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Li Xian (actor)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Xian
李现
Li Xian at the Dragon TV 2020 New Year Countdown
PronunciationLǐ Xiàn
Born
Li Xian 李晛

(1991-10-19) October 19, 1991 (age 33)
Xianning, Hubei, China
EducationBeijing Film Academy Performance Department
OccupationActor
Years active2011 (2011)–present
AgentEasy Entertainment (2016–present)
Notable workGo Go Squid!
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese李现
Traditional Chinese李現
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Xiàn

Li Xian (Chinese: 李现; born October 19, 1991)[2] is a Chinese actor. He began his acting career by playing a minor role in the film Feng Shui (2012). His breakthrough role came in the esports drama, Go Go Squid! (2019).[3] He ranked 19th on the 2020 Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.[4]

Early life

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Li was born on October 19, 1991, in Xianning and grew up in Jingzhou, Hubei.[5] He attended the Jingzhou Middle School. In 2009, he planned to study STEM in college, but failed the college entrance examination. He retook the exam and admitted into the acting major at Beijing Film Academy in 2010.[6] For the convenience of entry, he changed his given name from "晛" to "现", which means "present".[2]

Career

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Li began his acting career with a minor role in Wong Jing's film Feng Shui (2012).[7][8] He followed with a role in romantic teen film Singing When We're Young (2012).[9][10] He made his small-screen debut in web series City of Fantasy (2014).[11] He garnered attention for his role in the coming-of-age web series, Who Sleeps My Bro (2016),[12][13] which he reprised in the eponymous feature film adapted from the web series.[14] He then made an appearance in the music video for the song I Am Jiang Xiaobai by Zhang Qi and the music video for the song Medals by Lu Han. Li was cast in the esports romance film Love O2O (2016) and web series Medical Examiner Dr. Qin.[15][16] Li had his first starring role in the thriller detective web series Tientsin Mystic. He then appeared in the film The Founding of an Army (2017).[17]

Li's breakthrough role came in the esports romantic comedy television series, Go Go Squid! (2019), based on the web novel Stewed Squid with Honey.[18][19] The series was the most-streamed series in 2019.[20] Li earned his first nomination for the Huading Award for Best New Actor in 2019 for the role.[21]

Li then starred in the costume drama Sword Dynasty (2019).[22] In 2020, Li participated in the CCTV New Year's Gala,[23] where he performed "Hello 2020".[24] In the same year, he had three films out: The Enigma of Arrival, Love Song 1980 and Soul Snatcher.[25] He also made a cameo in Leap, the Chinese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.[26][27] In 2022, Li starred in the historical drama A Love Never Lost which, however, was pulled from the air soon after its premiere for unspecified reasons.[28]

Personal life

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Li has listed Ha Jung-woo, Oguri Shun and Ryan Gosling as his favorite actors.[29]

Controversy

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Homophobia

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Li's attitude towards the gay community has sparked controversy several times. In 2012, Li posted on Weibo, "I am not gay, and I am repulsed by homosexuality."[30] In 2015, Li posted on Weibo, "First of all, I want to clarify that I am straight, my sexual orientation is normal, and all my friends know this. But on Weibo, I am unaccountably mistaken as gay. I don't know why [...] Every time I see comments on my Weibo, I feel embarrassed and helpless, and explaining doesn't help."[30]

In October, 2017, rumors emerged that Li was slated to star in the TV adaptation of the popular BL novel "Silent Reading", sparking controversy due to his previous homophobic remarks. The author later denied the rumors. [31][32] In 2020, Li starred in the film Soul Snatcher, based on a BL novel but stripped of its gay content due to censorship in China.[33]

Filmography

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Main article: Li Xian filmography
See also: Li Xian videography

FILM

Year English Title Role Notes
2012 Feng Shui Ma Xiaobao
2013 Singing When We're Young Da W
2016 Who Sleeps My Bro Xie Xun
Love 020 Yu Banshan
2017 Deadly Love Fang Zhibin
The Founding of an Army Luo Ruohang
2018 Nuts Xu Zicong
2019 The Captain Cameo
2020 The Enigma of Arrival Xiao Long
Leap Cameo
Love Song 1980 Liang Zhengwen
Soul Snatcher Bai Shisan
2021 Schemes in Antiques Yao Buran

TELEVISION SERIES

Year English Title Role Notes
2014 City of Fantasy Ah Liang
2016 Four Ladies Ding Zihui
Who Sleeps My Bro Xie Xun
Medical Examiner Dr. Qin Lin Tao
2017 Rush to the Dead Summer Qing Yun Cameo
Tientsin Mystic Guo Deyou
2018 Only Side By Side with You Chang Jianxiong
2019 Go Go Squid! Han Shangyan
2019` Sword Dynasty Ding Nin
2021 Go Go Squid 2: Dt. Appledog's Time Han Shangyan
A Love Never Lost Liang Xiang
2023 Meet Yourself Xie Zhiyao
2024 Shooting Stars Xiang Yuan Sheg/Hua Zhen
Will Love in Spring Chen Mai Dong
TBA A Love Never Lost Liang Xiang / Yu Bu Gu
TBA Flourished Peony Jiang Chang Yang

Discography

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Year English title Chinese title Album Notes/Ref.
2019 "Give to the Future" 给未来 Go Go Squid! OST [39]
"A Glorious Future" 前程似锦 Red Fox Scholar OST with Chen Linong[40]
2020 "Hello 2020" 你好2020 2020 CCTV Spring Festival with Zhu Yilong, Zhou Dongyu, Sandra Ma, Li Yi[41]
2020 "Wuhan, How Are You" 武汉，你好吗 with Chang Shilei, Doudou, Zhu Yilong[42]
2021 "Running Youth" 奔跑的青春 2021 CCTV Spring Festival with Dilireba, Chen Linong, Liu Haochun, THE9, TNT[43]

Awards and nominations

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Li Xian

Li's role as Guo Deyou in Tientsin Mystic earned him a nomination for Best Web Drama Actor at The Actors of China Awards[44] and a popularity award from Netease Awards[45] In 2019, his role as Han Shangyan on Go Go Squid! earned him a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Huading Awards ,[46] and a nomination at for Best Actor (Emerald Category) at The Actors of China Awards .[47] He won Quality Actor of the Year at the Tencent Video All Star Awards[48] and popularity awards from Weibo[49] Weibo TV Awards,[50] and iQIYI All-Star Carnival.[51] He has also been recognized by GQ's Men of the Year,[52][53] Esquire's Man at His Best Awards,[54] and the Film and TV Role Model Annual Ranking.[55] He won Best Choice of Multi-Screen Communication for an Influential Actor.[56] The Beijing News selected him as an Entertainment Person of the Year,[57] and he earned a spot in Forbes China's 30 Under 30 list.[58][59] He ranked 19th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Chou, Inna (30 July 2019). "Li Xian as Han Shanyang on "Go Go Squid!" became popular!". ELLE (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 20 April 2020. Li Xian was born on October 19, 1991 and is 185 cm tall.
  2. ^ a b Liu, Wei (17 December 2019). "Li Xian really wants to buy a cup of coffee" 李现 好想蓬头垢面地去买杯咖啡 (in Chinese). The Beijing News. pp. C04. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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  6. ^ "Jingzhou chubby turned into a half-cooked male idol" 图文：荆州小胖变身半熟男神. Phoenix Television (in Chinese). Southern Metropolis Daily. 2 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018.
  7. ^ ""Dear current boyfriend" What are you most afraid of? Li Xian once said ..." “亲爱的现男友”最怕什么？李现曾这么说……. Beijing News (in Chinese). 23 July 2019. Compared with many people, Li Xian is lucky because he was chosen to appear in the movie "Feng Shui" when he was a sophomore. "Director Wang Jing at that time was a teacher in the photography department of our school, so, first of all, he must first look for it from our school; secondly, he wanted to find the kind of children who are 18 or 19 years old and preparing for the college entrance examination; third, The plot is about Hubei's 'female shoulder'. The hostess's child is also best from Hubei. I basically satisfied all three, so he chose me.
  8. ^ ""Fengshui" "Little Treasure" Spring Festival returns to Jingzhou" 《万箭穿心》"小宝" 春节回荆州拜年. JZ News (in Chinese). 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016.
  9. ^ 专访《初恋未满》导演李娟、演员李现 (in Chinese (China)). Radio Beijing Corporation. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  10. ^ ""Singing When We're Young" Premiere, Liu Dehua's Patch Reward Is "Fearless"" 《初恋未满》首映 刘德华贴补片酬很“无畏”. Sohu (in Chinese). 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  11. ^ ""City of Fantasy" Li Xian's offers the first kiss on the screen" 李现《奇妙世纪》献荧幕初吻 演技大受好评. Netease Entertainment (in Chinese). 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018.
  12. ^ Fan, Xu (18 January 2016). "Who Sleeps My Bro film to hit screens too – Culture – Chinadaily.com.cn". China Daily. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  13. ^ ""[Who Sleeps My Bro" is scheduled for April 1" 《睡在我上铺的兄弟》定档4月1日 热血青春燃值爆表. Phoenix Entertainment (in Chinese). 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018.
  14. ^ ""Who Sleeps My Bro" "Positive Youth" is also "Net Red" I want to comment" 《睡在我上铺的兄弟》正能量青春剧一样是"网红". Xinhua Entertainment (in Chinese). 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Li Xian arrests Qin Ming". Reference News (in Chinese). 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  16. ^ Xinjiang, Zhang (December 2016). "Behind the success of 'Medical Examiner Dr. Qin'". China Daily. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Li Xian, who plays a policeman in Dr. Qin...
  17. ^ Xingjian, Zhang (28 July 2017). "'The Founding of an Army' cast comparison: True to life?". China Daily. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  18. ^ Yu, Elaine. "Get to know rising Chinese leading man Li Xian". Inkstone. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  19. ^ Le, Zeng. "From "Tientsin Mystic" to "Daddy Boyfriend" Li Xian: The only thing you can do is to be yourself" 从“河神”到“爹系小男友” 李现:唯一能做的就是做好自己. New Express (in Chinese). No. July 14, 2019. p. A07. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  20. ^ Wei, Du; Xingsheng, Dong (14 January 2020). "TV drama industry inventory in 2019: the record drama has shrunk by more than 20%, with a total investment of 16.8 billion, record lowest of nearly 5 years". National Business Daily. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020. See the chart
  21. ^ "Li Xian is competing for the Huading Award for Best New Actor. Xiao Zhan Wang Yibo staged "Brother Wall"" 李现易烊千玺华鼎奖争新锐奖．肖战王一博上演“兄弟阋墙”. Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020.
  22. ^ "李现 好想蓬头垢面地去买杯咖啡-新华网". Xinhua News (in Chinese). 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  23. ^ "Li Xian said that he was surprised when he participated in the Spring Festival Gala for the first time" 李现称首次参加春晚很惊讶：没经历过 还蛮紧张的. Sina (in Chinese). 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020.
  24. ^ "Li Xian's CCTV Spring Festival Evening Tour: Singing on the stage is satisfactory, and the stage is calling for idol Jay Chou" 李现央视春晚之旅：台上唱歌中规中矩，台下为偶像周杰伦打call (in Chinese). 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  25. ^ Beijing Youth Daily, Reporter (14 December 2020). "Li Xian: Flow is only for a while, works are eternal". Beijing Youth Daily (in Chinese). p. A10. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  26. ^ Beijing News, Reporter (28 September 2020). "Every smash and block in "Leap" is a real game" 《夺冠》每次扣杀、拦网，都是玩真格的_文娱新闻_新京报电子报. The Beijing News (in Chinese). p. A18. Retrieved 30 December 2020. In the movie, Li Xian played a role as IT technician, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses and wearing a tunic suit. He told the coach that the future of sports depends not on people, but on computers. The United States has developed such computers.
  27. ^ Davis, Rebecca (3 December 2020). "China Selects Peter Chan's Volleyball Drama 'Leap' as its Oscar Contender". Variety. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  28. ^ "李现主演《人生若如初见》急下架 疯传为"历史原因"？ | 联合早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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  32. ^ ""直男"李现拟出演《默读》 耽美人设引网友质疑|默读|李现|priest_新浪娱乐_新浪网". 新浪娱乐. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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  34. ^ "17173 The micro movie "12 Years" is always with you forever" 《12年》微电影 一如初见相伴永远 (in Chinese). 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019.
  35. ^ "Li Xian's 2013 microfilm "Confessions"". Douban (in Chinese). 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020.
  36. ^ 李现科幻微电影发布 演绎星际穿越之爱. Yule (in Chinese). 12 March 2016.
  37. ^ "Li Xian's sci-fi micro movie released, demonstrating the love of interstellar crossing". China Daily (in Chinese). 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020.
  38. ^ Jun Fishing, Weng (10 November 2017). "The wonderful ending of "The Theory of Relativity" Lin Yichen and Li Xian's tacit acclaim". Sina Entertainment (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  39. ^ 李现为新剧首度开唱 《给未来》宣扬青春态度. Netease (in Chinese). 12 July 2019.
  40. ^ 《春江花月夜》发布杀青曲MV 陈立农李现献唱. Netease (in Chinese). 30 August 2019.
  41. ^ Weiwei, Zu. "2020央视春晚 努力拉回"网生一代"-北京青年报". Beijing Youth Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021. Song and Dance "Hello 2020" Performance: Zhu Yilong, Zhou Dongyu, Li Xian, Ma Sichun
  42. ^ Rainer, Cheung (18 March 2020). "51 stars including Alan Tam, Donnie Yen, Jay Chou appear in MV as songs abound over Wuhan virus outbreak". Asia One. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  43. ^ Mengxue, Hu; Ying, Bai (12 February 2021). "2021 年总台春晚：创新描绘新时代精气神-中新网". China News Service (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021. Dilireba, Li Xian, Liu Haocun, etc. sang "Running Youth", depicting the youthful scene of fighting for the day and night and living up to the youth.
  44. ^ "2017 The Actors of China Award Official Website". The Actors of China Award Official Website (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  45. ^ Express, New (24 November 2017). "Chen Xiaochun's son Jasper took a rest and said, "Now we need to have a good class"". People's Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020. In addition, from the Lin in "Forensic Medicine Qin Ming" to the Guo in "River God", Li Xian, won "Most popular Actor of the Year", for his tough and handsome roles.
  46. ^ "Li Xian is competing for the Huading Award for Best New Actor. Xiao Zhan Wang Yibo staged "Brother Wall"" 李现易烊千玺华鼎奖争新锐奖．肖战王一博上演“兄弟阋墙”. Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020.
  47. ^ ""The Actors of Cina Award" nomination list: Xiao Zhan, Li Xian, Zhao Liying, Yang Zi and other finalists" “好演员”候选名单：肖战李现赵丽颖杨紫等入围. Sina Corp (in Chinese). 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019.
  48. ^ "The left finger wears a ring, gets married? Li Xian: Don't think about it" 手无名指戴戒结婚了？李现：别多想. Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 29 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020. That night, he was awarded the "Quality Artist of the Year". When Li Xian came to the stage to receive the award, he hoped that he would bring more quality works and characters to everyone next year, and thank the fans who have always supported him.
  49. ^ Network, China Entertainment (13 January 2020). "Li Xian's Leopard Sequin Suit Appeared on Weibo Night 2019". China Entertainment Network (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020. In the grand ceremony, actor Li Xian awarded the double honors of "Popular Actor of the Year" and "Breakthrough Actor of the Year".
  50. ^ "The last award of life, Godfrey Gao won the most popular actor" 生最后奖项·高以翔获最具人气演员. Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 4 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Li Xian also won "Top Ten Popular Actor, TOP 8" for the play Chinese: 李现也凭该剧获得"十大人气男演员TOP 8"
  51. ^ Inc, iQIYI (7 December 2019). "iQIYI Scream Night 2020 Sparks the Year's Entertainment Highlights". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020. Li Xian and Yang Zi won Scream Prince and Scream Princess respectively. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  52. ^ sissikong (8 September 2019). "Audi GQ Men of The Year: Li Xian won Popular Actor, Cai Xukun won Popular Idol". Tencent (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  53. ^ "Hit by the revolving door, Li Xian changed to counsel in one second". Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 7 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  54. ^ "More than half of the entertainment star's high-gloss moments are fully recorded. The sixteenth MAHB annual Mr. Ceremony exploded in Beijing" 大半个娱乐圈明星高光时刻全记录 第十六届MAHB年度先生盛典燃爆京城. Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. It is particularly worth mentioning that Li Xian, who was airborne on the night of the event, also won the Most Promising Actor of the Year and became a big surprise for the night. Chinese: 特别值得一提的是，活动当晚空降现场的李现还一举拿下年度最具期待演员，成为当晚一大惊喜。
  55. ^ Daily, Beijing (7 January 2020). "Film & Television Role Models 2019 Ranking: Is your idol on the list?" 影视榜样·2019年度总评榜揭晓啦！你的爱豆在榜吗？. Beijing Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  56. ^ He, Zang (12 January 2020). "Tang Guoqiang, Yang Mi, Li Xian, etc. won the annual "Influential Actor" of Rongping Communication" 唐国强、杨幂、李现等获融屏传播年度优选“影响力演员”. Beijing News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  57. ^ Kunyu, Zhang (30 December 2020). "Entertainment Person of the Year. Li Xian: The actor can't decide on the heat". The Beijing News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  58. ^ Haidan, Liu. "2019 Forbes China Under 30 Elite List released". Wenzhou Commercial Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020. Actor Li Xian and others are also on the list.
  59. ^ Forbes China (18 October 2019). "Forbes China releases the 2019 Under 30 Elite List". Forbes (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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