Bai Yu (actor)

Bai was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China on April 8, 1990.^[1] He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama with a bachelor's degree in performance.^[2]

In 2014, Bai made his acting debut in the web drama 0.5 Diors.^[3]

In 2015, Bai starred in the youth medical drama Grow Up, portraying a rebellious yet realistic intern.^[4] The same year, he was cast in the modern romance dramas Above the Clouds and Hello, Joann.^[5]

In 2016, Bai gained recognition with his role in the war drama Young Marshal directed by Zhang Li.^[6][2] He gained further recognition with his supporting role in the hit romantic comedy drama Love O2O.^[7][8] He then played the leading role in the crime mystery web drama Memory Lost, adapted from Ding Mo's novel of the same name.^[9] The series was a hit in China and led to increased popularity for Bai.^[10]

In 2017, Bai starred in the patriotic film The Founding of an Army, portraying Cai Qingchuan. He received positive reviews for his performance.^[11]

In 2018, Bai starred in the acclaimed youth melodrama Suddenly This Summer.^[12] The series was nominated for the 32nd China TV Drama Flying Apsaras Awards for Outstanding Television Series.^[13] He then starred in the science fiction mystery web drama Guardian.^[14] The series developed a cult following online and led to increased popularity for Bai.^[15] Forbes China listed Bai under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.^[16]

In 2019, Bai appeared in CCTV's spring gala for the first time, performing the song item "Child of Generation".^[17] He starred in the republican detective drama Detective L.^[18] He also featured in the family drama film Looking Up, winning Breakthrough Film Actor at the Tencent Vido All Star Awards and Film Actor of the Year at the Tencent Entertainment White Paper.^[19] He ranked 36th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.^[20]

In 2020, Bai starred in the fantasy romance drama Fairyland Lovers.^[21] He ranked 68th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.^[22] In October of the same year, Bai impressed with his emotional performance in the highly acclaimed crime drama The Long Night.

In September 2021, Bai played the leading role in the Daylight Entertainment family drama The Bond. The series received mainly positive reviews and was selected by National Radio and Television Administration as one of the dramas of the year.

In April 2022, Bai starred in the historical drama The Wind Blows from Longxi adapted from Ma Boyong's novel of the same name. The series was praised by critics and Douban gave it 8.1 out of 10.

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Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Love O2O	微微一笑很倾城	Cao Guang / Zhenshui Wuxiang		[23]
	When Larry Met Mary	陆垚知马俐			Cameo
	The Fraud Love Group	骗爱天团	Yang Xiuxian		[24] Cameo
2017	The Founding of an Army	建军大业	Cai Qingchuan		[11] Cameo
2018	Legend of Demon Catcher Fahai	缉妖法海传	Pei Wende		[25]
2019	Looking Up	银河补习班	Ma Fei		[19]
2023	Post-truth	洗白白	Feng Qiangqiang		Cameo

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Television series

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Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Notes/Ref.
2014	0.5 Diors	屌丝日记	You Dongdong	LeTV	[3]
2015	Grow Up	长大	Xie Nanxiang	Dragon TV	[4]
2016	Young Marshal	少帅	Feng Yong	Beijing TV, Dragon TV	[6]
	Love O2O	微微一笑很倾城	Cao Guang	Dragon TV, Jiangsu TV	[8]
	Hello, Joann	你好乔安	Chen Xiao	Zhejiang TV	[5]
	Memory Lost	美人为馅	Han Chen	iQiyi	[9]
2017	Above the Clouds	云巅之上	Mu Ge
2018	Suddenly This Summer	忽而今夏	Zhang Yuan	Tencent	[12]
	Guardian	镇魂	Zhao Yunlan	Youku	[14]
2019	Detective L	绅探	Luo Fei	Tencent	[18]
2020	Fairyland Lovers	蓬莱间	Bai Qi		[26]
	The Long Night	沉默的真相	Jiang Yang	iQiyi
2021	Vacation of Love	假日暖洋洋	Hou Hao	Beijing TV, iQiyi	[27]
	Minning Town	闽宁镇	Ding Shijun	Tencent, iQiyi, Youku, Zhejiang TV, Dragon TV, etc	Guest appearance[28]
	The Bond	乔家的儿女	Qiao Yicheng	Zhejiang TV, Jiangsu TV, Tencent	[29]
2022	The Wind Blows From Longxi	风起陇西	Xun Xu	CCTV-8, iQiyi	[30]
	Thank You, Doctor	谢谢你医生	Bai Zhu	Tencent, iQiyi, CCTV-8	[31]
2023	Take Us Home	龙城	Zheng Xijue	iQiyi	[32]
	West Out of the Yumen	西出玉门	Chang Dong	Tencent	[33]
2024	Bank on Me	前途无量	Lin Qiang	Youku,iQIYI,CCTV-8	[34]
2026	Swords Into Plowshares	太平年	Qian Hongchu	CCTV-1,iQIYI, MGTV, Tencent	[35]
TBA	The Fated General	霍去病	Bo Li

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Short film

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Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes/Ref.
2011	The Best Team	最佳团伙	Lin Dayu
2013	Waiting for Blooming	等待绽放	Shu Zhan
2018	20 Unanswered Calls	20个未接来电		[36]
	Echoes of the Palace Museum	故宫回声	Lu Yuan	[37]
2019	Let's Meet New	让我们重新认识		[38]

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Television show

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Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2019	Youth Periplous	青春环游记	Cast member	[39]
2022	The Truth	开始推理吧	Cast member
2024	The Truth Season 2	开始推理吧 第二季	Cast member
2025	The Truth Season 3	开始推理吧 第三季	Cast member

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