# Huang Xiaoming

Huang Xiaoming or Mark Huang (Chinese: 黄晓明; pinyin: Huáng Xiǎomíng, born 13 November 1977) is a Chinese actor and singer. Huang rose to prominence for playing Emperor Wu of Han in the television series The Prince of Han Dynasty (2001), followed by popular series such as The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006), Shanghai Bund (2007), The Patriot Yue Fei (2013), Cruel Romance (2015), Nirvana in Fire 2 (2017), Winter Begonia (2020), as well as films The Message (2009), The Last Tycoon (2012), and American Dreams in China (2013).

## Early life

Huang was born in Qingdao, Shandong and is an only child. His father was an engineer while his mother was an accountant. At age nine, he was selected by a film studio to play the child protagonist in a movie. Huang is the second older cousin of Olympian Chen Meng, who won two table tennis gold medals at Tokyo 2020.
Throughout his school life, Huang planned to become a scientist, but when the Beijing Film Academy came to Qingdao to recruit students, his Chinese teacher encouraged him to take advantage of the opportunity. A month before his interview, his foot was run over and crushed by a jeep, so he had to walk into the interview on crutches with a plaster cast on his leg. The interviewer, Cui Xinqin, would be Huang’s class monitor at the Beijing Film Academy, where he was classmates with Zhao Wei and Chen Kun. Huang graduated from the academy in 2000.

## Career

In 1984, Huang was initially chosen by a producer to star in a drama as a child actor, but was dropped later because of his shy and introverted personality. In 1998, while at the Beijing Film Academy, he debuted in the drama Love is Not a Game.
Huang gained attention when he was chosen to replace Lu Yi for the leading role in The Prince of Han Dynasty, which earned high ratings. He later starred in all three installments of the series from 2001 to 2005, and went from an unknown newbie to an A-lister.
He followed with a list of popular TV dramas, such as Merry Wanderer Tang Bohu (2003), for which he won the Outstanding Actor award at the 14th Zhejiang TV Peony Award for his performance; My Fair Princess III (2003). He played the leading roles in Shanghai Bund (2007), a remake of the 1980 Hong Kong television series The Bund, and Royal Tramp, adapted from Louis Cha's wuxia novel The Deer and the Cauldron.
After achieving success in television, Huang decided to extend his career into cinema. His first major role was in the historical film The Banquet as the antagonist. He then starred in the Hong Kong action film The Sniper (2009), martial arts film Ip Man 2 (2010) and the historical epic Sacrifice (2010) directed by Chen Kaige. He made a comeback to television with Taiwanese idol drama Summer's Desire (2011), based on the novel of the same name by Ming Xiaoxi.
Huang's performance as a bandit leader in An Inaccurate Memoir (2012) won him the Best Actor award at the 4th China Image Film Festival. Huang also starred in martial arts epic The Guillotines and played the younger version of Chow Yun-fat's character in The Last Tycoon. The same year, Huang was selected as the ambassador of the Changchun Film Festival and became the first mainland actor to have his wax figure displayed in Hong Kong's Madam Tussauds museum.
Huang starred in the film American Dreams in China (2013) by Peter Chan. The success of the film brought a new impetus into Huang's career, and won him the Best Actor award at the 29th Golden Rooster Awards, 15th Huabiao Awards, 12th Changchun Film Festival and 32nd Hundred Flowers Awards. The same year Huang starred in another television project, playing the titular hero in the historical drama The Patriot Yue Fei.
Huang next starred in John Woo's The Crossing (2014). Set in 1930s Shanghai, the romantic epic is based on the true story of the Taiping steamer collision and follows six characters and their intertwining love stories; Huang plays a successful general who romances a wealthy debutante (played by Korean actress Song Hye-kyo). Another romance film followed; where Huang starred next to Fan Bingbing in The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom, adapted from Baifa Monü Zhuan.
Huang starring alongside Joe Chen in the period romance drama, Cruel Romance (2015). The same year, he starred alongside long-time friend Zhao Wei in the action comedy film Hollywood Adventures. In 2017, Huang starred in the historical wuxia drama Nirvana in Fire 2. In 2018, Huang starred in the drama film Forever Young, which tells stories of four generations of students from Tsinghua University. In 2019, Huang starred in the disaster film The Bravest as a fire fighter. In 2020, Huang starred in the period romance drama Winter Begonia produced by Yu Zheng.

## Other activities
### Investment

Huang is a shareholder of Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, with about 1.8 million shares.

### Philanthropy

In 2009, Huang donated one million yuan to adopt two panda cubs and was named an ambassador to China's Panda Protection Research Center.
In 2010, Huang donated 200,000 yuan for earthquake relief to support for victims of the Yushu temblor in Northwest China's Qinghai province.
In 2016, Huang was named a UNAIDS National Goodwill Ambassador for China. The same year, he was appointed as an advocate for anti-trafficking by the Ministry of Public Security.

## Personal life
### Li Yu

Huang's first girlfriend was actress Li Yu. They dated when they were both students at the Beijing Film Academy, but the relationship ended when Li decided to break up.

### Liu Liqi

From 2000 to 2004, Huang dated his Beijing Film Academy classmate Liu Liqi (formerly known as Liu Yi). They lived together during their relationship. After they broke up, Huang gifted Liu an apartment, for which he had partially paid, and a Mini Cooper.

### Qin Lan

In September 2003, Huang began dating actress Qin Lan, whom he had co-starred in My Fair Princess III and fell in love while filming TV series Dragon Stamp. On 27 October 2003, their relationship became public when Qin visited Huang in the hospital when he was injured in a car accident in Yinchuan. On 28 November 2006, Huang announced their breakup.

### Li Fei'er

In 2007, Huang dated actress Li Fei'er, whom he met while filming the TV series The Deer and the Cauldron. That same year, Li appeared in his music video for Anything is Possible. They broke up in 2010, and Li publicly claimed that Angelababy was the third party that caused their breakup.

### Angelababy

In 2009, Huang began a relationship with Angelababy, which he went public on 28 February 2014. They registered their marriage in Qingdao on 27 May 2015 and held their wedding at Shanghai Exhibition Centre in October of the same year. Their son was born on 17 January 2017 in Hong Kong. In January 2021, following the reunion between Huang and Li Fei'er in the reality show Sisters Who Make Waves Season 2, Angelababy stated on Weibo that when she began her relationship with Huang, he had told her he was single, and she never intervened in his previous relationship with Li. Shortly after, Huang also denied the long-standing rumor that Angelababy was the other woman. On 28 January 2022, Huang and Angelababy announced their divorce.

### Ye Ke

In 2020, the internet influencer Ye Ke moved into the Four Seasons Place Shanghai (now Regent Residences Shanghai), where Huang and Angelababy also lived. In 2022, Ye divorced businessman Wang Mingjin (Marx Wong), and Huang divorced Angelababy. Rumors of a relationship between Huang and Ye began circulating due to their overlapping activity on social media since February of that year, shortly after Huang's divorce, although Ye dismissed the rumors. In July 2022, Ye posted a birthday card signed by "Mr. M," purportedly sent by Huang. They briefly split in mid 2023 when Huang had a fling with actress Zhao Shijin (Jenny Chao), but got back together to spend Christmas with friends. In September 2024, Ye’s side claimed that the two were married, and Ye posted a photo of a Graff diamond ring. Huang denied the marriage in a response to Next Apple, a Taiwanese online media outlet. Ye responded to Huang’s denial with a Weibo post using the trending hashtag, “#HuangXiaomingNotMarried—a bit ridiculous,” and included a chat history where Huang and his team claimed that the Taiwanese media had "fabricated" the denial. Huang then confirmed on Weibo that he and Ye were "together." Ye later deleted her chat history on Weibo.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Marry Me | 我們結婚吧 | Li Jun | |
| 2000 | Bright Heart | 明亮的心 | Ma Lu | |
| 2005 | Legend of the Dragon | 龍威父子 | Qi Feng | |
| 2006 | The Banquet | 夜宴 | Yin Sun | |
| 2009 | The Sniper | 神槍手 | Ling Jing | |
| 2009 | The Message | 風声 | Takeda | |
| 2010 | Ip Man 2 | 葉問2 | Huang Liang | |
| 2010 | Flirting Scholar 2 | 唐伯虎點秋香2 | Tang Bohu | |
| 2010 | Sacrifice | 趙氏孤兒 | Han Jue | |
| 2012 | An Inaccurate Memoir | 匹夫 | Fang Youwang | |
| 2012 | The Guillotines | 血滴子 | Tianlang | |
| 2012 | The Last Tycoon | 大上海 | Cheng Daqi (young) | |
| 2013 | American Dreams in China | 中國合伙人 | Cheng Dongqing | |
| 2013 | Badges of Fury | 不二神探 | Interpol officer | Cameo |
| 2013 | Crimes of Passion | 一場風花雪月的事 | Xue Yu | |
| 2013 | Saving Mother Robot | 瑪德2號 | Xiao Tie | |
| 2013 | Amazing | 神奇 | Bing Shan | |
| 2014 | Breaking the Waves | 激浪青春 | He Tianhua | |
| 2014 | The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom | 白髮魔女傳之明月天國 | Zhuo Yihang | |
| 2014 | Women Who Flirt | 撒娇女人最好命 | Marco | |
| 2014 | The Crossing | 太平輪 | Lei Yifang | |
| 2015 | You Are My Sunshine | 何以笙簫默 | He Yichen | |
| 2015 | Hollywood Adventures | 横冲直撞好莱坞 | He Yuming | |
| 2015 | The Crossing 2 | 太平輪·彼岸 | Lei Yifang | |
| 2015 | Bride Wars | 新娘大作戲 | Groom | Cameo |
| 2016 | Xuanzang | 大唐玄奘 | Xuanzang | |
| 2016 | League of Gods | 封神傳奇 | Yang Jian | |
| 2016 | Mission Milano | 王牌逗王牌 | Luo Tianhao | |
| 2017 | The Thousand Faces of Dunjia | 奇門遁甲 | Huang Shang | Cameo |
| 2018 | Forever Young | 无问西东 | Chen Peng | |
| 2018 | Escape Plan 2: Hades | 金蝉脱壳2 | Shu | |
| 2019 | The Bravest | 烈火英雄 | Jiang Liwei | |
| 2020 | The Eight Hundred | 八佰 | Messenger | Cameo |
| 2022 | Only Fools Rush In | 四海 | Brother Showta | Special appearance |
| 2023 | The Volunteers: To the War | 志愿军：雄兵出击 | Jiang Chao | |
| TBA | A'mai Joins the Army | 阿麦从军 | TBA | |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 1998 | Love is Not a Game | 爱情不是游戏 | Xiao Zhuoyi |
| 2000 | A Netizen's Diary | 网虫日记 | Yu Baimei |
| 2000 | Storm of the Dragon | 龙珠风暴 | Di Guangyuan |
| 2001 | The Prince of Han Dynasty | 大汉天子 | Liu Che |
| 2001 | | 长缨在手 | Zhang Li |
| 2002 | Invincible Magistrate | 无敌县令 | Tian Long |
| 2003 | Little Sister Hua Ni | 花妮妹妹 | Zhi Yang |
| 2003 | Merry Wanderer Tang Bohu | 风流少年唐伯虎 | Tang Bohu |
| 2004 | The Prince of Han Dynasty 2 | 大汉天子2 | Liu Che |
| 2004 | Long Piao | 龙票 | Qi Zijun |
| 2005 | | 女才男貌 | Wang Jun |
| 2005 | Strange Tales of Liao Zhai | 新聊斋志异 | Bai Yang |
| 2006 | The Prince of Han Dynasty 3 | 大汉天子3 | Liu Che |
| 2006 | The Return of the Condor Heroes | 神雕侠侣 | Yang Guo |
| 2007 | Shanghai Bund | 新上海滩 | Xu Wenqiang |
| 2008 | Royal Tramp | 鹿鼎记 | Wei Xiaobao |
| 2009 | Dark Fragrance | 暗香 | Cheng Yuan / Cheng Da |
| 2010 | Summer's Desire | 泡沫之夏 | Luo Xi |
| 2013 | The Patriot Yue Fei | 精忠岳飞 | Yue Fei |
| 2015 | Cruel Romance | 锦绣缘·华丽冒险 | Zuo Zhen |
| 2017 | A Life Time Love | 上古情歌 | Chi Yun |
| 2017 | Nirvana in Fire 2 | 琅琊榜之风起长林 | Xiao Pingzhang |
| 2018 | The Years You Were Late | 你迟到的许多年 | Wen Qiang |
| 2020 | Winter Begonia | 鬓边不是海棠红 | Cheng Fengtai |
| 2021 | The Glory and the Dream | 光荣与梦想 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2021 | Game Changer | 危机先生 | Lin Zhongshuo |
| 2021 | Medal of the Republic | 功勋 | Huang Xuhua |
| 2023 | | 大汉双雄 | |

### Variety show

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2017 | Chinese Restaurant | 中餐厅 | Cast member |
| 2019 | Chinese Restaurant 3 | 中餐厅3 | Cast member |
| 2020 | Sisters Who Make Waves | 乘风破浪的姐姐 | Producer/presenter |

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Album details | Track listing |
| 2007 | It's Ming Released: 12 December 2007 Label: Music Nation Group Formats: CD, DVD | An Lian (暗恋) – Unrequited Love My Girl Shen Me Dou Ke Yi (什么都可以) – Anything is Possible Feng De Hai Zi (风的孩子) – Child of the Wind Mei You Ni Wo Ai Shei (没有你我爱谁) – Without You, Whom Should I Love Tian Xie Qing Ren (天蝎情人) – Scorpion Lover Niang Jiu (酿酒) – Brewing Wind Yin Wei You Ni (因为有你) – Because of You An Jing De Xiang Ni (安静的想你) – Quietly Thinking of You I'm Coming Jiu Suan Mei You Ming Tian (就算没有明天) – Even If There's No Tomorrow |
| 2010 | Moopa Released: 18 March 2010 Label: MusicNationGroup Formats: CD, DVD | MOOPA (Move Party) Feng Sheng (风声) – Sound of the Wind Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan (团团圆圆) – Reunion Wo De Kuai Le Bu Shou Fei (我的快乐不收费) – My Happiness is Free of Charge Ni Shuo De Dui (你说的对) – You are Right Hao Ren Ka (好人卡) – Nice Guy Card Ni Zai Wo Xin Shang (你在我心上) – You're on My Heart Shou Bu Liao (受不了) – Unbearable Hei Mao Yu Niu Niao (黑猫与牛奶) – Black Cat and Milk MOOPA (remix) |

### Singles

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
| 2002 | "Only Have You" | 只要有你 | My Fair Princess III OST | |
| 2006 | "Fly Together" | 双飞 | The Return of the Condor Heroes OST | with Della Ding |
| 2006 | "Pugilistic Smile" | 江湖笑 | The Return of the Condor Heroes OST | with Zhang Zizhong, Hu Jun, Zhou Jianhua & Xiao Chong |
| 2006 | "Even If There's No Tomorrow" | 就算没有明天 | Shanghai Bund OST | with Sun Li |
| 2008 | "One World One Dream" | — | — | Promotional song for the Beijing 2008 Olympics |
| 2008 | "Nice Guy Card" | 好人卡 | — | with Zhao Wei |
| 2008 | "My Southern" | 我的南方 | — | Charity song |
| 2009 | "You're an Angel" | 你是天使 | Dark Fragrance OST | |
| 2009 | "Sound of the Wind" | 風聲 | The Message OST | |
| 2010 | "Better City Better Life" | — | — | with Elva Hsiao Promotional song for the Shanghai World Expo |
| 2010 | "Black Cat and Milk" | 黑猫与牛奶 | Summer's Desire OST | |
| 2011 | "A Leaping Heart" | 飞跃的心 | — | Theme song for The Legend of Yue Fei (animation film) |
| 2012 | "Inaccurate Memoir" | 匹夫 | An Inaccurate Memoir OST' | |
| 2012 | "Those Were the Days" | 友情岁月 | The Guillotines OST | with Shawn Yue & Ethan Ruan |
| 2013 | "The Story of Time" | 光阴的故事 | American Dreams in China OST | with Deng Chao & Tong Dawei |
| 2013 | "The Patriot Yue Fei | 精忠传奇 | The Patriot Yue Fei OST | with Tan Jing |
| 2015 | "Fate" | 缘 | Cruel Romance OST | |
| 2015 | "Silent Separation" | 何以笙箫默 | You Are My Sunshine OST | |
| 2017 | "Chinese Restaurant" | 中餐厅 | | Theme song of Chinese Restaurant with Zhao Wei |
| 2018 | "Too Valiant" | 太彪了 | Escape Plan 2: Hades OST | |
| 2018 | "New Big Head Son & Small Head Daddy" | 新大头儿子和小头爸爸 | New Big Head Son & Small Head Daddy 3 OST | |
| 2020 | "Firmly Believe Love Will Win" | 坚信爱会赢 | | Wuhan virus support theme song |

## Awards and nominations
### Film and television

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2003 | 14th Zhejiang TV Peony Awards | Outstanding Actor | Merry Wanderer Tang Bohu | Won |
| 2007 | 13th Shanghai Television Festival | Best Actor | Shanghai Bund | Nominated |
| 2009 | 12th Golden Phoenix Awards | Male Actor in a Motion Picture | The Sniper | Won |
| 2010 | 4th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Message | Nominated |
| 2010 | 10th Chinese Film Media Awards | Most Popular Actor | The Message | Won |
| 2010 | 30th Hundred Flowers Award | Best Actor | The Message | Nominated |
| 2010 | 28th Golden Rooster Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Message | Nominated |
| 2011 | 5th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Sacrifice | Nominated |
| 2011 | 23rd Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers Awards | Most Charismatic Actor | Sacrifice | Won |
| 2011 | 11th Chinese Film Media Awards | Most Anticipated Actor | Sacrifice | Won |
| 2012 | 9th Guangzhou Student Film Festival | Most Popular Actor | An Inaccurate Memoir | Won |
| 2012 | 4th China Image Film Festival | Best Actor | An Inaccurate Memoir | Won |
| 2013 | 29th Golden Rooster Awards | Best Actor | American Dreams in China | Won |
| 2013 | 10th Guangzhou Student Film Festival | Most Popular Actor | American Dreams in China | Won |
| 2013 | 15th Huabiao Film Awards | Outstanding Actor | American Dreams in China | Won |
| 2013 | 9th Huading Awards | Best Actor | The Last Tycoon | Nominated |
| 2013 | 5th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Actor | Amazing | Nominated |
| 2014 | 12th Changchun Film Festival | Best Actor | American Dreams in China | Won |
| 2014 | 32nd Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Actor | American Dreams in China | Won |
| 2014 | 10th Chinese American Film Festival | Best Actor | American Dreams in China | Won |
| 2014 | 13th Huading Awards | Best Actor | The Patriot Yue Fei | Nominated |
| 2014 | 27th China TV Golden Eagle Award | Best Actor | The Patriot Yue Fei | Nominated |
| 2014 | 5th Annual US-China Film Summit | 2014 Film Ensemble of the Year award | Hollywood Adventures | Won |
| 2015 | 15th Golden Phoenix Awards | Male Actor in a Motion Picture | American Dreams in China | Won |
| 2015 | 2nd China-Australia Film Festival | Best Actor | You Are My Sunshine | Won |
| 2016 | 1st Chinese Film Festival in Italy | Best Actor | Xuanzang | Won |
| 2016 | 13th Changchun Film Festival | Best Actor | Xuanzang | Won |
| 2016 | 8th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Actor | Xuanzang | Nominated |
| 2016 | 1st Golden Screen Awards | Best Actor | Xuanzang | Won |
| 2020 | 35th Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Actor | The Bravest | Won |
| 2020 | 7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony | Best Actor (Web series) | Winter Begonia | Nominated |
| 2020 | 33rd Golden Rooster Awards | Best Actor | The Bravest | Won |

### Music

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2007 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards | Mandarin Hit Song Award | "Unrequited Love" | Won |
| 2007 | Music Radio China Top Chart Awards | Best Newcomer | It's Ming | Won |
| 2007 | 7th Global Chinese Music Awards | Most Popular Newcomer | — | Won |
| 2007 | 7th Global Chinese Music Awards | All-Rounded Artist Award | — | Won |
| 2007 | 1st Migu Music Awards | Music Promotional Outstanding Contribution Award | — | Won |
| 2008 | 2nd Migu Music Awards | Most Popular Trans-boundary Singer | — | Won |
| 2008 | 8th 9+2 Music Pioneer Awards | Top Ten Songs | "Anything is Possible" | Won |
| 2008 | 8th 9+2 Music Pioneer Awards | Best Male Singer | — | Won |
| 2008 | 8th 9+2 Music Pioneer Awards | Newcomer Award (Mainland) | — | Won |
| 2009 | 9th Global Chinese Music Awards | Most Popular Male Singer (Top 5) | — | Won |
| 2009 | 9th Global Chinese Music Awards | Best All-Rounded Artist | — | Won |
| 2009 | 9th Global Chinese Music Awards | Best Duet Song | "Nice Guy Card" | Won |

### Others

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2005 | China Fashion Awards | Fashion Award | — | Won |
| 2006 | MTV Super Awards | Most Fashionable Artist | — | Won |
| 2006 | China Fashion Awards | Most Fashionable Actor | — | Won |
| 2007 | Bazaar Charity Night | Top Ten Charity Celebrities | — | Won |
| 2007 | Men's Uno Award Ceremony | Most In Male Celebrity | — | Won |
| 2007 | Sina Television Ranking First Season | Best Actor | Shanghai Bund | Won |
| 2007 | BQ Awards | Hot Star of the Year | — | Won |
| 2008 | Sohu Television Awards | Prince of the Year | — | Won |
| 2008 | China Television Glorious 30th Anniversary Ceremony | Most Influential Television Actor | — | Won |
| 2008 | Sina Charity Night | Most Anticipated Star | — | Won |
| 2008 | Sina Charity Night | Most Loved Star | — | Won |
| 2008 | Bazaar Charity Night | Top Ten Charity Celebrities | — | Won |
| 2009 | Esquire Man At His Best Awards | Most Popular Actor | — | Won |
| 2009 | Bazaar Charity Night | Top Ten Charity Celebrities | — | Won |
| 2010 | Top Ten Entertainment Figures | Top Ten Entertainment Figures | — | Won |
| 2012 | Esquire Man At His Best Awards | Top Ten Fashionable Actors | — | Won |
| 2012 | 5th ROI Festival | Most Commercially Valuable Artist | — | Won |
| 2013 | GQ Men of the Year | Person of the Year | — | Won |
| 2013 | Bazaar Men People of the Year | Top Ten Most Attractive Male Celebrities | — | Won |
| 2014 | iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Person of the Year | — | Won |
| 2015 | "Wind From The East" Entertainment Influence Awards | Influential Figure of the Year | — | Won |
| 2015 | 4th All-Rounded Youth Commendation Ceremony | Exemplary Celebrity | — | Won |
| 2018 | iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Television Artist of the Year | — | Won |
| 2019 | Tencent Video All Star Awards | Program Star of the Year | — | Won |

### Forbes China Celebrity 100

| Year | Rank |
| 2013 | 8th |
| 2014 | 4th |
| 2015 | 5th |
| 2017 | 16th |
| 2020 | 76th |