Liu Ye

Acting

Liu Ye

Born

1978-03-23 (48)

Place of birth

Jilin, China

Known for

Acting

Credits

91 titles

Liu Ye (Chinese: 刘烨; pinyin: Líu Yè, born March 23, 1978 in Jilin, China) is a Chinese film and television actor. Beginning his acting career when he was a 20 year old student majoring in performing arts at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Liu Ye's talent in acting was apparent very early on. Liu was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a young postman in his first movie, Postmen in the Mountains, at China's Golden Rooster Awards in 1999. Shortly after his graduation, Liu Ye won Best Actor at Taiwan’s 38th Golden Horse Awards for his performance as a young gay man in the movie Lan Yu . Three years later, he clinched Best Actor with his role in the movie The Foliage at…

Known for

Golden Horse Awards poster
9.0

The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times

Golden Horse Awards

1962

Where Are We Going, Dad? poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Where Are We Going, Dad?

2013

CMG Spring Festival Gala poster
5.7

The CMG Spring Festival Gala (formerly known as the CCTV New Year's Gala; commonly abbreviated in Chinese as Chunwan or 春晚) is a Chinese New Year special gala produced by China Media Group (CMG). The Gala is a live variety show featuring music, dance, and comedy performances alongside official messaging, held annually on Chinese New Year's Eve since it was first aired in February 1983. It was recognized by Guinness World Records as the most watched national network TV broadcast in 2012 and is widely recognized as the world's most watched television program.

CMG Spring Festival Gala

1983

China in the Story poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

China in the Story

2019

All Quiet in Peking poster
9.6

In 1948, as China's civil war reaches a critical point and the Kuomintang's economy collapses, Communist agent Fang Meng'ao goes undercover as an Air Force colonel. Assigned to investigate corruption—led by his own father—and later to help transport national assets to Taiwan, he becomes entangled in a complex power struggle. Caught between duty, family, and political shifts, Fang plays a pivotal role in a covert mission tied to the peaceful liberation of Beijing.

All Quiet in Peking

2014

Air Strike poster
5.1

An American pilot is sent to a Chinese province to teach a crew of would-be pilots how to fly war planes against the Japanese during World War II.

Air Strike

2018

Film credits

2020s · 12 titles

Moon the Panda poster
6.6

Due to his poor academic performance, twelve-year-old Tian is sent to live with his grandmother in the remote mountains of Sichuan. Far from the hustle and bustle of the city, he finds himself immersed in nature and secretly befriends a panda cub he names Moon. Together, Tian and Moon embark on a journey of discovery and overcoming challenges. The boy is forced to confront his fears and, in the process, learns valuable lessons about courage, respect, and the profound bond between humankind and nature. This experience profoundly transforms Tian's life and fosters an unexpected family reconciliation.

Moon the Panda

2025

Tiger Wolf Rabbit poster
6.7

Three parents who have lost their children are involved with each other because of a deal; they have no soul in their eyes and hatred in their hearts, and each of them, with their own purposes, set out on the road of seeking revenge for their children, and staged a bizarre and dangerous killing in the barren land.

Tiger Wolf Rabbit

2024

Crossing poster
5.4

A retelling of the Red Army crossing the Chishui River four times to outmaneuver 400,000 enemy troops.

Crossing

2026

Manifesto poster
5.0

Chen Wangdao returns from his studies in Japan and takes on the task of translating the Communist Manifesto, which changes the course of his life.

Manifesto

2023

2025-2026湖南卫视芒果TV跨年演唱会 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

2025-2026湖南卫视芒果TV跨年演唱会

2025

2026湖南卫视芒果TV春节联欢晚会 poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

2026湖南卫视芒果TV春节联欢晚会

2026

The EOD Squad poster
6.7

  Told a special force in the armed police force - detonators, in a life-and-death battle with drug traffickers at the border, while in the "silent battlefield" and the heroic race against time ......

The EOD Squad

2022

2020湖南卫视拼多多双十二超拼夜 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

2020湖南卫视拼多多双十二超拼夜

2020

Kang Zhan Zhong De Wen Yi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kang Zhan Zhong De Wen Yi

2024

Island Keeper poster
5.4

Wang Jicai and his wife Shihua have been guarding the small Kashan island on the Chinese border for 32 years.

Island Keeper

2021

2024-2025湖南卫视芒果TV跨年晚会 poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

2024-2025湖南卫视芒果TV跨年晚会

2025

Steel Will poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Steel Will

2022

2010s · 19 titles

Air Strike poster
5.1

An American pilot is sent to a Chinese province to teach a crew of would-be pilots how to fly war planes against the Japanese during World War II.

Air Strike

2018

Police Story: Lockdown poster
6.2

A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.

Police Story: Lockdown

2013

A Beautiful Life poster
6.3

Fang Zhen Dong is a patrolling officer in Beijing who one night meets the drunk Li Pei Ru while singing karaoke at the KTV place. Li Pei Ru is a real estate agent from Hong Kong who has vowed to make her fortune in the cosmoplitan Beijing, but is caught up in the complexities of life and ends up becoming a mistress of a married man.

A Beautiful Life

2011

Saving Mr. Wu poster
6.4

Mr. Wu, a Hong Kong movie star, is kidnapped in Beijing by Zhang Hua's gang. The police quickly form a task force and begin the search, ignoring that detectives in charge have only twenty hours before the deadline.

Saving Mr. Wu

2015

Beginning of the Great Revival poster
4.7

A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

Beginning of the Great Revival

2011

Cock and Bull poster
7.2

When a murder occurs in a small town in Southeast China, a local mechanic, known for his honesty, comes under suspicion. When the police target him to take the fall, he’s forced to try and exonerate himself, uncovering a number of disturbing facts, most much bigger than the initial crime.

Cock and Bull

2016

The Founding of an Army poster
5.2

The Founding of an Army is a 2017 Chinese film commissioned by China's government to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.

The Founding of an Army

2017

The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven poster
7.4

A completely remade animation film based on the original 1961 animation The Monkey King. Mythical ancient China. Born from some magic stones that fell to Earth a long time ago when Goddess Nüwa mended the sky, Sun Wukong, aka Monkey King, sets off on his first adventure to gain a worthy weapon. This earns the attention of the Jade Emperor of Heaven.

The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven

2012

The Boundary poster
3.2

The story starts from pile murder, murderer exactly ten years ago, a woman was shot dead by police. A decade ago, it has not found an important clue surfaced, what old things associated with the murder a decade ago after a decade of existence in the end? All this seems to be back to square one again. Liu Ye plays Justin was forced to intervene series of investigations, throws a period spanning 10 years of disputes, he played with Chiu ??? what will happen to the story, the same two men who have lost a loved one, the final showdown, behind, relating to a shocking secret, life and death, love and hate, good and evil, black and white, good and evil, truth and lies a major reversal in

The Boundary

2014

The Last Supper poster
6.2

The story of two warring generals fighting for control of China at the end of the Qin Dynasty.

The Last Supper

2012

The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel poster
6.3

World War II: a cholera epidemic ravages the streets of Beijing. A crack team of Chinese intelligence agents kidnap a Japanese general and biochemist who may hold the antidote.

The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel

2013

Color Me Love poster
6.3

The plot is vaguely reminiscent of The Devil Wears Prada. The heroine is a new fashion editor who has to deal with her female boss and boyfriend, an arrogant young painter who has a chaotic past with other girls.

Color Me Love

2010

My War poster
5.8

Historical drama following the Chinese volunteers sent to fight in the Korean War against the US where they experienced life and death and established profound revolutionary feelings.

My War

2016

Night Peacock poster
4.5

Liu Yifei plays Elso, a reputed French flutist who travels from Paris to Chengdu. Her life is compared to the one of a night peacock, an eternal conflict between life and death, love and time. A night peacock, by Fabre’s definition, is a moth with the life goal of finding their soul mate.

Night Peacock

2016

Beijing, New York poster
3.5

BEIJING, NEW YORK is a touching and complex love story that bridges time, distance and culture, intertwining the lives of two Chinese childhood friends and an American artist. It is set against the backdrop of economic power shift between China and America. As the film's complex love triangle takes the audience on a wild ride, interweaving its way through the plot and each character's unique existence, it ultimately forces each of them to face life's eternal questions head-on. BEIJING, NEW YORK is a truthful and thrilling look into the journey to find true happiness and the joy, pain and adventure that ensues when one is forced to integrate their dreams into reality.

Beijing, New York

2015

Underdog Knight 2 poster
6.6

Lao San, is a retired Marine veteran who lives in his world of innocence and optimism due to a brain injury. He assumes the role of a dedicated vigilante and fights people whom he considers bad.

Underdog Knight 2

2011

Happy Hotel poster
1.0

The film is a black comedy about a group of people who try and work their way out of an unfortunate set of circumstances.

Happy Hotel

2012

Driverless poster
6.2

Driverless is about three love stories that are intertwined by a car accident. It deals with several relationship issues, including the infamous seven year itch, reuniting with a first love, one night stands, an old husband with a young wife, and extramarital affairs.

Driverless

2010

Redemption poster
4.0

Xiao Likun, handsome, sensitive, is fond of poetry.He has a strong ego, but his butcher family background makes him ashamed. Jiang Yue'e is a kinder-garden music teacher, sexy , craving for romance. They meet across, get a crush for each other and get a marriage very soon. However, this happy marriage buries a tragic seed. The conflict due to their different social backgrounds and status intensifies. Unsurprisingly, they get a divorce and Xiao loses everything but the guardianship for his son, Xiao Lei. He revenges Jiang by hiding their son from her. Eventually, Jiang asks for paternity test on the son, and announces this child doesn't belong to Xiao biologically. Xiao is overwhelmed. He wants to revenge Jiang by killing her on his won...

Redemption

2013

2000s · 24 titles

Curse of the Golden Flower poster
6.9

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

Curse of the Golden Flower

2006

The Promise poster
5.6

An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never be with the man she loves. This spell cannot be broken unless the impossible happens: snow falling in spring and the dead coming back to life. Now a grown and beautiful princess, she regrets her promise, for all of the men she's loved has always been met with tragedy.

The Promise

2005

Connected poster
6.4

A debt collector receives a call from a woman who is kidnapped by an unknown gang. He thinks it is a joke but soon, he realises that it is not a prank.

Connected

2008

City of Life and Death poster
7.4

In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just captured Nanjing, then-capital of the Republic of China. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a six week period wherein tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.

City of Life and Death

2009

The Founding of a Republic poster
5.3

The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

The Founding of a Republic

2009

Dark Matter poster
5.5

Liu Xing a brilliant Chinese student, arrives at University and makes the transition into American life with the help of Joanna Silver. Xing joins a cosmology group working to create a model of the origins of the universe. He is obsessed with the study of dark matter and a theory that conflicts with the group's model. When he begins to make breakthroughs of his own, he encounters obstructions.

Dark Matter

2008

Lan Yu poster
7.2

A love story between a country boy in Beijing to study and a wealthy businessman set against the backdrop of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

Lan Yu

2001

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress poster
6.8

During the Cultural Revolution, two young men are sent to a remote mining village where they fall in love with the local tailor's beautiful granddaughter and discover a suitcase full of forbidden Western novels.

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

2002

Purple Butterfly poster
6.7

Ding Hui is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami, an ex-lover and officer with a secret police unit tasked with dismantling Purple Butterfly.

Purple Butterfly

2003

The Underdog Knight poster
6.6

Lao San is a young veteran high in Kungfu power but low in intelligence. After landing on a job as a body guard for a wealthy antique collector, Lao San finds out his boss's plot to rob the National Art Museum.

The Underdog Knight

2008

Blood Brothers poster
5.3

Three best friends who are barely getting by as fishermen seek their fate in 1930s Shanghai. Upon arriving in the bustling city, the naïve trio gradually find their innocence corrupted as they fall into the deepest depths of the criminal underworld.

Blood Brothers

2007

Mob Sister poster
5.1

In the macho triad world where heroes are molded from blood, brawn and brains, what place is there for a defenseless girl? The only exception to the rule is if you earn your respect as 'Ah Sou' - the big boss' wife. Ah Sou tells the extraordinary story of an innocent girl who becomes appointed successor to Hong Kong's ruling triad. This role becomes a double-edged sword for our young heroine, who is sucked into a maelstrom of vicious gang wars, hair-raising assassination attempts and ruthless power struggles and betrayals. Through numerous violent episodes and unexpected reversals, she discovers her own inner strength and re-writes the laws of the triad kingdom.

Mob Sister

2005

Jasmine Women poster
7.6

Zhang Ziyi plays the youngest of three generations of women who leads lives in Shanghai. Joan Chen plays the great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother. The film recounts this family, the mistakes they make, and a cycle that the granddaughter breaks out of.

Jasmine Women

2004

The Floating Landscape poster
6.3

Maan has recently lost her lover, Sam, a painter who died tragically of an incurable disease. Before his death, he was remembering a beautiful landscape from the days when he was still a boy living in Qingdao in China. Maan goes to Qingdao to find this landscape. There, she meets Lit (Liu Ye), a postman who will help her to find that place. A relationship grows between Maan and Lit but she can't forget the love she had for Sam.

The Floating Landscape

2003

We'll Meet in Heaven poster
7.7

In China, during the Cultural Revolution, a young girl's parents are thrown in jail for ten years. She is raised by her grandfather. He introduces her to gymnastics where she does her best to fit in with the others.

We'll Meet in Heaven

2009

The Foliage poster
7.5

On her way back from a family visit, young female intellectual Xing-Yu meets the equally young and rebellious Si-Mong and the two fall in love. When Xing-Yu's childhood friend and lover Yuan gets into a fight with Si-Mong, Xing-Yu tries to make peace between the two jealous rivals. Her attempts for truce further draw her into a forbidden and passionate relationship instead.

The Foliage

2004

Sky Lovers poster
6.2

In a picturesque Guangxi village, deaf Wang Jiakuan falls for Zhu Ling, who is already in love with someone else. Cai Yuzhen, visiting to find her brother, stays with Wang Jiakuan and falls for him. Zhu Ling, pregnant and locked in her room, is discovered by villagers who also learn Cai Yuzhen is mute. Heartbroken, Wang Jiakuan leaves but returns, and Zhu Ling tries to match him with Cai Yuzhen.

Sky Lovers

2002

Mini poster
5.7

Tenacious and optimistic, Mini (Angelica Lee) is an acrobat at a Shanghai circus troupe. Having lost both her parents at a young age, Mini has never had a real family, and her greatest dream is to find a love that she can rely on, a love that will make her fly. Kang (Liu Ye) works at a music store called Go With the Flow, which just about sums up his aimless lifestyle. Raised in an overly strict family, Kang grew up into a rebellious young man who likes to challenge social norms. These two very different young people meet by chance in the bustle of modern Shanghai, and spark a story of pure love and vertigo as their confused worlds collide.

Mini

2007

Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster poster
8.0

China's top stars come together in a short film spoofing popular movies of the past year during the opening of the Chinese academy awards ceremony (aka Golden Rooster Awards).

Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster

2007

The Ghost Inside poster
NR

A young mother and runs from her abusive husband with her daughter only to discover that their new apartment may be haunted by the spirit of a woman who suffered a similar fate.

The Ghost Inside

2005

Female Coach & Male Player poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Female Coach & Male Player

2000

Iron Men poster
NR

Set in China's oil fields, the film follows enthusiastic young workers pushing forward the nation’s modernization. Liu Sicheng (Liu Ye), a top performer, idolizes oil hero Wang Jinxi (Wu Gang) and is proud of his father, Liu Wenrui (Zhang Duo), who once worked alongside him. Meanwhile, Zhao Yilin (Huang Bo), a cynical youth, questions his father's legacy. Flashbacks reveal the hardship faced by Wang and his team when they arrived in barren Daqing, working five days straight to help China shed its "oil-poor" label. Wang’s iconic moment—jumping into cement despite an injury—becomes legendary.

Iron Men

2009

Sudden Lover poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sudden Lover

2005

Flowers poster
NR

Chinese film directed by Mao Xiaorui.

Flowers

2001

Series credits

Golden Horse Awards poster
9.0

The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times

Golden Horse Awards

1962

Where Are We Going, Dad? poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Where Are We Going, Dad?

2013

CMG Spring Festival Gala poster
5.7

The CMG Spring Festival Gala (formerly known as the CCTV New Year's Gala; commonly abbreviated in Chinese as Chunwan or 春晚) is a Chinese New Year special gala produced by China Media Group (CMG). The Gala is a live variety show featuring music, dance, and comedy performances alongside official messaging, held annually on Chinese New Year's Eve since it was first aired in February 1983. It was recognized by Guinness World Records as the most watched national network TV broadcast in 2012 and is widely recognized as the world's most watched television program.

CMG Spring Festival Gala

1983

China in the Story poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

China in the Story

2019

All Quiet in Peking poster
9.6

In 1948, as China's civil war reaches a critical point and the Kuomintang's economy collapses, Communist agent Fang Meng'ao goes undercover as an Air Force colonel. Assigned to investigate corruption—led by his own father—and later to help transport national assets to Taiwan, he becomes entangled in a complex power struggle. Caught between duty, family, and political shifts, Fang plays a pivotal role in a covert mission tied to the peaceful liberation of Beijing.

All Quiet in Peking

2014

Old Boy poster
7.8

Old Boy revolves around Wu Zheng, a pilot with a high-flying job and enviable good looks. He is more than capable of taking responsibility for the lives of countless passengers but outside of work, he is tameless and free spirited and basically a child at heart. His son named Xiao Han turns up out of the blue followed by teacher Lin Xiao Ou who’s more than eager to help out. Needless to say,their arrival shakes up the life of a jet setter especially since Pilot and Teacher had met once before, when they were abroad, and it wasn’t pretty

Old Boy

2018

Romantic Life poster
9.0

During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a group of students whose lives is changed by political chaos. As they navigate violence, love, and rebellion, they are marked by the scars of their turbulent youth.

Romantic Life

2004

The Time of Our Lives poster
7.0

Set during China’s 1990s economic reform era, a group of former college friends reunite in Beijing to chase success. As they navigate the challenges of ambition and changing values, their bond is tested by betrayal, revenge, and personal sacrifice.

The Time of Our Lives

2008

Troubled Times Three Brothers poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Troubled Times Three Brothers

2013

A Soul Haunted by Painting poster
6.0

Pan Yuliang struggles as a courtesan to a concubine as she navigates her path to success in the art world as a painter.

A Soul Haunted by Painting

2003

星星的密室 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

星星的密室

2014

男儿本色 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

男儿本色

2009

On the Road poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

On the Road

2019

China's Got Talent poster
NR

China's Got Talent is a Chinese reality television series on Dragon TV and a part of the Got Talent franchise, hosted by Cheng Lei. It is a talent show that features all different kinds of performances of all ages competing for performing contract with Fremantle Media and Sony Music Entertainment. The show is a joint production between FremantleMedia, Shanghai Media Group, Radio and TV Shanghai and Syco. On January 17, 2011, DragonTV announced that series 2 of the show has been launched. DragonTV also announced that there will be two series of the show in 2011.

China's Got Talent

2010

Harmony poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Harmony

2004

How Can I Rescue My Love poster
7.0

Han Ding, a young lawyer falls for Luo Jingjing, a woman whose privileged life unravels after her father's death and financial ruin. When her former lover is accused of murder, Han agrees to defend him, hoping to preserve his relationship with Jingjing. As the case unfolds, hidden truths come to light, leading to betrayal, heartbreak, and a tragic end that leaves Han questioning whether love can ever be rekindled.

How Can I Rescue My Love

2002

The Great Wall poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Great Wall

2020

一个女人的史诗 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

一个女人的史诗

2009

The Silent Rift poster
7.5

Eighteen years after a robbery case went cold, businessman Meng Guangcai is arrested when a new clue emerges. The key to solving the case is Zhu Helai, a former police officer turned cafeteria worker. As Meng Guangcai evades the police and confronts his criminal past, his complex 28-year relationship with Zhu Helai unravels, leading to a tense and unpredictable showdown.

The Silent Rift

2026

一针见血 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

一针见血

2006

荆轲传奇 poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

荆轲传奇

2004

National Treasure’s Extraordinary Journey poster
7.0

Ren Hongyi, a Kuomintang officer, and Zhou Ruosi, a cultural expert from the Forbidden City. Entrusted with safeguarding China's priceless treasures, they embark on a dangerous journey to move them south, believing that as long as the nation’s cultural heritage is preserved, China will endure.

National Treasure’s Extraordinary Journey

2019

我们的挑战 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

我们的挑战

2016

神枪手 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

神枪手

2010

Flower Grandpa poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Flower Grandpa

2014

Red Channel poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Red Channel

2014

Love & Sword poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Love & Sword

2015

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

一键倾心

2020

星球者联盟 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

星球者联盟

2016

夏天的味道 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

夏天的味道

2004

向天真女生投降 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

向天真女生投降

2006

Queen poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Queen

2023

Bite Me! poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

Bite Me!

2016

The Lotus Secret poster
NR

After a Qing-dynasty gold crown vanishes from a stone coffin, obsessed detective Yang Lianian and his irreverent rookie partner Liu Peanut uncover a chilling ritual: the crown adorns an "amber-encased female corpse" bearing a lotus sketch, exposing a hidden cult exploiting modern emotional vulnerabilities through layered superstition schemes.

The Lotus Secret

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