Ge You (born April 19, 1957) is a Chinese actor. One of the most critically acclaimed performers in China, Ge is known for his signature bald head, comic timing, and intelligent, subtle acting. Ge 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 (2008–2023).
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 Fiancée.
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 international 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.
Personal life Ge met He Cong, then an art teacher, in 1985. They married in 1988.
Filmography Film YearEnglish titleChinese titleRole Notes/ 1985Sheng Xia He Ta De Wei Hun Fu盛夏和她的未婚夫 Wei XuejinMountain's Daughter山的女儿Zhu GuangjinArmy Nurse女儿楼Patient1986Perfect Matches情投意合Ke Nian 1988The Troubleshooters顽主Yang ZhongElope私奔Gou Li 1989Ballad of the Yellow River黄河谣Hei GutouCodename Cougar代号美洲豹Zheng Xianping 1990 The Ozone Layer Vanishes 大气层消失ToushiPeking Duck Restaurant 老店Master JiStreet Knight马路骑士 BossSomeone Falls in Love with Me 有人偏偏爱上我Hairstylist 1991Girl of the Times新潮姑娘Comic Star喜剧明星Teacher GeSteel Meets Fire烈火金刚Xi Shiguan The Spring Festival过年Ding Yuan 15th Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Supporting Actor 3rd Golden Phoenix Awards for Society AwardWoman-Taxi-Woman 女人·TAXI·女人Zhang Wenxiu's husbandThe Tragedy of Comedian 悲喜人生Director 1992 After the Final Battle决战之后WenqiangTheir Marriages父子婚事Da YouConned Once上一当Liu ShanDivorce Wars离婚大战Da Ming 1993The Vanished Woman消失的女人Shan LirenAfter Separation大撒把Gu Yan13th Golden Rooster Awards for Best ActorFarewell My Concubine霸王别姬Yuan Shiqing 1994Born Coward天生胆小Director GuanTo Live活着Xu Fugui47th Cannes Film Festival for Best Actor1996The Emperor's Shadow秦颂Gao Jianli 1997The Dream Factory甲方乙方Yao Yuan21st Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Actor5th Beijing College Student Film Festival for Most Popular ActorKeep Cool有话好好说PolicemanEighteen Springs半生緣Zhu Hongcai1998 Be There or Be Square不见不散Liu Yuan 1999Sorry Baby没完没了Han DongButterfly Smile蝴蝶的微笑Kang Ping2001Big Shot's Funeral大腕Yoyo25th Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Actor9th Beijing College Student Film Festival for Most Popular Actor2nd Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Actor 2003Cala, My Dog!卡拉是条狗Lao Er10th Beijing College Student Film Festival for Most Popular Actor4th Chinese Film Media Awards for Best ActorCell Phone手机Yan Shouyi27th Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Actor 4th Chinese Film Media Awards for Most Popular Actor2004A World Without Thieves天下无贼Hu Li2005 Suffocation窒息Chen Xiao2006The Banquet夜宴Emperor Li 2007Shi Pin十品Kou Zhun Shanghai Red紅美麗Mr. FengNa Qie纳妾Old Lee Crossed Lines命运呼叫转移Lao San 2008Desires of the Heart桃花运Wang Mang If You Are the One非诚勿扰Qin Fen12th Golden Phoenix Awards for Jury Special Prize 2009Gasp气喘吁吁Li QiangThe Founding of a Republic建国大业Red Army Fourth Division leaderCameo 2010 Sacrifice赵氏孤儿Cheng Ying14th Huabiao Awards for Outstanding Actor18th Beijing College Student Film Festival for Best ActorLet 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 ActorIf You Are the One 2非诚勿扰2Qin Fen2013Personal Tailor私人订制Yang Zhong2014Gone with the Bullets一步之遥Xiang Feitian2016The Wasted Times罗曼蒂克消亡史Mr. Lu 9th Macau International Movie Festival for Best Actor 2017Cook Up a Storm决战食神Hong Qi 2018 Mad Ebriety 断片之险途夺宝Uncle Ya 2019My People, My Country 我和我的祖国 Zhang Beijing Segment: "Hello Beijing" Two Tigers两只老虎 Zhang Chenggong 2020 My People, My Homeland 我和我的家乡 Zhang Beijing Segment: "Beijing Good People"2021 Schemes in Antiques 古董局中局 Fu Gui 2023 If You are the One 3 Qin Fen 2024 The Hedgehog 刺猬 Wang Zhantuan The Hutong Cowboy 爆款好人 Zhang Beijing
Television series YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes1990Fortress Besieged 围城Li Meiting 1992Stories From The Editorial Board 编辑部的故事Li Dongbao10th China TV Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor Beiyang Fleet北洋水师 He Jing1994I Love My Family 我爱我家Ji Chunsheng1995Story of Beijing Tanqiu 北京深秋的故事 1996A Native of Shanghai in Tokyo 上海人在东京Qiu Minghai1997Kou Laoxi'er 寇老西儿Kou Zhun1999Divorce 离婚Old Lee
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