Tu Songyan

Biography

Tu Songyan is a Chinese actor from Beijing, of Manchu ethnicity, born on October 6, 1974. He graduated from the Acting Department of the Central Academy of Drama in 1994. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 2004. He gained recognition for his role as Li Yaping in the TV series *Double-Sided Tape* in 2006, followed by the role of Xie Qianli in *House Slave* in 2008. He won an award at the BQ 2011 Red Celebrity List for his role in *Twin-City Life*. He continued his career with prominent roles in series such as *Divorce Agreement* in 2012 and *Post-Marriage Era* in 2014. The urban comedy series *I Drift North for My Children and Grandchildren* aired in 2015. He was the runner-up in the show *I Am the Actor* in 2018. He starred in the youth series *Go Ahead* in 2019, and participated in COVID-19-related productions such as *With You* and *The Bravest* in 2020. He also appeared in the music video *Stay True to the Original Aspiration* in 2021 to celebrate the centenary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.