Portrait of Zhang Yu

Acting

Zhang Yu

Career

Active from 2005 to 2026, busiest in 2026 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for An Elephant Sitting Still
An Elephant Sitting Still
GoodWatch score84/100

Characters

2

The characters Zhang Yu 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: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Zhang Yu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2
  • Romance
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.8, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Contemporary China 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Guilt and Redemption 2
  • Historical War Drama 2
  • Chinese Cinema 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

18 titles Β· average score 64
Dunhuang Warriors
Dunhuang Warriors (2026)

as Lang Yaozi

No One is Closer Than We
No One is Closer Than We (2026)

as Li Weiyang

Man's Inhumanity to Man
Man's Inhumanity to Man (2025)

TV show Β· as Chen Ruping / Ryohei Arakawa

A Cool Fish 2
A Cool Fish 2 (2025)

as Chen Sanjin

The First Shot
The First Shot (2024)

TV show Β· as Jiang Xiaohai

Her Story
Her Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 80

as Xiao Ma

Tainted Love
Tainted Love (2023)

as Lin Zhiguang

Record Without Words
Record Without Words (2023)

as ζŽη«‹εΏ 

Snipers
Snipers (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

as Liu Wenwu

Manchurian Tiger
Manchurian Tiger (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

as Xu Dong

Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

as The Blind Singer

Back to the Wharf
Back to the Wharf (2020)
GoodWatch score 50

as Song Hao

2010s

7 titles Β· average score 59
An Elephant Sitting Still
An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)
GoodWatch score 84

as Yu Cheng

A Cool Fish
A Cool Fish (2018)
GoodWatch score 38

as Hu Guangsheng

Dying to Survive
Dying to Survive (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

as Peng Hao

Ciao Ciao
Ciao Ciao (2017)
GoodWatch score 57

as Li Wei

People Mountain People Sea
People Mountain People Sea (2012)
GoodWatch score 48

as Guizhou Police Officer

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as 鑫子

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11度青ζ˜₯δΉ‹ζŽι›·ε’ŒιŸ©ζ’…ζ’… (2010)

as ζŽι›·

2000s

1 title Β· average score 62
Shanghai Dreams
Shanghai Dreams (2005)
GoodWatch score 62

as Li Jun's friend