[1][2] Huang was a basketball player at a young age.
After he retired from basketball team, he worked in Tianjin Textile manufacturing factory as a Machinist fitter.
Later, he entered the Tianjin Trade union Academy for a short training.
In 1991, Huang attended the Central Academy of Drama, where he graduated in 1995.
He has since gone on to star in numerous TV dramas and films, he is famous known by most audience since historical TV series The Road We Have Taken 2009.