Bai Jingting
Bai Jingting (, born October 15, 1993) is a Chinese actor. He made his acting debut in the web series "Back in Time" (2014). He has since earned recognition for his roles in the television series "The Whirlwind Girl" (2015) and "Rush to the Dead Summer" (2017), the web series "Reset" (2022), and the film "Yesterday Once More" (2016). Early life and education. Bai Jingting was born in Huairou district, Beijing, China of Manchu descent. While dedicated to music, he was also a field athlete in shot put, long jump and high jump, as well as a avid basketballer  in middle school, but barely got into high school due to poor grades. He studied at Capital Normal University's Music College, majoring in recording. Bai plays the piano, and achieved a grade ten in non-professional players' level assessment. During the academic year, he began his acting career in 2014. Career. Beginnings and acting career. Bai made his debut in the youth web drama "Back in Time" (2014), adapted from the novel "Cong Cong Na Nian" by Chinese writer Jiu Yehui. He first gained attention for his performance as Yu Chuyuan in "The Whirlwind Girl" (2015), a youth sports  drama based on the novel of the same name by Ming Xiaoxi. In 2016, he made his film debut in the youth romance film "Yesterday Once More". The same year, he gained increased popularity following his variety stint on "Who's the Murderer". In 2017, he starred in the youth melodrama "Rush to the Dead Summer". The same year, he was cast in his first historical drama "The Rise of Phoenixes". In 2018, Bai was cast alongside Sun Yi in the romance drama "Irreplaceable Love". This marks his first television leading role. Later in the year, he was cast in  the Chinese remake of South Korean television series "Misaeng", titled "Ordinary Glory", as the titular character. He starred in the sports drama "Ping Pong" playing a table tennis player. In 2019, Bai ranked 72nd on "Forbes" China Celebrity 100 list. "Forbes China" also listed Bai under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list, which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields. In 2020, Bai starred in the military romance drama "You Are My Hero" as a police officer. He ranked 100th on "Forbes" China Celebrity 100 list. In 2022 , Bai starred in Reset as a video game designer Xiao Heyun , trapped in a time loop on a soon-to-explode bus.