# Huang Di-yang

Huang Di-yang (Chinese: 黃迪揚; born 1986) is a Taiwanese actor. He gained prominence for his role as Chen Ya-zheng in the mystery thriller series Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark (2016) and won Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film in the 58th Golden Bell Awards for his performance in the television film To the Sea (2023).

## Early life and education

Huang was born in 1986 in Taiwan. He grew up in Kaohsiung and developed a passion for comedy during his school years, learning jokes from television programs and sharing them with his female classmates. He joined the drama club in high school and also became interested in acting. He move to Taipei after graduation to attend Taipei National University of the Arts, where he studied alongside fellow actor Shih Ming-shuai, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in drama.

## Career

After graduation, Huang intended to pursue a career as a comedian, starting by performing at Live Comedy Club Taipei [zh] and interning for the political satirical program Celebrity Imitated Show [zh]. However, he grew disinterested in comedy and briefly worked in executive production before being encouraged to act by his mentor, Lo Pei-an [zh], who wrote recommendation letters to casting directors on his behalf. Huang landed his first main role in the 2010 soap opera Rice Family [zh], followed by a recurring role in the 2012 romance series PM10-AM03 [zh], which he reprised in its second and third seasons. After experiencing ten months without any roles, he was approached by his university senior, Yen Yi-wen [zh], who referred him for a role in the 2014 period drama Lonely River [zh]. That same year, he also starred in the war film Dream Flight [zh] and in the family drama Happy-Go-Lucky [zh] the following year.
In 2016, Huang achieved his breakout role as police detective Chen Ya-zheng in Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark, earning public recognition. He starred in the 2017 drama series Top Secret [zh], and appeared in the 2019 television series Yong-Jiu Grocery Store and the second season of the supernatural romance series The Teenage Psychic. That same year, he took on a lead role as Wenxi, a movie-loving drug dealer, in the black comedy film The Gangs, The Oscar, And The Walking Dead [zh]. He then appeared in main roles in the 2020 drama series In Your Heart [zh], and as Counselor Wang Wen-de in the 2021 firefighter-themed thriller series Tears on Fire [zh]. In 2022, he starred in the television film The Moon in the Cave [zh] and in the segment Wishful Syncing of the sci-fi anthology series On Marriage [zh].
In 2023, Huang played a mentally disabled son in the television film To the Sea, which earned him Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film in the 58th Golden Bell Awards. He also secured a recurring role in the crime thriller series Taiwan Crime Stories that same year. The following year, Huang starred in a main role as A-te in the period drama Hotel Saltwater [zh], and is set to appear in a leading role in the Netflix drama series Born for the Spotlight directed and co-written by Yen Yi-wen. He did not land any roles for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic and had to work as a deliveryman to make a living before being cast in Hotel Saltwater.

## Personal life

Huang married a percussion music teacher in 2017, and they have two daughters together.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Dream Flight [zh] | Uncle (陳伯亞) | |
| 2019 | The Gangs, The Oscar, And The Walking Dead [zh] | Wenxi (穩死) | |
| 2023 | The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon | Your Holiness' acolyte | |
| 2024 | Dead Talents Society | The Chairghost (長官鬼) | |
| TBA | Beautiful Days in the South | TBA | Filming |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Rice Family [zh] | Qiu Yi-jie (邱一傑) | Main role |
| 2012–2015 | PM10-AM03 [zh] | Ce Tou (車頭) | Recurring role (season 1–3) |
| 2014 | Lonely River [zh] | Chiu (邱定榮) | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Life List [zh] | Coffin seller | Cameo |
| 2015 | Happy-Go-Lucky [zh] | Ye Chang-le (葉彰烈) | Main role |
| 2016 | Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark | Chen Ya-zheng (陳亞正) | Main role |
| 2017 | Top Secret [zh] | Liu Shih-yuan (劉時元) | Main role |
| 2019 | The Making of an Ordinary Woman [zh] | Police officer | Cameo |
| 2019 | Yong-Jiu Grocery Store | Wu's father | Guest role |
| 2019 | The Teenage Psychic | Bai Kuan (白寬) | Guest role (season 2) |
| 2019 | HIStory | Teacher | Guest role (season 3) |
| 2020 | In Your Heart [zh] | Lin Tsung-lung (林宗龍) | Main role |
| 2021 | Tears on Fire [zh] | Wang Wen-de (王文德) | Main role |
| 2021 | Danger Zone [zh] | Li Hsiao-ming (李曉明) | Guest role |
| 2022 | The Moon in the Cave [zh] | Li Ming-hua (李名華) | Main role; television film |
| 2022 | On Marriage [zh] | Shan (阿山) | Main role (segment: Wishful Syncing) |
| 2023 | Taiwan Crime Stories | Qing Ze (青澤) | Recurring role |
| 2023 | To the Sea | The Son | Main role; television film |
| 2024 | Hotel Saltwater [zh] | A-te (阿德) | Main role |
| 2024 | Born for the Spotlight | TBA | Main role |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | 58th Golden Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film | To the Sea | Won | |