Hsu Kuang-han (Chinese: 許光漢; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Kong-hàn; born October 31, 1990), known professionally as Greg Hsu[1][2] and Greg Han,[3] is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He was nominated for two Golden Bell Awards for his roles in the television series Have You ever Fallen in Love, Miss Jiang? (2016) and Someday or One Day (2019–2020). He also appeared in the television series Love of Sandstorm (2016) and Nowhere Man (2019), as well as the films A Sun (2019) and My Love (2021). In 2020, he entered the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list for the first time, ranking 69th.[4]
Greg Hsu | |
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許光漢 | |
Born | Hsu Kuang-han October 31, 1990 Taiwan, R.O.C. |
Other names | Greg Han |
Education | Tungnan University (BA) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument | Vocals |
Labels |
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Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 許光漢 |
Simplified Chinese | 许光汉 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Xǔ Guānghàn |
Bopomofo | ㄒㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄢˋ |
Hokkien POJ | Khó͘ Kong-hàn |
Hsu released his debut single "Yesterday No More" in 2020 and the next year he released his self-titled debut studio album. In 2022, he was nominated for Best New Artist at the 33rd Golden Melody Awards.
Career
editIn 2013, Hsu made his television debut in the Malaysian drama series Dive into Love. In 2015, he studied acting at Q Place, a drama academy established by director Wang Shaudi. He followed this appearing in well-received series Love of Sandstorm and Have You ever Fallen in Love, Miss Jiang? in which he was nominated Best Supporting Actor at the 52nd Golden Bell Awards. Hsu also made stunning performances in Netflix's Nowhere Man and Oscar short-listed A Sun. In 2019, he starred as leading actor in hit series Someday Or One Day. The popular series got him nominated for Best Leading Actor at the 55th Golden Bell Awards, and made him now one of the most sought-after young actors in Asia. In 2020, he released single "Yesterday No More". The song immediately landed No. 1 on KKBox charts in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Personal life
editIn March 2021, Hsu expressed support for Xinjiang cotton when international apparel brands have expressed concern over the human rights situation in Xinjiang and stopped sourcing cotton from there.[14]
Endorsements
editOn July 14, 2022, Italian luxury fashion house Fendi officially announced that Greg became the brand ambassador.[15][16]
Filmography
editFilm
edit† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Back to the Good Times | Night market guest | Cameo | [17] |
2019 | A Sun | Chen Jianhao (A-hao) | [18] | |
2021 | My Love | Zhou Xiaoqi | [19] | |
2022 | Someday or One Day | Li Ziwei / Wang Quansheng | Film adaptation of the 2019 series | [20] |
2023 | Marry My Dead Body | Wu Ming-han | [21] | |
2024 | Pigsy | Bajie | Voice | [22] |
18×2 Beyond Youthful Days | Jimmy | Taiwanese-Japanese film | [23] |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | Dive into Love | Chen Minhao | 20 episodes | [24] |
A Complete Life | Wu Yiheng's classmate | Bit part, Television film | [25] | |
2016 | Love of Sandstorm | Zhuang Haoyang | 7 episodes | [26] |
Have You ever Fallen in Love, Miss Jiang? | Chen Weizheng | 6 episodes | [27] | |
2017 | My Dear Boy | Nigulu | 20 episodes | [28] |
Attention, Love! | Jin Yubin | 15 episodes | [29] | |
Art in Love | Qin Lang | 39 episodes | [30] | |
Inference Notes | Lin Xiao | Guest (episode 10) | [31] | |
2018 | Meet Me @1006 | Zhou Dajun | 26 episodes | [32] |
Hijra in between | Wen Tangsheng | Television film | [33] | |
2019 | Nowhere Man | Lin Jizi / Wang Xiaoqiu | 8 episodes | [34] |
Someday or One Day | Li Ziwei / Wang Quansheng | 13 episodes | [35] | |
2020 | Road: Taiwan Express | Kevin | Guest (episode 3) | [36] |
2021 | Rainless Love in a Godless Land | Kakarayan | Guest (episode 10 and 11) | [37] |
Light the Night | Yuen's classmate | Cameo (episode 3) | [38] | |
2024 | No Way Out: The Roulette | Mr. Smile | Korean drama | [39] |
GG Precinct | Wu Ming-han | 6 episodes | [40] |
Music videos
editYear | Title | Artist |
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2003 | "Class 3-2" | Jay Chou |
2012 | "Express My Love" | Kuo Shu-yao |
2013 | "How could You Sleep at Ease" | Penny Tai |
2014 | "Forgot to Go Back" | Chou Chuan-huing |
2017 | "Losing Voice" | Kenji Wu |
2019 | "Vanilla Villa" | Sunset Rollercoaster |
2020 | "Let it..." | Hebe Tien |
Discography
editStudio album
- Greg Han (2021)
Accolades
editYear | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Golden Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Have You Ever Fallen in Love, Miss Jiang? | Nominated | [41] |
2020 | Youth Film Handbook Award | Best Supporting Actor | A Sun | Nominated | [42] |
2020 | Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Television Series | Someday Or One Day | Nominated | [43] |
2020 | iQIYI Scream Night | Best Screen Couple of the Year (shared with Alice Ko) |
Someday or One Day | Won | [44] |
2020 | Esquire Man at His Best Awards | Annual Artist of Hong Kong and Taiwan | Someday or One Day | Won | [45] |
2020 | Tencent Video All Star Awards | Promising Actor of the Year | Someday or One Day | Won | [46] |
2020 | Golden Blossom Internet Film and Television Awards | Popular Actor of the Year | Someday or One Day | Won | [47] |
2021 | Huading Awards | Best New Actor | My Love | Nominated | [48] |
2022 | Canadian Chinese Pop Music Awards | Best New Artist | Greg Han (album) | Won | [49] |
2022 | Hito Music Awards | Favorite New Artist | Greg Han (album) | Won | [50] |
2022 | Freshmusic Awards | Top 50 Singles of the Year | "Good Night, Good Night" | Won | [51] |
Top 10 Albums of the Year | Greg Han (album) | Nominated | [52] | ||
Best New Artist | Greg Han (album) | Nominated | [53] | ||
2022 | Golden Melody Awards | Best New Artist | Greg Han (album) | Nominated | [54] |
2023 | Golden Horse Awards | Best Leading Actor | Marry My Dead Body | Nominated | [55] |
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