Liu Ye
- Name: Liu Ye
- Native name: 刘烨
- Given name: Li
- Also Known as: 劉燁
- Nationality: Chinese
- Gender: Male
- Born: March 23, 1978
- Age: 46
Instead of making use of his good physical appearance to become a teen idol, Liu has chosen the path of continuously challenging himself by taking on difficult roles. From simple, honest, and down-to-earth "peasant-like" roles, introvert and melancholic personas, to manly and Casanova roles, Liu has not only convinced the audience, but also well-established international directors, of his remarkable acting skills. He has been openly praised and roped in by directors such as Stanley Kwan (Lan Yu), Chen Kaige (The Promise), Zhang Yimou (Curse of the Golden Flower) and John Woo (Blood Brothers), to take part in their major productions.
Liu's first Hollywood film Dark Matter, inspired by a true story in the early 1990s, was screened at major international film festivals in 2007. Starring with actress Meryl Streep, Liu starred as Chinese physics postgraduate Liu Xing. Dark Matter won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and was released in the United States in April 2008. Liu's first villainous role was in Connected (2008), a remake of the American film Cellular.
Liu starred in Lu Chuan's 2009 film City of Life and Death, which pays tribute to the victims of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.
In the 2011 film The Founding of a Party, it was reported that Liu was required to gain 10kg in order to play a 30-year old Mao Zedong, a feat he achieved by eating 20 eggs a day.
Personal life
Liu married French (of Jewish descent) photographer Anais Martane in Beijing on July 5, 2009. Their first child, a son named Nuoyi, was born on October 10, 2010 in France. A few years afterward, they had a daughter named Nina. Edit Biography
Drama
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Unpredictable
Chinese Drama, 0000, 12 eps
Zhu He Lai
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
On the Road
Chinese Drama, 2019, 54 eps
Yao Yuan
(Main Role)
|
7.9
|
National Treasure’s Extraordinary Journey
Chinese Drama, 2019, 42 eps
Ren Hong Yi
(Main Role)
|
7.9
|
Old Boy
Chinese Drama, 2018, 45 eps
Wu Zheng
(Main Role)
|
7.7
|
All Quiet in Peking
Chinese Drama, 2014, 53 eps
Fang Meng Ao
(Main Role)
|
7.9
|
Troubled Times Three Brothers
Chinese Drama, 2013, 40 eps
Tian Er Lin
(Main Role)
|
7.2
|
The Sniper
Chinese Drama, 2009, 28 eps
Peng Ke Hu
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
An Epic of a Woman
Chinese Drama, 2009, 34 eps
Ouyang Yu
(Main Role)
|
7.1
|
The Time of Our Lives
Chinese Drama, 2008, 30 eps
Yuan Hao Dong
(Main Role)
|
6.9
|
Surrendering to the Innocent Girl
Chinese Drama, 2006, 22 eps
Pi Tou/Wang Qian
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
Days and a Bureau
Chinese Drama, 2005, 37 eps
Wen Hua Tang
(Main Role)
|
8.0
|
Romantic Life
Chinese Drama, 2004, 32 eps
Zhong Yue Ming
(Main Role)
|
6.7
|
Assassinator Jing Ke
Chinese Drama, 2004, 32 eps
Jing Ke
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
Painting Soul
Chinese Drama, 2003, 30 eps
Tian Shou Xin
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
How Can I Rescue My Love
Chinese Drama, 2002, 23 eps
Long Xiao Yu
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
Movie
Title | Rating |
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Tiger Wolf Rabbit
Chinese Movie, 2024,
Zhao Zi Shan
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
Kang Zhan Zhong De Wen Yi
Chinese Movie, 2024,
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Manifesto
Chinese Movie, 2023,
Chen Wang Dao
(Main Role)
|
6.8
|
Steel Will
Chinese Movie, 2022,
Zhao Tie Chi
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The EOD Squad
Chinese Movie, 2022,
Lu Yang
(Main Role)
|
6.8
|
Island Keeper
Chinese Movie, 2021,
Wang Ji Cai
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
Unbreakable Spirit
Chinese Movie, 2018,
Xue Gang Tou
(Main Role)
|
6.4
|
First Night Nerves
Hong Kong Movie, 2018,
(Unknown)
|
10.0
|
The Founding of an Army
Chinese Movie, 2017,
Mao Ze Dong
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
My War
Chinese Movie, 2016,
Sun Bei Chuan
(Main Role)
|
6.6
|
Cock and Bull
Chinese Movie, 2016,
Song
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
Night Peacock
Chinese Movie, 2016,
Jian Min
(Main Role)
|
6.4
|
Saving Mr. Wu
Chinese Movie, 2015,
Xing Feng
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
Beijing and New York
Chinese Movie, 2015,
Lennie
(Main Role)
|
6.9
|
The Boundary
Chinese Movie, 2014,
Gao Song
(Main Role)
|
6.9
|
Police Story 2013
Hong Kong Movie, 2013,
Wu Jiang
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
Redemption
Chinese Movie, 2013,
Xiao Li Kun
(Main Role)
|
5.8
|
The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel
Chinese Movie, 2013,
Chu Zi/The Chef
(Main Role)
|
7.1
|
The Last Supper
Chinese Movie, 2012,
Liu Bang
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
Beginning of the Great Revival
Chinese Movie, 2011,
Mao ZeDong
(Main Role)
|
6.8
|
A Beautiful Life
Chinese Movie, 2011,
Fang Zhengdong
(Main Role)
|
7.8
|
Underdog Knight 2
Chinese Movie, 2011,
Lao San
(Main Role)
|
6.9
|
Color Me Love
Chinese Movie, 2010,
Luan Yihong
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
Driverless
Chinese Movie, 2010,
Zhi Xiong
(Main Role)
|
6.9
|
Lan
Chinese Movie, 2010,
Xiao Quiang - Xiao Cui's boyfriend
(Guest Role)
|
8.0
|
The Founding of a Republic
Chinese Movie, 2009,
[Red Army veteran @ Xiyuan airport]
(Guest Role)
|
6.8
|
City of Life and Death
Chinese Movie, 2009,
[Soldier]
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
The Underdog Knight
Hong Kong Movie, 2008,
Lao San
(Main Role)
|
7.1
|
Mini
Chinese Movie, 2007,
Kang
(Main Role)
|
8.0
|
Blood Brothers
Chinese Movie, 2007,
Da Gang
(Main Role)
|
6.5
|
Curse of the Golden Flower
Chinese Movie, 2006,
Crown Prince Wan
(Main Role)
|
7.6
|
The Promise
Chinese Movie, 2005,
"Snow Wolf"
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
Mob Sister
Hong Kong Movie, 2005,
Pilot
(Support Role)
|
5.8
|
The Ghost Inside
Chinese Movie, 2005,
Fang Cheng
(Main Role)
|
6.4
|
Jasmine Women
Hong Kong Movie, 2004,
Xia Du
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
The Foliage
Chinese Movie, 2004,
Liu Simeng
(Main Role)
|
6.9
|
The Floating Landscape
Hong Kong Movie, 2003,
Lit
(Main Role)
|
7.1
|
Purple Butterfly
Chinese Movie, 2003,
Situ
(Main Role)
|
6.9
|
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Chinese Movie, 2002,
Ma Jianling
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
Sky Lovers
Chinese Movie, 2002,
Wang Jia Kuan
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Lan Yu
Hong Kong Movie, 2001,
Lan Yu
(Main Role)
|
7.1
|
Postmen in the Mountains
Chinese Movie, 1999,
[Son]
(Main Role)
|
8.3
|
TV Show
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The Great Wall
Chinese TV Show, 2020, 13 eps
(Regular Member)
|
7.9
|
The Birth of an Actor
Chinese TV Show, 2017, 13 eps
[Mentor]
(Regular Member)
|
7.8
|
Our Challenge
Chinese TV Show, 2016, 11 eps
(Main Host)
|
8.3
|
Where Are We Going, Dad? Season 3
Chinese TV Show, 2015, 16 eps
(Regular Member)
|
8.1
|
China's Got Talent Season 5
Chinese TV Show, 2013, 12 eps
[Judge]
(Regular Member)
|
0.0
|
If You Are the One
Chinese TV Show, 2010, 616 eps
(2015.04.04–2015.05.23)
(Regular Member)
|
7.6
|
A Date with Lu Yu
Chinese TV Show, 2002, 1 eps
(Guest)
|
9.0
|
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