Yu Xiaoguang

Yu Xiaoguang (Chinese: 于晓光; born 16 May 1981), also known as Ethan Yu, is a Chinese composer and actor. Yu is a former swimmer and sprint canoer. In 2006 he made a crossover from sports to films. Yu made appearances on many television series, most notably My Kung Fu Girlfriend (2006), Fighting in Peking (2009), Mao Anying (2010), The Happy Time of the Spicy and Hot Girlfriend (2012), City and Country Life (2014), and Namchow Mechanic Heroes (2015).

Yu Xiaoguang
于晓光
Yu Xiaoguang
Born
Yu Liguang (于立桄)

(1981-05-16) May 16, 1981
Alma materCentral Academy of Drama
Lee Wei Song School of Music
Wuhan Sports University
Occupation(s)Actor, composer
Years active1995–present
Agent(s)Beijing Fengchi Huameng Film and Television Media Co., Ltd BH Entertainment
Spouse
(m. 2017)
Children1
Musical career
GenresMandopop
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Early life and education

Yu was born in Dandong, Liaoning, on May 16, 1981. At the age of 7, he entered a sports school to learn to swim and later became a member of the Liaoning swimming team. In the National Youth Swimming Championships, he won the championship two years (1995 and 1996) in succession. In 1997, he started to learn to canoeing and won the championship in the National Canoeing Championships.[1] After his early retirement, he was accepted to Central Academy of Drama, where he majored in acting. In 2002, he pursued advanced studies in Singapore, he studied music under Lee Wei Song.

Career

Yu had his first experience in front of the camera in 2006, and he was chosen to act as a lead role in My Kung Fu Girlfriend, a comedy television series starring Wang Yang and Ma Su.[2]

In 2007, Yu made his film debut in Crazy in Love, playing Brother Xi. That same year, he co-starred with Yao Chen and Zhang Jiayi in the historical television series Past Events.

In 2008, he appeared in the Game of Life and Death, I'm the Sun and Sailfish Qi yu.

In 2009, Yu portrayed Feng Mu, a writer and critic, in the war television series Fighting in Peking.

Yu portrayed Mao Anying, son of Mao Zedong, in the 2010 biographical drama Mao Anying.[3] That same year, he had key supporting role in Mother, which starred Siqin Gaowa and Song Chunli.[4]

In 2011, two films and one television series he headlined, Wu Yunduo, Beginning of the Great Revival and A Cheng. He played Wu Yunduo, a Chinese ordnance expert during the Second Sino-Japanese War, in the biographical drama Wu Yunduo. He portrayed Liu Shaoqi in China Film Group and DMG Entertainment's production of Huang Jianxin and Han Sanping's Beginning of the Great Revival, alongside Liu Ye, Chen Kun, Li Qin, Huang Jue, and Liao Fan.[5]

Yu starred in the romantic comedy television series The Happy Time of the Spicy and Hot Girlfriend, playing the boyfriend of Choo Ja-hyun's character.[6]

In 2014, Yu portrayed Deng Zhifang, son of Deng Xiaoping, in Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads, created by CCTV and directed by Wu Ziniu. The drama received positive reviews and high ratings.[7] That same year, he starred as Man Cang, reuniting him with co-star Che Xiao, who played his girlfriend Jing Mei, in the romantic television series City and Country Life. The series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that month.[8]

Yu starred opposite Yu Rongguang, Choo Ja-hyun and Zhu Xiaoyu in 2015 television series Namchow Mechanic Heroes.

In 2017, Yu guest-starred on Billy Chung's Eternal Wave, an action film starring Aaron Kwok, Zanilia Zhao, Zoe Zhang, Zhang Han, and Simon Yam. That same year, he was cast in Hero, playing the son of Siqin Gaowa's and Gao Ming's characters.[9]

Personal life

Yu married Korean actress Choo Ja-hyun on January 18, 2017.[10][11] They first met while appearing in a Chinese drama The Happy Time of the Spicy and Hot Girlfriend in 2012.

On June 1, 2018, Yu's wife Chu Ja-hyun gave birth to a boy at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea.[12][13]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2007Crazy in Love意乱情迷Brother Xi
2008Sailfish Qi yu旗鱼Gao Ming
2011Wu Yunduo吴运铎Wu Yunduo
Beginning of the Great Revival建党伟业Liu Shaoqi
2017Eternal Wave密战Big Cat

TV series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2006My Kung Fu Girlfriend我的功夫女友Du Runnan
2007Past Events百年往事Zhang Xiaolu
2008Game of Life and Death生死博弈Xiao Ke
I'm the Sun我是太阳Shao Yue
2009Fighting in Peking狼烟北平Feng Mu
See A-Lang Again又见阿郎Zheng Guyi
2010Sword Without Front利剑无锋Shen Hao
Mao Anying毛岸英Mao Anying
MotherMan Cang
2011A Cheng阿诚Jiang Haisheng
2012The Happy Time of the Spicy and Hot Girlfriend麻辣女友的幸福时光Luo Yin
鹰巢之预备警官Jin Rui
一门三司令Yang Tianhong
2014Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads历史转折中的邓小平Deng Zhifang
City and Country Life满仓进城Man Cang
Moving Muzzle移动的枪口Lu Tianhong
2015Beautiful Village Girl美丽村姑Ding Zhun
Namchow Mechanic Heroes南侨机工英雄传Fang Tianhai
Storm over Ordos鄂尔多斯风暴Ta La
2016Ultimate Mission终极使命Gao Han
2017Soma Flowers索玛花开Mu Xia
Hero英雄烈Liang Tianci
Her咱家Guo Hu
The Dream is Getting Closer梦想越走越近Zhao Jiaping
The Wolf Warriors百战天狼Ma Gaitian
2018About Time想停止的瞬間: About TimeZhang Qiang[14]

Drama

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2013Mao Zedong and His Elder Son毛泽东和他的长子Mao Anying

Music video appearances

YearEnglish titleChinese titleSingerNotes
2003Hope希望
2005When You Want to Know Who Alone孤独时候你想谁呢Yaya Meng
2006Message Board留言信箱Huang Yue

Variety show

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleTelevisionNotes
1 December 2010Art Life艺术人生CCTV-3
6 August 2011China Feelings中华情CCTV-4
1 September 2011Avenue of Stars星光大道CCTV-1
25 February 2012The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: Happy New Year八仙过海闹新春CCTV-8
9 August 2012Best Live最佳现场BTV
22 November 2012Fashionable Tourism时尚旅游Qinghai Television
1 May 2013Thank God You are Coming谢天谢地你来啦CCTV-1
20 November 2013The Most Unusual National Opera Fan最炫国剧风Shandong Television
16 December 2013I Love My Family我爱我家BTV
1 September 2014Film and Television Drama影视风云BTV
14 February 2015A Letter to Home一封家书Shandong Television
12 March 2016Family and Children家游好儿女Shandong Television
26 March 2017Super Sound Wave超强音浪Shandong Television
10 July 2017Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny동상이몽 2 – 너는 내 운명SBS[15]

Music (as composer)

YearEnglish titleChinese titleSingerNotes
2006I Find Happiness That Year找到幸褔那年Tarcy Su
Love is Never Wrong爱一个人没错Sun Ho
7-277-27Maggie Teng
2007The Plight We Made我们说好的Jane Zhangwith Lee Wei Song.
Secret Love暗恋Huang Xiaoming
Scorpio Lover天蝎情人Huang Xiaoming
2008Out of Tune走音Wong Jinglun
Experimenting试验品Stephen Fung
2009Blue Sky天空蓝Pace Wu
BanTiger Huang
2011Occasionally Ordinary偶尔平凡Hacken Leewith Lee Wei Song.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultNotes
2017SBS Entertainment AwardsHot Star of the YearSame Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My DestinyWonwith Choo Ja-hyun

References

  1. 于晓光拍戏间隙回母校 重温皮划艇艰苦快乐时光. Sohu (in Chinese). 2011-07-22.
  2. 《我的功夫女友》热播 于晓光早期青涩造型曝光. 163.com (in Chinese). 2009-09-01.
  3. 《毛岸英》央视热播 男一号于晓光走红(图). 163.com (in Chinese). 2010-10-26.
  4. 电视剧《娘》于晓光苦用功 与斯琴高娃结母子缘. Sohu (in Chinese). 2009-05-25.
  5. 于晓光《建党伟业》再次饰演刘少奇. sina (in Chinese). 2011-04-01.
  6. 《麻辣女友》高潮迭起 于晓光荧幕初吻献秋瓷炫. Tencent (in Chinese). 2012-06-07.
  7. 《邓小平》热播 张嘉译零片酬于晓光学演技. Sohu (in Chinese). 2014-08-14.
  8. 于晓光主演《满仓进城》收视夺冠. 163.com (in Chinese). 2014-12-09.
  9. 于晓光领衔《英雄烈》 潮服引领“谍战剧”时尚. 163.com (in Chinese). 2016-10-19.
  10. K. Lee (2017-08-22). "Chu Ja Hyun and Yu Xiaoguang Are The Hottest New Couple On TV". soompi.com.
  11. K. Lee (2018-03-19). "Chu Ja Hyun And Yu Xiaoguang To Leave "Same Bed Different Dreams 2"". soompi.com.
  12. L. Kim (1 June 2018). "Chu Ja Hyun and Yu Xiaoguang are now parents!". soompi.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  13. "Actor couple Choo Ja-hyun, Yu Xiaoguang have first baby". koreaherald.com. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  14. '어바웃타임' 이상윤X우효광, 한-중 사업가의 포스 넘치는 미팅 현장 공개. Tenasia (in Korean). Tenasia. May 19, 2018.
  15. "'You Are My Destiny' with Choo Ja-hyun and Yu Xiaoguang Is Gaining International Popularity". popkorea.com. 2017-07-24.
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