Hu Bing

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hu .

Hu Bing
胡兵
Born	(1971-02-14) February 14, 1971 (age 53) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Nationality	Chinese
Occupation(s)	Actor, model, singer, producer, host, designer
Years active	1991–present
Agent	HUBING Studio
Height	6 ft 2.5 in (1.892 m)
Website	http://www.hubing.cn

Hu Bing (born February 14, 1971) is a Chinese actor, model, singer, designer and producer. He started as a fashion model in 1990 and been a top male model in China for over 20 years. He won the "Top Chinese Male Model" title in 1991 and was the first Chinese male model to walk the international fashion runway. Since then, Hu has been the image for many top international fashion names such as Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, etc.

Hu started his transition from the fashion runway to the TV screen in 1996 and became a household name after the success of the TV drama Love Talks (1999), in which he played the male leading role. Continuously from 2000 to 2005, Hu was voted one of the four most popular young actors in China (Hu left China to further strengthen his performing aptitude in an American institute in 2005). Hu is known for his on-screen portrayals in both China and Japan as an actor, and as a fashion icon all across East Asia.

Early life

Hu was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. His parents are from military backgrounds and he has an older brother Hu Dong (胡东), who's also an acclaimed Chinese actor, model and singer. After high school, Hu attended the Zhejiang Provincial Athletic Institute, where he majored in health education and sports psychology.

Hu started training to become a professional athlete at the age of 11. He became a member of the Zhejiang Provincial team at the age of 14 and won the Chinese National Rowing Championship in the men's single scull event at the age of 16 (the youngest national champion for the event). At age 17, he was drafted into the Chinese National Rowing Team and came in 7th in the 1989 World Rowing Championships (at Lake Bled in SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia) in the men's coxless pair event at the age of 18. He was also a member of the Chinese Olympics Team during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Hu's professional athletic career came to an end when he suffered a back injury due to overtraining in 1990 at the age of 19, and became a fashion model soon after.

Career

Hu Bing during various photo shoots

In 1991, Hu was invited by the Zhejiang Silk Trading Company to be the model for their men's catalog. In 1991, sponsored also by the Zhejiang Silk Trading Company, he entered the Chinese National Young Models Competition representing the province of Zhejiang and won first place. In 1992, Hu joined the Chinese Fashion Models Association and became a professional runway model. In 1993, filling in last minute for Valentino's Beijing World Trade Centre Show, Hu's outstanding performance won worldwide recognition. ^[1]

With the success of his modeling career, Hu frequented major magazine covers and became the spokesperson for international luxury name brands such as Valentino, Louis Vuitton, and Toshiba in TV, billboard, and magazine ads. In late 1994, he was signed by the Hong Kong United Artists Entertainment Company who helped him publish his first album and gave him his first acting roles in the TV dramas The New York Storm (1996) and The Everlasting Dream (1997).

Hu became a Chinese household name after he starred in the hit Chinese TV drama Love Talks (1999). Hu's status was further solidified with the back-to-back successes of the TV dramas Pink Girls (2001) and Saying Goodbye (2002). ^{[2] [3]} Between 1997 and 2004, Hu starred in over ten TV dramas and numerous films, making him one of the highest in productivity among Chinese actors at the time. ^[4]

2005 marked the peak of Hu's acting career. His honors included the "Ten Most Popular TV Stars" at the China Television Arts Festival for "Top Ten Best"; and the Best Idol Singer and Top 10 Songs at the Southeast Music Chart Awards. ^[5] In late 2005 he moved to the United States and studied under a renowned American performance arts mentor^{[ who? ]} who is also a mentor to many A-list Hollywood stars.

Hu's foothold in the Japanese entertainment world was planted in early 2005 as the host of a Japanese traveler's TV show. He strengthened his reputation in Japan over the years as a TV show host (also co-hosted talk show "Chinese Angel" with Japan's top female celebrity Norika Fujiwara in 2011) and the star in a series of Japanese TV dramas and films, eventually becoming a household name in Japan as well. In 2011, Hu was selected by the Oscar-winning Japanese producer Toshiaki Nakazawa to co-star alongside the world-renowned Japanese mega-star Naoto Takenaka in the film Ken and Mary (2011).

In 2008, he returned to the East Asian entertainment scene after accepting the leading role in the French-Hong Kong co-production, The Back (2010), produced by the Oscar-winning French director/producer Luc Besson and directed by the internationally renowned Chinese 6th generation director, Liu Bingjian. The film obtained critical success as it won a "Best Picture" nomination and a "Best Actor" nomination for Hu during the 2010 International Rome Film Festival. ^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1997		婚礼定在回归日
1998	Spring Cactus	真情狂爱	Ming Dao
2001	Stowaway	惊天大逃亡	Chi Ming
2005	Kesennuma Legend	气仙沼传说
	It Had to Be You	后备甜心	Wei Zhian	[7]
2010	The Back	背面	Hong Tao
2012	Harpoon	惊魂游戏	Zheng Ming	[ citation needed ]
2013	Pink Lady	粉红女郎·爱人快跑	Wang Yongcheng
	Ken and Mary	雨后的夜空	Mei Li
	My Boyfriends	我的男男男男朋友	Wang Yongcheng	[8]
2014	You Are The One	恋者多喜欢	Lin Hao
	Who Moved My Dream	谁动了我的梦想	Steven
2016	Papa	洛杉矶捣蛋计划	Lin Jieming
2017	Legend of the Naga Pearls	鲛珠传	Emperor	[9]
2018	Air Strike	大轰炸	Hospital Dean	Special appearance
2019	The Bugle from Gutian	古田军号		[10]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1996	New York Tempest	纽约风暴	Sun Lijun
1997	Bonds of Blood	千秋家国梦	Xu Yixian
		无花的夹竹桃
1999	Love Talks	真情告白	Gao Jian	[11]
2000	Home	缘来一家人	Xu Jun	[12]
2001		锵锵儿女到江湖	Shi Dawei	[13]
2003	Pink Ladies	粉红女郎	Wang Hao
	Double Sounding Cannon	双响炮	Ying Xiong	[14]
2004	Ultimate Plan	绝对计划	Shen Cong	[15]
	Special 24 Hours	非常24小时	Meng Shaojie	[16]
	Fate in Tears and Laughter	啼笑因缘	Fan Jiashu
2005	City Lady	摇摆女郎	Yu Genbao
2006	Adeiu	真情告别	An Chen	[ citation needed ]
	Women Gang	女人行		[17]
	My House Never Closes	我家不打烊	Guo Wenqiang
	If the Moon has Eyes	如果月亮有眼睛	Di Chengxun	[18]
2007	Super Boys & Girls	超级男女	Jin Long	[19]
2008	OL Japan	OL日本	Li Dalong	[20]
2009		遥远的羁绊	Liu Cheng
2010	Unbeatable	无懈可击之美女如云	Teacher He	[21]
2012	Come Home	亲爱的，回家	Zhu Xiao	[22]
	Bandit of the Brothers	东北往事之江湖儿女	Fang Zhenyu
	Drama Go! Go! Go!	姐姐立正向前走	Fu Yunkai
2013	Women's Weapon	女人的武器	Ma Jian
2014	If I Love You	如果我爱你	Shi Ying
2015	Mom Go Go Go	妈妈向前冲	Zhou Kaiwen	[23]
	Famous Detective Di Renjie	名侦探狄仁杰	Li Yao	[24]
	Love Yunge from the Desert	大汉情缘之云中歌	Emperor Han	[25]
	The Dream Come True	美梦成真	Hou Shaoyang
2016	Ice Fantasy	幻城	Fire King	[26]
	Mom Go Go Go 2	妈妈向前冲冲冲	Jiang Kaiwen	[27]
2017	Princess Agents	楚乔传	Ma Daoya	[28]
	Game of Hunting	猎场	Che Xiufeng	[29]
	Stairway to Stardom	逆袭之星途璀璨	Wang Siqin
2018	Legend of Yunxi	芸汐传	Tian Wei	[30]
	Swords of Legends 2	古剑奇谭2	Yue Shaocheng	[31]
	Mr. Swimmer	游泳先生	Coach	[32]
2020	Love Advanced Customization	爱情高级定制	Su Yushan
	New Horizon	壮志高飞	Ren Yuan	[33]
	Legend of Fei	有翡	Li Zheng	[34]
2021	Love Scenery	良辰美景好时光	Ding Jiayun	[35]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Notes
1999	True Colors	真本色
2001	"Treasure Relationships"	重感情
2005		青叶城恋呗
2006	"All New"	2006全新胡兵
2008	"You're With Me"	—
	"Unknowingly"	不知不觉

References

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2. ""王浩"胡兵：用眼睛演戏". Sina (in Chinese). July 9, 2003.
3. "胡兵刘若英合作《粉红女郎》从斗气开始". Mango TV (in Chinese).
4. "四大小生之胡兵真本色：不能让女人流泪". Sina (in Chinese). June 7, 2002.
5. "胡兵红衣出席颁奖礼 连夺东南劲爆两大奖项". Sina (in Chinese). September 28, 2004.
6. "胡兵回归之作《背面》角逐罗马电影节大奖(图)". Sina (in Chinese). October 9, 2010.
7. ""甜心"林嘉欣情挑胡兵与郑伊健激情缠绵". Sina (in Chinese). February 25, 2005.
8. "《我的男男男男朋友》谢娜约会四型男". Sina (in Chinese). October 25, 2013.
9. "超模何穗金甲傍身古装造型惊艳亮相胡兵周一围加盟". Mtime (in Chinese). June 6, 2017.
10. "张一山胡兵加入红色男团 《古田军号》演绎赤子报国心". ifeng (in Chinese). July 22, 2019.
11. "瞿颖 胡兵 情人节再度真情告白". People's Daily (in Chinese). February 10, 2004.
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17. "名模拍戏问题多 胡兵、孟广美拍亲热戏嫌床短(图)". Sina (in Chinese). May 15, 2002.
18. "《如果月亮有眼睛》瞿颖胡兵再续前缘不尴尬". Sina (in Chinese). November 29, 2006.
19. "胡兵《超级男女》中"大象求婚" 吓坏安以轩". Tencent (in Chinese). December 6, 2006.
20. "《OL日本》热播 胡兵备受引媒体关注(组图)". Sina (in Chinese). November 2008.
21. "胡兵自带家当助阵《无懈可击》 晋升时尚男魔头". Sina (in Chinese). July 22, 2010.
22. "胡兵出演《亲爱的回家》 回归国内坚持三不原则". Tencent (in Chinese). August 23, 2011.
23. "《妈妈向前冲》热播 胡兵前任攻略也暖心". Sina (in Chinese). Jul 7, 2015.
24. "《名侦探狄仁杰》收官 3亿播放量领跑网剧". People's Daily (in Chinese). July 11, 2015.
25. "《云中歌》范文芳演无泪胡兵颠覆汉武帝". Sina (in Chinese). August 31, 2015.
26. "《幻城》收官在即 胡兵颠覆反派印象". Sina (in Chinese). October 25, 2016.
27. "《妈妈向前冲冲冲》胡兵痴情力助秦海璐". Sina (in Chinese). March 22, 2016.
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30. "《芸汐传》胡兵杀青发福利 四度称王演绎不同人生". Sina (in Chinese). October 16, 2017.
31. "《古剑奇谭2》胡兵演绎老顽童 高颜值乐爹惹人爱". ifeng (in Chinese). July 18, 2015.
32. "《游泳先生》杀青 胡兵张沙沙演绎浪漫蓝色之恋". Sina (in Chinese). May 18, 2017.
33. "胡兵《壮志高飞》杀青 魔鬼教官形象吓坏郑恺". Sina (in Chinese). December 12, 2017.
34. "胡兵《有翡》剧照曝光 饰演一代大侠李徵备受期待". Youth.cn (in Chinese). October 31, 2019.
35. "胡兵《良辰美景好时光》杀青 丁嘉运完美投资人引期待". China.com (in Chinese). May 22, 2020.

External links

• Media related to Hu Bing (actor) at Wikimedia Commons
• Hu Bing at IMDb