In the hit drama "Great Qin Fu", there is a brave and domineering Qin general Meng Xiao, but anyone familiar with Hong Kong films must recognize his face, and his role is Yu Yankai, a veteran mainland actor who has starred in many Jet Li films in the 1990s.
According to the author's understanding, Yu Yankai began to learn martial arts at a very young age, and in 1992, he stepped into the film and television circle with "No Mission Action", "Special Attack Team" and "Gunshots in the Tide".
The following year, at the invitation of Jet Li, he starred in the Zhengdong Company's entrepreneurial work "Fang Shiyu" series, in which he made a cameo appearance as Yu Yutong, a member of the Red Flower Society, and in the same year, he played the roles of Iron Striker and Cheng Kun in "Taiji Zhang Sanfeng" and "The Demon Sect Leader of the Dragon Slaughtering Record", which left a certain impression on the audience.
Because Yu Yankai and martial arts actor Yang Fan are more similar, so many people often confuse the two, it is worth mentioning that the two also collaborated together in the 1993 "A Knife In the City" directed by Hong Jinbao, in which the "Flower Boxing King" Buting, who likes to cherish secret books, is played by Yan Kai.
In addition, Liu Zhenwei's "Citi Shaolin" and Yu Rentai's "New Night Half Song" both appeared in the figure of Too Yan Kai, but because he had been starring in Hong Kong films for many years at that time, it was very normal that he did not catch fire.
So later, Yu Yankai's energy back to the mainland film and television drama, so far has starred in nearly thirty works, during this period, his roles cover ancient costumes and fashion, decent and villain, let people understand the breadth of Yu Yankai's drama path, the essence of acting.
Yu Yankai not only participated in many film masterpieces, but also had a high score on Douban TV series "Hu Xueyan", "Xi Shi", "Sui and Tang Dynasty", "Dart Gate" and "Mekong River Case", etc., you can see his wonderful performances, is a conscientious and good strength supporting role.
In addition to acting, Yu Yankai's martial arts background from childhood and the shooting experience of late kung fu films also make him competent for the position of martial arts instructor, such as 1994's "Ice City Capture", "Killing Machines", and the 2004 co-production film "Jade Warrior", etc. Are his martial arts works, which shows that his contribution to Chinese films is not only in front of the curtain, but also has his share of credit behind the scenes.
However, in private, Yu Yankai's life as a person is very low-key, it seems that he does not like to be exposed to the public, and rarely accepts media interviews, and his personal information is mainly based on introducing works and roles, this low-key also maintains his "purity" as an actor, so that the audience appreciates his role, not to be disturbed by other factors, I believe this is also the main reason why he can still make films in recent years.
In addition to "Great Qin Fu", this year's film and television works in which Yu Yankai participated also include "Blame You for Being Too Beautiful", "Extreme Dao Heavenly Master" and "Zhao Yun Chuan's Dragon Singing Changsakapo", etc., I hope that in the future, he can continue to bloom in the field of drama.