Xu Ruohan

Xu was born on 27 February 1998,^[1] in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.^[2] She was interested in drawing and wished to publish an illustrated book or comic that documented her life when she was young.^[3] She took the art exam and was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, later graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in animation production.^[3][4] During her university years, she was recommended for a film audition and discovered by action film actor Jackie Chan.^[3] She starred in My Diary, an art film directed by Chan, in 2018.^[a][3][4] She signed with an artist agency and debuted as an actress in the same year.^[2] In 2020, Xu was once again invited by Jackie Chan to star in a lead role as Fareeda, the daughter of a terrorist organization accountant, in the action thriller film Vanguard.^[5] The same year, she starred in a lead role in the Mango TV romance web series Perfect and Casual.^[6]

In 2022, Xu was cast as the female lead in Luo Luo's romance film Almost Love [zh], starring alongside Li Wenhan as a pair of long-dated high school sweethearts.^[3] She also starred in the web series Out with a Bang and Catch Up My Prince in the same year.^[7][8] In 2023, she received another breakout performance in the romance series The Forbidden Flower. She portrayed He Yan, a dying artist who fell in love with a down-and-out man years older than her played by Jerry Yan.^[1][9] Xu's natural performance and onscreen chemistry with Yan were positively received.^[4] In 2024, Xu participated in the second season of Memories Beyond Horizon [zh], an acting-themed contesting variety show, as one of the contestants.^[10]