Yu Hewei

Yu Hewei (; born 4 May 1971) is a Chinese actor of Hui ethnicity, known for his roles as Liu Bei in Three Kingdoms, as Cao Cao in The Advisors Alliance, as Shi Qiang in Three-Body, and as Wu Shi in Silent Honor.

Biography Yu was born in Fushun, Liaoning, on 4 May 1971.

Yu made his television debut in the historical television series Cao Cao, playing Xun Yu.

In 2003, Yu played a supporting role in The Grand Mansion Gate, starring Siqin Gaowa and Chen Baoguo and directed by Guo Baochang.

In 2018, for his role as Cao Cao in The Advisors Alliance, Yu was nominated for the Outstanding Actor at the 31st Flying Apsaras Awards, Best Actor at the 29th China TV Golden Eagle Awards, and won the Best Supporting Actor at the 24th Shanghai Television Festival.

In 2021, Yu was nominated for Best Actor at the 34th Golden Rooster Awards for his performance in Cliff Walkers and won Best Actor at the 27th Shanghai Television Festival for his role of Chen Duxiu in The Awakeing Age.

In 2024, Yu appeared in the science fiction television series Three-Body, which earned him a Best Actor at the 32nd China TV Golden Eagle Awards.

Personal life Yu met Song Linjing in 1991 while he worked at Fushun Drama Troupe. After marriage, the couple has a daughter.

Television Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2000 Cao Cao Xun Yu Shenzhen Women Qiao Meng 2001 Wolong Xiao Zhuge Lu Su 2002 Provincial Party Secretary Magistrate Luo Xi Gua Crystal Edge Su Haidong 2003 The Principle Shi Tiancheng The Grand Mansion Gate Bai Zhan'an 2004 Qian Shuming Ichiro Kimura Historic Sky Wan Gubei 2005 Papa Can You Hear Me Sing? Su Minsheng Zhou Guotong 2006 The Age of True Love Li Heping Dutiful Son Shen Zhigong Close Encounter Of Mahjong Zhou Wenying/ Zhao Tianyu 2007 Hao Tiedan I love Sister Furong Chang Qing 2008 Days of Glory Yu Min Huarong Road Guo Lin Jia Zheng Years Wu Guo Bottom Line of Man Zhao Tongda Fan Baohua Zhuang Shibo Beautiful Things Jiang Baichuan Mask Chang Siyuan 2009 War-Time Romance Deputy Commander Tang 2010 Three Kingdoms Liu Bei Zhang Tianxin Special War Pioneer Mao Renfeng Happy Memories of Lao Ma's Family Mo Wenhui Yang Shaocheng Zhou Xinyu 2011 Happiness on the Road Ma Gang China in 1921 Chen Duxiu Zhang Haifeng 2012 Spy Jiang Yiping Man of War Tang Jishan Big Family Yuan Gang Kang Lei Meng Qingfan Dances with Wolves Shao Wenguang King's War Qin Shi Huang 2013 Tang Zhongqiu Prenuptial Agreement Gao Han 38 Degrees Below Zero Nian Dingbang 2014 Domino of Love Dai Gushun The Next Station Gong Jian 2015 Police Captain Gu Ming Ah Zhong 2016 Cao Ruofei Police Flower and Police Dog Du Fei 2017 President The Advisors Alliance Cao Cao 2018 Next Time, Together Forever Qiu Yang The Drug Hunter Lǖ Yunpeng Tomb of the Sea Wu Sansheng Chen Shaofeng Zhang Jiqiang 2019 Investiture of the Gods Jiang Ziya 2020 Court Of Final Determination Gao Jian The Justice of the People Feng Sen 2021 Monarch Industry Wang Lin The Age of Awakening Chen Duxiu Decisive Victory Lin Biao The Ideal City Zhao Xiankun 2023 Three-Body Shi Qiang 2024 City of the City Zhao Hui Northwest Years Liu Zhidan I am a Detective Qin Chuan 2025 Silent Honor Wu Shi

Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Category Result Notes 2009 Zhi Zui Jin Mi 15th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actor 2015 The Next Station 17th Huading Awards Best Actor (Contemporary Drama) 2017 I Am Not Madame Bovary 31st Golden Rooster Awards Best Supporting Actor 2018 Police Captain/ The Advisors Alliance 31st Flying Apsaras Awards Outstanding Actor The Advisors Alliance 24th Shanghai Television Festival Best Supporting Actor 29th China TV Golden Eagle Awards Best Actor 2019 17th Golden Phoenix Awards Academy Award 2021 Cliff Walkers 34th Golden Rooster Awards Best Actor The Awakeing Age 27th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actor 2022 33rd Shanghai Television Festival Best Actor 31st China TV Golden Eagle Awards Best Actor 2024 Three-Body 2nd China TV Drama Annual Ceremony Actor of the Year 32nd China TV Golden Eagle Awards Best Actor 20th China US Television Festival Best Actor Cliff Walkers 13th China Film Directors' Guild 2021 Actor of the Year City of the City 15th Macau International Television Festival Best Supporting Actor