# Huang Bo

Huang Bo (Chinese: 黄渤; pinyin: Huáng Bó; born August 26, 1974) is a Chinese actor, film director, singer and the current vice-chairman of China Film Association. He is the winner of multiple Chinese film awards, and ranked 34th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 62nd in 2014, 22nd in 2015, 30th in 2017, 2nd in 2019, 52nd in 2020.

## Early life

Huang Bo was born on August 26, 1974, in Jiuquan, Gansu, and raised in Qingdao, Shandong, although his hail originally was Lintao County, Gansu. Both of his parents worked as civil servants in the government. Before Huang became an actor, he was a bar singer, dance instructor, film dubber and factory owner. During his time singing in bars, he even had his own band named "Blue Sand Wind" (蓝色风沙)，performed throughout the country and worked as a dance coach for 7 years.
In 2000, Huang's friend since junior high school, actor Gao Hu, introduced him to director Guan Hu by chance, which started Huang's acting career. Huang Bo wanted to study in the Beijing Film Academy, however he didn't receive the admission for the first time he applied. In 2002, Huang Bo finally got admitted to the Academy, studying in Dubbing.

## Career

Two years later in 2004, Huang Bo graduated from the Academy and became a professional voice actor. Before Huang Bo's breakout role two years later, he had several small roles in different TV series.
In the year of 2006, Huang Bo participated in director Ning Hao's low-budget black comedy film Crazy Stone, which proved to be a runaway hit and garnered him much exposure. In 2007, Huang won his first major award, for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Chinese Film Media Awards. Moreover, his performance in the film Cow won him the Best Actor award at the 46th Golden Horse Awards.
Huang Bo was considered one of the top actors in China in 2010. During the two years between 2010 and 2011, Huang Bo performed in 5 films, and also started his music career.
In 2012, Huang's comedy film Lost in Thailand became the top-grossing domestic film at the Chinese box-office. He also starred in the suspense film Design of Death, which earned him Best Actor awards at the Beijing College Student Film Festival and China Film Directors' Guild Award.
In 2013, Huang starred in Stephen Chow's shenmo blockbuster film, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons playing Sun Wukong. He appeared for free in the comedy film The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel directed by Guan Hu, and the noir film thriller No Man's Land where he played a killer. With his films, Huang became the top-grossing actor of 2013.
In 2014, Huang starred in Peter Chan's film on child-abduction, Dearest as a devastated father whose son was abducted; which earned him Best Actor nominations at several film awards. The same year he starred alongside Xu Zheng in the comedy film Breakup Buddies, which became one of the top-grossing domestic films at the Chinese box-office. On January 30, 2014, I appeared on the 2014 CCTV Spring Festival Gala and sang "My Requirements Are Not Too High" while walking.
In 2015, Huang co-starred in the fantasy blockbuster Mojin: The Lost Legend, which became one of the highest-grossing films in China.
In 2017, Huang won the Golden Goblet Award for his performance in the crime film The Conformist. The same year he headlined the science fiction film Battle of Memories.
In 2018, he launched his directorial debut The Island, also known as "A Good Play".
In 2019, it was announced that Huang will play Jiang Ziya in the upcoming fantasy film series Fengshen Trilogy directed by Wuershan. The film is based on the novel Investiture of the Gods.
In August 2021, the first solo album "Songs Saved for You Over the Years" was released.
On November 25, 2023, the new drama "Crossing the Sea of Anger" directed by Cao Baoping and starring Huang Bo was released.
On June 19, 2024, the film "A Man and a Woman" starring Huang Bo was premiered in the main competition section of the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Jubilee Awards.

## Personal life

The nickname of Huang Bo's wife is Xiao Ou, and they married in 2007. Huang Bo's daughter was born in July, 2011.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Get In, and Go | 上车，走吧 | Gao Ming | |
| 2006 | Crazy Stone | 疯狂的石头 | Heipi | |
| 2006 | The Jimmy Hat | 新街口 | Er Zi | |
| 2006 | Big Movie | 大电影之数百亿 | Pan Zhiqiang | |
| 2006 | A Promise That Will Be Kept | 一诺千金 | Xi Liang | |
| 2007 | Hooked on You | 每当变幻时 | Porky | |
| 2007 | Air Diary | 飞行日志 | Lao Xian'er | Cameo |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Dunk | 功夫灌籃 | Master Huang | |
| 2008 | Fit Lover | 爱情呼叫转移2：爱情左右 | Male angel | |
| 2009 | Happy | 高兴 | Shi Renao | |
| 2009 | Iron Man | 铁人 | Zhao Yilin | |
| 2009 | Radish Warrior | 倔强萝卜 | Luo | |
| 2009 | Crazy Racer | 疯狂的赛车 | Geng Hao | |
| 2009 | Cow | 斗牛 | Niu Er | |
| 2009 | Tiny Dust，True Love | 寻找微尘 | Liang Bo | |
| 2010 | Just Another Pandora's Box | 越光宝盒 | Zhou Yu | |
| 2010 | Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | 精武风云·陈真 | Inspector Huang Hao Long | |
| 2011 | The Pretending Lovers | 假装情侣 | Chen | |
| 2011 | The Story of David | 蛋炒饭 | David | |
| 2012 | Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault | 痞子英雄之全面开战 | Xu Dafu | |
| 2012 | Crazy Dinner Party | 饭局也疯狂 | Jia Ming | |
| 2012 | Guns and Roses | 黄金大劫案 | Agent | Cameo |
| 2012 | Design of Death | 杀生 | Niu Jieshi | |
| 2012 | Lost in Thailand | 人再囧途之泰囧 | Gao Bo | |
| 2013 | Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons | 西游·降魔篇 | Sun Wukong | |
| 2013 | Say Yes | 101次求婚 | Huang Da | |
| 2013 | The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel | 厨子戏子痞子 | Pi zi (Scoundrel) | |
| 2013 | No Man's Land | 无人区 | Killer (Lao'er) | |
| 2014 | Dearest | 亲爱的 | Tian Wenjun | |
| 2014 | Breakup Buddies | 心花路放 | Geng Hao | |
| 2014 | Black & White: The Dawn of Justice | 痞子英雄2 | Xu Dafu | Cameo |
| 2014 | I Am a Wolf | 我是狼之火龙山大冒险 | | Voice actor |
| 2015 | Mojin: The Lost Legend | 鬼吹灯之寻龙诀 | Wang Kaixuan | |
| 2016 | Royal Treasure | 极限挑战之皇家宝藏 | Huang Bo | |
| 2017 | Buddies in India | 大闹天竺 | Tang Chasu | Cameo |
| 2017 | Battle of Memories | 记忆大师 | Jiang Feng | |
| 2017 | The Conformist | 冰之下 | Wang Haibo | |
| 2018 | The Island | 一出好戏 | Ma Jin | Director |
| 2019 | Crazy Alien | 疯狂的外星人 | Geng Hao | |
| 2019 | My People, My Country | 我和我的祖国 | | |
| 2019 | Gone with the Light | 被光抓走的人 | | |
| 2020 | Lost in Russia | 囧妈 | | Cameo |
| 2020 | My People, My Homeland | 我和我的家乡 | Huang Dabao | |
| 2021 | Back to the Wharf | 风平浪静 | | |
| 2021 | Embrace Again | 穿过寒冬拥抱你 | Ayong | |
| 2023 | Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms | 封神第一部：朝歌风云 | Jiang Ziya | |
| 2023 | One and Only | 热烈 | Ding Lei | |
| 2023 | Papa | 学爸 | Lei Dali | |
| 2023 | Across the Furious Sea | 涉过愤怒的海 | Lao Jin | |
| 2025 | Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force | 封神第二部：战火西岐 | Jiang Ziya | |

### Television

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2002 | Black Hole | 黑洞 | Tang Wenjun |
| 2002 | Servant Girls in the Red Mansions | 红楼丫头 | Xing'er |
| 2005 | Labor of the Survival | 生存之民工 | Xue Liu |
| 2007 | Dead End Heaven | 幻想之旅 | Hu Anzhi |
| 2008 | Being Alive | 活着真好 | Xue Liu |
| 2010 | The Outlander | 外乡人 | Ququ |
| 2012 | A Unique Militiaman | 民兵葛二蛋 | Ge Erdan |
| 2013 | Troubled Times Three Brothers | 火线三兄弟 | Tian Sanlin |
| 2014 | Blade | 锋刃 | Shen Xilin |
| 2015 | Once Upon a Time in Qingdao | 青岛往事 | Wang Mancang |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work |
| 2007 | 7th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Crazy Stone |
| 2009 | 46th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards | Best Actor (with Nick Cheung) | Cow |
| 2009 | 12th Golden Phoenix Awards | Society Award | Cow |
| 2010 | 17th Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Actor | Cow |
| 2013 | 4th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actor | Design of Death |
| 2013 | 20th Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Actor | Design of Death |
| 2013 | 1st China International Film Festival London | Best Supporting Actor | Lost in Thailand |
| 2014 | 8th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | No Man's Land |
| 2014 | 1st Vancouver Chinese Film Festival | Best Actor | No Man's Land |
| 2014 | 14th Chinese Film Media Awards | Most Anticipated Actor | Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons |
| 2015 | 15th Golden Phoenix Awards | Society Award | — |
| 2017 | 20th Shanghai International Film Festival | Best Actor | The Conformist |