Calvin Yu

Calvin Yu or Yu Jin-wei (originally named Yu Xiao-wei) was born on March 19, 1976, in Tianjin, China. He is a mainland Chinese actor who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama with a degree in acting in 1999. Born into a musical family, Yu was exposed to a rich musical environment from a young age. He also studied fine arts and sculpture for many years and has experience working as a bartender and running a beauty salon. He often portrays young and talented or handsome and charming gentlemen on screen and is affectionately referred to by fans as the "most sunny and energetic actor." In 2001, Yu Jinwei starred in the romance drama "楊洋三嫁 (Yang Yang's Three Marriages)", officially beginning his acting career. In 2003, he starred in the idol drama "Boy&Girl", which aired on CCTV. In 2004, he appeared in the romance drama "就像美麗蝴蝶飛 (Just Like a Beautiful Butterfly Flying)", which was broadcast on Tudou. In 2006, he starred in the revolutionary drama "Forensic Heroes", which aired on Youku. In 2007, he appeared in the romance drama "chaoJiNanNv", which was broadcast on Bilibili. In 2009, he starred in the military drama "幸福的完美 (Perfect Happiness)", which aired on Pearl River Film Channel.
In 2012, Calvin Yu appeared in the thriller "To Forgive", which was released in mainland China. He won the "Outstanding New Actor Award" at the 4th Chinese Visual Festival in the UK for his performance in this film. In 2014, he appeared in the Republican-era suspense drama "The Story of Hatred Gang", which premiered on Hunan TV Drama Channel. In 2016, he starred in the romance drama "You are beautiful", which premiered on Dragon TV. In 2018, he appeared in the science fiction film "Pacific Rim: Uprising", which was released in China. In 2019, Yu Jinwei starred in the spy drama "Awakening of Insects", and the same year, he appeared in the TV drama "Joy of Life". In 2020, he appeared in the urban inspirational emotional drama "To Dear Myself", which aired on Hunan TV, and also appeared in the TV drama "My Best Friend's Story", which aired on CCTV-8 and iQiyi. In 2021, Yu Xiaowei appeared in the science fiction drama "火星孤兒 (Mars Orphan)". In 2022, he starred in the thriller film "Someone in the room", which was released in China, and appeared in the urban drama "Rose War", which was broadcast the same year. In 2023, he participated in Henan TV's "奇遇新年夜 (New Year's Eve Adventure)" Southern Little New Year's Eve theme gala and on October 12, it was announced that the TV drama "The Princess Royal", starring Calvin, had begun filming. In the same year, the TV drama "Happy Life", in which he plays Wu Nian, was scheduled to air on CCTV-8 and Youku.