Mark Chao
Native name趙又廷
Birth date25 September 1984 (age 42)
Birth placeTaipei, Taiwan
EducationUniversity of Victoria (BA)
Other namesChao Yu-ting
Zhao Youtíng
Occupation
Years active2009–present
AgentEasy Entertainment
SpouseGao Yuanyuan (m. 2014)
ParentsAllen Chao (father)
Mark Chao
T趙又廷
S赵又廷
PojTiō Iū-têng
JZiu6 Jau6 Ting4
PZhao Yòutíng

Mark Chao (, born 25 September 1984) is a Taiwanese-Canadian actor.[1] He made his debut in the television series Black & White (2009), for which he won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor. After collaborating with director Doze Niu in Monga (2010) and Love (2012), he shifted his career to China, starring in films Caught in the Web (2012), So Young (2013), Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013), Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015), Her Story (2024) as well as the television series Eternal Love (2017).

Chao ranked 100th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2011[2] and 36th in 2017.[3]

Early life

Chao is the son of actor and television host Allen Chao. He graduated from the University of Victoria in Canada, with a double degree in sociology and economics. After he graduated, he started his career in the Taiwanese entertainment industry.[citation needed]

Career

Mark Chao made his debut playing Wu Yingxiong in the television drama Black & White (2009).[citation needed] His role as the rash, righteous and no-nonsense cop shot him to fame and won him the Best Actor award at the 44th Golden Bell Awards.[4] He then starred in his first film, Monga (2010).[5] The gangster flick, directed by Doze Niu, became a critical and commercial success,[6][4] winning him the Best Newcomer at the Asian Film Awards.[7]

After reuniting with Niu in Love (2012),[8] Chao branched out of Taiwan by starring in First Time opposite Angelababy.[9] He reprised his role of Wu Yingxiong in Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault, the film prequel of Black & White.[10][11] The same year, he starred opposite Gao Yuanyuan in Caught in the Web directed by Chen Kaige,[12] winning him the Best Actor award for the Hong Kong and Taiwan category at the Huabiao Awards.[13]

Chao then starred in Zhao Wei's directorial debut So Young (2013), playing an ambitious and nerdy China university student.[14] The same year, he played Di Renjie in Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon, directed by Tsui Hark.[15][16]

Chao once again reprised his role as Wu Yingxiong in Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014), the sequel to Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault.[17] He won the Best Actor award at the 16th Huading Awards for his performance.[18]

Chao was then cast to play Hu Bayi in Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015), adapted from the best-selling tomb raid novel series Ghost Blows Out the Light. The film, directed by Lu Chuan, was a box office hit but received mixed reviews regarding its faithfulness to the novel.[19] The following year, he starred in the Chinese-French film The Warriors Gate, directed by Matthias Hoene.[20]

Chao made his return to television after 8 years in fantasy romance drama Eternal Love (2017).[21] Though Chao's casting as the beautiful male lead was originally met with criticism, he eventually won praise for his acting. After the series aired, he experienced an explosive rise in popularity and increased film offers.[22]

In 2018, Chao starred in the romance film Till the End of the World, which was shot in Antarctica.[23] He is also set to reprise his role in Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings.[24] The same year, Chao was cast in Lou Ye's period drama film Saturday Fiction.[25]

Personal life

From 2009 to 2011, Chao dated his Black & White co-star Ning Chang. They did not acknowledge their relationship until 2014, when they promoted their film Black & White: The Dawn of Justice on talk show Kangsi Coming.[26]

After meeting on the set of Caught in the Web, Chao married Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan in 2014.[27] They welcomed a daughter, Rhea Chao, in June 2019, one month after announcing that Gao was pregnant.[28]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRole
2010Monga艋舺Zhou Yiwen
2012Love愛Mark Na
First Time第一次Gong Ning / Lu Xia
Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault痞子英雄首部曲:全面開戰Wu Yingxiong
Caught in the Web搜索Yang Shoucheng
I Love You to Love Me爱在一起
2013So Young致我們終將逝去的青春Cheng Xiaozheng
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon狄仁傑之神都龍王Di Renjie
2014Black & White: The Dawn of Justice痞子英雄之黎明升起Wu Yingxiong
2015Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe九层妖塔Hu Bayi
2016The Warriors Gate勇士之門Warrior Zhao
2018Till the End of the World南极绝恋Wu Fuchun
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings狄仁杰之四大天王Di Renjie
2019Saturday Fiction蘭心大劇院Tan Na
2020The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity晴雅集Qing Ming[29]
2024Her Story好东西Wang Tiemei's ex-husband[30]
2025Resurrection狂野时代Commander

Television series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2009Black & White痞子英雄Wu Yingxiong
2017Eternal Love三生三世十里桃花Ye Hua / Mo Yuan / Zhao Ge
Midnight Diner深夜食堂CustomerSpecial appearance[31]
2020Ordinary Glory平凡的荣耀Wu Kezhi
2021The Ideal City理想之城Xia Ming[32]
2026Loving Strangers秋雪漫过的冬天Jiang Jiaqi

Discography

YearEnglish titleChinese titleAlbumNotes
2009"Rogue Justice"無賴正義Black & White OSTwith Color Band
"Ruffian and Hero"痞子英雄with Jason Zou
2010"Tonight Tonight"Monga OSTwith Ethan Juan
2012"Cry Like A Little Child"哭得像小孩First Time OST
"Stand By Me"
"Rock n Roll Man"
"Me and you"
"Little Donkey"小毛驢
"We Are Not Opponents"我們不是對手

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
200944th Golden Bell AwardsBest ActorBlack & White
201016th Shanghai Television FestivalBest Actor
12th Taipei Film FestivalBest ActorMonga
Best New Actor
54th Asia-Pacific Film FestivalBest Actor
5th Asian Film AwardsBest Newcomer
201111th Chinese Film Media AwardsBest New Actor
201315th Huabiao AwardsOutstanding Chinese ActorCaught in the Web
20145th China Film Director's Guild AwardsBest ActorSo Young
8th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting Actor
201516th Huading AwardsBest ActorBlack & White: The Dawn of Justice
15th Chinese Film Media AwardsMost Anticipated Actor
7th China Image Film Festival[33]Best ActorChronicles of the Ghostly Tribe
201723rd Shanghai Television Festival[34]Best ActorEternal Love
2017 China Quality Television Drama Ceremony[citation needed]Outstanding Star of the Year
202126th Asian Television AwardsBest Actor in a Leading RoleOrdinary Glory

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