Wu Xiubo

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Wu Xiubo
Born (1968-09-05) 5 September 1968 (age 56)
Beijing
Alma materCentral Academy of Drama
Occupations
Years active1988–2019
AgentFWS (喜天影视文化（北京）有限公司)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese吳秀波
Simplified Chinese吴秀波
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Xiù Bō

Wu Xiubo (Chinese: 吴秀波; pinyin: Wú Xiùbō , born 5 September 1968), is a Chinese actor, musician and producer. He rose to prominence for his role in the television drama Before the Dawn (2009), followed by a series of hit shows such as Angel Heart (2012), Divorce Lawyers (2013), and The Advisors Alliance (2017). He is also known for romcom Finding Mr. Right (2013) and its sequel Book of Love (2016). In 2018, Wu's career was suspended by an extramarital scandal.[1][2]

Wu ranked 43rd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013,[3] 29th in 2014,[4] 33rd in 2015,[5] 26th in 2017,[6] and 26th in 2019.[7]

Early life

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Wu was born and raised in Beijing, China. His father, who died in 2007, was a diplomat, and his stepmother is a pharmacist.[8] Wu has one older step-brother who is a physicist.

As a teenager, Wu became involved in the arts, particularly painting, drawing, poetry, and singing. In 1984, at the age of 17, he joined a state-owned theater company and was trained at the acting program of the Central Academy of Drama on contract. After graduating in 1987, he worked an assortment of jobs, such as running a restaurant, karaoke hall, and clothing shop. In the 90s, Wu became a singer popular with karaoke halls in Beijing. In 1995, Wu left the theater company to become a professional singer. He released an album in 1996 to lackluster reaction.

Career

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In 2001, Wu started working as an agent for his childhood friend, actress Liu Bei. In 2002, when his wife was pregnant, Wu returned to acting with the help of Liu and her then husband, TV producer Zhang Jian, who cast Wu as the leading man in the television drama Crime Investigate (2002). [9]

Wu first drew attention for his performance in the war drama Sword & Spy, which won him the Most Popular Actor award at the TVS Award Ceremony.[10] He rose to fame in 2010 for his role as an undercover Communist Party member in hit spy drama Before Dawn.[11] The same year, he starred in the historical drama The Case of an Orphan named Zhao, for which Wu was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actor.[12]

In 2012, Wu starred in the medical drama Angel Heart, based on best-selling writer Liu Liu's novel.[13] In 2013, Wu starred in the romantic comedy film Finding Mr. Right alongside Tang Wei, which was a box office hit.[citation needed] His success continued in 2014 when he starred in Divorce Lawyer, where Wu played a divorce lawyer trying to adjust to his new life after his wife's betrayal and the loss of his divorce case.[14] The same year, he starred in the drama A Civic Yuppie in Countryside, for which he won the Outstanding Actor award at the Flying Apsaras Awards.

Wu starred in the musical television series My Youth High Eight Degrees, playing a club director who leads a gang of misfits with hidden musical talents, whipping them into shape and competing in the national choir competition. Despite achieving stellar ratings, the show was slammed for plagiarism accusations.[15]

In 2015, Wu starred in the historical drama Troubled Scholarly. Wu and Tang then teamed up again to film the sequel of Finding Mr. Right, titled Book of Love (2016),[16] which became the highest grossing Chinese romantic film of all time.[17] In 2017, Wu played strategist Sima Yi in the historical drama The Advisors Alliance.

In 2018, Wu starred alongside Angelababy in the urban drama City of Desire, about two people of different world helping each other out of their battle with depression. The show, however, has been mothballed for Wu's extramarital scandal. [18]

Personal life

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Wu is a Buddhist and vegetarian. In 2014, PETA named him as Asia's Sexiest Male Vegetarian Celebrity.[19] Wu is also a billiards enthusiast.

Wu married He Zhenya in 2001. They live in Beijing with their two sons Hanhan (born 2003) and Xiaoyu (born 2007).[8]

In September 2018, Chinese actress Ruby Chen went public with her seven-year affair with Wu. In January 2019, Chen was arrested by the police for blackmailing Wu, resulting in Wu receiving public criticism for his revenge on the ex-lover. The films and TV programs Wu was working on were impacted by the scandal, with some being canceled or editing him out of scenes. [20]

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1988 Gold Shoes 金鞋 Guo Fuhen
2005 The Spirit of Nu River 怒江魂 Zeng Lama
2011 Caesar 恺撒 Kaisan [21]
2012 People Mountain People Sea 人山人海 Xiao Qiang [22]
2012 The Four 四大名捕 An Shiqiu [23]
2012 Love Caused Deficiency 因情圆缺 Wu You Short film[24]
2013 Finding Mr. Right 北京遇上西雅图 Frank
2013 The Four II 四大名捕2 An Shiqiu [25]
2014 The Four III 四大名捕3 An Shiqiu Cameo
2016 Book of Love 北京遇上西雅图之不二情书 Daniel
2017 Sky Hunter 空天猎 Lu Guoqiang [26]
2018 The Faces of My Gene 祖宗十九代 Mei Qiantu [27]
TBA A Boyfriend for My Girlfriend 情圣2 [28]

Television series

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2002 蓝色较量 Jin Yu Cameo
2003 Heave Bird 天堂鸟 Jun Tao Cameo
2003 Emphasis Detect 立案侦查 Hong Wu Also soundtrack composer
2005 军人机密 Sima Tong Cameo
2005 非常道 Lv Tianzhuo Also executive producer
2005 Catching Snake 捕蛇行动 Yang Tao [29]
2005 阳光下的冰器 Guo Fei
2005 离婚进行时 Wang Wei Also planner
2006 Redaction Hero Tiger Courage 新英雄虎胆 Zheng Haotian [30]
2006 玉碎 Xiaoye Yilang [31]
2006 29 and a Half Days 29天半 Pan Yeshi [32]
2006 道可道 Luo Yi Also executive producer and musical composer[33]
2007 Tracing All 追查到底 Qian Haiyang [34]
2008 Behind the Femininity 温柔的背后 Jiang Chengyun
2008 A Poem For the Oak 相思树 Kang Kai [35]
2008 Brothers 兄弟门 Jin Shan [36]
2008 My Depraved Brother 义本同心 Xiang Fei [37]
2009 Parted Lives, Never Parted Love 天涯咫尺 Liu Jin Cameo[38]
2009 Marriage in a Coma 昏迷不醒 Ding Shaofeng [39]
2009 Sword & Spy 剑谍 Fang Tao [40]
2009 The Wedding 嫁衣 Jiao Yang [41]
2009 Invincible Love 大爱无敌 Xie Yongkang [42]
2010 Snow Leopard 雪豹 Xu Bowen [43]
2010 Shanghai Shanghai 上海，上海 Gu Yecheng [44]
2010 Before Dawn 黎明之前 Liu Xinjie
2010 Fire 追捕 Liu Tianshu [45]
2010 Brother's Happiness 老大的幸福 Policeman Yang Cameo
2010 留神 Jake Cameo
2010 Happy Memories of the Mas 老马家的幸福往事 Huang Aiguo Cameo[46]
2011 青盲 Situ Hui [47]
2011 Please Forgive Me 请你原谅我 Xu Tian [48]
2012 The Four 新四大名捕 Zhou Moru Cameo[49]
2012 Angel Heart 心术 Huo Simiao
2012 Master Lin Is at Seoul 林师傅在首尔 Nangong Lie Cameo[50]
2013 The Case of an Orphan Named Zhao 趙氏孤兒案 Cheng Ying
2013 The Patriot Yue Fei 精忠岳飞 Gao Chong Cameo[51]
2013 Mop Lady's Spring 抹布女也有春天 CEO Wang Cameo[52]
2014 Exceedingly High Road 大道通天 Zeng Tianjiao [53]
2014 My Youth Octave 我的青春高八度 Xiao Wen
2014 Divorce Lawyers 离婚律师 Chi Haidong
2014 Marriage Secret 结婚的秘密 Jiang Bo Cameo[54]
2014 Wan's Home Treasure 万家有宝 Wan Tianhe Cameo
2014 A Civic Yuppie in Countryside 马向阳下乡记 Ma Xiangyang
2014 Strange Coffee 怪咖啡 Cameo[55]
2015 Tumultuous Times Scholar 乱世书香 Lu Shibai
2015 山河同在 Zhang Zuolin Cameo[56]
2017 The Advisors Alliance 军师联盟 Sima Yi
2018 The Drug Hunter 猎毒人 Lu Feiyun Cameo[57]
2019 Spy Hunter 天衣无缝 Editor Zhao Cameo[58]
TBA City of Desire 渴望生活 Jiang Nianhua
TBA The Unknown Detective 无名侦探 Ceng Mou [59]

Discography

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Albums

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Year English title Chinese title
2000 Love Battle 爱之战

Singles

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Year English title Chinese title Album Notes
2000 "Can't Catch You" 抓不住的你 Heaven Bird OST
2001 "You Are The Lover I'm Most Sorry To" 你是我最对不起的情人 Dui Ji Gan Qing OST with Liu Pei
2002 "Let's Go Let's Go" 走就走吧 Emphasis Detect OST
2004 "Keep the Innocence" 保留纯真 Bing Qi OST
2008 "Slowly" 慢慢来 A Poem for the Oak OST

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 6th Huading Awards Best Actor Before Dawn Won [60]
17th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actor Nominated
Most Popular Actor Won [61]
2012 26th China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Actor Won
9th China Golden Eagle TV Arts Festival Best Performing Arts Actor Won [62]
2013 12th Sichuan Television Festival Best Actor Nominated
19th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actor The Case of an Orphan named Zhao Nominated
5th China Image Film Festival Best Actor Finding Mr. Right Nominated
4th New York Chinese Film Festival Outstanding Asian Artist Award Won [63]
10th Guangzhou Student Film Festival Favorite Character Won [64]
2014 5th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Actor Nominated
21st Beijing College Student Film Festival Best Actor Nominated
32nd Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actor Nominated
14th Huabiao Awards Outstanding Actor Nominated
42nd International Emmy Award Best Actor The Case of an Orphan named Zhao Nominated [12]
2015 21st Shanghai Television Festival Best Actor A Civic Yuppie in Countryside Nominated
30th Flying Apsaras Awards Outstanding Actor Won [65]
15th Golden Phoenix Awards Society Award Finding Mr. Right Won [citation needed]
2016 28th China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Actor A Civic Yuppie in Countryside Nominated
2017 13th Chinese American Film & TV Festival Best Actor The Advisors Alliance Won [66]
2nd Golden Guduo Media Awards Best Actor (Web series) Won [67]
8th Macau International Television Festival Best Actor Nominated [68]
2018 24th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actor Nominated [69]

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