Shawn Dou

Shawn Dou (simplified Chinese: 窦骁; traditional Chinese: 竇驍; pinyin: Dòu Xiāo; born December 15, 1988) is a Chinese-born Canadian actor. He won recognition soon after Zhang Yimou's movie The Love of the Hawthorn Tree in 2010^[1] and received numerous awards with co-star Zhou Dongyu.

Life

Dou was born in Xi'an, the capital city of Shaanxi province, China. His parents migrated to Canada when Dou was ten years old. According to his interview with "Xianren" he worked at different places to earn money. He desired to become a hair stylist. In 2007 he participated in the Sunshine Boy competition and finished first place. His friends suggested that he try acting. He returned to China and was accepted by the Beijing Film Academy in 2008.

Dou became a student and practitioner of Shito-Ryu Karate under Sato-Sensei in Vancouver, BC, during his high school years.

Education

Dou attended David Lloyd George Elementary School in Vancouver, BC, Canada. After graduating from DLG in 2001, he attended Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Vancouver, BC, and graduated from there in 2006.

Appearances

• 15th Pusan International Film Festival Oct 7, 2010
• 30th Hawaii International Film Festival Oct 15 2010
• 7th Hongkong Asian Film Festival Nov 8, 2010
• 61st Berlin International Film Festival Feb 10, 2011

Award

• Sun Shine Boy Competition, first prize, Vancouver, BC Canada 2007
• Pioneer of the year, Shanghai Xingshangdadian Nov, 2010

Movies

• Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010) as Lao San (Jianxin)
• The Seal of Love (2011) as Qu Qiubai
• Racing Legends (2011) as Ye Haocheng
• The Flowers of War (2011) as a soldier
• The Allure of Tears (2011) as Chen Sheng
• Nightfall (2012) as young Wong Yuen-yeung
• Dangerous Liaisons (2012) as Dai Wenzhou
• The Flying Man (2013)
• Urban Games (2013)
• Wolf Totem (2014)

References

External links

• Microblog of Douxiao at QQ.com.