Zhao Ning Yu

Name: Zhao Ning Yu
Native name: 赵宁宇
Also Known as: Zhao Ningyu, Alan Zhao, 趙寧宇
Nationality: Chinese
Gender: Male
Born: November 11, 1971
Age: 52

Zhao Ning Yu is a Chinese professor, film director, screenwriter, actor and host. Born in Beijing to an acting family, his father is Zhao Jian, a famous professor of Chinese opera. By aged 15, Zhao was already making scene notes in TV series.

Graduated from Beijing Film Academy with a master's degree in directing and the Central Academy of Drama with a doctorate in directing, he became a director at the age of 26. He is also the Doctor of Literature of the directing department of Central Academy of Drama. Besides teaching and directing, he has also played important roles in many film and TV dramas, and portrayed characters with different personalities in different eras.

Zhao won the Special Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2013 TV Drama Award Festival.

His work "1921" won the16th China Changchun Film Festival Golden Deer Award and the 34th China Film Golden Rooster Award for Best Screenplay in December 2021. A year later, it won the Golden Lihua Award for the Best Chinese Screenplay at the First Aollywood Five Continents Film Festival.

In August 2022, his screenplay "Dreams and Glory" won the Jinxuan Award for "Top Ten Screenwriters" Award at the 2nd Aollywood International TV Festival.

(Source: Chinese = Baidu.baike; Douban || Translation = MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2021	1921	Movie	7.2
2021	Dreams and Glory	Drama	7.6
2020	The Sacrifice	Movie	7.0
2019	Towards The River Glorious	Movie	6.0
2017	The Founding of an Army	Movie	7.3
2016	The Warriors	Movie	8.0
2013	Orphan of Zhao	Drama	7.4

Year	Title	Type	Rating
TBA	The Brave You	Movie	0.0
TBA	Shu Guang	Drama	0.0
2013	Lie Yan	Drama	9.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2017	The Blood Hound	Movie	7.3
2015	Love in the 1980s	Movie	7.3

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2021	Bloody Nameless River	Movie	7.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2020	Something Just Like This Chinese Drama, 2020, 47 eps Chen JIang Tao (Support Role)	47	Chen JIang Tao Support Role	7.6
2018	Flesh And Spirit Chinese Drama, 2018, 42 eps Jiang Wen Ming (Support Role)	42	Jiang Wen Ming Support Role	0.0
2013	Nan Shao Lin Dang Wo Ying Hao Chinese Drama, 2013, 48 eps Mr. Storyteller (Support Role)	48	Mr. Storyteller Support Role	0.0
2012	A Race-Course Chinese Drama, 2012, 33 eps Yuan Ke Ding (Support Role)	33	Yuan Ke Ding Support Role	6.7
2009	Memoirs of Madam Jin Chinese Drama, 2009, 36 eps Director Jiang (Support Role)	36	Director Jiang Support Role	7.0
2009	Iron Road Chinese Drama, 2009, 2 eps Lei Mo (Support Role)	2	Lei Mo Support Role	8.0
2005	Moment in Peking Chinese Drama, 2005, 44 eps Niu Tong Yi (Support Role)	44	Niu Tong Yi Support Role	6.7

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2021	Chinese Doctors Chinese Movie, 2021, Zhuan Jia Zu (Support Role)	Zhuan Jia Zu Support Role	7.6
2021	The Land of Millet Chinese Movie, 2021, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
2019	Towards The River Glorious Chinese Movie, 2019, [Commander] (Support Role)	[Commander] Support Role	6.0
2019	Chairman Mao 1949 Chinese Movie, 2019, Ye Fei (Support Role)	Ye Fei Support Role	7.1
2017	The Founding of an Army Chinese Movie, 2017, Yun Dai Ying (Support Role)	Yun Dai Ying Support Role	7.3
2017	40000 Kilometers Chinese Movie, 2017, He Zhi Feng (Support Role)	He Zhi Feng Support Role	0.0
2015	Where Are All the Time Chinese Movie, 2015, [Landlord] (Guest Role)	[Landlord] Guest Role	7.0
2013	Beijing Flickers Chinese Movie, 2013, [Police] (Support Role)	[Police] Support Role	7.0
2012	Inseparable Hong Kong Movie, 2012, [Psychologist] (Support Role)	[Psychologist] Support Role	7.1
2011	Beginning of the Great Revival Chinese Movie, 2011, Liang Shu Ming (Support Role)	Liang Shu Ming Support Role	6.8
2009	The Founding of a Republic Chinese Movie, 2009, Liu Ya Lou (Support Role)	Liu Ya Lou Support Role	6.8
2009	Contract About Interchange Status Chinese Movie, 2009, Boss Wen (Support Role)	Boss Wen Support Role	5.9