Shawn Dou

Shawn Dou
窦骁
Born (1988-12-15) December 15, 1988 (age 36)
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
AgentShawn Dou Studio
Spouse
Laurinda Ho
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(m. 2023)​
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese竇驍
Simplified Chinese窦骁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDòu Xiāo

Shawn Dou (simplified Chinese: 窦骁; traditional Chinese: 竇驍; pinyin: Dòu Xiāo; born 15 December 1988) is a Chinese Canadian actor.[1] He is married to Laurinda Ho, daughter of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho.[2]

Life and education

Dou was born in Xi'an. His parents migrated to Canada when Dou was ten years old. Dou attended David Lloyd George Elementary School in Vancouver. There, Dou learned Karate and won the championship for two years consecutively.[3] After graduating from DLG in 2001, he attended Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Vancouver, BC, and graduated from there in 2006. He returned to China and was accepted by the Beijing Film Academy in 2008. When Dou was in his second year of studies, he participated in the auditions for The Love of the Hawthorn Tree and was subsequently picked as the male lead.[4][5]

Career

Dou rose to fame for his role in Zhang Yimou's film, The Love of the Hawthorn Tree (2010).[6] He then starred in the romance drama film, The Seal of Love (2011), directed by Huo Jianqi.[7] Dou starred in films of various genres, most notably, Wolf Totem (2015)[8] and Youth Dinner (2017),[9] which won him the Best Actor award at the 11th Festival Du Cinema Chinois De Paris.[10]

Dou gained mainstream recognition for his role as an antagonistic prince in the highly popular historical drama, Princess Agents.[11][12] Thereafter, he starred in the fantasy epic drama, Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy.[13]

In 2019, Dou starred in the romance dramas See You Again, alongside Tiffany Tang;[14] as well as Ten Years Late.[15][16] The same year, he co-starred in the action thriller Breakout: Sky Fire.[17]

In 2020, Dou reunited with Tiffany Tang in the historical drama, The Legend of Xiao Chuo, portraying Han Derang.[18]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/Ref.
2010 Under the Hawthorn Tree 山楂樹之戀 Jian Xin [6]
2011 The Seal of Love 秋之白華 Qu Qiubai [7]
Racing Legends 赛车传奇 Ye Haocheng [19]
The Flowers of War 金陵十三釵 Soldier Cameo[20]
The Allure of Tears 傾城之淚 Chen Yi [21]
2012 Nightfall 大追捕 young Wong Yuen-yeung [22]
Dangerous Liaisons 危險關係 Dai Wenzhou [23]
2014 Urban Games 城市遊戲 Zhang Weibai [24]
2015 Wolf Totem 狼圖騰 Yang Ke [8]
The Queens 我是女王 Ma Ke [25]
To the Fore 破風 Qiu Tian [26]
Time to Love 新步步驚心 14th Prince [27]
Beautiful 2015 失眠笔记 Short film[28]
2016 Everybody's Fine 一切都好 Guan Quan [29]
The Last Race 终极胜利 Xu Niu [30]
2017 Youth Dinner 六人晚餐 Ding Chenggong [9]
2019 Skyfire 天火危情 Zheng Nan [17]
2024 A Legend 傳奇 Huo Qubing [31]
TBA Saga of Light 日月 Houyi [32]

Television series

Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes/Ref.
2017 Princess Agents 楚乔传 Yan Xun Hunan TV [11]
Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy 海上牧云记 Muru Hanjiang iQiyi, Tencent, Youku [13]
2019 From Survivor to Healer 爱上你治愈我 Yan Shuren [33]
See You Again 时间都知道 Ye Jiacheng Beijing TV [14]
Ten Years Late 十年三月三十日 Jin Ran iQiyi, Tencent [15]
2020 The Legend of Xiao Chuo 燕云台 Han Derang Tencent, BTV [18]
2021 New Generation: The Hurt Locker 我们的新时代 Liu Xi Shi Dragon TV, BTV [13]
Tears in Heaven 海上繁花 Lei Yuzheng Jiangsu TV [34]
2022 Love in Flames of War 良辰好景知几何 Xiao Beichen Youku [35]
Ode to Joy 3 欢乐颂3 Huang Dai Wei Dragon TV [13]
2023 Ode to Joy 4 欢乐颂4 Huang Dai Wei CCTV-8 [13]
Ode to Joy 5 欢乐颂5 Huang Dai Wei Tencent Video, CCTV [13]
2024 Chao Gan Mi Gong 超感迷宫 - Tencent Video [13]
Ye Bu Shou 夜不收 - iQiyi [13]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Results Ref.
2010 Tencent Video Star Awards Most Promising Film Actor Under the Hawthorn Tree Won [36]
5th BQ Celebrity Score Awards Film Newcomer of the Year Won [37]
2011 Sina Online Award Ceremony Newcomer of the Year Won [38]
China Screen Ranking Won [39]
1st Harbin Film Festival Most Commercially Valuable New Actor Won [40]
14th Huabiao Awards Outstanding New Actor (Overseas) Nominated [41]
5th FIRST International Film Festival Most Anticipated Newcomer Won [42]
Grand Ceremony of New Forces Most Popular Film Actor Won [43]
Sohu Entertainment Award New Face Award — Won [44]
Baidu Fudian Awards Hottest New Actor Won [45]
China Power Fashion Awards Most Beautiful Dazzling Youth Won [46]
6th BQ Celebrity Score Awards Rising Actor Won [47]
2012 2nd China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Actor The Seal of Love Nominated
12th Chinese Film Media Awards Most Anticipated Actor The Allure of Tears Nominated [48]
2016 11th Festival Du Cinema Chinois De Paris Best Actor Youth Dinner Won [10]
2019 Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival Best Actor From Survivor to Healer, See You Again, Ten Years Late Won [49]

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