Li Hongyi (, born 26 June 1998) is a Chinese actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in the dramas ''Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me'' (2017), ''My Love from the Ocean'' (2018), ''Love Better Than Immortality'' (2019), ''Prodigy Healer'' (2019), ''The Blood of Youth'' (2022–2023), and ''Wulin Heroes'' (2023).

Early life and education

Li Hongyi was born on 26 June 1998 in Liaoning, Shenyang, China. He is a graduate of the Beijing Contemporary Music Academy. Li was a former trainee of

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. His training in South Korea was only for three months, due to various reasons, he opted to resign and return to China to continue his studies.

Career

2014: Career beginnings

In 2014, Li made his acting debut in the sitcom ''Sister Knows''. He was then cast in the fantasy web drama ''Intouchable ''.

2016–present: Rising popularity

In 2016, Li made his big screen debut in the youth romance film '' Yesterday Once More''. The low-budget film was a box office hit, and led to increased recognition for Li. In just three days, the box office has exceeded the 100 million yuan mark. In 2017, Li played the lead role in the romance comedy series ''Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me'' together with Xing Fei. The web drama was a hit and led to increased popularity for Li. The first season broke through 100 million views in 5 days, and the second season broke through in just 50 hours. In 2018, Li starred in the fantasy romance web series ''My Love From the Ocean'', breaking 100 million views in two days and in the sci-fi web drama ''24 Hours''. In 2019, Li was cast in the fantasy period drama ''Prodigy Healer'', and historical romance drama ''Love Better Than Immortality,'' both of which he co-starred with actress Zhao Lusi. In 2020, Li starred in the workplace romance drama ''Parallel Love''. The same year he was cast in the historical drama '' Winner Is King'', adapted from the BL novel ''Sha Po Lang'' by

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. In 2022, Li starred in the hit wuxia drama ''The Blood of Youth''. The show's popularity exceeded the 10,000 heat index on

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, becoming the first Youku drama with a 10,000-point hit for the year 2023.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television show

Discography

Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Hongyi Chinese male television actors 21st-century Chinese male actors 1998 births Living people Male actors from Liaoning