Portrait of Liu Ye

Acting

Liu Ye

Career

Active from 1999 to 2026, busiest in 2004 and 2013 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
59
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for City of Life and Death
City of Life and Death
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Liu Ye Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 8
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Forbidden Love 3
  • Patriotic Themes 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Shanghai 2
  • Chinese Historical Drama 2
  • Tragedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Lotus Secret
The Lotus Secret

TV show ยท as Yang Linian

2020s

10 titles ยท average score 62
Crossing
Crossing (2026)

as Mao Zedong

The Silent Rift
The Silent Rift (2026)

TV show ยท as Zhu Helai

Moon the Panda
Moon the Panda (2025)
GoodWatch score 59

as Fu Zhao

Tiger Wolf Rabbit
Tiger Wolf Rabbit (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

as Zhao Zishan

Queen
Queen (2023)

TV show ยท as ๅˆ˜็ƒจ

Steel Will
Steel Will (2022)

as Zhao Tiechi

The EOD Squad
The EOD Squad (2022)

as Lu Yang

Island Keeper
Island Keeper (2021)

as Wang Jicai

The Great Wall
The Great Wall (2020)

TV show

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TV show

2010s

29 titles ยท average score 53
On the Road
On the Road (2019)

TV show ยท as Yao Yuan

Air Strike
Air Strike (2018)
GoodWatch score 17

as Xue Gangtou

Old Boy
Old Boy (2018)

TV show ยท as Wu Zheng

The Founding of an Army
The Founding of an Army (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mao Zedong

Cock and Bull
Cock and Bull (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

as Song Lao'er

Saving Mr. Wu
Saving Mr. Wu (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

as Xing Feng

All Quiet in Peking
All Quiet in Peking (2014)

TV show ยท as ๆ–นๅญŸๆ•–

Police Story: Lockdown
Police Story: Lockdown (2013)
GoodWatch score 44

as Wu Jiang

Where Are We Going, Dad?
Where Are We Going, Dad? (2013)

TV show

The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel
The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel (2013)
GoodWatch score 57

as The Chef

The Last Supper
The Last Supper (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

as Liu Bang

A Beautiful Life
A Beautiful Life (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

as Fang Zhendong

2000s

30 titles ยท average score 60
City of Life and Death
City of Life and Death (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

as Lu Jianxiong

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TV show

Dark Matter
Dark Matter (2008)
GoodWatch score 49

as Liu Xing

The Underdog Knight
The Underdog Knight (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lao San/Wang Tao

Connected
Connected (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

as Senior Inspector Fok

Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
GoodWatch score 68

as Crown Prince Wan

The Promise
The Promise (2005)
GoodWatch score 47

as Snow Wolf

Harmony
Harmony (2004)

TV show ยท as ้—ตๅŽๅ ‚

Purple Butterfly
Purple Butterfly (2003)
GoodWatch score 59

as Szeto

The Floating Landscape
The Floating Landscape (2003)
GoodWatch score 53

as Lit

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ma Jianling

Lan Yu
Lan Yu (2001)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lan Yu

1990s

1 title ยท average score 72
Postmen in the Mountains
Postmen in the Mountains (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

as Son

1980s

1 title
CMG Spring Festival Gala
CMG Spring Festival Gala (1983)

TV show