| Wallace Huo | |
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| Chinese name | 霍建華 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 霍建华 (Simplified) |
| Born | December 26, 1979 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Official Website | http://www.wallacehuo.org |
Wallace Huo Jian Hua (simplified Chinese: 霍建华; traditional Chinese: 霍建華; born 26 December 1979) is a Taiwanese actor and singer, based in China.
Wallace first joined the entertainment business at the age of 17. Setting the goal as a singer, he went through two years of training in vocal and dancing. Just before he was about to record his first album, however, he was mandated to enlist in the army.
He became known for his cell phone commercial with Angelica Lee in 2000. After completing his military service, Wallace joined etKING and became one of the two leading actors in the new drama, Star. Though this series was not immensely popular, it kickstarted his acting career.
His first real major break was in the drama At the Dolphin Bay, where he portrayed the role of a cold-hearted music director who fell in love with the female lead (Angela Chang) and eventually found himself slowly changing. After Dolphin Bay, he filmed 100% Senorita, Secret Garden I, Great Teacher, Pretty Girl and Westside Story with 5566, all in a year.
In 2003, Wallace became best known by the audience in Taiwan. The idol drama At the Dolphin Bay brought him new fame and popularity. He filled every major TV channel with the six TV dramas he made within that year.
This overnight success brought Wallace nothing but apprehension, however. He said, “Suddenly my life was filled with work. I didn’t have time to study the script in detail, and I couldn’t tell the difference between different characters. But that didn’t make big difference: all the roles wanted me to look cool!”
In 2004, he left for China and decided to work there. His first break in China was to make the movie Hands in the Hair with Rosamund Kwan. Thereafter, he did a martial art series Tian Xia Di Yi with Michelle Ye, which received critical acclaim. His role in Tian Xia Di Yi was voted by fans as his most memorable roles. He later also worked with some of the best actresses in China including Ruby Lin, Shu Qi, Fan Bingbing.
Wallace is shy in nature, which was often described by the media as cold and aloof. He was teased by many of his co-stars as being too repressive and serious. However, he managed to show a lighter side of him when he filmed, Love at First Fight with Miriam Yeung.
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The new star Wallace Huo debuted in the TTV drama Star. He also sang four songs in the original soundtrack. He and David Chen became good friends because of show. The crew liked to make fun of their unusually good friendship, and they deliberately displayed intriguing intimacy in public.
He tried to achieve in the SET trendy drama, A Promise of Love At the Dolphin Bay(drama). Used to being a nice and tender person, he had a hard time looking like a bad boy. This made him more famous in Taiwan, making him one of the hottest idol star of the year. Within merely half a year, he filmed 6 TV dramas, his salary greatly increased, and his schedule was booked.
With his salary rising to 50000 NT dollars per episode and all CF together, he had made 5 million dollars within half a year. The photo book he made had sold more than 10000 copies before official release, and the CF he made for Mitsubishi Motors had won a prize in Japan.
As a gift for his hard work and also a solution to meet his packed working schedule, Wallace bought the same Mitsubishi car for which he made a CF.
In 2003, he packed his bags and his idol fame in Taiwan and set forth for China to advance his acting career. Wanting to be an "actor's actor" instead of an "idol's actor", he left behind a budding and successful idol career for an acting career in China's entertainment industry.
The popularity in Taiwan that Wallace carried to China with him also gave him a lot of pressure. He won accolades from the famous director Jing Wang in his first martial arts series Tian Xia Di Yi. His melancholic portrayal of Yida received rave reviews from fans and audiences.
He also got the major lead in Romance of Red Dust. The producer Ziming Wong praised Wallace highly for his dedication in the film. They became buddies and exchanged their ideas about drama and acting. "Wallace is very smart and is an actor with unique insight and perspectives. He is more mature in Romance of Red Dust, and brings out the true spirits of his role. I totally understand why Dong Wang likes and appreciates him so much,” Wong commented.
Sound of Colors, originally by the renowned comic artist Jimmy, was made into a brand new TV series, with Wallace Huo and Ruby Lin taking the leading roles. As both are extremely popular TV stars, their salary accounts for one third of the production expense. Sound of Colors had been made into a movie and was performed on the stage.
He made his debut comedy role in the hit series, Love at First Fight, which saw him working alongside Hong Kong's Miriam Yeung. He played a greedy, materialistic man who eventually finds true love in his childhood friend, played by Miriam Yeung. He was said to have done this role so as to allow his fans to see a different side of him. He became good friends with the cheery Miriam and she invited Wallace to participate in her new MV, Da Sha.
He starred in a lead role in A Mobile Love Story, a Chinese series in collaboration with Singaporean actors. In the show, he was tangled in a love triangle with lead actress, Han Xue and Christopher Lee (Singapore actor). Critics pointed out that the movie had a lack of chemistry between Han Xue and Wallace Huo. However, Wallace received accolades for his great and collaboration with Yvonne Lim.
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2002 | Star | Xia Yuan Qiao 夏淵橋 | TTV |
| 2003 | Pretty Girl | Fu Li Heng 傅立恆 | CTS |
| The Great Teacher | Guest(Huo Jian Qi 霍建齊)/Student | CTS | |
| My Secret Garden | Guest(Li Wei/Huo Jian Hua)/Singer | CTV | |
| At Dolphin Bay | Zhong Xiao Gang 鍾曉剛/Diector | SETTV | |
| Westside Story (TV series) | Xing Wang 邢望/a prodigy | SETTV | |
| 100% Senorita | Li Wei Xiang 李韋翔 | CTS | |
| 2005 | Tian Xia Di Yi(Royal Swordsmen) | Gui Hai Yi Dao | |
| 2006 | Sound of Colors | Lu Yun Xiang 陸雲翔 | CTS |
| Romance of Red Dust | Li Jing | ||
| Emerald On the Roof | Zhou Nian Zhong 周念中 | ||
| 2007 | Love at First Fight | Li Ya Shou 李亚寿 | |
| Modern Beauty | Yang Guang | ||
| 2008 | A Mobile Love Story | Lu Yun Fei 陆云飞/advertising agent | CCTV-1 |
| Rouge Snow | Xia Yun Kai / Butler | ||
| Love in the Forlon City | Yan-fei 颜飞 | ||
| 2009 | Chinese Paladin 3 (TV series) | Xu Changqin 徐長卿/Taoist | TBS |
| Contract About Interchange Status | Mai Zhelun | ||
| Go Yi Yi Go | Cao Yan / DJ | CCTV-8 | |
| 2010 | Detective Tanglang | Tanglang 唐琅/Detective | CTS, CCTV-1 |
| The Vigilantes In Masks怪侠一支梅 | Li Gexiao 离歌笑 | CTS | |
| 2011 | Qing Shi Wang Fei | Special Guest(Liu liancheng)/Emperor of Bei-han dynesty | |
| Gan Dong Sheng Ming 感动生命 | Han Zi-hang 韩子航 / Doctor | ||
| 2012 | Xing Ming Shi Ye | Meng Tian Chu |
| Year | Title | Role | Film Production |
| 2004 | Hands in the Air | ||
| 2009 | Contract About Interchange Status |
| Album # | Album information |
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| 1st | Start (Also called Kai Shi)
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