Artist Profile
- Full Name: Yang Yang
- Native Name: 杨洋
- Nicknames: Bleating
- Birthday: Sep 09, 1991 (34 years old)
- Blood Type: AB
- Height/Weight: 180 cm (5’11”) / 68 kg (150 lbs)
- Gender: Male
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
- Chinese Zodiac: Sheep
- Debut: 2007
- Birthplace: Shanghai, China
- Ethnicity: Han Chinese
- Nationality: Chinese
- Profession: Actor
- Current Agency: Yuekai Entertainment
- Active Years: 2007–present (19 years)
- Fandom: Yang Mao / 羊毛
Yang Yang (born September 9, 1991) is a Chinese actor born in Shanghai. He is active in television, film, and advertising, having begun his professional acting career in 2010.
Early life
From a young age, Yang Yang studied Chinese classical dance at the People’s Liberation Army Academy of Art, an institution noted for its military discipline and selective admission process. He graduated in 2007 and briefly served in a military dance troupe before transitioning into the civilian entertainment industry.
Career
Yang Yang made his acting debut in 2010 playing the lead role of Jia Baoyu in the television adaptation of The Dream of Red Mansions, directed by Li Shaohong.
In 2015, he portrayed Xu Yi in the coming-of-age film The Left Ear, directed by Alec Su. The film became a commercial success, grossing nearly 500 million RMB.
In 2016, he starred in the television series Love O2O, adapted from the novel by Gu Man. Broadcast on Dragon TV and Tencent Video, the production recorded over 25 billion views on the Tencent platform.
In 2017, Yang Yang played the dual roles of Ye Hua and Mo Yuan in the film Once Upon a Time, based on the novel Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms, alongside Liu Yifei.
In 2018, he starred in the fantasy action series Martial Universe, based on the xianxia novel Wu Dong Qian Kun. The series reached over 8 billion views.
In 2019, he portrayed Ye Xiu in the esports series The King’s Avatar. It was reported as Tencent’s most profitable series of the year, accumulating over 4.32 billion views.
In 2020, Yang Yang appeared as Lei Zhenyu in the action film Vanguard alongside Jackie Chan, which earned 294.26 million RMB at the box office.
In 2021, he played Yu Tu, an aerospace engineer, in the series You Are My Glory. The production reached 5.14 billion views and received the Tencent Business Breakthrough award.
In 2022, Yang Yang starred as Yan Po Yue in the military drama Glory of Special Forces, depicting the development of a young man in the armed forces. The same year, he played Hei Feng Xi in the wuxia romance Who Rules the World alongside Zhao Lusi. The 40-episode series aired on Tencent Video from April 18 to May 17.
In 2023, he played Song Yan, a fire captain, in the 40-episode drama Fireworks of My Heart, broadcast on Hunan TV and Mango TV from July 5 to July 23.
On September 15, 2024, he began filming Zhan Zhao Adventures for the Youku platform. On July 27, 2025, the historical series The Immortal Ascension premiered on Youku. The series reached an index score of 10,254 and ranked among the top four best-selling series of the year with 1.81 billion views.
In 2025, Yang Yang continued his role as Han Li in The Immortal Ascension, starring alongside Jin Chen and Zhao Qing. The series is adapted from a popular web novel of the same name.
Fun facts
- At age 12, he was a prominent student in the Dance Department of the Military Academy of Art.
- He was the first Chinese artist to be featured on a postage stamp issued by China Post.
- He successfully completed a 75 cm limbo dance challenge.
- During the filming of Divas Hit the Road, he was once accidentally left alone on the street.
- In the program The Soldier, he gave his gas mask to a teammate and nearly fainted as a result.
- He served as an Olympic torchbearer for China at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
- He frequently appears on Weibo’s trending topics for humorous work-related incidents.
- He received training in both dance and acting at the Military Academy of Art and the Central Academy of Drama.
- He was ranked on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list: 5th (2017), 27th (2019), and 44th (2020).
- He won the Best Newcomer award for a web series in 2010 for The Dream of Red Mansions.
- As a child, he was afraid of loud firecrackers and only played with small ones during Lunar New Year.
- Regarding rumors of a secret Weibo account, he stated it was a system error.
- He is a fan of the online game Fantasy Westward Journey.
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