Yu Hewei

Yu was born in Fushun, Liaoning, on 4 May 1971.^[1] In 1992, he enrolled at Shanghai Theatre Academy, where he majored in acting.^[1]

Yu made his television debut in the historical television series Cao Cao, playing Xun Yu.^[2]

In 2003, Yu played a supporting role in The Grand Mansion Gate, starring Siqin Gaowa and Chen Baoguo and directed by Guo Baochang.^[2]

In 2010, Yu gained national fame for his role as Liu Bei in the historical television series Three Kingdoms, adapted from Luo Guanzhong's classical novel of the same title.^[1]

In 2017, Yu played the role of Zheng Zhong in Feng Xiaogang's film I Am Not Madame Bovary, for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 31st Golden Rooster Awards.^[3]

In 2018, for his role as Cao Cao in The Advisors Alliance, Yu was nominated for the Outstanding Actor at the 31st Flying Apsaras Awards, Best Actor at the 29th China TV Golden Eagle Awards, and won the Best Supporting Actor at the 24th Shanghai Television Festival.^[4][5]

In 2021, Yu was nominated for Best Actor at the 34th Golden Rooster Awards for his performance in Cliff Walkers and won Best Actor at the 27th Shanghai Television Festival for his role of Chen Duxiu in The Awakeing Age.^[6]

In 2024, Yu appeared in the science fiction television series Three-Body, which earned him a Best Actor at the 32nd China TV Golden Eagle Awards.^[7]

Yu met Song Linjing in 1991 while he worked at Fushun Drama Troupe.^[8] After marriage, the couple has a daughter.^[8]

Film

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Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Ref.
1993		血色玫瑰
2002	Love of Policeman's Wife	铁血柔情	Ah Long
2008	The New Guard under Neon Lights	霓虹灯下新哨兵	Hao Tiedan
2015	Mr. Six	老炮儿	Uncle Gong
2016	Royal Treasure	极限挑战	Yongli Emperor
	The New Year's Eve of Old Lee	过年好	Shen Qiang
	The Whisper	魔都凶音	President Shi
	I Am Not Madame Bovary	我不是潘金莲	Zheng Zhong
2017	The Founding of an Army	建军大业	Chen Duxiu
2018	A or B	幕后玩家	President Liu
	How Long Will I Love U	超时空同居	Scientist
	The Island	一出好戏	President Zhang
2019	Crazy Alien	疯狂的外星人	Brother Liu
	Adoring	宠爱	Gao Ming
2020	My People, My Homeland	我和我的家乡	Jiang Wei'an
2021	A Writer's Odyssey	刺杀小说家	Li Mu
	Cliff Walkers	悬崖之上	Zhou Yi
2023	Under the Light	坚如磐石	Li Zhitian
	World's Greatest Dad	二手杰作	Ma Yinbo
2024	Article 20	第二十条	Wang Jian
	Upstream	逆行人生	President Wei
TBA		援军明日到达	Fang Xianjue

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Television

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Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2000	Cao Cao	曹操	Xun Yu
	Shenzhen Women	深圳女人	Qiao Meng
2001	Wolong Xiao Zhuge	卧龙小诸葛	Lu Su
2002	Provincial Party Secretary	省委书记	Magistrate Luo
		王记大排档	Xi Gua
	Crystal Edge	水晶缘	Su Haidong
2003	The Principle	原则	Shi Tiancheng
	The Grand Mansion Gate	大宅门2	Bai Zhan'an
2004		谁可相依	Qian Shuming
		追日	Ichiro Kimura
	Historic Sky	历史的天空	Wan Gubei
2005	Papa Can You Hear Me Sing?	搭错车	Su Minsheng
		与爱同生	Zhou Guotong
2006	The Age of True Love	真情时代	Li Heping
	Dutiful Son	孝子	Shen Zhigong
	Close Encounter Of Mahjong	局中局	Zhou Wenying/ Zhao Tianyu
2007		霓虹灯下的哨兵	Hao Tiedan
	I love Sister Furong	我爱芙蓉姐	Chang Qing
2008	Days of Glory	光荣岁月	Yu Min
	Huarong Road	华容道	Guo Lin
		敌后武工队	Jia Zheng
	Years	岁月	Wu Guo
	Bottom Line of Man	男人底线	Zhao Tongda
		纸醉金迷	Fan Baohua
		锁春记	Zhuang Shibo
	Beautiful Things	漂亮的事	Jiang Baichuan
	Mask	面具	Chang Siyuan
2009	War-Time Romance	战地浪漫曲	Deputy Commander Tang
2010	Three Kingdoms	三国	Liu Bei
		家仇	Zhang Tianxin
	Special War Pioneer	特战先锋	Mao Renfeng
	Happy Memories of Lao Ma's Family	老马家的幸福往事	Mo Wenhui
		兵临城下	Yang Shaocheng
		冰是睡着的水	Zhou Xinyu
2011	Happiness on the Road	幸福在路上	Ma Gang
	China in 1921	中国1921	Chen Duxiu
		青盲	Zhang Haifeng
2012	Spy	奸细	Jiang Yiping
	Man of War	男人的战争	Tang Jishan
	Big Family	大家庭	Yuan Gang
		我是特种兵之利刃出鞘	Kang Lei
		连环套	Meng Qingfan
	Dances with Wolves	与狼共舞	Shao Wenguang
	King's War	楚汉传奇	Qin Shi Huang
2013		天下人家	Tang Zhongqiu
	Prenuptial Agreement	婚前协议	Gao Han
	38 Degrees Below Zero	零下三十八度	Nian Dingbang
2014	Domino of Love	爱的多米诺	Dai Gushun
	The Next Station	下一站婚姻	Gong Jian
2015	Police Captain	刑警队长	Gu Ming
		云水怒	Ah Zhong
2016		追击者	Cao Ruofei
	Police Flower and Police Dog	警花与警犬	Du Fei
2017		八方传奇	President
	The Advisors Alliance	大军师司马懿之军师联盟	Cao Cao
2018	Next Time, Together Forever	下一站，别离	Qiu Yang
	The Drug Hunter	猎毒人	Lǖ Yunpeng
	Tomb of the Sea	沙海	Wu Sansheng
		追捕者	Chen Shaofeng
		好戏一出	Zhang Jiqiang
2019	Investiture of the Gods	封神演义	Jiang Ziya
2020	Court Of Final Determination	决胜法庭	Gao Jian
	The Justice of the People	巡回检察组	Feng Sen
2021	Monarch Industry	上阳赋	Wang Lin
	The Age of Awakening	觉醒年代	Chen Duxiu
	Decisive Victory	大决战	Lin Biao
	The Ideal City	理想之城	Zhao Xiankun
2023	Three-Body	三体	Shi Qiang
2024	City of the City	城中之城	Zhao Hui
	Northwest Years	西北岁月	Liu Zhidan
	I am a Detective	我是刑警	Qin Chuan
2025	Silent Honor	沉默的荣耀	Wu Shi

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