Duan Chun-hao () is a Taiwanese actor best known for his role as Hao-Hao in the romance film Millennium Mambo (2001). He received two nominations for Best Supporting Actor with his performances in Fancy 25 (2002) and We Are Champions (2019), in the 39th and 56th Golden Horse Awards respectively. In 2022, he earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries in the 57th Golden Bell Awards for portraying six different characters in the HBO Asia miniseries Twisted Strings.
Early life Duan studied performing arts at . He was a basketball team member in junior high and high school. During high school, he suffered from a spinal disc herniation and underwent multiple surgeries, which led to him skipping mandatory military service. At the age of 16, he began working part-time as a production assistant while studying at Hwa Kang, including on projects by Chang Hwa-kun, who also offered him a bit part in the Japanese film Rainy Dog which he produced.
Career After graduating from Hwa Kang, Duan continued working as a production assistant and was invited by Chang to star in films, including the 2000 titles A Chance to Die and The Cabbie. Chang also recommended him to filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien, who signed Duan as an actor in 1999 when he was 18. At the age of 19, Duan landed a lead role as Hao-Hao alongside Shu Qi in Hou's 2001 romance film Millennium Mambo. That same year, he had a recurring role in the drama series , which garnered him public recognition.
In 2002, he starred in the anthology film Fancy 25, which garnered him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the 39th Golden Horse Awards. Following this, Duan decided to further his studies in acting at the Beijing Film Academy, where he stayed for eight years and even purchased a home in Beijing. During this time, he participated in several film projects, including lead roles in the 2007 film Reflections directed by Yao Hung-i, a colleague under Hou Hsiao-hsien, and the 2011 Chinese romantic comedy .
Duan returned to Taiwan in 2014 and pursued a television career, landing a leading role in the series Our Mother. He also starred in the 2017 drama film Missing Johnny, as well as the 2018 films Cities of Last Things and Long Day's Journey into Night. In 2019, he played the lead role as Chen Shu-wen in the sports drama film , portraying the coach of a high school basketball team, which earned him nominations for Best Supporting Actor in the 56th Golden Horse Awards and the 22nd Taipei Film Awards. He has also appeared in the Japanese film First Love, directed by Rainy Dog'''s director Takashi Miike, and in the crime series .
In 2020, he took on a lead role in the drama film and a recurring role in the romance series Falling into You. Duan had another breakthrough performance in the 2022 HBO Asia series , where he portrayed six different characters, including as a mortician, a pimp, a homosexual, and a police detective. His performance earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film in the 57th Golden Bell Awards. In 2023, he had a lead role in the drama film and a recurring role in the 2024 crime series ''.
Personal life Duan briefly dated Malaysian actress Angelica Lee in 1996. He was in a two-year relationship with fellow Hwa Kang alumnus Yvonne Yao from 2015 to 2017. In the same year, he began a relationship with an Amis native woman, and the two married in November 2018. They welcomed a daughter in April 2020.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes/ 1997 Rainy Dog Bit part2000 A Chance to Die Hao (小豪) The Cabbie Thief 2001 Millennium Mambo Hao-Hao (豪豪) 2002 Fancy 25 De-di (德地) 2007 Reflections Hao (小豪) 2011 Lang (小朗) 2017 Missing Johnny Hao (張致豪) 2018 Cities of Last Things Yao (小姚) Long Day's Journey into Night The Ex-husband 2019 Chen Shu-wen (陳書文) First Love Fu 2020 Fang Guo-liang (方國樑) 2023 The Manchurian Pilot Miss Shampoo Boss Hsing (興哥)
Television Year Title Role Notes/ 2001 Hao (小豪) Recurring role 2004 Say Yes Enterprise Hsu (徐子) Recurring role 2014 Chiu Chi-long (邱志龍) Main role 2019 Leo (李奧) Recurring role 2020 Falling into You Chiang Hsiao-chung (江兆中) Recurring role2022 Hexa role Co-starring Hao (豪哥) Recurring role Women in Taipei Deputy Head of Customer Service Cameo Shards of Her Chen Ming-qian (陳明謙) Cameo2023 Copycat Killer Yang Wen-hai (楊文愷) Recurring role Taiwan Crime Stories Wang Qi (王奇) Co-starring2024 Hung De-an (洪德安) Recurring role The On1y One Sheng Min-yang (盛明陽) Recurring role Born for the Spotlight Chang Kuo-lung (張國龍) Guest role
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2002 39th Golden Horse AwardsBest Supporting Actor Fancy 25 2019 56th Golden Horse Awards 2020 22nd Taipei Film Awards Best Supporting Actor 2022 57th Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film
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