Yu Hewei

Biography

Chinese actor Yu Hewei was born on May 4, 1971, in Fushun, Liaoning Province, and is the youngest son in his family. After finishing junior high school, he enrolled in the music class of Fushun Preschool Teachers School and later joined the Fushun Drama Troupe. In 1992, he was admitted to the Acting Department of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, and upon graduation in 1996, he was assigned to the Frontline Drama Troupe of the Nanjing Military Region Political Department.

He began his television career in 1999, with his first role being Xun Yu in the drama "Cao Cao." In 2008, he received his first nomination for Best Actor at the Shanghai Television Festival for his role as Fan Baohua in "Zi Jing Mi." He became widely known to audiences in 2010 after portraying Liu Bei in the epic drama "San Guo." In 2017, he played Cao Cao in "Jun Shi Lian Meng" and earned critical acclaim, winning Best Supporting Actor at the Shanghai Television Festival and the Golden Rooster Award for his role in "I Am Not Madame Bovary." In 2021, he portrayed Chen Duxiu in "Jiu Xing Nian Dai" and won Best Actor at the Shanghai Television Festival. In 2026, he won Best Actor at the Beijing International Film Festival for the film "Sen Zhong You Lin."