Favorite Actors
Not really a ranking but rather a list of actors who impressed me and whose works I’ll happily be looking forward to + dramas of them I enjoyed
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Zhang Ruo Yun
Chinese
1988 ~ Soo funny, always plays mischievous, smart characters that save the day through their wit; seems really down to earth
- Dramas: Joy of Life, Sword Snow Stride, Joy of Life 2
- Genres: Mystery, Romance (2), Wuxia (3), Fantasy (3), Drama, Melodrama, Comedy
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Hu Ge
Chinese
1982 ~ Truly phenomenal actor! Master of micro expressions
- Drama: Nirvana in Fire
- Genres: Military, Historical, Drama, Political
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Wang Yi Bo
Chinese
1997 ~ forever LZ <3
- Dramas: The Untamed, Luoyang, War of Faith
- Genres: Mystery (2), Wuxia, Fantasy, Thriller, Historical (2), Action, Drama, Political
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Cheng Yi
Chinese
1990 ~ What can I say? I love watching this man cry
- Dramas: Mysterious Lotus Casebook, Love and Redemption
- Genres: Mystery, Wuxia (2), Romance, Drama, Fantasy
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Li Xian
Chinese
1991 ~ he’s so charismatic!
- Dramas: Flourished Peony
- Genres: Historical, Business, Romance, Drama
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Wang Yang
Chinese
1978 ~ lord is he fine in War of Faith
- Dramas: Joy of Life, War of Faith
- Genres: Mystery, Romance, Wuxia, Fantasy, Action, Historical, Drama, Political
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Chen Dao Ming
Chinese
1955 ~ Plays the best emperor I’ve ever seen - so very cunning and dangerous, it’s actually understandable why he’s held onto power for so long. Love his character so very much.
- Dramas: Joy of Life, Joy of Life 2
- Genres: Mystery, Romance (2), Wuxia (2), Fantasy (2), Comedy
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Mark Chao
Taiwanese
Chao Yuting - 1984 ~ just oozing charisma
- Drama: Eternal Love
- Movie: The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
- Genres: Romance, Wuxia (2), Drama, Fantasy (2), Mystery
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Lin Geng Xin
Chinese
1988 ~ love how comparatively bulky he is
- Drama: The Legend of Shen Li
- Genres: Romance, Wuxia, Drama, Fantasy
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Xu Hai Qiao
Chinese
1983 ~ Always plays the villain or a tragic father figure. really impressive acting, makes me somehow feel for the character even though I might hate him. So far, I liked his role as the phoenix in The Legend of Shen Li best.
- Dramas: Love Between Fairy and Devil, A Dream of Splendour, Love Game in Eastern Fantasy, The Legend of Shen Li
- Genres: Comedy, Romance (4), Wuxia (3), Fantasy (3), Historical (2), Drama
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Zhang Wan Yi
Chinese
1994 ~ this man can act!
- Drama: Lost You Forever, Are You The One
- Genres: Romance (2), Wuxia, Drama (2), Fantasy, Historical
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Hou Ming Hao
Chinese
Hou Minghao - 1997 ~ he is stunningly ethereal as the demon Zhu Yan + his smirks and casual flirts with everyone are to die for. Wang Ye is easily the most interesting person, too! He nails these slightly mischievous roles.
- Dramas: Fangs of Fortune, I Am Nobody
- Genres: Mystery, Romance, Wuxia (2), Fantasy (2), Comedy, Drama
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Wang Xing Yue
Chinese
twin <3 06.03.2002 ~ His face is just physically flawless - I could look at him forever and still not be satisfied.
- Dramas: The Double, Perfect Match
- Genres: Historical (2), Mystery, Comedy, Romance, Family
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Dylan Wang
Chinese
Wang Hedi - 1998 ~ Adored his wide range of emotions in Love Between Fairy and Devil, never seen an actor go this full out. Naturally funny.
- Dramas: Love Between Fairy and Devil, Guardians of the Dafeng
- Genres: Comedy (2), Romance (2), Wuxia (2), Fantasy (2)
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Xiao Zhan
Chinese
1992 ~ Love him the most whenever he plays mischievous, slightly evil roles !
- Dramas: The Untamed, Joy of Life, Oh! My Emperor
- Movie: Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants
- Genres: Mystery (2), Wuxia (3), Fantasy (3), Romance (2), Historical (2), Comedy
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Wang Kai
Chinese
1982 ~ HIS! VOICE! overall great actor
- Drama: Nirvana in Fire
- Genres: Military, Historical, Drama, Political
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Li Yun Rui
Chinese
1996 ~ such a fan of his character in Blossom
- Dramas: Love Like the Galaxy, Blossom
- Genres: Historical (2), Mystery (2), Romance (2), Political, Fantasy
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Liu Duan Duan
Chinese
1986 ~ Give this man a non-villain role please ? I always feel so bad when something happens to him… even though it’s his fault. But he always outperforms in these roles so maybe not?
- Dramas: Joy of Life, Sword Snow Stride, Luoyang, Joy of Life 2
- Genres: Mystery (2), Romance (2), Wuxia (3), Fantasy (3), Drama, Melodrama, Thriller, Historical, Comedy
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Leo Wu
Chinese
Wu Lei - 1999 ~ Looks just like a puppy and will forever be Fei Liu to me
- Dramas: Nirvana in Fire, Love Like the Galaxy
- Genres: Military, Historical (2), Drama, Political (2), Mystery, Romance
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Ding Yu Xi
Chinese
1995 ~ cute! wears his emotions on his sleeve
- Dramas: The Romance of Tiger and Rose, Love Game in Eastern Fantasy
- Genres: Historical (2), Comedy, Romance (2), Wuxia, Fantasy (2)
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Joseph Zeng
Chinese
Zeng Shunxi - 1997 ~ He’s just sooo adorable as Fan Duobing. Very expressive actor.
- Drama: Mysterious Lotus Casebook
- Genres: Mystery, Wuxia
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Wu Gang
Chinese
- Dramas: Joy of Life, Joy of Life 2
- Genres: Mystery, Romance (2), Wuxia (2), Fantasy (2), Comedy
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Liu Yi Jun
Chinese
1970 ~ absolutely wonderful actor, makes me hate him when he’s evil and love him when he’s good
- Dramas: Nirvana in Fire, Guardians of the Dafeng
- Genres: Military, Historical, Drama, Political, Comedy, Romance, Wuxia, Fantasy
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Wang Duo
Chinese
1991 ~ Master of seductive glances
- Drama: Fangs of Fortune, The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
- Genres: Mystery (2), Romance, Wuxia (2), Fantasy (2)
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Ryan Cheng
Chinese
Cheng Lei - 1993 ~ The way he says 人偶 in FoF is just so enticing for some reason. The scene of him riding up the stairs in MJTY will forever be engraved in my brain.
- Drama: Fangs of Fortune, My Journey To You
- Genres: Mystery, Romance (2), Wuxia (2), Fantasy (2), Drama
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Zhang Ling He
Chinese
1997
- Drama: Love Between Fairy and Devil, My Journey To You
- Genres: Comedy, Romance (2), Wuxia (2), Fantasy (2), Drama
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Zhu Zan Jin
Chinese
1995 ~ Want to see him in other high-budget dramas! Did such a great job in The Untamed!
- Drama: The Untamed
- Genres: Mystery, Wuxia, Fantasy
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Liu Xue Yi
Chinese
1990 ~ somehow, despite being undeniably beautiful, his best role was one he played bald, lol.
- Dramas: The Blood of Youth, Love and Redemption, A Moment But Forever
- Genres: Wuxia (3), Youth, Fantasy (3), Romance (2), Drama
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Liu Rui Lin
Chinese
1990
- Dramas: Eternal Love of Dream, Who Rules the World
- Genres: Romance (2), Wuxia (2), Drama, Fantasy (2)
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Zhang Zhe Han
Chinese
1991
- Dramas: Word of Honor, Nirvana in Fire
- Genres: Mystery, Wuxia, Fantasy, Political (2), Military, Historical, Drama
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Gao Wei Guang
Chinese
1983
- Dramas: Eternal Love, Eternal Love of Dream, Legend of Fuyao
- Genres: Romance (3), Wuxia (3), Drama (2), Fantasy (3)
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He Chang Xi
Chinese
1997
- Movies: Wuliang, Painted Skin: The Guo Jingming Edition
- Genres: Wuxia (2), Drama, Fantasy (2), Thriller
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Ding Cheng Xin
Chinese
2002
- Movies: Wuliang, Painted Skin: The Guo Jingming Edition
- Genres: Wuxia (2), Drama, Fantasy (2), Thriller
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Bai Shu
Chinese
1993 ~ he’s too funny, cracks me up every time
- Dramas: A Moment But Forever, I Am Nobody, The Blood of Youth
- Genres: Romance, Wuxia (3), Fantasy (3), Comedy, Drama, Youth
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Edward Zhang
Chinese
Zhang Xiaochen - 1983 ~ he is SO charismatic and handsome as the rugged hero Chu Yuanzhen in Guardians of the Dafeng, his duo with Li Miaozhen is one of my favourite parts of the drama!
- Dramas: Guardians of the Dafeng
- Genres: Comedy, Romance, Wuxia, Fantasy
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Victor Huang
Taiwanese
1971 ~ Truly talented actor!
- Drama: Nirvana in Fire, A Dream Within A Dream
- Genres: Military, Historical (2), Drama, Political, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
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Li Xin Ze
Chinese
1990
- Dramas: The Blood of Youth, The Double, Blossom
- Genres: Wuxia, Youth, Fantasy (2), Historical (2), Mystery (2), Romance
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He Yu
Chinese
1996
- Dramas: The Legend of Shen Li, Blossom
- Genres: Romance (2), Wuxia, Drama, Fantasy (2), Historical, Mystery
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Riley Wang
Canadian
Yilun ~ 1996 ~ hes hilarious as the ML’s co-conspirator in ADWAD, looks like a fairy too!
- Drama: A Dream Within A Dream
- Genres: Historical, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
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Zhang Chen Xiao
Chinese
1999
- Dramas: Love Between Fairy and Devil, Guardians of the Dafeng, I Am Nobody
- Genres: Comedy (3), Romance (2), Wuxia (3), Fantasy (3), Drama
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