Portrait of Yao Anlian

Acting

Yao Anlian

Career

Active from 1991 to 2025, busiest in 2016 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Suzhou River
Suzhou River
GoodWatch score78/100

Characters

2

The characters Yao Anlian played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yao Anlian Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Showbiz
    0.2, average 1.2
  • Satire & Parody
    1.3, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Intense Suspense 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Legal Thriller 2
  • Corporate Corruption 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Rebirth of a King
The Rebirth of a King

TV show

2020s

27 titles · average score 76
Best Choice Ever
Best Choice Ever (2024)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Mai Laitian

Lost Identity
Lost Identity (2024)

TV show · as Ye Xuanmin / 叶宣民

The Justice
The Justice (2023)

TV show · as Niu Jing

Who Is He
Who Is He (2023)

TV show · as Headmaster

Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty
Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Yuan Lai / Yuan Lai / 元来

Life is a Long Quiet River
Life is a Long Quiet River (2022)

TV show · as Shi Yuan's Father

The Rebel
The Rebel (2021)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Zhu Xiaoxian

Who Is the Murderer
Who Is the Murderer (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Chen Daming

Love Under the Full Moon
Love Under the Full Moon (2021)

TV show · as Wei Guopeng

The Detectives' Adventures
The Detectives' Adventures (2021)

TV show · as 吴站长

Miss S
Miss S (2020)

TV show · as Ding Ru Shan

Sniping 2
Sniping 2 (2020)

as Yu Yunfei

2010s

33 titles · average score 70
Joy of Life
Joy of Life (2019)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Shopkeeper

Enter the Forbidden City
Enter the Forbidden City (2019)

as JIang Chun

My True Friend
My True Friend (2019)

TV show · as Shao Yong

Ever Night
Ever Night (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Li Qingshan

Flipped in My Youth
Flipped in My Youth (2018)

TV show · as Li You Cai

Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Yao Xiaoshou

Dragon Weapon
Dragon Weapon (2016)

TV show

你好乔安
你好乔安 (2016)

TV show · as Gong Xian Sheng

Marriage Cuisine
Marriage Cuisine (2014)

TV show · as Wu Dongfang

The Red
The Red (2014)

TV show

Legend of Hua Mulan
Legend of Hua Mulan (2013)

TV show · as Hua Hu

Double Xposure
Double Xposure (2012)
GoodWatch score 55

as Song Qi's Father

2000s

16 titles · average score 70
Special Competition
Special Competition (2009)

TV show · as Lu Huanzhang

特殊使命
特殊使命 (2007)

TV show · as 余沁斋

51号兵站
51号兵站 (2007)

TV show

越王勾践
越王勾践 (2006)

TV show · as 伯嚭

窗外有张脸
窗外有张脸 (2006)

TV show

Shanghai Dreams
Shanghai Dreams (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

as Wu Zemin

Alibi
Alibi (2004)

TV show

Double Sounding Cannon
Double Sounding Cannon (2004)

TV show

荣誉
荣誉 (2003)

TV show · as 桑震奎

忠诚
忠诚 (2001)

TV show

Suzhou River
Suzhou River (2000)
GoodWatch score 78

as Boss

当代风流
当代风流 (2000)

TV show

1990s

3 titles
情剑山河
情剑山河 (1996)

TV show

无瑕人生
无瑕人生 (1995)

TV show

风雨相思雁
风雨相思雁 (1991)

as 朱奎生