Introduction
Shawn Dou (simplified Chinese: 窦骁; traditional Chinese: 竇驍; pinyin: Dòu Xiāo, born 15 December 1988) is a Chinese Canadian actor.
Life and education
Dou was born in Xi'an, the capital city of Shaanxi province, China. His parents migrated to Canada when Dou was ten years old. Dou attended David Lloyd George Elementary School in Vancouver, BC, Canada. There, Dou learned Karate and won the championship for two years consecutively. 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.
Career
Dou rose to fame for his role in Zhang Yimou's film The Love of the Hawthorn Tree (2010). He then starred in the romance drama film The Seal of Love (2011) directed by Huo Jianqi.Dou starred in films of various genres, most notablyWolf Totem (2015) and Youth Dinner (2017), which won him the Best Actor award at the 11th Festival Du Cinema Chinois De Paris.
Dou gained mainstream recognition for his role as an antagonistic prince in the highly popular historical drama Princess Agents. Thereafter, he starred in the fantasy epic drama Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy.
In 2019, Dou starred in the romance dramas See You Again alongside Tiffany Tang; as well as Ten Years Late.The same year, he co-starred in the action thriller Breakout: Sky Fire.
In 2020, Dou reunited with Tiffany Tang in the historical drama The Legend of Xiao Chuo, portraying Han Derang.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tencent Video Star Awards | Most Promising Film Actor | Under the Hawthorn Tree | Won | |
| 5th BQ Celebrity Score Awards | Film Newcomer of the Year | Won | |||
| 2011 | Sina Online Award Ceremony | Newcomer of the Year | Won | ||
| China Screen Ranking | Won | ||||
| 1st Harbin Film Festival | Most Commercially Valuable New Actor | Won | |||
| 14th Huabiao Awards | Outstanding New Actor (Overseas) | Nominated | |||
| 5th FIRST International Film Festival | Most Anticipated Newcomer | Won | |||
| Grand Ceremony of New Forces | Most Popular Film Actor | Won | |||
| Sohu Entertainment Award | New Face Award | N/A | Won | ||
| Baidu Fudian Awards | Hottest New Actor | Won | |||
| China Power Fashion Awards | Most Beautiful Dazzling Youth | Won | |||
| 6th BQ Celebrity Score Awards | Rising Actor | Won | |||
| 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 | ||
| 2016 | 11th Festival Du Cinema Chinois De Paris | Best Actor | Youth Dinner | Won | |
| 2019 | Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival | Best Actor | From Survivor to Healer, See You Again, Ten Years Late | Nominated |