--- name: "Xia Yu" canonical: "https://film.one/person/xia-yu" fi1m_id: "xia-yu" imdb_id: "nm0944464" tmdb_id: 83634 wikidata_id: "Q697237" roles: ["Actor"] born: "28 October 1976" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-05T16:49:47.621546+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." --- # Xia Yu ## Identity Xia Yu - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/xia-yu - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** xia-yu - **IMDb ID:** nm0944464 - **TMDB ID:** 83634 - **Wikidata ID:** Q697237 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xia_Yu_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q697237, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0944464/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83634 Actor. Born 28 October 1976 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 28 October 1976, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China - **Active:** 2020–present - **Also known as:** یو شیا - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xia_Yu_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q697237, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0944464/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83634 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms*](https://film.one/film/creation-of-the-gods-i-kingdom-of-storms.md) (65) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Xia Yu is a Chinese actor. He was born on 28 October 1976 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, and trained at the Central Academy of Drama. He first came to international attention for his leading role as Ma Xiaojun in *In the Heat of the Sun* (1994), for which he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival at the age of 17. Subsequent film roles include Wu Lien in *The Painted Veil* (2006), Wong Jack Man in *Birth of the Dragon* (2017), and Shen Gongbao in *Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms* (2023) and its sequel (2025). He also appeared as Old Ma in *A Little Red Flower* (2020). Xia Yu has been married to actress Yuan Quan since 2009. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms* (2023), Fi1m 65, as Shen Gongbao — [page](https://film.one/film/creation-of-the-gods-i-kingdom-of-storms.md) ## Complete filmography (64) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Love List* (2025), Director, Writer - *Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force* (2025), as Shen Gongbao - *Our Days* (2024), series, as Chai Jin - *Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms* (2023), as Shen Gongbao — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/creation-of-the-gods-i-kingdom-of-storms.md) - *The Coldest City* (2023), Actor - *Out of Court* (2022), series, as Lu Nan - *Breaking Through* (2022), as Qin Shan - *A Little Red Flower* (2020), as Old Ma - *Antique Bureau Midgame* (2020), series, as Xu Yuan - *是面包是空气是奇迹啊* (2019), series, Actor - *Mystery of Antiques* (2018), series, as 许愿 - *古董局中局* (2018), series, as 许愿 - *Goddesses In The Flames Of War* (2018), Actor - *Operation Moscow* (2018), series, Actor - *Birth of the Dragon* (2017), as Wong Jack Man - *Wished* (2017), as Ma Fendou - *Papa* (2016), as Huang - *Mojin: The Lost Legend* (2015), as Grill - *Romance Out Of The Blue* (2015), Actor - *Crazy New Year's Eve* (2015), as Zhong Wei - *而立之年* (2013), series, Actor - *Christmas Rose* (2013), as Freddy Xue - *Love Desposit* (2013), Actor - *The Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894* (2012), as 伊东佑亨 - *Double Trouble* (2012), as Ocean - *The Desire: A Journey of a Woman* (2011), as Jai Leang - *师傅* (2011), series, as Xu Feng - *Hormone* (2011), Actor - *Wind Blast* (2010), as Zhang Ning - *Ganqing shenghuo* (2010), Actor - *我们的八十年代* (2009), series, as 段玉刚 - *The North Wind Blows* (2009), series, Actor - *防火墙5788* (2008), series, as Tong Jun - *Dangerous Games* (2007), Actor - *Good Man* (2007), Actor - *The Painted Veil* (2006), as Wu Lien - *Secret History of Kangxi* (2006), series, as Emperor Kang Xi - *以朋友的名义* (2006), series, as Luo Jie - *Shanghai Rumba* (2006), Actor - *Dragon Squad* (2005), as PRC Luo Zai-Jun - *Waiting Alone* (2005), as Chen Wen - *Electric Shadows* (2005), as 毛大兵 - *爱上单眼皮男生* (2005), series, Actor - *残剑震江湖* (2004), series, as 王小虎 - *我的法兰西岁月* (2004), as 萧子璋 - *Master of Everything* (2004), as Wang Shengli - *The Law of Romance* (2003), Actor - *天空下的缘分* (2003), series, as 夏三郎 - *Cala, My Dog!* (2003), as Officer Zhang - *Justice Department* (2003), series, as 端德 - *Where Have All the Flowers Gone* (2002), as 高举 - *The Best in All the Land* (2002), series, as 刘赶三 - *Roots and Branches* (2001), Actor - *China: The Panda Adventure* (2001), as Quentin Young - *Sun Plant* (2001), Actor - *Shadow Magic* (2000), as Liu Jing Lun - *Wait For Your Coming Back* (1997), Actor - *临时家庭* (1996), series, Actor - *In the Heat of the Sun* (1994), as Ma Xiaojun - *I Love My Family* (1993), series, as 5号嫌疑人 - *Love Song to The Days Forgone*, as Mei San - *Shadow Hunter*, series, as Fang Yu - *A Hero*, series, Actor - *Buddha Jumps Over The Wall*, series, as Zheng Baochu ## Gallery - ![Xia Yu](https://film.one/media/person/6705579/gallery-912952c3d16a.jpg) Xia Yu — Roger Wo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Xia_Yu_2007.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Xia Yu](https://film.one/media/person/6705579/gallery-58df84e8706f.jpg) Xia Yu — Image via TMDB - ![Xia Yu](https://film.one/media/person/6705579/gallery-5ac76e311952.jpg) Xia Yu — Image via TMDB - ![Xia Yu](https://film.one/media/person/6705579/gallery-f5b0082aabc3.jpg) Xia Yu — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor 1996: Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor (won), for *In the Heat of the Sun* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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