Xin Baiqing

Xin Baiqing (; born 20 June 1973) is a Chinese actor best known for portraying Li Bai in Legend of the Demon Cat and Guan Xiaohe in Four Generations under One Roof (2010), which garnered him a Best Performance Award at the 2012 Golden Lion Award.

Early life and education Xin was born in Chaoyang District, Beijing, on June 20, 1973. He entered the Central Academy of Drama in 1993, majoring in acting, where he graduated in 1997. At that same year, he was assigned to the National Theatre Company of China.

Acting career Xin's first screen acting credit was Going into the Light and subsequently appearing on shows such as Up and Down of a Century (1997), Red Rock (1998), In the End (1999), My Dear Country (1999), and Deadly Encounter (1999).

His first film role was uncredited appearance in the film Because of Love (2000).

In October 2005, Xin starred with Sun Li, Deng Chao and Yin Tao in Happiness As Flowers, a romantic comedy television series directed by Gao Xixi. He portrayed Jiaqing Emperor in the biographical television series Jiaqing Emperor, based on the real life of Jiaqing Emperor in the Qing dynasty.

Xin starred as Zhao Jianping, a 35-year-old designer in Beijing, reuniting him with co-star Shirley Dai, who played his wife, a 30-year-old factory staff, in the drama film Hutong Days (2007). In the following year, he was cast in the film Glittering Days, playing the husband of Wu Yue's character.

From 2007 to 2012, he starred in many television series, such as Snowwolf (2007), Qiu Haitang (2007), Chinese Band of Brothers (2008), Marry and Settle Down (2009), Happy Memories of the Ma's (2010), The Password Of Happiness (2011), and Great Declaration of Wife (2012).

In 2012, Xin had a cameo appearance in The Last Tycoon, a period drama film starring Chow Yun-fat, Sammo Hung, Francis Ng and Huang Xiaoming.

Xin had a minor role as a school leader in Coming Home (2014), which premiere at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2017, he had a supporting role in Chen Kaige's fantasy mystery film Legend of the Demon Cat, in which he played Li Bai, the most exceptional poet in the Tang dynasty.

On television in 2018, Xin played the lead role opposite Zhang Jiayi, Li Xiaoran, Song Dandan, and Niu Li in the romantic television series Beautiful Life.

Personal life Xin married his university schoolmate Zhu Yuanyuan, who was also an actress. Their daughter was born in August 2008.

Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role 2000 Because of Love Zhou Yuan 2001 Spring in a Small Town Zhang Zhichen 2006 On Red Manzhouli Liu Ping'an 2007 Hutong Days Zhao Jianping 2008 Glittering Days He Laosan 2011 Gao Junyu 2012 The Last Tycoon Chen Zhaimei 2014 Coming Home school leader 2017 Legend of the Demon Cat Li Bai 2019 My People, My Country Zhao Pengfei The Guilty Ones Captain Zhang The Eight Hundred Fang Xingwen 2021 Yanagawa Li Chun Water Boys old Yuan 2023 The Shadowless Tower Gu Wentong The Volunteers: To the War Li Moyin

Television Year English title Chinese title Role 1995 Going into the Light Zhang Lichen 1997 Up and Down of a Century Pei Zhuyou 1998 Red Rock Zheng Kechang 1999 In the End Yuan Dewang Deadly Encounter Zhang Mai My Dear Country Gao Yuancheng 2000 Sun Yat-sen Hu Hanmin 2001 Rredemption Fang Zhou 2002 Bai Liju Crisis of Hackers Liang Zheng 2003 Zero Distance Luo Fang Early Spring Xiao Jianqiu 2004 Huang Jiangqian Happy Planet Magistrate 2005 Jiaqing Emperor Jiaqing Emperor Marry in Chinese Fashion Ding Hao Happiness As Flowers Lin Bin 2006 Peacock River He Guangquan 2007 Snowwolf Liu Dongliang Qiu Haitang Qiu Haitang 2008 Chinese Band of Brothers Yuan Xueyong 2009 Jia Baowen Marry and Settle Down Xu Zhixiang 2010 Happy Memories of the Ma's Ma Ming 2011 The Password Of Happiness Shi Xiangnan 2012 Great Declaration of Wife Yu Kuai 2013 My Parents Chen Zhi 2014 Follow Me Home Men Jiaxiang 2015 Family Honor Huang Piao For a Sentence Yang Baishun 2016 Han Chao 2018 Beautiful Life Bian Zhijun 2018 Homeland Jian Xiuzhang

Drama Year English title Chinese title Role 1997 My Father Xiao Qiang 2010 Four Generations under One Roof Guan Xiaohe 2001 Charles III Clarence Cyclonus Tian Han 2007 Red Rose White Rose Tong Zhenbao 2012 Green Snake Master Fahai

Awards Year Nominated work Award Category Result 2012 Four Generations under One Roof Golden Lion Award Best Performance Award 2018 Legend of the Demon Cat 32nd Golden Rooster Awards Best Supporting Actor 2022 Yanagawa 35th Golden Rooster Awards Best Supporting Actor 2023 The Shadowless Tower 13th Beijing International Film Festival Best Actor