Mark Chao, a Chinese actor in film and television, graduated in Economics from the University of Victoria in Canada in 2007. In 2009, he starred in his first TV series 'Black & White', winning the Best Actor award at the 44th Golden Bell Awards in Taiwan, and was nominated for Best Actor at the 16th Shanghai Television Festival Magnolia Awards. In 2010, he starred in his first feature film 'Monga', winning the Best New Actor award at the 5th Asian Film Awards. In 2012, he starred in the film 'Caught in the Web' directed by Chen Kaige, winning the Outstanding Overseas Chinese Actor award at the 15th China Film Huabiao Awards. In 2017, his role as Ye Hua in 'Eternal Love' gained high attention.