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Huang Bo (born August 26, 1974) is a Chinese actor and singer. Huang won Best Actor at the 46th Golden Horse Awards and Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Chinese Film Media Awards for his role in the film Crazy Stone.

Huang was born in Qingdao, Shandong. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy.

Early life
Huang Bo was born in Qingdao, Shandong in 1974. His parents both worked in government. Before Huang became an actor, he used to have a bar singer, dance instructor, film dubber, factory owner, and other work experience. During the time of being a bar singer, he even had his own band, which named "Blue Sand Wind". In 2000, his friend Gao Hu introduced him to director Guan Hu by chance, which began Huang's acting career.

Career
In 2000, Huang Bo wanted to study in the "Beijing Film Academy", however, he didn’t receive the admission for the first time. In 2002, Huang Bo finally got admitted to the "Beijing Film Academy", studying in dubbing. Two years later, Huang Bo graduated from college, and became a professional voice actor. Before Huang Bo became famous in 2006 because of “Crazy Stone”, he played several unimportant roles in different TV series.

In the year of 2006, Huang Bo participated in director “Ning Hao”’s new movie “Crazy Stone”, and became famous overnight. Huang gained more opportunities to perform in films because of his brilliant acting in “Crazy Stone”. In 2007, Huang finally won the first valuable award in his life, "the 7th Chinese Film Media Awards" for Best Supporting Actor. Moreover, his performance in “Cow (film)” made him win "the 46th Golden Horse Awards" for the Best Actor, and he received 2 nominations and won 2 awards in China because of this movie.

Huang Bo was considered as one of the top actor in China in 2010. During the two years between 2010 and 2011, Huang Bo not only acted in 5 movies, but also released his debut single song “atmosphere person”. In 2012, Huang Bo served as a host of "the 49th Golden Horse Awards", and his new movie “Lost in Thailand” won him praise. As of January 7, 2013, the total national box office of “Lost in Thailand” exceeded 1.1 billion Yuan, with audiences of 32 million. "Lost in Thailand" becomes the top-grossing movie in China.

Personal life
The nickname of Huang Bo's wife is Xiao Ou, and they married in 2007. Huang Bo's daughter was born in July, 2011.