Xu Dongdong
徐冬冬
Born (1990-02-16) February 16, 1990
Other namesRaquel Xu
Alma materPeople's Liberation Army Academy of Art
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, model
Years active2007–present
AgentXu Dongdong Studio
Musical career
GenresMandapop

Xu Dongdong (Chinese: 徐冬冬; pinyin: Xú Dōngdōng; born 16 February 1990) is a Chinese actress, singer and model.[1][2]

Xu first rose to prominence in 2016 for playing Shen Jiawen, a drug trafficker, in the television series Yu Zui, which attracted more than 100 million views on iQiyi within days of its premiere, making it one of the most popular TV series tailored for the online platform.[3]

Early life and education

Xu was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang on February 16, 1990. At the age of 7, she moved to Beijing.[4] She graduated from the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art.

Career

Xu had her first experience in front of the camera in 2007, and she was chosen to act as a support actor in Tears in the Red City, a television series starring Cao Lan and Li Dongbei. And she subsequently appearing on Oriental King Lion.

Xu had a minor role as Yue Rong in Chen Xiang (2010), which starred Li Yapeng, Tommy Tam, Wu Mian, and Xu Huanshan.

Xu's first film role was a policewoman uncredited appearance in the romance film Eternal Moment (2011). It stars Li Yapeng, Xu Jinglei, Wang Xuebing, and Je Jie. The film grossed ¥200 million on a budget of only ¥10 million.[5]

In 2012, Xu appeared in television series, such as Master Lin in Seoul, The Sent-down Youth and Angry Photographer. She was cast in the gangster television series Skynet 2012. Other cast members are Du Zhiguo, Du Chun, Dai Jiaoqian, and Wu Ma. She participated in Jin Tailang's Happy Life, a romance television series starring Song Dandan, Li Xiaolu and Wang Lei.

Xu appeared as Na Na, a beautiful girl who appeared in the bar, in the thriller film Flash Play (2013). It stars Alex Fong, Zhang Xinyu, Chrissie Chau, Lee Wei, and Timmy Hung. She starred with Purba Rgyal in Letter of Tour. That same year, she starred in the romantic comedy television series Gorgeous Workers, alongside Hans Zhang, Choo Ja-hyun, Ken Chu, and Wu Peirou.[6]

In 2014, Xu played the lead role in the suspense horror thriller mystery film Closed Doors Village.[7] She had a cameo appearance in Lord of Shanghai, an action film starring Hu Jun, Yu Nan, Rhydian Vaughan, and Qin Hao. That same year, she played the drillmaster Meng Xue, the lead role in The First Paratrooper Team, costarring Purba Rgyal and Shao Bing.[8]

Xu had a minor role as Jenni in Love Contractually (2015), which starred Sammi Cheng and Joseph Chang.

In 2016, Xu had key supporting role in the Yu Zui, created by iQiyi. She was praised for her role. After Yu Zui was broadcast, it enjoyed the highest ratings in China and she quickly rose to prominence. She made a guest appearance on Wong Jing's Mission Milano, a Chinese-Hong Kong action adventure comedy film starring Andy Lau, Huang Xiaoming, Shen Teng, Wong Cho-lam, Michelle Hu and Ouyang Nana. She also appeared in Wong Jing and Andrew Lau's From Vegas to Macau III, an action film starring Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Nick Cheung and Li Yuchun.[9] She played Shi Ying in the historical romance drama film Chinese Wine, opposite Van Fan and Huang Yi.[10]

Xu appeared in Chasing the Dragon, an action crime drama film directed by Wong Jing and Jason Kwan. The film stars Andy Lau reprising his role as Lee Rock from the film series of the same name, Donnie Yen as Crippled Ho, based on real life gangster Ng Sik-ho.[11]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2011Eternal Moment将爱情进行到底Policewoman
2013Flash Play致命闪玩Na Na
The Password of Dream梦的密码Female lead
Letter of Tour信之旅Ou Shiman
2014Closed Doors Village封门村Nina
70 80 90恋爱789Deng Jianing
Lord of Shanghai上海王Lu Xianglan
2015Love Contractually合约男女Jenni
2016男神训练营
A Test of Love AdventureA测试Sister S
Mission Milano王牌逗王牌Xue Ji (Snow)
From Vegas to Macau III澳门风云3Female God of Gamblers
Little Lucky玛格丽特的春天Bao Hong
Chinese Wine国酒Shi Ying
2017原罪Zuo Lan
Chasing the Dragon追龙Rose (A Hua)
2019A Test of Love Adventure
Mr. Loser
The Sexy Guys
Invisible Tattoo
The Sword Legend

TV series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2007Oriental King Lion东方狮王Wu Ming
Tears in the Red City泪洒红城
2010Chen Xiang血色沉香Yue Rong
2012Master Lin in Seoul林师傅在首尔Cui Chun'ai
The Sent-down Youth知青Lin Li
Jin Tailang's Happy Life金太郎的幸福生活Xiao Yu
Ordinary Time平凡的岁月Xu Danxia
Skynet 2012天网2012Zhu Xiao
Angry Photographer愤怒的摄影师Lin Yaohua
2013Gorgeous Workers华丽上班族Qin Jialing
Rapture and Found欢天喜地俏冤家Chu Yue
2014The Happy Life of Housewife煮妇的幸福生活Meng Nan
The First Paratrooper Team第一伞兵队Meng Xue
2016Yu Zui余罪Shen Jiawen
2018Guardian Angel 2018 Web DramaCici Baby

MV

YearEnglish titleChinese titleSingerNotes
2008Half of Love半个爱情Li Jian
Promotional Copy路一直都在Eason Chan

[12] [13]

Music

YearEnglish titleChinese titleNotes
2013Love You So Much爱你那么多

References

  1. "Xu Dongdong is very sexy, but the mineral water bottle to P crooked". bestchinanews. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. Heidi Hsia (2015-06-29). "Xu Dongdong denies dating Jeremy Lin". Yahoo. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. "Crime thriller series 'Yu Zui' sees good response". China Daily. 2016-05-27.
  4. 《王牌》破亿 徐冬冬不愿走捷径依靠的只有自己. 163.com (in Chinese). 2016-10-07.
  5. Chen Yingqun (2013-01-18). "Easy on the eye". chinadaily.com.cn.
  6. 徐冬冬拍新戏《华丽上班族》 挑战陈好“万人迷”. 163.com (in Chinese). 2013-07-26.
  7. 《封门村》心鬼折磨夫妻 徐冬冬感慨惊悚压激情. 163.com (in Chinese). 2014-04-29.
  8. 《第一伞兵队》杀青 徐冬冬曝曾遭母校非议. 163.com (in Chinese). 2014-02-19.
  9. 徐冬冬出演《澳门风云3》 与周润发刘嘉玲飙戏. Sohu (in Chinese). 2015-08-03.
  10. 《国酒》首映礼在京举行 徐冬冬挑战红军女汉子. Sohu (in Chinese). 2015-12-16.
  11. 《追龙》票房破5亿 徐冬冬戏里戏外如真实人生. Tencent (in Chinese). 2017-10-16.
  12. Xu Dongdong at hkmdb.com
  13. Xu Dongdong at chinesemov.com
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