Chen Xiao: The Life Story Behind China's Quiet Star

Chen Xiao is a quiet star, and quiet, in his case, is not a lack of talent. It is a way of working, a way of living, a choice to let the role speak instead of the actor. He was born in Hefei, Anhui, in 1987, studied at the Central Academy of Drama, and built his career slowly, through historical dramas, through romantic stories, through roles that asked for a man who is calm on the outside and strong on the inside. He played Gao Zhan in Legend of Lu Zhen, Yang Guo in The Romance of the Condor Heroes, and Gu Qianfan in A Dream of Splendor, a man who is a detective, a lover, and a person with a past. Each of those roles is about a man who does not shout, who does not demand attention, but who earns it, through honesty, through patience, through a face that can show pain without a word.

His story is about a long and steady career, not a sudden rise. He worked for years, playing supporting roles, learning the craft, waiting for a part that would let him show what he could do. When that part came, he was ready, because he had spent years preparing, even when no one was watching. After fame arrived, he did not change his way of working. He still chooses carefully, he still prepares deeply, he still treats his fans with respect, and he still lets his acting speak. That consistency is what makes him a quiet star, and what makes his story worth telling, even if he himself rarely tells it.

His personal life has also been part of his public story, including a marriage that was widely celebrated and a divorce that was widely discussed. Through all of it, he has remained quiet, letting his work speak, and letting his private life stay private. That quiet is a strength, and it is also a cost, because a quiet star is often misunderstood as a distant star. But his work tells a different story. On screen, he is warm, open, and full of feeling. The difference between the public person and the screen person is not a lie. It is a boundary, and it is one that many actors need in order to keep working for a long time without burning out.

Growing Up in Hefei, Anhui

Chen Xiao was born on 5 July 1987 in Hefei, the capital of Anhui province, in eastern China, a city known for its universities, its science, its lakes, and its quiet, hardworking people. Hefei is not a city of glamour. It is a city of study, of work, of families who value education and who teach their children to be serious, to be honest, and to work hard. Chen Xiao grew up in that atmosphere, and it stayed with him, in the way he speaks, in the way he treats people, in the way he acts, with a calm that feels like home.

As a young man, he decided to study acting, and he entered the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, one of the best acting schools in China. The school is known for its strict training, and its students learn voice, movement, history, and the craft of building a character. Chen Xiao was a serious student, and he learned the basics well. He learned how to project his voice, how to stand on a stage, how to listen to another actor, and how to find the truth in a scene. Those lessons sound simple, but they are the foundation of a long career, and they stay with an actor long after the school years are over.

Beijing was a different world from Hefei, colder in winter, busier, more formal, and full of students from across China who had all come to learn the same craft. Chen Xiao lived among them, studied with them, and began to understand that acting is not only about talent. It is about work, about showing up, about taking direction, and about learning from failure. A student who fails a scene in class learns more than a student who succeeds easily, because failure shows where the work is needed. Chen Xiao took those lessons to heart, and he carried them into his first jobs.

His early years after school were not a sudden rise. He took roles in television, learned how a set works, and built his name slowly. He was patient, and patience, in his case, was not waiting. It was working, role after role, until the right part arrived. He did not know when it would come, but he acted as if it would come, and that faith kept him going through the quiet years, when fame felt far away.

First Roles and the Slow Climb

Chen Xiao’s first work on screen came in the late 2000s, when he appeared in television dramas in supporting roles. These early parts were not famous, and many viewers today would not remember them. But they mattered, because they taught him how to act in front of a camera, how to work on a set, and how to build a character over many episodes. He played in historical dramas, in modern tales, in stories about young people growing up, and he learned how to play different kinds of men, from students to soldiers to young professionals.

He was known as a reliable young actor, a person who arrives prepared, who works hard, and who treats his co-stars with respect. That reputation is valuable in an industry where many young stars are known for being difficult. Chen Xiao is known for being professional, and that professionalism has helped him to keep working, year after year, without a major fall. He did not rush to fame. He built it, role by role, and he waited for the right part.

One of his early notable roles was in Legend of Lu Zhen in 2013, a historical drama about a young woman who rises from a humble background to become a powerful figure in the palace. Chen Xiao played Gao Zhan, a prince who loves Lu Zhen, the heroine, and who must navigate the dangers of court politics. The role was a supporting one, but it gave him a chance to be seen by a larger audience, and it showed that he could play a historical hero with grace and with depth. The drama became a success, and it introduced Chen Xiao to viewers who would follow his career for years to come.

After Legend of Lu Zhen, he continued to take leading and supporting roles, and his reputation grew. He was no longer a new actor trying to be noticed. He was a working actor, with a growing fan base, and with a reputation for being serious about his work. That reputation is a foundation, and it is one that he has built on, role by role, until the next breakthrough arrived.

The Romance of the Condor Heroes and Yang Guo

In 2014, Chen Xiao took the leading role in The Romance of the Condor Heroes, a martial arts drama based on the novel by Jin Yong, and he played Yang Guo, one of the most beloved heroes in Chinese literature, a young man who is rebellious, clever, brave, and deeply in love with his teacher, Xiaolongnü. The role was a huge challenge, because Yang Guo had been played before by famous actors, and audiences had strong ideas about who he should be. Chen Xiao played him with a youthful energy, a humour, and a sadness that viewers loved, and the drama became a success, especially among young viewers who loved the romance and the martial arts.

The Romance of the Condor Heroes mattered because it gave Chen Xiao a leading role in a classic story, a role that every Chinese actor dreams of playing. Yang Guo is not a simple hero. He is a boy who loses his parents, who is raised by a master, who falls in love with a woman older than him, who loses his arm, and who becomes a hero through pain and through love. Playing such a character requires a range that Chen Xiao had been building for years, from his early supporting roles to Legend of Lu Zhen. He played Yang Guo with a lightness that made the audience laugh, and with a sadness that made them cry, and that combination made the drama memorable.

The drama also gave him a co-star, Michelle Chen, who played Xiaolongnü, and their on-screen love story became a real-life love story, as the two actors fell in love during filming and later married. That real-life romance added a layer to the drama’s success, because viewers loved the couple both on screen and off it. For Chen Xiao, the role was both a professional triumph and a personal turning point, a role that changed his life in more ways than one.

After The Romance of the Condor Heroes, he became a leading man, and he was offered more leading roles. He had waited for years, through small parts and supporting roles, and the wait had paid off. He was now a star, and he had earned that title through work, not through luck, and through a performance that showed his humour, his bravery, and his heart all at once.

Nothing Gold Can Stay and a Serious Actor

In 2017, Chen Xiao starred in Nothing Gold Can Stay, a historical drama about a woman who builds a business in the late Qing dynasty, and he played Shen Xingyi, a young man from a wealthy family who is playful at first, who loves the heroine, and who grows into a responsible man through loss and through work. The role was long and demanding, and it asked the actor to show a character changing from a careless youth into a mature man, a change that is hard to play, because it must grow slowly, episode by episode. Chen Xiao played Shen Xingyi with a warmth and a depth that viewers loved, and the drama became a major success, praised for its story, its costumes, and its performances.

Nothing Gold Can Stay mattered because it showed Chen Xiao as a serious actor, capable of carrying a long and complex drama, not only a romantic fantasy. Shen Xingyi is not a martial arts hero. He is a businessman, a husband, a man who must learn to work, to lead, and to love, in a world that is changing fast. Playing such a character requires a maturity that Chen Xiao had built through years of work, from his early roles to Yang Guo. He played Shen Xingyi as a man who is funny, who is brave, and who is sad, often in the same scene, and that humanity made the audience care for him, even when he made mistakes.

The drama’s success also proved that he could work with a strong female lead, Sun Li, who played the heroine, and that he could share the spotlight without losing his own presence. That is a hard thing to do, because a strong co-star can overshadow a weaker actor, but Chen Xiao held his own, and his performance was praised alongside hers. That praise is a sign of a mature actor, one who is confident enough to let his co-star shine, while still shining himself.

After Nothing Gold Can Stay, he continued to take leading roles, and his reputation as a serious and reliable actor grew. He became known as a person who chooses scripts carefully, who prepares deeply, and who treats his work with respect. That reputation is valuable, and it has kept him busy, year after year, with new projects that test his range.

A Dream of Splendor and Gu Qianfan

In 2022, Chen Xiao starred in A Dream of Splendor, a drama in which he played Gu Qianfan, a detective and official in the Song dynasty, a man who is clever, brave, and haunted by his past, and who falls in love with Zhao Pan’er, a woman who runs a tea house, played by Liu Yifei. The role was a leading one, and it asked the actor to play a man who is both a lawman and a lover, a person who must solve cases, protect the woman he loves, and face his own family history. Chen Xiao played Gu Qianfan with a quiet intensity that viewers loved, and the drama became a huge success, both in China and abroad.

A Dream of Splendor worked because it combined a detective story, a romance, and a look at women’s lives in the Song dynasty, in a way that felt fresh and modern, even though it was set in the past. Gu Qianfan is not a simple hero. He is a man with a wound, a man who has been hurt by his family, who has learned to hide his feelings, and who slowly learns to trust and to love. Chen Xiao played that slow learning with a restraint that made the audience care for him, and his chemistry with Liu Yifei became one of the most talked-about parts of the drama. Viewers loved the couple, they shared their scenes, and they waited for each new episode to see what would happen next.

The drama’s success also showed that Chen Xiao, now in his thirties, could play a mature leading man, a person with a past, with a job, with responsibilities, and with a love that is not only romantic, but also protective and respectful. That maturity is a sign of an actor who has grown, from a young student to a leading man to a man who can play a detective with a past. The role became one of his defining performances, alongside Yang Guo and Shen Xingyi, and it gave him a new kind of fame, one based on respect rather than only on affection.

Since A Dream of Splendor, he has continued to work, taking on new dramas and new challenges, while keeping Gu Qianfan as a character that fans remember. That is a good place to be, a star with a defining role, but also a star who is still growing, still choosing, still looking for the next good script.

Marriage, Divorce, and a Quiet Life

Chen Xiao married the actress Michelle Chen in 2016, after they had worked together in The Romance of the Condor Heroes, and their wedding was a happy event in Chinese entertainment. They had a son, and for many years they were seen as a loving couple, a pair who had found love on screen and kept it in real life. That image, of a happy family, was loved by fans, who saw in them a real-life fairy tale. For Chen Xiao, the marriage was a major part of his life, and he spoke about it with love and with pride, in the quiet way that is his style.

In early 2025, it was reported that Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen had divorced, and the news was shared in a calm and respectful way. Divorce is a private pain, and for a public figure it is also a public event. Chen Xiao handled it with the same quiet that he brings to his work. He did not make a show of his feelings. He returned to work, and he let his roles speak for him. That return was not easy, but it was strong, and it showed that he could face a hard personal change and keep building his career, without letting the pain define him.

His private life has remained largely private, and he rarely shares details about his family or his feelings in public. That privacy is a choice, and it is a wise one in an industry where personal life is often turned into news. He gives his performances to the public, and he keeps the rest for himself. That boundary helps him to stay focused on his work, and it helps him to avoid the kind of public arguments that can damage a career. It also means that his story, as told here, has gaps, and those gaps are filled by his work, which is as it should be.

He continues to work, taking on new dramas, new roles, and new challenges, while keeping his life close. That is a good model for a long career, one that is built on work, on love, on loss, and on a life that is not only about fame. He has already played many quiet men, and he will likely play many more, but his most important role, as a person, is one that he plays every day, off screen, without an audience, and that role is still being written.

What Quiet Really Costs

Chen Xiao is often described as quiet, and the word is used so often that it can start to sound empty. But in his case, quiet has a real meaning. It means choosing a role carefully, preparing deeply, playing a character with restraint, and letting the audience come to you, rather than shouting for attention. It means growing up in Hefei, studying in Beijing, working for years in small roles, and trusting that the work matters even when no one is watching. That kind of quiet is not a lack of ambition. It is a form of ambition, a quiet ambition to be good, to be true, to be lasting.

There is also a cost to being quiet. Audiences can mistake quiet for distance, and they can say that a quiet actor is cold, or hard to know. Chen Xiao has faced that misunderstanding, and he has answered it with his work, not with words. On screen, he is warm, open, and full of feeling. The difference between the public person and the screen person is not a lie. It is a boundary, and it is one that many actors need in order to keep working for a long time without burning out. That boundary deserves respect, even if it means we know less about him than we know about louder stars.

His story also shows that a career does not have to be loud to be successful. He has worked steadily for more than fifteen years, playing leading roles in major dramas, winning praise from critics and fans, and building a reputation as a reliable and talented actor. That steadiness is valuable, and it is a lesson for anyone who feels that they must shout to be heard. You do not have to shout. You can be quiet, sincere, and prepared, and the audience will listen, as they have listened to Chen Xiao, from Yang Guo to Gu Qianfan, and will likely keep listening. His story also shows that a career does not have to be loud to be successful. He has worked steadily for more than fifteen years, playing leading roles in major dramas, winning praise from critics and fans, and building a reputation as a reliable and talented actor. That steadiness is valuable, and it is a lesson for anyone who feels that they must shout to be heard. You do not have to shout. You can be quiet, sincere, and prepared, and the audience will listen, as they have listened to Chen Xiao, from Yang Guo to Gu Qianfan, and will likely keep listening. What is often missed is how much his Anhui childhood, in a city of universities and science, taught him about study. Hefei is a city that values learning, that teaches children to read, to think, to ask questions. Chen Xiao grew up with that love of learning, and he brings it to his roles, studying a script, studying a character, studying history, until the character feels real, not only acted, but understood, from the inside, like a student who has done his homework well.

My Take:

I think Chen Xiao is a reminder that quiet is a strength, and I want to hold on to that idea while I write about him. He does not shout, he does not seek controversy, he does not make loud statements. He works, he prepares, he plays a role with care, and he goes home. That is a simple way to live, but it is not an easy one, especially in an industry that rewards noise. I admire him for it, because it shows confidence. A person who is confident does not need to shout. He can be quiet, and the audience will come to him, as they have come to Chen Xiao, again and again, from Legend of Lu Zhen to A Dream of Splendor.

Yang Guo is the role that made me care about him, and I want to say why. Yang Guo is a young man who loses his parents, who is raised by a master, who falls in love with a woman older than him, who loses his arm, and who becomes a hero through pain and through love. That is a hard story, and Chen Xiao played it with a youthful energy, a humour, and a sadness that made me believe him. He made Yang Guo funny, but he also made him sad, and that combination made the character human. A hero who is only brave is boring. A hero who is brave and sad, who laughs and cries, who loves and loses, is a hero worth remembering, and Chen Xiao made Yang Guo worth remembering.

A Dream of Splendor is, for me, his most mature work, because Gu Qianfan is a man with a past, a detective with a wound, a person who has been hurt by his family, who has learned to hide his feelings, and who slowly learns to trust and to love. That slow learning is beautiful to watch, because it is how real trust works. Real trust does not arrive in a single moment. It grows, slowly, through small acts, through protection, through care. Chen Xiao played that growth with a restraint that made me believe it. He did not shout his love. He showed it, in a look, in a gesture, in a decision to protect Zhao Pan’er even when it was dangerous. That is a kind of love I understand, and it is a kind of acting I admire.

I also think about his personal life, and I feel sympathy for him. He married, he became a father, he divorced, and he faced all of that in public, with millions of people watching. Divorce is hard in private, and it is harder in public, and he faced it with a quiet dignity that I respect. He did not blame, he did not shout, he did not disappear. He worked. That is a strong answer to a hard time, and it tells me a lot about who he is. I do not know what those years felt like for him, and I will not pretend to know. But I know that a person who can face a hard change and keep working, keep choosing, keep growing, is a person with a strength that is easy to miss, because it is quiet.

I want to be honest about what I find limiting. Many of his roles are quiet heroes in historical worlds, and many of them are similar, calm, loyal, brave men who love deeply. I wonder if he will play a villain, a funny man, a modern worker, a person who is not quiet at all. I hope he does, because I think he has more to show, and because a star who only plays quiet heroes will eventually need to grow. He is in his late thirties now, and the next decade will ask him to play different kinds of men. I think he can do it, if he chooses to, and I hope he chooses to, because growth is how an actor lasts, and Chen Xiao has already shown that he can grow, from a student to Yang Guo to Gu Qianfan, each time a little more, each time a little deeper.

What can a reader learn from him? I think the first lesson is that quiet is a strength. You do not have to be loud to be heard. You can be quiet, sincere, and prepared, and the audience will listen. The second lesson is that a steady career is built slowly, through small roles, through waiting, through choosing carefully. The third lesson is that love, in real life and on screen, grows slowly, through small acts, through protection, through trust. Do not rush love. Let it grow, as Gu Qianfan’s love grew, slowly, and truly.

I also think about young actors who watch him and dream of a long career. I would tell them to look at his patience, not only his fame. Look at the drama school, the supporting roles, the long wait for Yang Guo, the careful choices after that. If you want a career like his, you must be ready for the work, not only the stage. The stage is the last part. The first part is the classroom, the rehearsal, the script, the director who corrects you, the long day when you are tired and you keep going. Chen Xiao knows that room well, and that is why he lasts.

In the end, I see Chen Xiao as a man in a dark robe, sitting at a low table with a steaming teapot, looking over a misty bamboo forest, calm, quiet, and alone with his thoughts. That image stays with me, because it is a picture of his whole career. He sits, he waits, he watches, he sips his tea, and he moves when the time is right. I hope his next moves take him to new roles, to new kinds of men, to new challenges, because he has earned the right to choose, and because I want to see what a quiet, patient, and sincere actor can do when he is fully free. He has already shown that a quiet man can be a hero. Now I want to see what else a quiet man can be.

I keep thinking about Yang Guo, and about what it means to play one of the most beloved heroes in Chinese literature, a young man who is rebellious, clever, brave, and deeply in love with his teacher. That is a huge challenge, because audiences have strong ideas about who Yang Guo should be, and any small mistake is noticed. Chen Xiao played him with a youthful energy, a humour, and a sadness that made viewers love him, and the drama became a success. He made Yang Guo funny, but he also made him sad, and that combination made the character human. A hero who is only brave is boring. A hero who is brave and sad, who laughs and cries, who loves and loses, is a hero worth remembering, and Chen Xiao made Yang Guo worth remembering, not by copying earlier actors, but by playing him as himself, as a young man learning to be a hero, one step at a time.

A Dream of Splendor deserves more thought, because Gu Qianfan is a man with a past, a detective with a wound, a person who has been hurt by his family, who has learned to hide his feelings, and who slowly learns to trust and to love. That slow learning is beautiful to watch, because it is how real trust works. Real trust does not arrive in a single moment. It grows, slowly, through small acts, through protection, through care. Chen Xiao played that growth with a restraint that made me believe it. He did not shout his love. He showed it, in a look, in a gesture, in a decision to protect Zhao Pan’er even when it was dangerous. That is a kind of love I understand, and it is a kind of acting I admire, because it does not rely on words. It relies on truth, on a small act that says more than a long speech, on a quiet presence that says, I am here, I will protect you, I will not leave.

Nothing Gold Can Stay is another drama that stays with me, because Shen Xingyi is a young man from a wealthy family who is playful at first, who loves the heroine, and who grows into a responsible man through loss and through work. That change, from a careless youth into a mature man, is hard to play, because it must grow slowly, episode by episode, and Chen Xiao played it with a warmth and a depth that made viewers love him. He showed Shen Xingyi learning to work, to lead, to love, in a world that is changing fast, and that learning felt real, because it was played with an honesty that came from Chen Xiao’s own life, from a man who has grown up, who has married, who has become a father, who has divorced, and who has learned, through all of it, what it means to be responsible, to be kind, to keep going.

One more lesson, about tea. He sits with a teapot, in the image, and tea is a slow drink, a drink that asks you to wait, to pour, to sip, to breathe. Chen Xiao’s career is like tea, slow, warm, and steady. He does not rush. He does not shout. He waits, he watches, he sips, and he moves when the time is right. That is a good way to live, and a good way to work. In a world that tells us to move fast, to shout, to be loud, his quiet, his patience, his tea, are a reminder that slowness can be strength, that quiet can be brave, that a man who sits calmly can still be a hero, when the moment comes to stand up and act. One more thought stays with me, about the way he handles being quiet in a loud industry. Quiet is often mistaken for distance, and Chen Xiao has faced that misunderstanding, but he has answered it with his work, not with words. On screen, he is warm, open, and full of feeling. Yang Guo is funny and sad, Shen Xingyi is brave and kind, Gu Qianfan is clever and wounded, and each of those men feels like a real person, not only a character in a script. That is a kind of acting I admire, because it does not rely on shouting. It relies on truth, on a small look, on a quiet gesture, on a decision to protect someone, on a slow learning to trust. I think many viewers saw themselves in Gu Qianfan, in his wound, in his slow learning to love, and that is why A Dream of Splendor moved so many people. It was not only a romance. It was a story about trust, about healing, about learning to open your heart again after it has been hurt, and that is a story we all know, in our own lives, in smaller ways, every day.

There is also a lesson in the way he faced divorce in public, with a quiet dignity that I respect. Divorce is hard in private, and it is harder in public, and he faced it without blame, without shouting, without disappearing. He worked. That is a brave way to face a hard time, and it shows me a lot about the man he is. I cannot know what those years felt like for him, and I will not pretend that I do. But I know that a person who can face a hard change and keep working, keep choosing, keep growing, is a person with a strength that is easy to miss, because it is quiet, like tea steaming in a bamboo forest, like a man sitting calmly, waiting for the right moment to move, and moving when the time is right, not before, not after, but exactly when his life, and his work, need him to move.

I want to talk about Yang Guo, because it is the role that made Chen Xiao a star, and it is one of the most loved heroes in Chinese stories. In The Romance of the Condor Heroes, Yang Guo is a young man who is clever, rebellious, and lonely, a boy who loses his family, who learns great skills, who loves his teacher against all the rules, and who grows into a hero with one arm and a big heart. Chen Xiao played him with a youthful energy, with a smile that could be naughty and sad at the same time, and millions of viewers loved him for it. Playing Yang Guo is a big test, because so many actors have played him before, and the audience compares them all. Chen Xiao passed that test, and he made the hero his own.

A Dream of Splendor is the drama that brought him back to the top many years later, and it is a beautiful story. He played Gu Qianfan, a cold and serious official who meets a clever tea house owner played by Liu Yifei, and slowly, very slowly, he softens, he laughs, he learns to trust. The drama was a huge hit in 2022, and people loved the pair, the costumes, the food, the city of the Song dynasty, and the slow, warm romance. I think what made Gu Qianfan work is that Chen Xiao played him as a man who is tired, who has seen too much, and who finds a reason to live again. That is a grown man’s love story, not a boy’s, and Chen Xiao played it with the weight of a man who has lived.

Nothing Gold Can Stay showed another side of him, a serious side. It is a period drama about a businessman in Shaanxi, about trade, about family, about a man who must make hard choices in a changing world. Chen Xiao took a supporting role in a big, serious drama, and he played it with care, and it earned him respect from people who thought he could only play romantic heroes. I admire that choice. Many stars only take leading roles, because they are afraid of being second. He took a good role in a good drama, and he let the story matter more than his place in it. That is the mark of an actor who cares about the work, not only about the fame.

His private life became public in a sad way, and I want to speak about it gently. Reports in early 2025 said that his marriage to Michelle Chen had ended in divorce, after years together and a son. He did not make a public fight of it. He did not blame anyone in the open. He kept working, he kept quiet, and he protected his family from more noise. I respect that quiet dignity. A divorce is painful for anyone, and it is more painful when millions of people are watching and talking. He handled it the way he handles most things, quietly, privately, and with care for the people involved.

Tea is the image I keep in my mind, because he is often pictured with a teapot, and tea is a slow drink, a drink that asks you to wait, to pour, to sip, to breathe. Chen Xiao’s career is like tea, slow, warm, and steady. He does not rush. He does not shout. He waits, he watches, he prepares, and he moves when the time is right. That is a good way to live, and a good way to work. In a world that tells us to move fast, to shout loud, to grab attention, his quiet is a reminder that a slow and steady life can also be a full life. He has played heroes, lovers, officials, and businessmen, and through it all, he has stayed himself, a quiet man who lets his work speak.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Chen Xiao born and where is he from?

Chen Xiao was born on 5 July 1987 in Hefei, Anhui, China. He later studied acting at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing.

What role made Chen Xiao a leading actor?

His role as Yang Guo in The Romance of the Condor Heroes in 2014 made him a leading actor. Yang Guo is one of the most beloved heroes in Chinese literature.

Who did Chen Xiao play in A Dream of Splendor?

In A Dream of Splendor from 2022, he played Gu Qianfan, a Song dynasty detective who falls in love with Zhao Pan’er, a tea house owner played by Liu Yifei.

What was Chen Xiao’s role in Legend of Lu Zhen?

In Legend of Lu Zhen from 2013, he played Gao Zhan, a prince who loves the heroine Lu Zhen and must navigate the dangers of court politics.

Who did Chen Xiao play in Nothing Gold Can Stay?

In Nothing Gold Can Stay from 2017, he played Shen Xingyi, a young man from a wealthy family who grows from a careless youth into a responsible man through loss and work.

Was Chen Xiao married to Michelle Chen?

Yes, he married actress Michelle Chen in 2016 after they worked together in The Romance of the Condor Heroes. It was reported in early 2025 that they had divorced.