In 2015, Xiao Yan made her acting debut in the television series
A Detective Housewife. In 2016, Xiao played her first leading role in the web film
Princess & Her 49 Servants. In 2017, Xiao gained recognition for her performance in the youth campus drama
Hot Blooded Goddess. She then starred in the wuxia drama
The Lost Swordship, and sang the theme song of the drama titled "Gaze". In 2019, Xiao became known to the broad audience after her roles as Qin Zhiyan in the xianxia drama
The Legends, and as Green Snake (
Xiao Qing) in the
web series adaptation of the folktale legend The Legend of White Snake. The same year, she featured in fantasy drama
L.O.R.D. Critical World. In 2020, Xiao starred in the period detective drama
My Roommate is a Detective alongside
Hu Yitian and
Zhang Yunlong, playing a newspaper reporter. The same year, she starred in the Chinese remake of the Singapore period drama
The Little Nyonya, playing dual roles as the female lead and the female lead's mother. Xiao also starred in historical romance web drama
Marry Me alongside
Xing Zhaolin; and featured in romance drama
Love is Sweet. ==Filmography==