Huang started his career as a singer. In 2000 he joined Phoenix Talent Company (鳳凰藝能) and acted in many television dramas produced by Chinese Television System and Formosa Television.
In late 2004, Huang starred as the male lead character Kong Lifu in Moment in Peking, a Chinese television series based on Lin Yutang's novel of the same title. In 2006 Huang became an artist under Chinese talent agency Huayi Brothers.