Yang Xuwen (, born 2 April 1994) is a Chinese actor. He is best known in for his role as Guo Jing in The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2017).
Biography Early life Yang was born and raised in Nanjing, Jiangsu, on April 2, 1994. He attended Nanjing Foreign Language School and Nanjing No.9 Middle School. He entered Central Academy of Drama in September 2012, majoring in acting.
Acting career In early 2014, Yang signed with Huayi Brothers Media Group. In July 2014, Yang made his acting debut in historical drama Cosmetology High, playing a scholar. In August, he co-starred with Dilraba Dilmurat and Merxat in the web drama The Backlight of Love. In October, he played the lead role in the modern drama Horrible Bosses.
Yang's first major film role was in the action comedy film Bad Guys Always Die (2015). In October, he was cast in the youth military drama Deep Blue.
In April 2016, Yang had a minor role in the romantic drama film New York New York. In July, he featured in the fantasy action drama Noble Aspirations.
In January 2017, Yang portrayed Guo Jing in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, adapted from Louis Cha's wuxia novel of the same name.
In 2018, Yang starred in the business drama Excellent Investor and shenmo television series Ghost Catcher Zhong Kui’s Record.
In 2019, Yang starred in the military drama Anti-Terrorism Special Forces III. The same year, he was cast in the romance drama The Memory About You.
In 2022, Yang starred in the historical suspense drama Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty in the lead role of the young general Lu Lingfeng. The drama was well received and described as a "dark horse drama," achieving a relatively good score of 7.9 on Douban, an online Chinese film and drama forum. Yang has since reprised his role in the sequel drama, Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 2: To the West, which premiered on IQIYI on July 18, 2024.
Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2015 Bad Guys Always Die Pa-pa 2016 New York New York A Kun 2021If At First如果有当初Huang Yaozu
Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2014 Cosmetology High Liu Gongzi 2015 The Backlight of Love Zhao Qianqiu Web series 2016 Noble Aspirations Qing Long Noble Aspirations 2 Qing Long 2017 The Legend of the Condor Heroes Guo Jing 2018 Excellent Investor Fang Yubin Ghost Catcher Zhong Kui’s Record Zhong Kui 2019 Anti-Terrorism Special Forces III Qin Xiaoyang Horrible Bosses Wang Zijin 2021The Memory about You半暖时光Shen HouCrossroad Bistro北辙南辕Liu Liang ZhouSupport Role2022Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty唐朝诡事录Lu LingfengLove in Time我的秘密室友He Zhengyu2023Scent of Time为有暗香来Xu MingCameo2024Eternal Brotherhood Season 1紫川·光明三杰Zichuan XiuStrange Tales of Tang Dynasty 2: To the West唐朝诡事录之西行Lu LingfengDuel of Shadows黑白诀Han Zhi Fei 2025 Contenders狮城山海Liu ZhendongThe Great Lin Qian Jin了不起的林千金Li YanEternal Brotherhood Season 2紫川之光明王Zichuan Xiu TBAStrange Tales of Tang Dynasty 3: To Chang'an唐朝诡事录之长安Lu LingfengBlack and White Bureau黑白局Zhan Peng
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