Biography
Yu Shi (Chinese: 于适), also credited as Yosh Yu, Yu Zhi or 于植, is a Chinese actor and singer-songwriter born on 22 December 1996 in Chaoyang, Liaoning. Of Mongol heritage, he uses the Mongolian name Ashan. He graduated from Liaoning University of Engineering and Technology, where he was a national second-level basketball athlete, and briefly trained as an idol under SM Entertainment after appearing on The Voice of China in 2014.
In 2017 he was selected from over 10,000 applicants for a training camp for the Creation of the Gods film series. There he specialised in equestrianism and horseback archery. His film debut came in 2023 as Deng Fang in Born to Fly and as Ji Fa in Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms. He later appeared in Pegasus 2 (2024) as the Lone Wolf Driver and is set to star as Shu in Blades of the Guardians (2026) and reprise Ji Fa in Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force (2025).
Yu won the Douyin Movie Annual New Actor Award in 2023 and the Best Newcomer Award at the 37th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards. He has also served as an equestrian advisor and judge at film festivals.
