Huang Di-yang

Huang was born in 1985 or 1986 in Taiwan.^[1] He grew up in Kaohsiung and developed a passion for comedy during his school years, learning jokes from television programs and sharing them with his female classmates.^[2] He joined the drama club in high school and also became interested in acting.^[3] He move to Taipei after graduation to attend Taipei National University of the Arts,^[2] where he studied alongside fellow actor Shih Ming-shuai,^[1] and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in drama.^[4]

After graduation, Huang intended to pursue a career as a comedian, starting by performing at Live Comedy Club Taipei [zh] and interning for the political satirical program Celebrity Imitated Show [zh].^[5] However, he grew disinterested in comedy and briefly worked in executive production before being encouraged to act by his mentor, Lo Pei-an [zh], who wrote recommendation letters to casting directors on his behalf.^[5] Huang landed his first main role in the 2010 soap opera Rice Family [zh],^[6] followed by a recurring role in the 2012 romance series PM10-AM03 [zh], which he reprised in its second and third seasons.^[7] After experiencing ten months without any roles, he was approached by his university senior, Yen Yi-wen [zh], who referred him for a role in the 2014 period drama Lonely River [zh].^[8] That same year, he also starred in the war film Dream Flight [zh] and in the family drama Happy-Go-Lucky [zh] the following year.^[9][10]

In 2016, Huang achieved his breakout role as police detective Chen Ya-zheng in the TTV series Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark, earning public recognition.^[11][12] He starred in the 2017 drama series Top Secret [zh],^[13] and appeared in the 2019 television series Yong-Jiu Grocery Store and the second season of the supernatural romance series The Teenage Psychic.^[14][15] That same year, he took on a lead role as Wenxi, a movie-loving drug dealer, in the black comedy film The Gangs, The Oscar, And The Walking Dead [zh].^[16] He then appeared in main roles in the 2020 drama series In Your Heart [zh],^[17] and as Counselor Wang Wen-de in the 2021 firefighter-themed thriller series Tears on Fire [zh].^[18][19] In 2022, he starred in the television film The Moon in the Cave [zh] and in the segment Wishful Syncing of the sci-fi anthology series On Marriage [zh].^[20][21]

In 2023, Huang played a mentally disabled son in the television film To the Sea,^[22] which earned him Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film in the 58th Golden Bell Awards.^[23] He also secured a recurring role in the crime thriller series Taiwan Crime Stories that same year.^[24] The following year, Huang starred in a main role as A-te in the period drama Hotel Saltwater,^[14] and is set to appear in a leading role in the Netflix drama series Born for the Spotlight directed and co-written by Yen Yi-wen.^[25] He did not land any roles for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic and had to work as a deliveryman to make a living before being cast in Hotel Saltwater.^[3]

Huang married a percussion music teacher in 2017, and they have two daughters together.^[4][26]