Yang Yang (actor)

YANG Yang
Chinese name	杨洋 (simplified)
Pinyin	Yáng Yáng (Mandarin)
Ethnicity	Han
Born	(1991-09-09) September 9, 1991 Shanghai, China
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009 - present
Ancestry	Hefei, Anhui, China
Alma mater	People's Liberation Army Academy of Art

YANG Yang (simplified Chinese: 杨洋; traditional Chinese: 楊洋; pinyin: Yáng Yáng), born on September 9, 1991 in Shanghai, China, is a well-known Chinese actor.

Career

Yang Yang graduated from the Department of Dance in People's Liberation Army Arts College in China. He made his acting debut in The Dream of Red Mansions as the lead role Jia Baoyu(adult), which is a great beginning of his career as an actor. He won the "Best New Actor" award in "BQ Celebrity Score Awards" after The Dream of Red Mansions broadcast in 2010.

In 2011, Yang Yang played Yang Kaizhi (the elder brother of Yang Kaihui) in film The Founding of a Party. This is the first time he acted in a film. In 2013, he played a male lead role called Cao Zhi in a history play called Legend of Goddess Luo. In the same year, he was awarded "Most Influential New TV Actor" in "Entertainment Live Rankings". 2014 was an lucky and essential year for Yang: he obtained his popularity by acting Xu Yi in film The Left Ear. Also, the role of Zhang Qiling in drama The Lost Tomb promoted him to be one of the hottest young actors in China. In the mean time, he played Wu Qing in costume drama The Four (TV series); and won the "Most popular male actor among youngsters" award and "Chinsese Literature and Arts Rank on Campus" on account for his brilliant acting. In 2015, Yang Yang participated in reality television show Divas Hit the Road(II). In addition, he played Ruo Bai in TV drama Tornado Girl, adapted from Ming Xiaoxi's novel. His new awaited TV drama Fashion is a Smile and movie Three Lives of Peach Blossom will soon be on in 2016.

Television

• 2010 The Dream of Red Mansions 红楼梦2010 (Jia Baoyu)
• 2010 Melody of Youth 青春旋律 (Ning Hao)
• 2012 The War Doesn't Believe in Tears 战争不相信眼泪 (Du Changyou)
• 2012 Refresh 3+7 刷新3+7 (He Tianze)
• 2013 Legend of Goddess Luo 洛神传 (Cao Zhi)
• 2013 Ultimate Conquest 武间道 (Bai Niansheng)
• 2013 Flowers of Pinellia Ternata 花开半夏 (Lu Yuan)
• 2014 Lanterns 花灯满城 (Fei Yu)
• 2014 Tiny Times 小时代之折纸时代 (Neil)
• 2015 The Four 少年四大名捕 (Wu Qing)
• 2015 The Lost Tomb 盗墓笔记 (Zhang Qiling)
• 2015 Tornado Girl 旋风少女 (Ruo Bai)
• 2016 Cocoon Town Legend 茧镇奇缘 (Huang Moru)
• 2016 Just One Slight Smile is Very Alluring 微微一笑很倾城 (Xiao Nai)

Film

• 2011 The Founding of a Party 建党伟业 (Yang Kaizhi)
• 2012 Joyful Reunion 饮食男女2012 (Shizhe(young))
• 2015 The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan 暴走神探 (Zhanshi Wu)
• 2015 The Left Ear 左耳 (Xu Yi)
• 2016 Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Thousand Miles of Peach Blossom 三生三世十里桃花 (Ye Hua)

Theatre

• 2009 The Dream of Red Mansions 红楼梦水景秀

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2009	BQ Celebrity Score Awards	Best New Actor	N/A	Won
2010	Sohu Internet TV Festival - Autumn	Best New Actor	N/A	Nominated
2013	Entertainment Live Rankings	Most Influential New TV Actor	N/A	Won

External links

• (Chinese) Yang Yang's personal weibo on Sina.com