# Hsueh Shih-ling

Hsueh Shih-ling (Chinese: 薛仕凌; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sih Sū-lêng; born June 10, 1983), also known as 40 or MC40, is a Taiwanese actor, singer, rapper, songwriter, and television presenter.
Hsueh was known as MC40 from award-winning hip-hop band Da Mouth, with DJ Chung Hua, Harry Chang, and Aisa, before embarking on a career in acting. He writes most of Da Mouth's song lyrics and is considered one of the best and fastest rappers in Taiwan with his multi-language rapping ability.
At the 56th Golden Bell Awards in 2021, he took both best actor in a TV series for Born Into Loving Handsand best supporting actor in a miniseries for HBO Asia’s Workers. In 2023, he also took best supporting actor in ACA&GOTT Awards organized by Busan International Film Festival, and best actor in 58th Golden Bell Awards for Taiwan Crime Stories.

## Early life

Hsueh was born on June 10, 1983, in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung and was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He attended Fu Jen Catholic University Department of English, in New Taipei City, Taiwan. He speaks English, Mandarin and Taiwanese fluently. His Japanese and Spanish are at an elementary level. He has also performed in Hakka.

## Career
### 2007–2016: Music Career

HSUEH signed with Universal Music Taiwan and formed the hip-hop band, Da Mouth, in 2007. The group released their debut self-titled album, "Da Mouth," on November 26, 2007. From 2007 to 2016, they released a total of 5 studio albums and 2 special albums. Most of the song lyrics were written by HSUEH.
Da Mouth won the Best Singing Group at the 19th Golden Melody Awards in 2008 and the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011.
Due to health considerations and future planning, all four members of Da Mouth chose not to renew their contracts after the release of the 5th studio album, "What The…".

### 2010–2016: Program hosting & acting

HSUEH began hosting the TV program in 2010. By 2016, he had hosted 6 TV programs, including the long-running entertainment news program "Showbiz."
In 2011, HSUEH appeared in his first TV series, "Pearls of Love." Subsequently, he concurrently and consecutively developed his singing, acting, and hosting career until the disbandment of Da Mouth.

### 2016–present: Focusing on acting career

HSUEH currently focuses on acting. “I think being an actor is to become the medium of the audience and cinematic storytelling. To connect the best of the both worlds and make the audiences feel relatable to the emotions of what’s going on inside the movie. For example if you were to shoot lasers from your arms or have spider silk coming out from your arms. Does it hurt? Does it burn? Does it sting? Can you control it? I mean that is a lot of fun. And through acting and film magic, we can actually make the audience feel relatable”, says HSUEH.
From 2021 to 2023, HSUEH received 7 nominations and 4 awards for his acting:
In 2021, HSUEH won the Best Actor – TV Series for “Born into Loving Hands” and the Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries/TV Film for “Workers” at the 56th Golden Bell Awards, establishing himself as an actor known to audiences.
In 2022, HSUEH was nominated for Best Supporting Actor – TV Series for “Gold Leaf” and Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries/TV Film for “You Have to Kill Me” at the 57th Golden Bell Awards.
In 2023, he also won the Best Supporting Actor in the ACA&GOTT Awards organized by the Busan International Film Festival, and the Best Actor at the 58th Golden Bell Awards for “Taiwan Crime Stories”. His performance in “Eye of the Storm” earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 2023 Taipei Film Awards.
HSUEH fearlessly tackles different roles and delivers multifaceted performances. He portrayed a construction worker, a 50s gay painter, and an infatuated yet scheming businessman, among others. Having recently completed the grand productions "Born for the Spotlight”, "The World Between Us II" and "Agent from Above”. He is set to take the lead in "Malice”, a Taiwan-Indonesia-Czech Republic co-production.

## Personal life

In an interview in December 2021, Hsueh acknowledged that he has been in a relationship with a non-celebrity for 8 years and counting.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | L-O-V-E | 愛到底 | Introductor | |
| 2012 | Touch of the Light | 逆光飛翔 | Hsien | |
| 2012 | Letters to the Future | 給未來的信 | Hsien | Short film |
| 2014 | A Minute More | 只要一分鐘 | Nan | |
| 2017 | Please Love Her | 請愛我的女朋友 | Lawrence | |
| 2017 | Sakana Otoko | 魚男 | Hsiang Hsien-chih | Television film |
| 2018 | Single Day | 哈囉！有事嗎 | Pai Ying-chieh | |
| 2019 | The Teacher | 我的靈魂是愛做的 | Jo | |
| 2019 | RPG | 最愛女人RPG | Lu Yen | |
| 2022 | You Have To Kill Me | 我是自願讓他殺了我 | Wang Yu-tse | Television film |
| 2022 | The Gunshots | 鎗聲 | Hao | Television film |
| 2023 | Workers: The Movie | 做工的人電影版 | Lai Han-chuan (Chuan) | |
| 2023 | Eye of The Storm | 疫起 | Chin Yu-chung | |
| 2023 | The Abandoned | 查無此心 | Huang Tung-chi | |
| 2024 | Pigsy | 八戒 | Pigsy | Animation (Voice Artist) |
| 2025 | Organ Child | 器子 | Wu | |
| 2025 | Unexpected Courage | 我們意外的勇氣 | Born (Po-en) | |
| in pre-production | Malice | 惡潮 | Ming-i | |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Pearls of Love | 珍愛林北 | DJ | |
| 2011 | Office Girls | 小資女孩向前衝 | TV Host | |
| 2011 | Love SOS | 戀愛SOS | Wang Ta-tung | |
| 2012 | Ti Amo Chocolate | 愛上巧克力 | Wei Li | |
| 2013 | Princess’Stand in | 金大花的華麗冒險 | Chin Ta-li | |
| 2013 | Love Around | 真愛黑白配 | James | |
| 2014 | You Light Up My Star | 你照亮我星球 | Shen Po-yu | |
| 2015 | Be with Me | 舞吧舞吧在一起 | TV Host | Line TV |
| 2016 | Prince of Wolf | 狼王子 | Chiang Ping | |
| 2016 | Chih Ming & Chun Chiao | 志明與春嬌 | Wang Chih-ming | Choco TV |
| 2018 | The Ex-Man | 前男友不是人 | Hsu Sheng-jen | |
| 2018 | Single Ladies Senior | 高塔公主 | Chang Shu-huai | |
| 2020 | Workers | 做工的人 | Chuan | HBO Go |
| 2020 | Born into Loving Hands | 生生世世 | Hsieh Yu-shu | |
| 2021 | Gold Leaf | 茶金 | Fan Wen-kuei | Netflix |
| 2022 | Twisted Strings | 良辰吉時 | Hung Yun-lung | HBO Go |
| 2022 | Shards of Her | 她和她的她 | Kuan Hsiang-li | Netflix |
| 2022 | Lesson in Love | 第9節課 | Li Ta-wei | iQIYI, Netflix |
| 2023 | Taiwan Crime Stories | 台灣犯罪故事 －出軌 | Lin Hsueh-ching | Disney+ |
| 2024 | Born for the Spotlight | 影后 | Li Tzu-chi | Netflix |
| 2025 | Tabloid | 死了一個娛樂女記者之後 | Chuang Ta-hai | Netflix |
| 2025 | The World Between Us II | 我們與惡的距離 II | Kao Cheng-kuang | Catchplay+ |
| | Agent from Above | 乩身 | Wu Tien-chi | Netflix |

### Television hosting

| Year | Title | Channel |
| 2010 | 音樂這個讚 | Channel V Taiwan |
| 2010 | 音樂飆榜-西洋榜 | Channel V Taiwan |
| 2011 | 娛樂排排讚 | Channel V Taiwan |
| 2011 | Campus Superman (校園SUPERMAN) | Channel V Taiwan |
| 2016 | LGBTalk Show | YouTube |
| 2011-2016 | ShowBiz | Sanlih E-Television |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Song title | Artist(s) |
| 2010 | "Welcome" (歡迎光臨) | One Two Free |
| 2011 | "3D Dancing Lost" (3D舞力全失) | One Two Free |
| 2020 | "Until I Met You" (直到我遇見了你) | Yo Lee |
| 2020 | "Walk with Me If You’re One of the Lonely Ones" (孤獨的人我們一起出發) | EggPlantEgg |
| 2021 | "Prediction" (預言) | Tsai Huang-ru |
| 2021 | "Stubborn Loneliness" (倔強的孤單) | Ricky Hsiao |
| 2023 | "Embryo" (成人) | HUSH |
| 2023 | "Insincere" (言不由衷) | Cyndi Wang |

## Discography
### Compositions
#### As lyricist

| Year | Song | Details |
| 2007 | "靠過來" (Kao Guo Lai) | Album:Da Mouth Album Release Date: November 26, 2007 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2007 | "結果咧" (Jie Guo Lie) | Album:Da Mouth Album Release Date: November 26, 2007 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2007 | "Get You Back" | Album:Da Mouth Album Release Date: November 26, 2007 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2007 | "Step on the Beat" | Album:Da Mouth Album Release Date: November 26, 2007 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2007 | "我願意" (Wo Yuan Yi) | Album:Da Mouth Album Release Date: November 26, 2007 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2007 | "我就是喜歡你" (Wo Jiu Shi Xi Huan Ni) | Album:Da Mouth Album Release Date: November 26, 2007 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2007 | "大嘴巴" (Da Zui Ba) | Album:Da Mouth Album Release Date: November 26, 2007 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2007 | "119" | Album:Da Mouth Album Release Date: November 26, 2007 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2007 | "無可取代" (Wu Ke Qu Dai) | Album:Da Mouth Album Release Date: November 26, 2007 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2007 | "懷秋" (Huai Qiu) | Album:Da Mouth Album Release Date: November 26, 2007 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2008 | "Da Now一場" (Da Now Yi Chang) | Album:Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou (王元口力口) Release Date: December 19, 2008 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2008 | "緊箍咒" (Jin Gu Zhou) | Album:Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou (王元口力口) Release Date: December 19, 2008 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2008 | "國王皇后" (Guo Wang Huang Hou) | Album:Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou (王元口力口) Release Date: December 19, 2008 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2008 | "永遠在身邊" (Yong Yuan Zai Shen Bian) | Album:Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou (王元口力口) Release Date: December 19, 2008 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2008 | "愛的宣言" (Ai De Xuan Yan) | Album:Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou (王元口力口) Release Date: December 19, 2008 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2008 | "Falling Like Dat" | Album:Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou (王元口力口) Release Date: December 19, 2008 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2008 | "We Wanna Party" | Album:Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou (王元口力口) Release Date: December 19, 2008 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2008 | "小心眼" (Xiao Xin Yan) | Album:Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou (王元口力口) Release Date: December 19, 2008 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2008 | "Down" | Album:Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou (王元口力口) Release Date: December 19, 2008 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2008 | "國王皇后Remix" (Guo Wang Huang Hou remix) | Album:Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou (王元口力口) Release Date: December 19, 2008 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2009 | "D.I.S.C.O" | Album:Dancing Queen Release Date: October 30, 2009 Singer(s): Yungai Hayung |
| 2009 | "怪......不怪" | Album:Sky Wu 2009 New Album Release Date: December 24, 2009 Singer(s): Sky Wu |
| 2010 | "喇舌" (La She) | Album:One Two Three (万凸3) Release Date: January 23, 2010 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2010 | "Rock It" | Album:One Two Three (万凸3) Release Date: January 23, 2010 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2010 | "Green Kicks" | Album:One Two Three (万凸3) Release Date: January 23, 2010 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2010 | "愛不愛我" (Ai Bu Ai Wo) | Album:One Two Three (万凸3) Release Date: January 23, 2010 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2010 | "Shining" | Album:One Two Three (万凸3) Release Date: January 23, 2010 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2010 | "Kiss" | Album:One Two Three (万凸3) Release Date: January 23, 2010 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2010 | "Happy Birthday My Dear" | Album:One Two Three (万凸3) Release Date: January 23, 2010 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2010 | "大創作家" (solo song) | Album:Episode (首部曲) Release Date: October 8, 2010 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2010 | "結果咧日文版 Remix" | Album:Episode (首部曲) Release Date: October 8, 2010 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2010 | "沒禮貌" | Album:Episode (首部曲) Release Date: October 8, 2010 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2011 | "Love Faith Live" (說愛就愛) | Album:C'est La V Release Date: July 15, 2011 Singer(s): Vanness Wu Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2012 | "張大你的嘴巴" | Album:ˋinfluəns (流感) Release Date: April 27, 2012 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2012 | "流感" | Album:ˋinfluəns (流感) Release Date: April 27, 2012 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2012 | "你怕誰" | Album:ˋinfluəns (流感) Release Date: April 27, 2012 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2012 | "R u kiDdiNg mE?" | Album:ˋinfluəns (流感) Release Date: April 27, 2012 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2012 | "Beautiful Luv" | Album:ˋinfluəns (流感) Release Date: April 27, 2012 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2012 | "防衛心態" | Album:ˋinfluəns (流感) Release Date: April 27, 2012 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2012 | "Up 3x" | Album:ˋinfluəns (流感) Release Date: April 27, 2012 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2012 | "Baboo" | Album:ˋinfluəns (流感) Release Date: April 27, 2012 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2012 | "Baby Gnite" | Album:ˋinfluəns (流感) Release Date: April 27, 2012 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2012 | "Play!" | Album:ˋinfluəns (流感) Release Date: April 27, 2012 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |
| 2012 | "SpeXial" | Album:SpeXial album Release Date: December 7, 2012 Singer(s): SpeXial Label(s): Warner Music Taiwan |

#### As composer

| Year | Song | Details |
| 2010 | "大創作家" (solo song) | Album:Episode (首部曲) Release Date: October 8, 2010 Singer(s): Da Mouth Label(s): Universal Music Taiwan |

### Collaborations

| Year | Song Title | Details |
| 2009 | "哥本哈根的童話" | Album: 哥本哈根的童話 Released: July 17, 2009 Participant(s): Chloe Wang (王心如), MC40 |
| 2010 | "Welcome" (歡迎光臨) | Album: One Two Free Released: November 5, 2010 Participant(s): One Two Free (自由發揮), MC40 |

### Soundtrack contributions

| Year | Song Title | OST |
| 2012 | "Extras" (臨時演員) | Ti Amo Chocolate |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2008 | 19th Golden Melody Awards | Best Vocal Group | Da Mouth | Won |
| 2009 | 20th Golden Melody Awards | Best Vocal Group | Player | Nominated |
| 2011 | 22nd Golden Melody Awards | Best Vocal Group | One Two Three | Won |
| 2021 | 56th Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Television Series | Born into Loving Hands | Won |
| 2021 | 56th Golden Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film | Workers | Won |
| 2022 | 57th Golden Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Gold Leaf | Nominated |
| 2022 | 57th Golden Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film | You Have To Kill Me | Nominated |
| 2023 | 25th Taipei Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Eye of the Storm | Nominated |
| 2023 | 58th Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Television Series | Taiwan Crime Stories | Won |
| 2023 | Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Taiwan Crime Stories | Won |
| 2024 | 1st Golden Wolf Music Video Awards | Best Actor | Embryo | Nominated |