Ge You

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ge.

Ge You
Born	(1957-04-19) April 19, 1957 (age 67) Beijing, China
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	He Cong (married 1988)
Awards	Cannes Film Festival 1994 Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival) – To Live Golden Phoenix Awards 2009 Special Jury AwardGolden Rooster Awards – Best Actor 1993 After Separation Hundred Flowers Awards – Best Actor 1998 The Dream Factory 2002 Big Shot's Funeral 2004 Cell Phone Best Supporting Actor 1992 Spring Festival Golden Eagle Awards – Best Actor 1992 Stories From The Editorial Board
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	葛优
Traditional Chinese	葛優
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gě Yōu

Ge You (born April 19, 1957) is a Chinese actor. One of the most recognized actors in China, he is known for his signature bald head, comic timing, and intelligent, subtle acting. He became the first Asian actor to win the Cannes Best Actor Award for his role in Zhang Yimou's To Live (1994). He is also known for TV sitcoms Stories From The Editorial Board (1992) and I Love My Family (1994); films After Separation (1993), Farewell, My Concubine (1993), The Emperor’s Shadow (1996), The Dream Factory (1997), Big Shot's Funeral (2001), Cell Phone (2003) A World Without Thieves (2004), The Banquet (2006), Sacrifice (2010), and the film series If You Are the One (2008–2024).

Career

Ge's father, Ge Cunzhuang, was an actor who appeared in Little Soldier Zhang Ga, Red Flag Composition, Daqing Artillery Team. Ge's mother Shi Wenxin was a script editor at the Beijing Film Studio. Ge's younger sister Ge Jia, who studied philosophy and German literature, is a writer living in America.

After graduating from middle school, Ge went to the suburbs of Beijing to farm pigs. At the age of 25, he joined the Art Troupe of the National Federation of Trade Unions and became a stage actor. In 1984, Ge played a small role in Sheng Xia and His Fiancee.

Ge was propelled to fame when he starred in the film The Troubleshooters (1988), adapted from Wang Shuo's popular novel of the same name, for which Ge was nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor. In 1992, he starred in the TV sitcom Stories From The Editorial Board. He gained internation acclaim for his role in the film To Live (1994), directed by Zhang Yimou and adapted from the novel by Yu Hua. For the film, he became the first Chinese to win the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. He followed with a series of critically acclaimed films such as Steel Meets Fire (1991), The Spring Festival (1991), which won him the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Farewell My Concubine (1993). Since 1997, he has established a successful collaboration with director Feng Xiaogang.^[1]

Personal life

Ge met He Cong, then an art teacher, in 1985. They married in 1988.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
1985	Sheng Xia He Ta De Wei Hun Fu	盛夏和她的未婚夫	Wei Xuejin
1985	Mountain's Daughter	山的女儿	Zhu Guangjin
1985	Army Nurse	女儿楼	Patient
1986	Perfect Matches	情投意合	Ke Nian
1988	The Troubleshooters	顽主	Yang Zhong
1988	Elope	私奔	Gou Li
1989	Ballad of the Yellow River	黄河谣	Hei Gutou
1989	Codename Cougar	代号美洲豹	Zheng Xianping
1990	The Ozone Layer Vanishes	大气层消失	Toushi
1990	Peking Duck Restaurant	老店	Master Ji
1990	Street Knight	马路骑士	Boss
1990	Someone Falls in Love with Me	有人偏偏爱上我	Hairstylist
1991	Girl of the Times	新潮姑娘
1991	Comic Star	喜剧明星	Teacher Ge
1991	Steel Meets Fire	烈火金刚	Xi Shiguan
1991	The Spring Festival	过年	Ding Yuan	15th Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Supporting Actor 3rd Golden Phoenix Awards for Society Award
1991	Woman-Taxi-Woman	女人·TAXI·女人	Zhang Wenxiu's husband
1991	The Tragedy of Comedian	悲喜人生	Director
1992	After the Final Battle	决战之后	Wenqiang
1992	Their Marriages	父子婚事	Da You
1992	Conned Once	上一当	Liu Shan
1992	Divorce Wars	离婚大战	Da Ming
1993	The Vanished Woman	消失的女人	Shan Liren
1993	After Separation	大撒把	Gu Yan	13th Golden Rooster Awards for Best Actor
1993	Farewell My Concubine	霸王别姬	Yuan Shiqing
1994	Born Coward	天生胆小	Director Guan
1994	To Live	活着	Xu Fugui	47th Cannes Film Festival for Best Actor
1996	The Emperor's Shadow	秦颂	Gao Jianli
1997	The Dream Factory	甲方乙方	Yao Yuan	21st Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Actor 5th Beijing College Student Film Festival for Most Popular Actor
1997	Keep Cool	有话好好说	Policeman
1997	Eighteen Springs	半生緣	Zhu Hongcai
1998	Be There or Be Square	不见不散	Liu Yuan
1999	Sorry Baby	没完没了	Han Dong
1999	Butterfly Smile	蝴蝶的微笑	Kang Ping
2001	Big Shot's Funeral	大腕	Yoyo	25th Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Actor 9th Beijing College Student Film Festival for Most Popular Actor 2nd Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Actor
2003	Cala, My Dog!	卡拉是条狗	Lao Er	10th Beijing College Student Film Festival for Most Popular Actor 4th Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Actor
2003	Cell Phone	手机	Yan Shouyi	27th Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Actor 4th Chinese Film Media Awards for Most Popular Actor
2004	A World Without Thieves	天下无贼	Hu Li
2005	Suffocation	窒息	Chen Xiao
2006	The Banquet	夜宴	Emperor Li
2007	Shi Pin	十品	Kou Zhun
2007	Shanghai Red	紅美麗	Mr. Feng
2007	Na Qie	纳妾	Old Lee
2007	Crossed Lines	命运呼叫转移	Lao San
2008	If You Are the One	非诚勿扰	Qin Fen	12th Golden Phoenix Awards for Jury Special Prize
2008	Desires of the Heart	桃花运	Wang Mang
2009	Gasp	气喘吁吁	Li Qiang
2009	The Founding of a Republic	建国大业	Red Army Fourth Division leader	Cameo
2010	Let the Bullets Fly	让子弹飞	Tang (Ma Bangde)	3rd China Film Director's Guild Awards for Best Actor 11th Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Actor
2010	Sacrifice	赵氏孤儿	Cheng Ying	14th Huabiao Awards for Outstanding Actor 18th Beijing College Student Film Festival for Best Actor
2010	If You Are the One 2	非诚勿扰2	Qin Fen
2013	Personal Tailor	私人订制	Yang Zhong
2014	Gone with the Bullets	一步之遥	Xiang Feitian
2016	The Wasted Times	罗曼蒂克消亡史	Mr. Lu	9th Macau International Movie Festival for Best Actor
2017	Cook Up a Storm	决战食神	Hong Qi
2018	Mad Ebriety	断片之险途夺宝	Uncle Ya
2019	My People, My Country	我和我的祖国		[3]
2019	Two Tigers	两只老虎		[4]
2020	My People, My Homeland	我和我的家乡		[5]
2021	Schemes in Antiques	古董局中局	Fu Gui	[6]
2023	If You are the One 3	非诚勿扰3	Qin Fen

Television series

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
1990	Fortress Besieged	围城	Li Meiting
1992	Stories From The Editorial Board	编辑部的故事	Li Dongbao	10th China TV Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor
1992	Beiyang Fleet	北洋水师	He Jing
1994	I Love My Family	我爱我家	Ji Chunsheng
1995	Story of Beijing Tanqiu	北京深秋的故事
1996	A Native of Shanghai in Tokyo	上海人在东京	Qiu Minghai
1997	Kou Laoxi'er	寇老西儿	Kou Zhun
1999	Divorce	离婚	Old Lee

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References

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5. "《我和我的家乡》官宣主演阵容". Mtime (in Chinese). August 7, 2020. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
6. "马伯庸《古董局中局》电影版开机 雷佳音&李现搭档辛芷蕾 葛优提供解谜线索". Mtime (in Chinese). September 23, 2019. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
7. "Ge You". imdb.com. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
8. "Ge You". chinesemov.com. Retrieved February 12, 2010.

External links

• Ge You at IMDb