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Shawn Dou
Chinese Canadian actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shawn Dou (simplified Chinese: 窦骁; traditional Chinese: 竇驍; pinyin: Dòu Xiāo; born 15 December 1988) is a Chinese Canadian actor best known for his role Laosan in film Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010) and Yan Xun in costume drama Princess Agents (2017).[1] He is married to Laurinda Ho, daughter of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho.[2]
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Life and education
Dou was born in Xi'an. His parents migrated to Canada when Dou was ten years old. Dou attended David Lloyd George Elementary School in Vancouver. There, Dou learned Karate and won the championship for two years consecutively.[3] After graduating from DLG in 2001, he attended Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Vancouver, BC, and graduated from there in 2006. He returned to China and was accepted by the Beijing Film Academy in 2008. When Dou was in his second year of studies, he participated in the auditions for Under the Hawthorn Tree and was subsequently picked as the male lead.[4][5]
In April 2019, Dou was reported dating with Laurinda Ho, daughter of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho. The couple married in Bali on 18 April 2023.[2]
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Career
Dou rose to fame for his role in Zhang Yimou's film, Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010).[6] He then starred in the romance drama film, The Seal of Love (2011), directed by Huo Jianqi.[7] Dou starred in films of various genres, most notably, Wolf Totem (2015)[8] and Youth Dinner (2017),[9] which won him the Best Actor award at the 11th Festival Du Cinema Chinois De Paris.[10]
Dou gained mainstream recognition for his role as the antagonistic prince Yan Xun in the highly popular costume drama, Princess Agents.[11][12] Thereafter, he starred in the fantasy epic drama, Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy.[13]
In 2019, Dou starred in the romance dramas See You Again, alongside Tiffany Tang;[14] as well as Ten Years Late.[15][16] The same year, he co-starred in the action thriller Breakout: Sky Fire.[17]
In 2020, Dou reunited with Tiffany Tang in the historical drama, The Legend of Xiao Chuo, portraying Han Derang.[18] In 2022, Dou headlined the republican romance drama Love in Flames of War.[19] From 2022 to 2024, Dou potrayed Dai Wei in TV series Ode to Joy season 3 to 5. In 2025, Dou starred in the costume suspense drama, Kill My Sins, alongside Liu Shishi.[20]
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Filmography
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