Merxat Yalkun

Merxat was born in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, on July 20, 1991. He aspired to act from an early age. He entered Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2010, majoring in acting, where he studied alongside Dilraba Dilmurat and Yuan Bingyan.

AT 22, Merxat began his career as a fashion model by entering the 2014 Asian Sportsman Contest, where he finished in the top 10. He retired from modeling soon after. Later in 2013, he signed with the agency Yu Zheng Studio.^[1] during his third year of school, graduating the following year.

In 2014, he starred in the historical comedy drama Cosmetology High rising to fame as the character Zhang YiZhi.^[2]

In 2015, Merxat starred in his first acting role in the historical drama Legend of Ban Shu.^[3] The same year, he starred in the fantasy romance web series The Backlight of Love, adapted from Wang Liaoliao's novel of the same title.^[4] The same year, he was cast in the youth military drama Deep Blue.^[5]

In 2016, Merxat starred in the fantasy web series Demon Girl, an adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Mobai Qianjiu.^[6] He then starred in the crime thriller series Memory Lost, based on the novel of the same title by Ding Mo.^[7] The same year, he was cast in the fantasy historical epic Zhaoge.^[8][9]

In 2017, Merxat starred in the modern romance drama Love & Life & Lie.^[10] The same year, he starred in the romantic comedy television series Above The Clouds.^[11]

In 2018, Merxat starred in the historical romance drama Untouchable Lovers produced by Yu Zheng.^[12] The same year, he starred in the historical romance drama Legend of Yunxi.^[13]

In 2019, Merxat starred in the period suspense drama Please Give Me a Pair of Wings.^[14]

In 2020, Merxat starred in the period romance drama Winter Begonia produced by Yu Zheng.^[15] The same year, he played the leading role in the historical romance drama For Married Doctress.^[16]

In 2021, Merxat starred in the e-sports romance drama Falling Into Your Smile as Yu Ming/God Ming. He played second male lead Wei Xuan He in the modern romance drama Love Under the Full Moon. He had a guest role playing Yin Yu in IQIYI's modern romance Sweet Teeth. He starred in the web movie "Kingdom of Women" playing Tang Ao, alongside actress Meng Ziyi.

In 2022, Merxat starred as a special guest in the modern romance drama, Brilliant Cast 8, playing Mu Chen. He played the charming Shen Yu in "My Sassy Princess", a drama based on a novel. He also starred in a main role in his second movie, "Journey to the North" where he played God Cheng Sheng, alongside actress Lai Yumeng. The movie was released on Tencent VIP.

He has been filming Yue Lai at Hengdian studios.

Television series

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Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2014	Cosmetology High	美人制造	Zhang Yizhi
2015	The Backlight of Love	逆光之恋	Mo Yan	Web series
	Legend of Ban Shu	班淑传奇	Kou Feng
2016	The Ladder of Love	爱的阶梯	Lu Yun
	ACG Hero	动漫英雄	The trainee	[17]
	Demon Girl	半妖倾城	You Tong
	Memory Lost	美人为馅	Xie Lu (T)
2017	Love & Life & Lie	遇见爱情的利先生	Ouyang Che
	Above The Clouds	云巅之上	Yue Dong
2018	Untouchable Lovers	凤囚凰	Tuoba Yun
	Legend of Yunxi	芸汐传	Gu Qishao
2019	Please Give Me a Pair of Wings	请赐我一双翅膀	Xiao Linfeng
2020	Winter Begonia	鬓边不是海棠红	Fan Lian
	The Moon Brightens For You	明月曾照江东寒	Wen You
	Consummation	拾光的秘密	Su Zhe
	For Married Doctress	替嫁医女	Yuwen Yong
2021	Falling Into Your Smile	你微笑时很美	Yu Ming	Web Series
	Love Under the Full Moon	满月之下请相爱	Wei Xuan He
	Sweet Teeth	世界微尘里	Yin Yu	Guest Role
2022	Brilliant Class 8	原来是老师啊！	Mu Chen
	My Sassy Princess	祝卿好	Shen Yu
TBA	Zhaoge	朝歌	Wu Geng
	Deep Blue	烈火海洋	Tang Yi Gong
	PLA Air Force	我爱轰炸机	Wu Han
	Yue Lai	悦来	Guo Zhen Sheng

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