Chinese name 趙又廷 Chinese name 趙又廷 (traditional) Name Mark Chao Parents Tai Yi Yu, Allen Chao | Chinese name 赵又廷 (simplified) Role Actor Siblings John Chao Ancestry Xingtang, Hebei, China Height 1.80 m | |
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Pinyin Movies Caught in the Web, So Young, Black & White: The Dawn of J, Young Detective Dee: Rise, The First Time Similar People Profiles | ||
Eng eternal love yehwa mark chao is nominated as the best actor of the magnolia award
Mark Chao (Chinese: 趙又廷; Wade–Giles: Chao Yu-t'ing; born 25 September 1984) is a Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model. He made his television debut in the television series Black & White (2009), for which he won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor. Since then, he has starred in films Monga (2010), Caught in the Web (2012), So Young (2013), Young Detective Dee (2013), Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015) and the television series Eternal Love (2017).
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- Eng eternal love yehwa mark chao is nominated as the best actor of the magnolia award
- Mark Chao LifestyleNet worthFamilyWifeExGirlfriendCars HouseSalaryFavourite2018
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Mark Chao Lifestyle,Net worth,Family,Wife,ExGirlfriend,Cars, House,Salary,Favourite,2018.
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. He started his career in the Taiwanese entertainment industry after he graduated.
Career
Mark Chao made his debut in the television drama Black & White (2009). 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. He then starred in his first film, Monga (2010). The gangster flick, directed by Doze Niu grossed more than NT$250 million (HK$61 million) in Taiwan, making it one of the most successful domestic productions. Chao won the Best Newcomer award at the Asian Film Awards for his performance as a solitary, self-loathing and intense gang member.
Chao's successive films boosted his recognition in China. Love (2012), directed by Monga director Doze Niu, became the highest-grossing Taiwanese film in the Mainland. He also starred in First Time alongside Angelababy and reprised his role as Wu Yingxiong in the prequel of Black and White. The same year, he starred in Caught in the Web directed by Chen Kaige. The film drew than six million viewers and praise from critics. Mark won the Best Actor award for the Hong Kong and Taiwan category at the Huabiao Awards.
Chao then starred in Zhao Wei's directorial debut So Young (2013), playing an ambitious and nerdy China university student. The same year, he played Di Renjie in Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon, the prequel to the popular Detective Dee film directed by Tsui Hark.
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. He won the Best Actor award at the 16th Huading Awards for his performance.
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 hit at the box office but received mixed reviews in regard to its faithfulness to the novel. The following year, he starred in the Chinese-French film The Warriors Gate, directed by Matthias Hoene and filmed in English.
Chao made his return to television after 8 years in Eternal Love (2017). Though Chao's casting as the beautiful male lead was originally met with criticism, he successfully won over critics with his acting. After the series aired, Mark experienced an explosive rise in popularity and increased film offers. Mark will next star in the romance film Till the End of the World, which was shot in Antarctica.
Personal life
Mark married Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan in 2014. The two met on the set of Caught in the Web.
He is good friends with his Young Detective Dee co-star Kenny Lin.