---
name: "Ge You"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ge-you"
fi1m_id: "ge-you"
imdb_id: "nm0311212"
tmdb_id: 76913
wikidata_id: "Q2658847"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 April 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T15:04:26.884316+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ge You

## Identity

Ge You

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ge-you
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ge-you
- **IMDb ID:** nm0311212
- **TMDB ID:** 76913
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2658847
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge_You, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2658847, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0311212/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76913

Actor. Born 19 April 1957 in Beijing, China.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 April 1957, Beijing, China
- **Active:** 1993–2019
- **Also known as:** You Ge, Cát Ưu
- **Frequently works with:** [Chen Kaige](https://film.one/person/chen-kaige.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge_You, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2658847, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0311212/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76913

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Farewell My Concubine*](https://film.one/film/farewell-my-concubine.md) (85)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ge You (also credited as You Ge) is a Chinese actor. Born in Beijing on 19 April 1957, he began his career in stage acting after joining a drama troupe and made his film debut in the mid-1980s.

He is known for his supporting role as Master Yuan Shiqing in *Farewell My Concubine* (1993). Ge You won the Best Actor award at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival for his performance as Xu Fugui in *To Live* (1994), becoming the first Chinese actor to receive the honour. He has appeared in numerous films including *A World Without Thieves* (2004), *The Banquet* (2006), *If You Are the One* (2008) and *Let the Bullets Fly* (2010), and has collaborated frequently with director Feng Xiaogang.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Farewell My Concubine* (1993), Fi1m 85, as Master Yuan Shiqing — [page](https://film.one/film/farewell-my-concubine.md)

## Complete filmography (75)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *You are the Best* (2025), as Wang Ziyue
- *The Hutong Cowboy* (2024), as Zhang Beijing
- *The Hedgehog* (2024), as Wang Zhantuan
- *If You Are the One 3* (2023), as Qin Fen
- *Schemes in Antiques* (2021), as 付貴
- *Dreams Come True* (2021), Actor
- *My People, My Homeland* (2020), as Zhang Beijing
- *Two Tigers* (2019), as Zhang Chenggong
- *My People, My Country* (2019), as Zhang Beijing (segment "Hello Beijing")
- *The Morning After* (2019), Actor
- *Cook Up a Storm* (2017), as Hong Qi
- *The Wasted Times* (2016), as Mr. Lu
- *Gone with the Bullets* (2014), as Xiang Feitian
- *Personal Tailor* (2013), as Yang Zhong
- *If You Are the One 2* (2010), as Qin Fen
- *Let the Bullets Fly* (2010), as Old Tang
- *Sacrifice* (2010), as Yin Cheng
- *The Founding of a Republic* (2009), as Commander Shino
- *Gasp* (2009), Actor
- *If You Are the One* (2008), as Qin Fen
- *激荡·1978-2008* (2008), series, Actor
- *Desires of the Heart* (2008), as Swindler
- *Crossed Lines* (2007), Actor
- *Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster* (2007), as Ge You
- *Shanghai Red* (2007), as Mr. Feng
- *The Banquet* (2006), as Emperor Li
- *Suffocation* (2005), as Shen Xiao
- *A World Without Thieves* (2004), as Uncle Bill
- *Cell Phone* (2003), as Yan Shouyi
- *Cala, My Dog!* (2003), as Lao Er
- *Big Shot's Funeral* (2001), as YoYo
- *Butterfly Smile* (2001), as Kang Ping
- *Sorry Baby* (1999), as Han Dong
- *Divorce* (1999), series, as Lao Li
- *十品* (1999), as 寇准
- *Be There or Be Square* (1998), as Liu Yuan
- *Eighteen Springs* (1997), as Zhu Hongcai
- *寇老西儿* (1997), series, as 寇准
- *Keep Cool* (1997), as Police Officer
- *编辑部的故事之万事如意* (1997), series, as 李冬宝
- *The Dream Factory* (1997), as Yao Yuan
- *The Emperor's Shadow* (1996), as Gao Jianli
- *The Hero of Swallow* (1996), Actor
- *上海人在东京* (1996), series, as Qiu Minghai
- *A Born Coward* (1995), Actor
- *To Live* (1994), as Xu Fugui
- *I Love My Family* (1993), series, as 纪春生
- *Seahorse Dance Hall* (1993), series, Actor
- *Farewell My Concubine* (1993), as Master Yuan Shiqing — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/farewell-my-concubine.md)
- *The Vanished Woman* (1993), Actor
- *龙虎群英* (1993), Actor
- *Stories of an Editorial Board* (1992), series, as 李冬宝
- *After Separation* (1992), as 顾颜
- *Li hun da zhan* (1992), as 大明
- *Conned Once* (1992), as 刘杉
- *父子婚事* (1992), Actor
- *North China Navy* (1992), series, as 何景
- *新潮姑娘* (1991), Actor
- *Woman-Taxi-Woman* (1991), as 张改秀丈夫
- *The Spring Festival* (1991), as Son-in-law
- *After the Final Battle* (1991), Actor
- *Steel Meets Fire* (1991), as 刁世贵
- *Comic Star* (1991), as 葛老师
- *The Joys and Sorrows of Life* (1991), as 电视导演
- *Someone Loves Just Me* (1990), Actor
- *Fortress Besieged* (1990), series, as 李梅亭
- *The Ozone Layer Vanishes* (1990), as Technician
- *Peking Duck Restaurant* (1990), as 季公子
- *马路骑士* (1990), Actor
- *Codename Cougar* (1989), as Zheng Xianping
- *Ballad of the Yellow River* (1989), as 黑骨头
- *Elopement* (1988), Actor
- *The Troubleshooters* (1988), as 杨重
- *Sheng xia and her fiance* (1985), as 魏学进
- *Cell Phone 2*, as 严守一

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