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Zhan Xiao (or Sean Xiao) was born on October 5th, 1991 in Chongqing, China. He is an actor and singer, known for The Untamed (2019), Jade Dynasty (2019) and Oh! My Emperor (2018).
In 2010, Zhan Xiao was admitted to the School of Modern International Design and Art of Chongqing Technology and Business University. He was a member of the class art and literature, and entered the chorus branch of the school art troupe, serving as the director of the vocal music department of the university student art troupe, the director of the male voice department, and the actor of the school language arts branch. In his freshman year, Zhan Xiao went to Beijing to perform "I Have a Dream" with the language arts branch. In his sophomore year, he participated in the "Top Ten Singers on Campus" competition of Chongqing Technology and Business University and won the honorary title of "Top Ten Singers on Campus". Later, he represented Chongqing Technology and Business University in the Chongqing Municipal "Top Ten Singers on Campus" competition and won the second prize. Zhan Xiao often participated in various school performances, and acted as the opening solo vocalist at the 60th Anniversary Gala of Technology and Business University. During the school, he was awarded the honorary titles of "Advanced Individual in Literature and Art", "Outstanding Art Troupe Cadre", and "Outstanding League Member". In addition, in the public welfare poster design competition held by the school, he also won the "First Prize" and the "Best Popularity Award".
In October 2012, Zhan Xiao and his friends founded the "Reminiscence Visual Media" photography studio and "NED Design Studio", and worked as the main photographer in the photography studio, and received some LOGO and VI design in the design studio. After graduating from university, Xiao Zhan worked as a designer in a design studio run by a media teacher.
In 2015, Zhan Xiao participated in the reality program X-Fire where he trained to be an idol alongside 15 other trainees. He debuted alongside eight other trainees in the idol group X NINE, taking on the position of main vocal, the group released their first mini album X Jiu in September 2016. Also in 2016, Xiao made his acting debut in the fantasy web drama Chao xingxing xue yuan (2016) where he played the leading role.- Tina Chen is a Golden Globe, Emmy and Drama Desk nominee. She stars in Albert M. Chan's award-winning short film Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future for which she received the Best Actress award from the NYC Downtown Short Film Festival and a Best Actress nomination by the Asians On Film Festival. Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future was shown at many festivals in the US and Canada in 2015. Her other films include the independent feature Almost Perfect (dir. Bertha Bay-Sa Pan), playing opposite Kelly Hu, Roger Rees and Edison Chen (Festival Centerpiece Presentation at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival) and the short film, The Potential Wives of Norman Mao (dir. Derek Nguyen), which was part of the Cannes International Film Festival's Short Film Corner. She also starred in The Hawaiians (dir. Tom Gries), playing opposite Charlton Heston, for which she received a Golden Globe award nomination; Alice's Restaurant (dir. Arthur Penn), opposite Arlo Guthrie; Three Days of the Condor (dir. Sydney Pollack), opposite Robert Redford; and the award-winning indie film, Face (dir. Bertha Bay-Sa Pan), opposite Bai Ling.
Tina has guest starred on numerous TV shows and was nominated for an Emmy for her performance in the CBS Playhouse special, The Final War of Olly Winter, opposite Ivan Dixon. Besides the above mentioned performers, Tina has acted alongside actors such as Max von Sydow, Anthony Quinn, Geraldine Chaplin, Burt Reynolds, Ernest Borgnine, Wayne Rogers, Stefanie Powers, Jan-Michael Vincent, David Janssen, Kim Basinger, David Carradine and Taylor Schilling. On stage, Tina has played leading roles in many productions on and off Broadway including Empress of China, Comfort Women, The Shanghai Gesture, The Joy Luck Club, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Arthur & Leila, The Year of the Dragon, and David Henry Hwang's Family Devotions.
She has directed plays at various theaters in New York, including Pan Asian Repertory Theatre's production of Fairy Bones starring Lucy Liu in her stage debut. Tina co-produced the Broadway production of the Peter Nichols play, Passion, starring Frank Langella, and received a Drama Desk nomination as part of the producing team of the Broadway production of The Rink, by Terrence McNally, starring Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli.
Tina has a talk, Heroes of History: Legacy of My Chinese Family, with 157 pictures. It is about three generations of her mother's family and their contributions to the history of China. In the lecture, which has been presented at China Institute and Urban Stages, both in NYC, and the Mirror Rep. Co. in Greensboro, Vt., she talks about her great-grandfather, who served under three emperors and one empress in the Ching dynasty, her grandfather, who was one of the founders of the Republic of China, and her mother, who also did something special for China.
Tina is also a composer. She wrote, among other pieces, the music for the Christmas song This Tree (lyrics by Ruth Wolff), which premiered with the Hong Kong Children's Choir at its Silver Jubilee, and flute music for Pan Asian Repertory's production of Fairy Bones. Her other songs include Mother Life (lyrics by Tina), Words Never Said (lyrics by Diane Winslow), and a Hanukkah song called Eight Nights (lyrics by YiLing Chen-Josephson). The four songs, including This Tree, were presented at Mirror Rep. Co., in Greensboro, Vt., in August of 2014.
Over the course of her career, Tina has received numerous honors, including Pan Asian Repertory Theatre's 2016 Legacy Award, Urban Stages' 25th Anniversary Award for Artistic Brilliance, Women's Project's Women of Exceptional Achievement Award, Girl Scouts' Woman of Distinction Award, the Anna Mae Wong Award given by The Asian Fashion Designers of LA, and Azn Americans Actress of the Week Award on Twitter.
While pursuing her show business career, Tina worked for over a decade as a researcher in the Serology & Genetics department at the New York Blood Center. She also started Food Liberation, a health food store in New York City. An honorary advisor for the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, Tina is also on the National Council of the Aspen Music Festival & School and volunteers for Lighthouse International as a reader for the sight impaired. - Actor
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Jin Zhang was born on 19 May 1974 in Chongqing, China. He is an actor, known for The Grandmaster (2013), Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). He has been married to Ada Choi since 12 January 2008. They have three children.- Additional Crew
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Domee Shi was born on 19 August 1989 in Chongqing, China. She is a writer, known for Turning Red (2022), Inside Out (2015) and Bao (2018).- Actor
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JunKai Wang (also known as Karry Wang) is the leader of TFBOYS. TFBOYS is a Chinese boy group formed by TF entertainment in August 2013. Their appearance had been widely introduced to the Chinese audiences thanks to the Internet. Even though they are new to the entertainment circle, they are now one of the most popular celebrities in China.- Actor
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Kun Chen was born on 4 February 1976 in Chongqing, Sichuan, China. He is an actor, known for Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (2009), Hsue-shen Tsien (2012) and Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015).- Qinqin Jiang was born on 3 September 1975 in Chongqing, China. She is an actress, known for Qiao's Grand Courtyard (2006), A Fool (2014) and Jiejie cidian (2005). She has been married to Jianbin Chen since 2006. They have one child.
- Yishang Zhang was born on 4 March 1996 in Chongqing, China. She is an actress, known for Detective Chinatown (2020), Candle in the Tomb (2016) and Asura (2018).
- Wing T. Chao was born on 24 May 1944 in Chongqing, China. He is an actor, known for The Mandalorian (2019), Star Wars: Tales of the Empire (2024) and Behind the Attraction (2021).
- Hongshan He was born on 10 April 1987 in Chongqing, China. She is an actress, known for Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (2018), Jun Jiu Ling (2021) and The Sword and the Brocade (2021).
- Xiwei Tian was born on 14 October 1997 in ChongQing, China. She is an actress, known for New Life Begins (2022), Romance on the Farm (2023) and In Between.
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Bo Peng was born on 14 April 1977 in Chongqing, Sichuan, China. He is an actor, known for Chun ai (2007), The Treasure Hunter (2009) and Ye yan (2006).- Zihan Chen was born on 2 April 1978 in Wanzhou, Chongqing, China. She is an actress, known for Down with Love (2010), The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) and The Hidden Fox (2022). She has been married to Xiangyu Dai since 18 May 2016.
- Zhao Shuang, also known as Qin Se, Zhao Xiaoshuang, and Shuang Er, is a female voice actress from Mainland China. She is a member of 729 Voice Studio,a well-known voice actor agency in China. Her voice is rich and changeable, which is suitable for young girls and boys. Founding member of 729 Sound Factory.
- Junjie Huang was born on 9 July 1998 in Chongqing, China. He is an actor, known for Eternal Love of Dream (2020), Reunion: The Sound of the Providence (2020) and Novoland: Pearl Eclipse (2021).
- Actress
- Talent Agent
Zhao Xia is a Chinese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Xia Li. She is currently signed to WWE performing on their developmental territory NXT. She is the first Chinese woman to ever compete in a WWE ring. Before joining WWE Xia Li was a lifelong combat-sport athlete, fighting in the martial art of wushu. In January 2017, she joined the WWE Performance Center after she had impressed talent scouts at a tryout in Shanghai, China. In 2017 Li made her debut for WWE competing in the inaugural Mae Young Classic. Wrestling at this event made her the first Chinese woman to ever compete in a WWE ring. Li was eliminated in the first round. In 2018, Li competed in her second Mae Young Classic and was eliminated in the second round. Throughout 2017 and 2018 Li only wrestled at NXT live events outside of the Mae Young Classic. In January 2019, Li competed in her first Royal Rumble match, the second ever women's Royal Rumble. She then made her NXT television debut on the February 20, 2019 episode, losing in a singles match to Mia Yim. On the May 1, 2019 episode of WWE NXT, Li picked her first televised win by defeating Rachel Evers.- Haoyu Yang was born on 25 September 1974 in Chongqing, China. He is an actor, known for Journey to the West (2021), The Wandering Earth (2019) and The Ditch (2010).
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Roy Wang, also known as Wang Yuan,is a Chinese singer-songwriter, television host and actor. He was named by Time as one of the 30 Most Influential Teens of 2017.Wang has been a UNICEF ambassador since 2018.He set up his own charity foundation, the Yuan Foundation, that focuses on helping the elderly and children.Roy is one of China's most influential teenagers with millions of followers on Weibo. He appears in many television channel variety shows, festival special programs, movies, and dramas. Roy also holds roles as charity ambassadors and has a number of commercial endorsements.- Jie Liu was born on 1 July 1966 in Chongqing, China. She is an actress, known for Lust, Caution (2007), Age of Legends (2018) and Anna & Anna (2007).
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Xiaolei Huang was born on 18 May 1981 in Wanzhou, Chongqing, China. She is an actress and writer, known for End Game (2021), A Lifelong Journey (2022) and Yangzi's Confusion (2023).- Editor
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- Editorial Department
Yang approached the cinematic arts with a theoretical (astro)physics and (astro)chemistry perspective. He finished his B.A. in Communication University of China in 2010 and worked in the contemporary art & cinematic industry for 8 years. He experimented with the cinematic industrial applications with his arts on non-proliferation and later developed into the astronomical sciences. He took leadership in his graduation co-production to push for LGBT equal marriage and was invited to several LGBT related film festivals. He met his spouse in Beijing LGBT Center in 2017 and is on the way for legalization of his marriage. He is ordained by the Universal Life Church and is ready to serve for the community in the name of love as the equal basis for marriage.- Producer
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Austin Tong is a film producer originally from the Bay Area, California and resides in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his films Extraño (2023), Robbed (2022), and A Dandelion Finds Brandon (2019). After finding a passion for visual storytelling, Austin continued to study filmmaking and attended DePaul University's School of Cinematic arts before moving out to Los Angeles, California. Austin has produced and worked on a variety of film medias including narrative short and feature films as well as commercial, music video, event, and professional photography. Aside from filmmaking, Austin also loves singing, playing guitar, climbing, working out, Disney, making music, traveling, dance, and martial arts.- Director
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Yibai Zhang was born in 1963 in Chongqing, Sichuan, China. He is a director and producer, known for My People, My Country (2019), Yoru no Shanghai (2007) and Fleet of Time (2014).- Actress
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Cindy Sun was born on 22 May 1985 in Yuzhong, Chongqing, China. She is an actress, known for Young Sherlock (2014), God of War Zhao Yun (2016) and Miss Puff (2018).- Guo'er Zhangyang was born on 18 April 1985 in Chongqing, China. She is an actress, known for First Love (2016), The Secret of the River (2018) and Journey to the West (2010).