Wu Xiubo

Wu Xiubo (, born 5 September 1968) is a Chinese actor, musician and producer. He rose to prominence for his role in the television drama Before the Dawn, followed by a series of hit shows such as Angel Heart (2012), Divorce Lawyers (2013), and The Advisors Alliance (2017). He is also known for romcom Finding Mr. Right (2013) and its sequel Book of Love (2016). In 2018, Wu's career was suspended by an extramarital scandal.

Wu ranked 43rd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 29th in 2014, 33rd in 2015, 26th in 2017, and 26th in 2019.

Early life Wu was born and raised in Beijing, China. His father, who died in 2007, was a diplomat, and his stepmother is a pharmacist. Wu has one older step-brother who is a physicist.

As a teenager, Wu became involved in the arts, particularly painting, drawing, poetry, and singing. In 1984, at the age of 17, he joined a state-owned theater company and was trained at the acting program of the Central Academy of Drama on contract. After graduating in 1987, he worked an assortment of jobs, such as running a restaurant, karaoke hall, and clothing shop. In the 90s, Wu became a singer popular with karaoke halls in Beijing. In 1995, Wu left the theater company to become a professional singer. He released an album in 1996 to lackluster reaction.

Career In 2001, Wu started working as an agent for his childhood friend, actress Liu Bei. In 2002, when his wife was pregnant, Wu returned to acting with the help of Liu and her then husband, TV producer Zhang Jian, who cast Wu as the leading man in the television drama Crime Investigate (2002).

Wu first drew attention for his performance in the war drama Sword & Spy, which won him the Most Popular Actor award at the TVS Award Ceremony. He rose to fame in 2010 for his role as an undercover Communist Party member in hit spy drama Before Dawn. The same year, he starred in the historical drama The Case of an Orphan named Zhao, for which Wu was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actor.

In 2012, Wu starred in the medical drama Angel Heart, based on best-selling writer Liu Liu's novel. In 2013, Wu starred in the romantic comedy film Finding Mr. Right alongside Tang Wei, which was a box office hit. His success continued in 2014 when he starred in Divorce Lawyer, where Wu played a divorce lawyer trying to adjust to his new life after his wife's betrayal and the loss of his divorce case. The same year, he starred in the drama A Civic Yuppie in Countryside, for which he won the Outstanding Actor award at the Flying Apsaras Awards.

Wu starred in the musical television series My Youth High Eight Degrees, playing a club director who leads a gang of misfits with hidden musical talents, whipping them into shape and competing in the national choir competition. Despite achieving stellar ratings, the show was slammed for plagiarism accusations.

In 2015, Wu starred in the historical drama Troubled Scholarly. Wu and Tang then teamed up again to film the sequel of Finding Mr. Right, titled Book of Love (2016), which became the highest grossing Chinese romantic film of all time. In 2017, Wu played strategist Sima Yi in the historical drama The Advisors Alliance.

In 2018, Wu starred alongside Angelababy in the urban drama City of Desire, about two people of different world helping each other out of their battle with depression. The show, however, has been mothballed for Wu's extramarital scandal.

Personal life Wu is a Buddhist and vegetarian. In 2014, PETA named him as Asia's Sexiest Male Vegetarian Celebrity. Wu is also a billiards enthusiast.

Wu married He Zhenya in 2001. They live in Beijing with their two sons Hanhan (born 2003) and Xiaoyu (born 2007).

Filmography Film Year English titleChinese title Role Notes 1988 Gold Shoes 金鞋 Guo Fuhen 2005 The Spirit of Nu River 怒江魂 Zeng Lama 2011 Caesar 恺撒 Kaisan 2012 People Mountain People Sea 人山人海 Xiao Qiang 2012 The Four 四大名捕 An Shiqiu 2012 Love Caused Deficiency 因情圆缺 Wu You Short film 2013 Finding Mr. Right 北京遇上西雅图 Frank 2013 The Four II 四大名捕2 An Shiqiu 2014 The Four III 四大名捕3 An Shiqiu Cameo 2016 Book of Love 北京遇上西雅图之不二情书 Daniel 2017 Sky Hunter 空天猎 Lu Guoqiang 2018 The Faces of My Gene 祖宗十九代 Mei Qiantu TBA A Boyfriend for My Girlfriend 情圣2

Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2002 蓝色较量 Jin Yu Cameo 2003 Heave Bird 天堂鸟 Jun Tao Cameo 2003 Emphasis Detect 立案侦查 Hong Wu Also soundtrack composer 2005 军人机密 Sima Tong Cameo 2005 非常道 Lv Tianzhuo Also executive producer 2005 Catching Snake 捕蛇行动 Yang Tao 2005 阳光下的冰器 Guo Fei 2005 离婚进行时 Wang Wei Also planner 2006 Redaction Hero Tiger Courage 新英雄虎胆 Zheng Haotian 2006 玉碎 Xiaoye Yilang 2006 29 and a Half Days 29天半 Pan Yeshi 2006 道可道 Luo Yi Also executive producer and musical composer 2007 Tracing All 追查到底 Qian Haiyang 2008 Behind the Femininity 温柔的背后Jiang Chengyun 2008 A Poem For the Oak 相思树 Kang Kai 2008 Brothers 兄弟门 Jin Shan 2008 My Depraved Brother 义本同心 Xiang Fei 2009 Parted Lives, Never Parted Love 天涯咫尺 Liu Jin Cameo 2009 Marriage in a Coma 昏迷不醒 Ding Shaofeng 2009 Sword & Spy 剑谍 Fang Tao 2009 The Wedding 嫁衣 Jiao Yang 2009 Invincible Love 大爱无敌 Xie Yongkang 2010 Snow Leopard 雪豹 Xu Bowen 2010 Shanghai Shanghai 上海，上海 Gu Yecheng 2010 Before Dawn 黎明之前 Liu Xinjie 2010 Fire 追捕 Liu Tianshu 2010 Brother's Happiness 老大的幸福 Policeman Yang Cameo 2010 留神 Jake Cameo 2010 Happy Memories of the Mas 老马家的幸福往事 Huang Aiguo Cameo 2011 青盲 Situ Hui 2011 Please Forgive Me 请你原谅我 Xu Tian 2012 The Four 新四大名捕 Zhou Moru Cameo 2012 Angel Heart 心术 Huo Simiao 2012 Master Lin Is at Seoul 林师傅在首尔 Nangong Lie Cameo 2013 The Case of an Orphan Named Zhao 趙氏孤兒案 Cheng Ying 2013 The Patriot Yue Fei 精忠岳飞 Gao Chong Cameo 2013 Mop Lady's Spring 抹布女也有春天 CEO Wang Cameo 2014 Exceedingly High Road 大道通天 Zeng Tianjiao 2014 My Youth Octave 我的青春高八度 Xiao Wen 2014 Divorce Lawyers 离婚律师 Chi Haidong 2014 Marriage Secret 结婚的秘密 Jiang Bo Cameo 2014 Wan's Home Treasure 万家有宝 Wan Tianhe Cameo 2014 A Civic Yuppie in Countryside 马向阳下乡记 Ma Xiangyang 2014 Strange Coffee 怪咖啡 Cameo 2015 Tumultuous Times Scholar 乱世书香 Lu Shibai 2015 山河同在 Zhang Zuolin Cameo 2017 The Advisors Alliance 军师联盟 Sima Yi 2018 The Drug Hunter猎毒人Lu FeiyunCameo 2019Spy Hunter天衣无缝Editor ZhaoCameo TBA City of Desire 渴望生活 Jiang Nianhua TBAThe Unknown Detective无名侦探 Ceng Mou

Discography Albums Year English title Chinese title 2000 Love Battle爱之战

Singles Year English title Chinese title Album Notes 2000"Can't Catch You"抓不住的你 Heaven Bird OST 2001 "You Are The Lover I'm Most Sorry To"你是我最对不起的情人 Dui Ji Gan Qing OSTwith Liu Pei 2002 "Let's Go Let's Go"走就走吧 Emphasis Detect OST 2004 "Keep the Innocence"保留纯真 Bing Qi OST 2008"Slowly"慢慢来 A Poem for the Oak OST

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2011 6th Huading Awards Best Actor Before Dawn 17th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actor Most Popular Actor 201226th China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Actor 9th China Golden Eagle TV Arts Festival Best Performing Arts Actor 2013 12th Sichuan Television Festival Best Actor 19th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actor The Case of an Orphan named Zhao 5th China Image Film Festival Best Actor Finding Mr. Right 4th New York Chinese Film Festival Outstanding Asian Artist Award 10th Guangzhou Student Film FestivalFavorite Character 2014 5th China Film Director's Guild AwardsBest Actor 21st Beijing College Student Film FestivalBest Actor 32nd Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actor 14th Huabiao Awards Outstanding Actor 42nd International Emmy Award Best Actor The Case of an Orphan named Zhao 15th Golden Phoenix AwardsSociety Award Finding Mr. Right 201628th China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Actor A Civic Yuppie in Countryside 2017 13th Chinese American Film & TV Festival Best Actor The Advisors Alliance 2nd Golden Guduo Media AwardsBest Actor (Web series) 8th Macau International Television Festival Best Actor 2018 24th Shanghai Television FestivalBest Actor