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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 Super Star Academy (2016) where he played the leading role.

Jin Zhang was born on 19 May 1974 in Chongqing, China. He is an actor, known for The Grandmaster (2013), Ip Man 3 (2015) and Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018). He has been married to Ada Choi since 12 January 2008. They have three children.

Domee Shi is a Canadian animator, film director and screenwriter. She has directed the short film Bao (2018) and the feature films Turning Red (2022) and the upcoming Elio (2025) with Madeline Sharafian and Adrian Molina, becoming the first woman to direct a short film and then the first woman with sole director's credit on a feature film for Pixar.

Shi began working for Pixar in 2011 as a storyboard artist, contributing to multiple films, including Inside Out (2015), The Good Dinosaur (2015), and Toy Story 4 (2019). She was also an additional story artist for Incredibles 2 (2018).

For Bao, Shi won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards, and also earned nominations for the 43rd Annie Awards, the International Online Cinema Awards, and the Tribeca Film Festival. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Turning Red.

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.

Ye Zhou was born on 20 May 1998 in Chongqing, China. She is an actress, known for Better Days (2019), Back from the Brink (2023) and Yesterday Once More (2023).

Kun Chen was born on 4 February 1976 in Chongqing, Sichuan, China. He is an actor, known for Hsue-shen Tsien (2012), Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (2009) and Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015).

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.

Xiwei Tian was born on 14 October 1997 in ChongQing, China. She is an actress, known for Guardians of the Dafeng (2024), New Life Begins (2022) and Romance on the Farm (2023).

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 Dwelling by the West Lake (2023). She has been married to Jianbin Chen since 2006. They have one child.

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), The Prisoner of Beauty (2025) and Legend of Muye: The Mountain Porter (2022).

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).

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 Snake 3: Dinosaur vs. Python (2022). She has been married to Xiangyu Dai since 18 May 2016.

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).

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).

Larine Tang was born on 4 December 1997 in Chongqing, China. She is an actress, known for The Yuppie Fantasia 3 (2017), Port of Call (2015) and Cherry Returns (2016).

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).

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).

Chen Chen Julian is an award-winning actress based in Los Angeles, California. Born in Chongqing, China, Chen Chen moved to the United States after high school. She attended Santiago Canyon College in Orange and then transferred to UCLA to complete her B.A. in Communications with a minor in Theater. Following her graduation from UCLA, Chen Chen decided to pursue her passion for acting. Since then, she has been in numerous films, including " The Sparrows: Nesting" alongside Christopher Atkins. Chen Chen also attended the 2015 Cannes International Film Festival for the short film "Dead Bird Don't Fly" in which she was the lead.

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.

Tao Yin was born on 6 December 1979 in Chongqing, China. She is an actress, known for Home Coming (2022), Feather Flies to the Sky (2017) and A Lifelong Journey (2022).

Ke Xiong was born on 6 January 1983 in Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, China. He is a director and producer, known for Bureau of Paranormal Investigation (2020), Lord of the Mysteries (2025) and The Founder of Diabolism (2018).

Cindy Sun was born on 22 May 1985 in Yuzhong, Chongqing, China. She is an actress, known for God of War Zhao Yun (2016), Miss Puff (2018) and Ming Dynasty (2019).

Ziyi Ao was born on 25 December 2002 in Chongqing, China. He is an actor, known for Douluo Continent (2021), The Prisoner of Beauty (2025) and Da Tu Wei (2024).