# Wu Xiubo

Wu Xiubo (Chinese: 吴秀波; pinyin: Wú Xiùbō , 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 (2009), 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).
In September 2018, Chinese actress Ruby Chen went public with her seven-year affair with Wu. In January 2019, Chen was arrested by the police for blackmailing Wu, resulting in Wu receiving public criticism for his revenge on the ex-lover. The films and TV programs Wu was working on were impacted by the scandal, with some being canceled or editing him out of scenes.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese 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 Feiyun | Cameo |
| 2019 | Spy Hunter | 天衣无缝 | Editor Zhao | Cameo |
| TBA | City of Desire | 渴望生活 | Jiang Nianhua | |
| TBA | The 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 OST | with 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 |
| 2011 | 6th Huading Awards | Best Actor | Before Dawn | Won |
| 2011 | 17th Shanghai Television Festival | Best Actor | Before Dawn | Nominated |
| 2011 | 17th Shanghai Television Festival | Most Popular Actor | Before Dawn | Won |
| 2012 | 26th China TV Golden Eagle Award | Best Actor | Before Dawn | Won |
| 2012 | 9th China Golden Eagle TV Arts Festival | Best Performing Arts Actor | Before Dawn | Won |
| 2013 | 12th Sichuan Television Festival | Best Actor | Before Dawn | Nominated |
| 2013 | 19th Shanghai Television Festival | Best Actor | The Case of an Orphan named Zhao | Nominated |
| 2013 | 5th China Image Film Festival | Best Actor | Finding Mr. Right | Nominated |
| 2013 | 4th New York Chinese Film Festival | Outstanding Asian Artist Award | Finding Mr. Right | Won |
| 2013 | 10th Guangzhou Student Film Festival | Favorite Character | Finding Mr. Right | Won |
| 2014 | 5th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actor | Finding Mr. Right | Nominated |
| 2014 | 21st Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Actor | Finding Mr. Right | Nominated |
| 2014 | 32nd Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Actor | Finding Mr. Right | Nominated |
| 2014 | 14th Huabiao Awards | Outstanding Actor | Finding Mr. Right | Nominated |
| 2014 | 42nd International Emmy Award | Best Actor | The Case of an Orphan named Zhao | Nominated |
| 2015 | 21st Shanghai Television Festival | Best Actor | A Civic Yuppie in Countryside | Nominated |
| 2015 | 30th Flying Apsaras Awards | Outstanding Actor | A Civic Yuppie in Countryside | Won |
| 2015 | 15th Golden Phoenix Awards | Society Award | Finding Mr. Right | Won |
| 2016 | 28th China TV Golden Eagle Award | Best Actor | A Civic Yuppie in Countryside | Nominated |
| 2017 | 13th Chinese American Film & TV Festival | Best Actor | The Advisors Alliance | Won |
| 2017 | 2nd Golden Guduo Media Awards | Best Actor (Web series) | The Advisors Alliance | Won |
| 2017 | 8th Macau International Television Festival | Best Actor | The Advisors Alliance | Nominated |
| 2018 | 24th Shanghai Television Festival | Best Actor | The Advisors Alliance | Nominated |