Lu Yi (, born 6 January 1976) is a Chinese actor and pop singer. Lu ranked 38th on ''

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list in 2015, and 47th in 2017.

Early life

Lu Yi was born in Shanghai, China. He made his debut in the film "Spring Ding-dong" when he was five years old. Since then, Lu has acted in many films and television series. In Grade 8, Lu began to learn

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and

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. At the age of 14, Lu was admitted to the Shanghai Children Art Theatre, and has appeared in more than 70 stage plays.

Career

Lu made his debut in the television series, ''Never Close the Eye''. Then still a student at Shanghai Theatre Academy, Lu was launched to national stardom. He won the Best Actor and Most Popular Actor awards in the Golden Eagle Awards. His following works established his position in the industry. In 2001, he starred in the popular period piece ''

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'' and played Bao Jingtian in historical drama ''Young Justice Bao II''. The subsequent year, he won the Best Actor award at the Top Ten China TV Arts for his performance in the youth drama ''Field of Dreams''. His 2003 drama, '' Boy & Girl'' which co-stars

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became the highest rated drama of the year. Lu also ventured to films, starring in romantic film ''Fall in Love at First Sight'' (2002) alongside

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and '' A Time to Love'' with

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– both earned him nominations at prestigious award ceremonies such as the

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and

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. Lu also featured in

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's wuxia film ''

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''. Lu's following works were successful, and established him as one of China's premier actors. He starred in wuxia series ''

Eight Heroes ''Eight Heroes'' is a 2006 wuxia television series directed and written by Wong Jing, starring Anthony Wong, Damian Lau, Lu Yi, Li Bingbing, Li Xiaolu, Dong Xuan, Zheng Xiaodong, Lam Chi-chung, Edison Chen, Fan Bingbing, and Han Xiao. Plot The ...

'', sports racing drama ''

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'' as well as ''Harbin under the Curtain of Night'', which became a surprise hit and Lu impressed many with his portrayal of a tough worker. In 2009, Lu starred in the popular idol drama ''

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''. From 2010, Lu tried to break out of his idol mold by taking on more serious roles. He starred as

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in the historical drama ''

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'' (2010) directed by

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, which received widespread acclaim. He also played

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in the biopic of the same name, which was released in 2012. The series received positive reviews, and was named one of the Outstanding Television Series by SAFRT. The same year, he won the

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for his performance in the war film ''

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''. However from 2013 to 2015, Lu returned to his idol drama roots. He starred in historical romance series '' Palace 3: The Lost Daughter'' (2014) with

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and ''

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'' (2015) with Angelababy. Both series earned high ratings and Lu experienced a rise in popularity. In 2017, Lu starred in the hit political drama '' In the Name of People''. He played the protagonist, a detective who unearthed corruption within a fictional Chinese city. The drama broke ratings record in China and was even featured in ''

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''. He won the Best Actor in the revolutionary era drama genre at the

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for his performance. In 2019, Lu starred in the spy drama ''Lie Xiao''.

Personal life

Lu Yi married actress Bao Lei in 2006 after a long time of dating since college. They have 2 daughters.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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