Chinese actor and singer
Hou Minghao
Born (1997-08-03 ) 3 August 1997 (age 26) Nationality Chinese Other names Neo Hou Alma mater Beijing Contemporary Music Academy Occupations Years active 2014–present Agent Hesong Media
Hou Minghao (Chinese: 侯明昊 , born 3 August 1997 in Beijing , China), also known as Neo Hou , is a Chinese actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in the film The Devotion of Suspect X (2017); and in the dramas Cambrian Period (2017), When We Were Young (2018), The Lost Tomb 2 (2019), Psych-Hunter (2020), A Girl Like Me (2021), I Am Nobody (2023), and Back From the Brink (2023).
Hou was a former SM Entertainment trainee in 2012.[1] In 2014, he debuted with the Chinese boy band Fresh Teenager Geek, but left in 2016 to pursue his solo endeavors.[2]
Year English title Chinese title Album Notes 2016 "Super Nanny Dad" 超能奶爸 Baby, Let me go OST [3] "North East Direction" 东南方 Angel Institute OST 2017 "Face Mask" 脸谱 Cambrian Period OST [4] 2018 "You Mean Everything To Me" 你的意义 [5] "In Youth" 少年时 When We Were Young OST "Companion" 相伴 "When We Were Young" 人不彪悍枉少年 "Sui Yue Bu Dai Ren" 岁月不待人 Everlasting Classics [6] 2019 "My Motherland and I" 我和我的祖国 Qing Chun Wei Zu Guo Er Chang [7] "In Youth" 正青春 "Living like Raging Wave" 生如狂澜 The Lost Tomb II: Explore with the Note OST [8] "Meeting Again in the Future" 后会有期 2020 "Classmate" 同学 with Song Zu'er 2021 “Howling Wind" 呼啸的风 Our Times OST "Flower Letter" 花信 A Girl Like Me OST "Wind Flower" 风花 with Guan Xiaotong 2023 "Enlightenment" 启明星 Back From the Brink OST
Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes 2017 Cambrian Period 寒武纪 Jian Zi Youku [14] Rakshasa Street 镇魂街 Bai Jingxuan [15] Inference Notes 推理笔记 Mi Kaka Sohu TV , Youku [16] 2018 When We Were Young 人不彪悍枉少年 Hua Biao Tencent [17] 2019 The Lost Tomb 2 盗墓笔记II: 怒海潜沙&秦岭神树 Wu Xie [18] [19] 2020 Psych-Hunter 心宅猎人 Jiang Shuo iQiyi [20] 2021 A Girl Like Me 我就是这般女子 Rong Xia Tencent [21] Faith Makes Great 理想照耀中国 Cai Bozhen Hunan TV , Dragon TV Our Times 启航:当风起时 Pei Qinghua Tencent People's Property 突围 Lin Xiaowei Dragon TV , Zhejiang TV 2022 Hu Tong 胡同 Tie Dan CCTV ,Tencent 2023 Back From the Brink 护心 Tian Yao Youku I Am Nobody 异人之下 Wang Ye 2024 Young Babylon 少年巴比伦 Lu Xiao Lu TBA Fangs of Fortune 大梦归离 Lord Ying Long / Zhao Yuanzhou iQIYI The Monkey King: Land of Beauty 好女无双(西游记女儿国) Tang Seng / Jiang Liuer [22] Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Love in Pavilion 狐妖小红娘竹业篇 Baimu Yaojun Cameo Reading Class 阅读课 Lu Xingchen [23] Dashing Youth 少年白马醉春风 Baili Dongjun
Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2016 Fresh Sunday 透鲜滴星期天 Cast member [24] Baby, Let me go 放开我北鼻 [25] 2019 Final Expert 终极高手 [26] 2020 When We Write Love Story 平行时空遇见你
Awards and nominations [ edit ] Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2016 OK Magazine 4th Anniversary Award Ceremony Most Popular New Generation Actor — Won [27] FHM 12th Anniversary Night Most Promising Newcomer Won [28] Fashion Up Night Most Up Newcomer Won [29] iFeng Fashion Choice Awards Most Popular Icon Won 2017 2nd Golden Guduo Media Awards Most Popular Actor (Web series) Cambrian Period Won [30] Weibo TV Online Video Awards New Actor Award — Won [31] 2018 Weibo Award Ceremony Improved Artist of the Year Won [32] 15th Esquire China's Man At His Best Awards Charity Ambassador of the Year Won 12th Tencent Video Star Awards Most Promising TV Actor Won [33] 2019 Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival Best Actor The Lost Tomb 2: Explore With The Note Nominated [34] Sina Fashion Awards Youthful Idol of the Year — Won [35] Madame Figaro Fashion Awards Philanthropy Idol of the Year Won [36] iFeng Fashion Choice Awards Fashion Figure of the Year Won [37] 2022 Weibo Night Improved Actor of the Year — Won 2023 8th China Quality Television Drama Awards Quality New Rising Drama Star — Won