Portrait of Xia Yu

Acting

Xia Yu

Career

Active from 1994 to 2025, busiest in 2005 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for In the Heat of the Sun
In the Heat of the Sun
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Xia Yu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Dark Humor
    1.8, average 2.8
  • Satire & Parody
    1.4, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Chinese Mystery Thriller 2
  • Conspiracy 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Action-Packed 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
A Hero
A Hero

TV show

Love Song to The Days Forgone
Love Song to The Days Forgone

as Mei San

Shadow Hunter
Shadow Hunter

TV show · as Fang Yu

Buddha Jumps Over The Wall
Buddha Jumps Over The Wall

TV show · as Zheng Baochu

2020s

8 titles · average score 67
Love List
Love List (2025)

Writer, Director

Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force (2025)
GoodWatch score 67

as Shen Gongbao

Our Days
Our Days (2024)

TV show · as Chai Jin

Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023)
GoodWatch score 67

as Shen Gongbao

Out of Court
Out of Court (2022)

TV show · as Lu Nan

Breaking Through
Breaking Through (2022)

as Qin Shan

Antique Bureau Midgame
Antique Bureau Midgame (2020)

TV show · as Xu Yuan

A Little Red Flower
A Little Red Flower (2020)
GoodWatch score 66

as Old Ma

2010s

19 titles · average score 46
Mystery of Antiques
Mystery of Antiques (2018)

TV show · as 许愿

Operation Moscow
Operation Moscow (2018)

TV show

Birth of the Dragon
Birth of the Dragon (2017)
GoodWatch score 43

as Wong Jack Man

Wished
Wished (2017)

as Ma Fendou

Papa
Papa (2016)

as Huang

Mojin: The Lost Legend
Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015)
GoodWatch score 56

as Grill

Keep Running
Keep Running (2014)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show

Christmas Rose
Christmas Rose (2013)
GoodWatch score 51

as Freddy Xue

Double Trouble
Double Trouble (2012)
GoodWatch score 24

as Ocean

The Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894
The Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894 (2012)

as 伊东佑亨

The Desire: A Journey of a Woman
The Desire: A Journey of a Woman (2011)

as Jai Leang

Wind Blast
Wind Blast (2010)
GoodWatch score 46

as Zhang Ning

2000s

20 titles · average score 62
The North Wind Blows
The North Wind Blows (2009)

TV show

我们的八十年代
我们的八十年代 (2009)

TV show · as 段玉刚

The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

as Wu Lien

Dragon Squad
Dragon Squad (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

as PRC Luo Zai-Jun

Waiting Alone
Waiting Alone (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

as Chen Wen

Electric Shadows
Electric Shadows (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

as 毛大兵

Master of Everything
Master of Everything (2004)

as Wang Shengli

Cala, My Dog!
Cala, My Dog! (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

as Officer Zhang

Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Where Have All the Flowers Gone (2002)

as 高举

The Best in All the Land
The Best in All the Land (2002)

TV show · as 刘赶三

China: The Panda Adventure
China: The Panda Adventure (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

as Quentin Young

Shadow Magic
Shadow Magic (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

as Liu Jing Lun

1990s

3 titles · average score 86
临时家庭
临时家庭 (1996)

TV show

In the Heat of the Sun
In the Heat of the Sun (1994)
GoodWatch score 84

as Ma Xiaojun

I Love My Family
I Love My Family (1993)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as 5号嫌疑人