Joe, originally named Xu Yao, was born on April 17, 1983 in Jinan, Shandong. He is a male actor from mainland China and graduated from the 2003 undergraduate class of the Acting Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy. In August 2008, he became an actor at the Air Force Television Art Center. In 2007, he participated in “Hong Lou Meng Zhong Ren”, the talent search competition for the drama "The Dream of Red Mansions", and ultimately emerged top three in the Baoyu Group. In 2008, he played Liu Xianglian in Director Li Shaohong's version of "The Dream of Red Mansions". In April 2010, he played the role of Sha Wujing in the fantasy idol drama "Sister Sunny Piggy".; In August, he participated in the military situational drama "College Student Soldiers".; In November, he participated in the revolutionary film "The Founding of a Party". In 2011, he participated in the military drama "Bloody Battle of the Vast Sky".; In November, he participated in the Republic of China drama "Schemes of a Mother". In August 2012, he participated in the palace drama "The Story of Furong".; At the end of the same year, he played the male lead Kang Kai in the thriller film "Dead Sign". In 2013, he starred in the light-hearted comedy period comedy series "The Amazing Bride". In May 2014, he played Meng Xuanlang in the Xianxia drama "The Journey of Flower" and became well-known to the audience for his role.; In September, he participated in the legendary period drama "The Son of Heaven". In 2015, he played Feng Jing in the inspirational idol drama "Revive" and won the Most Popular Actor (Web series) Award in the 2016 "Golden Guduo Media Awards". In June 2016, he played the male protagonist Samo Duolo in the mystery drama "Detective Samoyeds".; In October, he played Yuan Zhan in the fantasy romance period drama "Lost Love in Times".