Shawn Dou is a Chinese actor. He won recognition soon after Zhang Yimou

Zhang Yimou

Zhang Yimou is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum....

's movie The Love of the Hawthorn Tree in 2010 and received numerous awards with co-star Zhou Dongyu

Zhou Dongyu

Zhou Dongyu is a rising starlet Chinese actress, who gained recognition after appearing in Zhang Yimou's film The Love of the Hawthorn Tree. She is originally from Hebei Province, and had no acting experience prior to taking on the role...

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Life

Dou was born in Xi'an

Xi'an

Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...

, the capital city of Shaanxi

Shaanxi

' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...

 province, China

China

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. 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
  Pusan International Film Festival
  Busan International Film Festival , held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan , South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia...
  
   Oct 7, 2010
• 30th Hawaii International Film Festival
  Hawaii International Film Festival
  The Hawaii International Film Festival is a film festival held in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was started in 1981 by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko and has been held annually in the fall for two weeks...
  
   Oct 15 2010
• 7th Hongkong Asian Film Festival Nov 8, 2010
• 61st Berlin International Film Festival
  Berlin International Film Festival
  The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
  
   Feb 10, 2011

Award

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

Movie

• The Love of the Hawthorn Tree 2010
• Romance of The Revolution 2011
• The 13 Women of Nanjing 2012

External links

• Microblog of Douxiao at QQ.com.