even being suspended for a semester due to fighting. After watching Legacy, a dance performance choreographed by Lin Hwai-min, Shih developed an interest in performing and worked hard to gain admission to Taipei National University of the Arts. He was a classmate of fellow actor Huang Di-yang. He spent a total of six years at TNUA before graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. During his university years, Shih began filming advertisements, including one alongside Gwei Lun-mei,

Career Early roles (2011–2019) In 2011, Shih began his on-screen career after completing his mandatory military service at the age of 29. In his early acting career, he could not afford rent, so he worked as an editing assistant at a friend's production studio, where he also slept. with C.J. Sheu of The News Lens describing his performance as creating "an atmosphere of fear on set". He appeared as the right-hand man of a police chief played by Joan Chen the crime film Sheep Without a Shepherd,

Lead roles and critical recognition (2020–present)

In 2020, Shih landed his first male lead role as Tom, a struggling film director, in the drama film Classmates Minus, and made a guest appearance in the romance film A Leg, which Estella Huang of Mirror Media described as "enriching" the film. for which they won Best Host in a Reality or Game Show in the 57th Golden Bell Awards. He also made a cameo appearance as a frozen corpse in the horror-comedy series , In 2024, Shih starred as a table tennis coach in the sports film . He then appeared as a captive during the Pacific War in the period drama , and they publicly announced their marriage in August 2024. They were classmates at Taipei National University of the Arts and have known each other for 17 years, but they only began their relationship in 2017.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes/ 2011 Coconut Coconut (椰子) 2014 Li Nien (李念) Paradise in Service Bully Senior 2015 Bo (小寶) Another Woman Head of Theatrical Group Cameo 2017 The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful Duan Yi (段義) 2018 Wu Tzu-jie (吳子杰) Cities of Last Things Ho (小何) Cameo 2019 Nina Wu The Director (導演) Chen Dao (陳到) A Sun Garage owner Cameo 2020 Classmates Minus Tom (吳銘添) A Leg Mr. Chen (陳先生) 2023 Chou Jie-nan (周佳男) Hsiao's father 2024 The Coach Mang (阿猛) Wu Wang (吳望)

Television Year Title Role Notes/ 2012 Axe (斧頭) Recurring role 2014 Lo Ching-hsien (羅清賢) Main role The Free Man Jie (阿傑) Main role; television film 2015 Haru Liu Ming-de (劉明德) Guest role Lai Tzu-chong (賴子松) Recurring role A Touch of Green Wang Gang (王剛) Recurring role 1980s special agent Cameo 2016 Lo Ping-an (羅平安) Recurring role 2017 Yang Wen-lian (楊文煉) Main role Wake Up 2 Qiu Chun (邱淳) Recurring role Ben Cameo 2018 Chou Hsiao-tang (周紹堂) Main role 2019 The World Between Us Lin Yi-chun (林一駿) Co-starring 2020 Lo Chun (羅鈞) Main role 2021 Apartment-touring husband Cameo 2022 Chang Kai-hsin (張凱新) Main role Cho Yu-men (曹昱門) Main role 2023 Dr. Tseng Shi-fan (曾士凡) Cameo Taiwan Crime Stories Zhao Yan-jie (趙彥傑) Main role 2024 Lo Chin-fu (羅進福) Main role 2026 Haunted House Secrets Chen Yung-jen (陳勇仁) Main role

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 201113th Taipei Film Festival Best ActorCoconut Best New Talent 2014 49th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film The Free Man 2021 56th Golden Bell Awards Best Male Lead in a Television Series 2022 57th Golden Bell Awards Best Host in a Reality or Game Show 2024 61st Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor