LING XIAOSU

Biography

Ling Xiaosu (born May 22, 1980), originally named Ling Su, of Manchu ethnicity, is a Chinese actor. He was born in 1980 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and graduated from the Performance Department of the Beijing Film Academy, Class of '99. He was a national-level Grade 1 track and field sprint athlete and a sports-specialized student at the Beijing Film Academy.

His mother, Fu Xiaojian, is a director and screenwriter at Xi'an Film Studio, and his great-uncle is the renowned director Ling Zifeng. In 2004, he married his university classmate Yao Chen after years of dating. On January 28, 2011, the two issued a joint statement announcing their divorce in Xi'an, following widespread rumors on the internet. The divorce caused a strong reaction in the Chinese entertainment industry.

On June 7, 2012, he married actress Tang Yifei in Wuhan. According to Tang Yifei's own posts on Weibo, her emotional relationship with Ling Xiaosu had begun in 2009 during the filming of a TV series.

His notable television works include: "Guanzhong Bandits" (2004), "Truth Between Heaven and Earth" (2005), "Perfect Summer" (2006), "Lives at Stake" (2006), "My Own Swordsman" (2006), "Wrestling King" (2007), "That Bend of the Yellow River" (2007), "Dream of Returning to the Spring Valley" (2007), "Wrong Love 3 - Life's Big Events" (2009), and "Police Story: The Red Ribbon" (2008).