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Xiao Guang Yu

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: 44
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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Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2024
Year after Year
Year after Year
Chinese Drama, 2024, 48 eps
Chen Huan (Main Role)
48
Chen Huan
Main Role
0.0
2023
New Vanity Fair
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
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
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
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
Never Give Up
Chinese Drama, 2022, 35 eps
Gao Hai Sheng (Main Role)
35
Gao Hai Sheng
Main Role
0.0
2022
Floating Youth
Floating Youth
Chinese Drama, 2022, 24 eps
Chen You Bin (Support Role)
24
Chen You Bin
Support Role
7.7
2021
Faith Makes Great
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
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
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
7.4
2019
The Inquiry 1938
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
Hero
Chinese Drama, 2019, 24 eps
Liang Tianci (Main Role)
24
Main Role
8.0
2018
About Time
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
The Blossom of Suoma
Chinese Drama, 2017, 32 eps
Mahai Muga (Main Role)
32
Mahai Muga
Main Role
7.1
2017
The Wolf Warriors
The Wolf Warriors
Chinese Drama, 2017, 39 eps
Ma Gai Tian (Main Role)
39
Main Role
8.0
2017
Spicy Girlfriend's Happy Time
Spicy Girlfriend's Happy Time
Chinese Drama, 2017, 30 eps
Luo Yin (Main Role)
30
Main Role
0.0
2016
Ultimate Mission
Ultimate Mission
Chinese Drama, 2016, 42 eps
Gao Han (Main Role)
42
Gao Han
Main Role
0.0
2014
City and Country Life
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
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
Er Shu
Chinese Drama, 2013, 38 eps
Er Zhi Qiang (Main Role)
38
Main Role
7.0
2012
Ying Chao Zhi Yu Bei Jing Guan
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
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
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
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
Lei Yu
Chinese Drama, 1996, 20 eps
Lu Da Hai (Support Role)
20
Lu Da Hai
Support Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
TBA
Li Zi Zhou
Li Zi Zhou
Chinese Movie, 0000,
Li Zi Zhou (Main Role)
Li Zi Zhou
Main Role
0.0
TBA
Strange Men
Strange Men
Chinese Movie, 0000,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
TBA
Tian He: She Ji Shi
Tian He: She Ji Shi
Chinese Movie, 0000,
Wu Zu Tai (Main Role)
Wu Zu Tai
Main Role
0.0
2018
17 Years and 364 Days
17 Years and 364 Days
Chinese Movie, 2018,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
2017
Eternal Wave
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
Beginning of the Great Revival
Chinese Movie, 2011,
Liu Shao Qi (Support Role)
Liu Shao Qi
Support Role
6.8
2007
Crazy in Love
Crazy in Love
Chinese Movie, 2007,
Brother Xi (Support Role)
Brother Xi
Support Role
6.9
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2019
My Brilliant Masters
My Brilliant Masters
Chinese TV Show, 2019, 12 eps
(Main Host)
12
Main Host
8.3
2017
Same Bed, Different Dreams Season 2: You Are My Destiny
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
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  • First Name: Xiao Guang
  • Family Name: Yu
  • Native name: 于晓光
  • Also Known as: Yu Xiaoguang, Ethan Yu
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 16, 1981
  • Age: 44

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