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Liu Ye
Actor

Liu Ye

23 Mar 1978Born
48Age
86Credits
Jilin, ChinaBirthplace

Biography

Liu Ye (Chinese: 刘烨; pinyin: Líu Yè, born March 23, 1978 in Jilin, China) is a Chinese film and television actor.

Beginning his acting career when he was a 20 year old student majoring in performing arts at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Liu Ye's talent in acting was apparent very early on. Liu was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a young postman in his first movie, Postmen in the Mountains, at China's Golden Rooster Awards in 1999. Shortly after his graduation, Liu Ye won Best Actor at Taiwan’s 38th Golden Horse Awards for his performance as a young gay man in the movie Lan Yu .

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Three years later, he clinched Best Actor with his role in the movie The Foliage at the 24th Golden Rooster Awards. In addition, several of Liu Ye’s movies have also featured in many international film festivals, for example Lan Yu, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Purple Butterfly and The Floating Landscape.

Instead of making use of his good physical appearance to become a teen idol, Liu Ye has chosen the path of continuously challenging himself by taking on difficult roles. From simple, honest, and down-to-earth "peasant-like" roles, introvert and melancholic personas, to manly and Casanova roles, Liu Ye has not only convinced the audience, but also well-established international directors, of his remarkable acting skills. He has been openly praised and roped in by famous directors, such as Stanley Kwan (Lan Yu), Chen Kaige (The Promise), Zhang Yimou (Curse of the Golden Flower) and John Woo (Blood Brothers), to take part in their major movie productions.

Liu Ye's first Hollywood movie Dark Matter, inspired by a true story in the early 1990s, was screened at major international film festivals in 2007. Starring with actress Meryl Streep, Liu Ye stars as the brilliant physics postgraduate "Liu Xing" from China. This movie won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and has been released in America in April 2008. Ye's first villainous role was in 2008 film Connected (where he appears a lot older than he is now), a remake of the American film Cellular.

Liu Ye plays the lead character in City of Life and Death, a movie paying tribute to the victims of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre. Directed by 6th Generation Mainland Director Lu Chuan, City of Life and Death, filmed in Tianjin and in other Chinese cities such as Changchun, was released in 2009.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 86 credits.

  1. TBAThe Lotus SecretSeries: Yang Linian (1 episode)
  2. 2026CrossingFilm: Mao Zedong
  3. 2026The Silent RiftSeries: Zhu Helai (16 episodes)
  4. 20262026湖南卫视芒果TV春节联欢晚会Film
  5. 20252025-2026湖南卫视芒果TV跨年演唱会Film
  6. 2025Moon the PandaFilm: Fu Zhao
  7. 20252024-2025湖南卫视芒果TV跨年晚会Film
  8. 2024Tiger Wolf RabbitFilm: Zhao Zishan
  9. 2024Kang Zhan Zhong De Wen YiFilm
  10. 2023QueenSeries: 刘烨 (12 episodes)
  11. 2023ManifestoFilm
  12. 2022Steel WillFilm: Zhao Tiechi
  13. 2022The EOD SquadFilm: Lu Yang
  14. 2021Island KeeperFilm: Wang Jicai
  15. 20202020湖南卫视拼多多双十二超拼夜Film
  16. 2020一键倾心Series (10 episodes)
  17. 2020The Great WallSeries (13 episodes)
  18. 2019China in the StorySeries: 许云峰 (1 episode)
  19. 2019On the RoadSeries: Yao Yuan (54 episodes)
  20. 2019National Treasure’s Extraordinary JourneySeries: Ren Hongyi (42 episodes)
  21. 2018Air StrikeFilm: Xue Gangtou
  22. 2018Old BoySeries: Wu Zheng (47 episodes)
  23. 2017The Founding of an ArmyFilm: Mao Zedong
  24. 2016My WarFilm: Sun Beichuan
  25. 2016Cock and BullFilm: Song Lao'er
  26. 2016星球者联盟Series (8 episodes)
  27. 2016Night PeacockFilm: Ma Jianmin
  28. 2015Saving Mr. WuFilm: Xing Feng
  29. 2015Love & SwordSeries (32 episodes)
  30. 2015Beijing, New YorkFilm: Lenny
  31. 2014The BoundaryFilm
  32. 2014星星的密室Series: 明星关主 (12 episodes)
  33. 2014All Quiet in PekingSeries: 方孟敖 (53 episodes)
  34. 2014Flower GrandpaSeries (12 episodes)
  35. 2014Red ChannelSeries (40 episodes)
  36. 2013Police Story: LockdownFilm: Wu Jiang
  37. 2013Where Are We Going, Dad?Series (16 episodes)
  38. 2013Troubled Times Three BrothersSeries (40 episodes)
  39. 2013RedemptionFilm: Xiao Likun
  40. 2013The Chef, The Actor, The ScoundrelFilm: The Chef
  41. 2012Happy HotelFilm
  42. 2012The Last SupperFilm: Liu Bang
  43. 2012The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in HeavenFilm: 托塔李天王
  44. 2011Beginning of the Great RevivalFilm: Mao Zedong
  45. 2011A Beautiful LifeFilm: Fang Zhendong
  46. 2011Underdog Knight 2Film: Lao San / Wang Tao
  47. 2010Color Me LoveFilm
  48. 2010DriverlessFilm: Zhi Xiong
  49. 2010神枪手Series: Peng Kehu (28 episodes)
  50. 2009男儿本色Series: Zhou Chuanxiong (38 episodes)
  51. 2009We'll Meet in HeavenFilm
  52. 2009The Founding of a RepublicFilm: Old Red Army Soldiers
  53. 2009Iron MenFilm: 刘思成
  54. 2009City of Life and DeathFilm: Lu Jianxiong
  55. 2009一个女人的史诗Series (34 episodes)
  56. 2008The Underdog KnightFilm: Lao San/Wang Tao
  57. 2008ConnectedFilm: Senior Inspector Fok
  58. 2008The Time of Our LivesSeries: 袁浩东 (30 episodes)
  59. 2008Dark MatterFilm: Liu Xing
  60. 2007Impossible Mission: Golden RoosterFilm: Liu Ye
  61. 2007MiniFilm: Kang
  62. 2007Blood BrothersFilm: Gang
  63. 2006Curse of the Golden FlowerFilm: Crown Prince Wan
  64. 2006一针见血Series (24 episodes)
  65. 2006向天真女生投降Series: 披头 (6 episodes)
  66. 2005The PromiseFilm: Snow Wolf
  67. 2005Mob SisterFilm: Pilot
  68. 2005Sudden LoverFilm
  69. 2005The Ghost InsideFilm: Fang Cheng
  70. 2004荆轲传奇Series (32 episodes)
  71. 2004Romantic LifeSeries: 钟跃民 (32 episodes)
  72. 2004夏天的味道Series: 张奕 (20 episodes)
  73. 2004Jasmine WomenFilm: Xia Du
  74. 2004The FoliageFilm
  75. 2004HarmonySeries: 闵华堂 (32 episodes)
  76. 2003A Soul Haunted by PaintingSeries: Tian Shouxin (30 episodes)
  77. 2003The Floating LandscapeFilm: Lit
  78. 2003Purple ButterflyFilm: Szeto
  79. 2002Balzac and the Little Chinese SeamstressFilm: Ma Jianling
  80. 2002Sky LoversFilm: Jiakuan

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