Johnny Bai 白宇

ABOUT

Bai Yu, Johnny Bai is a Chinese male singer and actor. He is best known for his roles in the dramas "Love O2O" (2016), "Memory Lost" (2016), Suddenly This Summer (2018) and "Guardian" (2018).

PROFILE

• Name: 白宇 / Bai Yu
• English name: White, Johnny
• Birthday: 1990-Apr-08 
• Birthplace: Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
• Height: 183 cm
• Star sign: Aries
• Chinese zodiac: Horse
• Education: Central Academy of Drama
• Occupation: Actor and singer
• Talent agency: Easy Entertainment

FILMOGRAPHY

TV Series

• Feng Qi Long Xi (2022)
• Thank You Doctor (2022) as Bai Shu
• The Fated General (2022) as Bo Li
• Zhao Ge (2022) as Professor Li (cameo)
• The Bond (2021) as Qiao Yicheng
• Vacation of Love (2021) as Hou Hao
• Minning Town (2021) as Ding Shijun (guest role)
• The Long Night (2020) as Jiang Yi
• Fairyland Lovers (2020) as Bai Qi
• Detective L (2019) as Luo Fei
• Guardian (2018) as Zhao Yunlan
• Suddenly This Summer (2018) as Zhang Yuan
• Above The Clouds (2017) as Mu Ge
• Memory Lost (2016) as Han Chen
• Love O2O (2016) as Cao Guang
• Hello Joann (2016) as Chen Xiao
• Young Marshal (2016) as Feng Yong
• Grow Up (2015) as Xie Nan
• 0.5 Diors (2014) as You Dongdong

TV Series Theme Songs

• 10.30 at Los Angeles (洛杉矶的十点半) - Suddenly This Summer (2018)
• Time of Flight (时间飞行) with Zhu Yi Long - Guardian (2018)
• Deep Sleep (沉眠) with Yang Rong - Memory Lost (2016)
• A Smile is Beautiful (一笑倾城) with Zhang He, Zhang Bin Bin, Cui Hang and Zheng Ye Cheng - Love O2O (2016)

Movies

• 1921 (2021) as Cai Hesen
• Looking Up (2019) as Ma Fei
• Legend of Demon Catcher Fahai (2018) as Pei Wende
• The Founding of an Army (2017) as Cai Qingchuan
• The Fraud Love Group (2016) as Yang Xiuxian
• When Larry Met Mary (2016, cameo)
• Love O2O (2016) as Cao Guang / Zhenshui Wuxiang

Recognitions

• 2020 9th iQiyi All-Star Carnival: Word-of-Mouth Actor of the Year
• 2019 Tencent Entertainment White Paper: Star Celebrity Board: Film Actor of the Year (Looking Up)
• 2019 Tencent Video All Star Awards: Breakthrough Film Actor (Looking Up)
• 2018 Q China Music Awards:
  • Most Popular Soundtrack (Time of Flight)
  • Most Popular Crossover Singer
• 2018 GQ 2018 Men of the Year: Promising Artist Award
• 2018 12th Tencent Video Star Awards: Word-of-mouth TV Actor
• 2016 5th iQiyi All-Star Carnival: Best Couple (with Yang Rong) - Memory Lost

TRIVIA

In 2014, Bai made his acting debut in the web drama "0.5 Diors". In 2015 Bai starred in the emotional and inspirational youth medical drama “Grow Up”, portraying a rebellious yet realistic intern. The same year he was cast in two modern romance dramas “Above the Clouds” and “Hello, Joann”.

In 2016 Bai gained wide recognition with his role in the anti-Japanese drama “Young Marshal”. His recognition further grew with his supporting role in the hit romance comedy drama “Love O2O”. He was then cast as the lead in the crime mystery web drama “Memory Lost” based on a novel of the same name by Ding Mo. The series was well received in China and increased Bai’s popularity. In 2017, Bai starred in the patriotic film “The Founding of an Army” where he received positive reviews for his performance.

In 2018, played in the acclaimed melodrama “Suddenly This Summer”. That same year, he appeared along side Zhu Yilong in the web drama “Guardian” based on Priest’s novel of the same name. The drama developed an online cult following which led to the actors increased in popularity.
Bai was listed in Forbes China 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 issue, which includes 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.

In 2019, Bai made his first appearance in CCTV’s Spring Gala, performing the song item “Child of Generation”. The same year, he starred in the republican era drama “Detective Li” for which he got the Best Actor nomination for the Golden Bud-The Fourth Network Film and Television Festival. He was also featured in the family drama “Looking Up” which earned him the ‘Breakthrough Film Actor’ at the Tencent Vido All Star Awards as well as the award for ‘Film Actor of the Year’ at the Tencent Entertainment White Paper.

On March 16, 2019, he was voted 48th in the 100 most handsome faces in LikeTCCAsia Asia Pacific . On August 20, 2019, Bai Yu ranked 36th in the Forbes China 100 Celebrity List. On August 27, 2020, Bai Yu ranked 68th in the "Forbes Chinese Celebrity List".