Yu Xiao Guang

Name: Yu Xiao Guang
Native name: 于晓光
Also Known as: Yu Xiaoguang, Ethan Yu
Nationality: Chinese
Gender: Male
Born: May 16, 1981
Age: 45

Yu Xiaoguang (Chinese: 于晓光; born 16 May 1981), also known as Ethan Yu, is a Chinese composer and actor. Yu is a former swimmer and sprint canoer. In 2006 he has made a crossover from sports to films. Yu made appearances on many television series, most notably My Kung Fu Girlfriend (2006), Fighting in Peking (2009), Mao Anying (2010), The Happy Time of the Spicy and Hot Girlfriend (2012), City and Country Life (2014), and Namchow Mechanic Heroes (2015).

Yu was born in Dandong, Liaoning, on May 16, 1981. At the age of 7, he entered a sports school to learn to swim and later became a member of the Liaoning swimming team. In the National Youth Swimming Championships, he won the championship two years (1995 and 1996) in succession. In 1997, he started to learn to canoeing and won the championship in the National Canoeing Championships. After his early retirement, he was accepted to Central Academy of Drama, where he majored in acting. In 2002, he pursued advanced studies in Singapore, he studied music under Lee Wei Song.

In 2017, he married Korean actress Choo Ja-hyun and together they had a boy in 2018. He gained popularity in Korea through the tv show Same Bed Different Dreams 2.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2024	Year after Year Chinese Drama, 2024, 48 eps Chen Huan (Main Role)	48	Chen Huan Main Role	0.0
2023	New Vanity Fair Chinese Drama, 2023, 40 eps An Lun (Support Role)	40	An Lun Support Role	7.4
2022	Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2 Chinese Drama, 2022, 29 eps General Huo Chong [Wu Shang's father] (Ep. 50) (Guest Role)	29	General Huo Chong [Wu Shang's father] (Ep. 50) Guest Role	8.9
2022	Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1 Chinese Drama, 2022, 27 eps Huo Chong [General / Ling Bu Yi's uncle] (Support Role)	27	Huo Chong [General / Ling Bu Yi's uncle] Support Role	8.9
2022	The Great Person Chinese Drama, 2022, 40 eps Yuan Guo Ping (Support Role)	40	Yuan Guo Ping Support Role	0.0
2022	Never Give Up Chinese Drama, 2022, 35 eps Gao Hai Sheng (Main Role)	35	Gao Hai Sheng Main Role	0.0
2022	Floating Youth Chinese Drama, 2022, 24 eps Chen You Bin (Support Role)	24	Chen You Bin Support Role	7.6
2021	Faith Makes Great Chinese Drama, 2021, 40 eps {Song of Youth} Wang Yan Chen (Support Role)	40	{Song of Youth} Wang Yan Chen Support Role	7.7
2020	Unbending Will Chinese Drama, 2020, 20 eps {Over the Mountain} Guan Xiang Ming (Main Role)	20	{Over the Mountain} Guan Xiang Ming Main Role	8.3
2019	The Locked Room Chinese Drama, 2019, 26 eps Zhao Xiao Guang [Tu Lin's employee] (Ep. 11-12) (Guest Role)	26	Zhao Xiao Guang [Tu Lin's employee] (Ep. 11-12) Guest Role	7.5
2019	The Inquiry 1938 Chinese Drama, 2019, 39 eps Xuan Xia [Senior Counsellor of the Eighth Army] (Support Role)	39	Xuan Xia [Senior Counsellor of the Eighth Army] Support Role	7.3
2019	Hero Chinese Drama, 2019, 24 eps Liang Tianci (Main Role)	24	Liang Tianci Main Role	8.0
2018	About Time Korean Drama, 2018, 16 eps Zhang Qi Yang / Jang Chi Ang [Heir to a Chinese consortium] (Guest Role)	16	Zhang Qi Yang / Jang Chi Ang [Heir to a Chinese consortium] Guest Role	7.5
2017	The Blossom of Suoma Chinese Drama, 2017, 32 eps Mahai Muga (Main Role)	32	Mahai Muga Main Role	7.1
2017	The Wolf Warriors Chinese Drama, 2017, 39 eps Ma Gai Tian (Main Role)	39	Ma Gai Tian Main Role	8.0
2017	Spicy Girlfriend's Happy Time Chinese Drama, 2017, 30 eps Luo Yin (Main Role)	30	Luo Yin Main Role	0.0
2016	Ultimate Mission Chinese Drama, 2016, 42 eps Gao Han (Main Role)	42	Gao Han Main Role	0.0
2014	City and Country Life Chinese Drama, 2014, 48 eps Man Cang (Main Role)	48	Man Cang Main Role	6.5
2014	Deng Xiao Ping at History's Crossroads Chinese Drama, 2014, 48 eps Deng Zhi Fang (Support Role)	48	Deng Zhi Fang Support Role	6.5
2013	Er Shu Chinese Drama, 2013, 38 eps Er Zhi Qiang (Main Role)	38	Er Zhi Qiang Main Role	7.0
2012	Ying Chao Zhi Yu Bei Jing Guan Chinese Drama, 2012, 32 eps Jin Rui (Main Role)	32	Jin Rui Main Role	0.0
2010	Mao Anying Chinese Drama, 2010, 34 eps Mao An Ying (Main Role)	34	Mao An Ying Main Role	0.0
2008	A Hundred Years of Life Chinese Drama, 2008, 42 eps Zhang Xiao Lu (Guest Role)	42	Zhang Xiao Lu Guest Role	7.0
2004	My Kung Fu Girlfriend Chinese Drama, 2004, 22 eps Du Run Nan (Support Role)	22	Du Run Nan Support Role	6.6
1996	Lei Yu Chinese Drama, 1996, 20 eps Lu Da Hai (Support Role)	20	Lu Da Hai Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
TBA	Strange Men Chinese Movie, 0000, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
TBA	Tian He: She Ji Shi Chinese Movie, 0000, Wu Zu Tai (Main Role)	Wu Zu Tai Main Role	0.0
TBA	Li Zi Zhou Chinese Movie, 0000, Li Zi Zhou (Main Role)	Li Zi Zhou Main Role	0.0
2026	Crossing Chinese Movie, 2026, [City defense captain] (Guest Role)	[City defense captain] Guest Role	0.0
2026	Operation Black-Ops Chinese Movie, 2026, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
2018	17 Years and 364 Days Chinese Movie, 2018, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
2017	Eternal Wave Chinese Movie, 2017, Da Mao [Photo studio mgr.] (Support Role)	Da Mao [Photo studio mgr.] Support Role	7.3
2011	Beginning of the Great Revival Chinese Movie, 2011, Liu Shao Qi (Support Role)	Liu Shao Qi Support Role	6.8
2007	Crazy in Love Chinese Movie, 2007, Brother Xi (Support Role)	Brother Xi Support Role	6.9

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2019	My Brilliant Masters Chinese TV Show, 2019, 12 eps (Main Host)	12	Main Host	8.2
2017	Same Bed, Different Dreams Season 2: You Are My Destiny Korean TV Show, 2017, 375 eps (Ep. 1-38, 100-101) (Regular Member)	375	(Ep. 1-38, 100-101) Regular Member	7.8