Xin Baiqing

Xin Baiqing (Chinese: 辛柏青; born 20 June 1973) is a Chinese actor best known for portraying Li Bai in Legend of the Demon Cat (2017) and Guan Xiaohe in Four Generations under One Roof (2010), which garnered him a Best Performance Award at the 2012 Golden Lion Award.[1]

Xin Baiqing
Born	(1973-06-20) June 20, 1973 Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Alma mater	Central Academy of Drama
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1995-present
Agent	Bona Film Group
Notable work	Legend of the Demon Cat Four Generations under One Roof
Spouse(s)	Zhu Yuanyuan
Children	1
Chinese name
Chinese	辛柏青
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīn Bǎiqīng

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xin.

Early life and education

Xin was born in Chaoyang District, Beijing, on June 20, 1973. He entered the Central Academy of Drama in 1993, majoring in acting, where he graduated in 1997. At that same year, he was assigned to the National Theatre Company of China.

Acting career

Xin's first screen acting credit was Going into the Light and subsequently appearing on shows such as Up and Down of a Century (1997), Red Rock (1998), In the End (1999), My Dear Country (1999), and Deadly Encounter (1999).

His first film role was uncredited appearance in the film Because of Love (2000).

In October 2005, Xin starred with Sun Li, Deng Chao and Yin Tao in Happiness As Flowers, a romantic comedy television series directed by Gao Xixi. He portrayed Jiaqing Emperor in the biographical television series Jiaqing Emperor, based on the real life of Jiaqing Emperor in the Qing dynasty.

Xin starred as Zhao Jianping, a 35-year-old designer in Beijing, reuniting him with co-star Shirley Dai, who played his wife, a 30-year-old factory staff, in the drama film Hutong Days (2007). In the following year, he was cast in the film Glittering Days, playing the husband of Wu Yue's character.[2]

From 2007 to 2012, he starred in many television series, such as Snowwolf (2007), Qiu Haitang (2007), Chinese Band of Brothers (2008), Marry and Settle Down (2009), Happy Memories of the Ma's (2010), The Password Of Happiness (2011), and Great Declaration of Wife (2012).[3]

In 2012, Xin had a cameo appearance in The Last Tycoon, a period drama film starring Chow Yun-fat, Sammo Hung, Francis Ng and Huang Xiaoming.[4]

Xin had a minor role as a school leader in Coming Home (2014), which premiere at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[5]

In 2017, he had a supporting role in Chen Kaige's fantasy mystery film Legend of the Demon Cat, in which he played Li Bai, the most exceptional poet in the Tang dynasty.[6]

On television in 2018, Xin played the lead role opposite Zhang Jiayi, Li Xiaoran, Song Dandan, and Niu Li in the romantic television series Beautiful Life.[7]

Personal life

Xin married his university schoolmate Zhu Yuanyuan, who is also an actress. Their daughter was born in August 2008.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2000	Because of Love	因为有爱	Zhou Yuan
2001	Spring in a Small Town	小城之春	Zhang Zhichen
2006	On Red Manzhouli	红色满洲里	Liu Ping'an
2007	Hutong Days	胡同里的阳光	Zhao Jianping
2008	Glittering Days	万家灯火	He Laosan
2011		情归陶然亭	Gao Junyu
2012	The Last Tycoon	大上海	Chen Zhaimei
2014	Coming Home	归来	school leader
2017	Legend of the Demon Cat	妖猫传	Li Bai
2019	My People, My Country	我和我的祖国		[9]
2019	The Eight Hundred	八佰		[10]

Television

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1995	Going into the Light	走进阳光	Zhang Lichen
1997	Up and Down of a Century	百年沉浮	Pei Zhuyou
1998	Red Rock	红岩	Zheng Kechang
1999	In the End	九九归一	Yuan Dewang
	Deadly Encounter	致命邂逅	Zhang Mai
	My Dear Country	我亲爱的祖国	Gao Yuancheng
2000	Sun Yat-sen	孙中山	Hu Hanmin
2001	Rredemption	救赎	Fang Zhou
2002		新刀马旦	Bai Liju
	Crisis of Hackers	黑客危机	Liang Zheng
2003	Zero Distance	零距离	Luo Fang
	Early Spring	早春二月	Xiao Jianqiu
2004		反黑使命	Huang Jiangqian
	Happy Planet	快乐星球	Magistrate
2005	Jiaqing Emperor	嘉庆皇帝	Jiaqing Emperor
	Marry in Chinese Fashion	中国式结婚	Ding Hao
	Happiness As Flowers	幸福像花儿一样	Lin Bin
2006	Peacock River	孔雀河	He Guangquan
2007	Snowwolf	雪狼	Liu Dongliang
	Qiu Haitang	秋海棠	Qiu Haitang
2008	Chinese Band of Brothers	中国兄弟连	Yuan Xueyong
2009		人活一张脸	Jia Baowen
	Marry and Settle Down	成家立业	Xu Zhixiang
2010	Happy Memories of the Ma's	老马家的幸福往事	Ma Ming
2011	The Password Of Happiness	幸福密码	Shi Xiangnan
2012	Great Declaration of Wife	媳妇的美好宣言	Yu Kuai
2013	My Parents	我的父亲母亲	Chen Zhi
2014	Follow Me Home	跟我回家	Men Jiaxiang
2015	Family Honor	家族荣誉	Huang Piao
	For a Sentence	为了一句话	Yang Baishun
2016		养个孩子不容易	Han Chao
2018	Beautiful Life	美好生活	Bian Zhijun
2018	Homeland	河山	Jian Xiuzhang

Drama

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1997	My Father	俺爹我爸	Xiao Qiang
2010	Four Generations under One Roof	四世同堂	Guan Xiaohe
2001	Charles III	查理三世	Clarence
	Cyclonus	狂飙	Tian Han
2007	Red Rose White Rose	红玫瑰与白玫瑰	Tong Zhenbao
2012	Green Snake	青蛇	Master Fahai

Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result	Notes
2012	Four Generations under One Roof	Golden Lion Award	Best Performance Award	Won	[11]

References

1. 专访演员辛柏青：虽没大红大紫，但过得有滋有味. iFeng (in Chinese). 2018-03-29.
2. 《万家灯火》首登大银幕 吴越辛柏青再续夫妻缘. people.com (in Chinese). 2008-10-14.
3. Liu Fangchun (刘方纯) (7 November 2012). 《媳妇的美好宣言》登沪 辛柏青自比帅过黄海波. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 October 2019.
4. "Sammo Hung and Chow Yun Fat in The Last Tycoon - Budomate Magazine". Budomate.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
5. Elsa Keslassy and Justin Chang (2014-04-17). "Cannes Unveils 2014 Official Selection Lineup". Variety.
6. Patrick Frater (25 October 2017). "Japan-China Co-Production Treaty at Advanced Stage". variety.com.
7. 《美好生活》辛柏青牵手李小冉开启治愈之旅. 163.com (in Chinese). 2018-03-06.
8. 44岁辛柏青与老婆朱媛媛生活照曝光 夫妻颜值高女儿长这样. Sohu (in Chinese). 2017-12-02.
9. 《我和我的祖国》曝"定格"版海报 辛柏青胡军等实力戏骨组黄金阵容. Sohu (in Chinese). September 12, 2019.
10. 《八佰》杜淳演谢晋元&姚晨饰何香凝 导演管虎：没有番位，只有番号. Mtime (in Chinese). March 8, 2019.
11. 辛柏青斩获金狮奖 将剃光头演法海. sina (in Chinese). 2012-12-03.

External links

• Xin Baiqing on IMDb
• Xin Baiqing on Douban (in Chinese)