| Birth date | 15 February 1958 (age 68) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Changchun, Jilin, China |
| Alma mater | Shanghai Theatre Academy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Agent | Liangce Media |
| Spouse | Zhang Ruiqi (former) Shi Lanya |
| Family | Li Yeping |
| C | 李幼斌 |
|---|---|
| P | Lǐ Yòubīn |
Li Youbin (simplified Chinese: 李幼斌; born 15 February 1958) is a Chinese actor known for his roles in military dramas.[1] He is particularly known for playing the role of Li Yunlong in the war drama Drawing Sword based on the eponymous novel by Chinese writer Duliang (都梁). In 2006, along with seven other actors, he received the Audience's Favorite Actor award at the Golden Eagle Awards.[2]
Early life and education
Li was born into a family of workers in Kuancheng District of Changchun, Jilin, on February 15, 1958.[3] He has four siblings. His elder sister Li Yeping (simplified Chinese: 李野萍) is also an actress.[4] Li attended the Changchun No. 11 High School.
In 1995, Li moved to Beijing with his family.[3] In 2002, Li was transferred to the August First Film Studio.[3]
Personal life
Li is twice married. At the age of 16, Li was admitted to a drama troupe and met Zhang Ruiqi (simplified Chinese: 张瑞琪), who he married in 1984.[3] Their son Li Xiaoke (simplified Chinese: 李小珂) was born in 1985.[3] In 2006, the two divorced.[3][5]
Li began dating actress Shi Lanya (simplified Chinese: 史兰芽) in 2003 after they first met while appearing in Chinese drama Jiang Shan.[6] They married in 2008.[3] Shi is 13 years younger than Li and has been married twice.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Si zheng | Fang Shusheng () | ||
| 1988 | Heaven Drum | Yu Tian () | ||
| 1989 | Men Coming to the Execution Ground | Qiang Juren () | ||
| 1990 | Fight at the Imperial Tomb | Xu Jin () | ||
| 1990 | War of Information on the Isolated Island | Liu Jianfeng () | ||
| 1991 | Hotline | Song Ancheng () | ||
| 1992 | Successors of the Great Yu | Zheng Haifeng () | ||
| 1992 | Edeke xue jiu | Liuhan Wu () | ||
| 1993 | Jun lie sha chu zhong wei | Zhong Ye () | ||
| 1994 | Sha ji si fu | Yang Zhigang () | ||
| 1995 | Flying Tigers | Qin Xiong () | ||
| 1998 | Run for the Village Head | Zhang Changshun () | ||
| 2000 | Roaring Across the Horizon | Lu Guangda () | ||
| 2003 | Jingtaohailang | Zhang Ziming () | ||
| 2004 | Profoundly Affecting | Marshal | ||
| 2005 | On the Mountain of Tai Hang | Zhu Huaibing () | ||
| 2006 | Qing nuan wan jia | Zhang Yungsheng () | ||
| 2007 | My Left Hand | Teacher | ||
| 2008 | Jing tian dong di | Liang Zhidong () | ||
| 2010 | Feitian | Commander | ||
| 2011 | Du jiang! Du jiang! | He Xiaojiang () | ||
| 2012 | Loyalty and Betrayal | Weapons factory owner | ||
| 2013 | The Sweet Smile | Luo Ruiqing | ||
| 2019 | 九条命 | |||
| The Bugle from Gutian | 古田军号 | boss of paper mill | ||
| The Secret of China | 红星照耀中国 |
Television
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Ebb and Flow | Lu Mingkuan () | ||
| 1995 | Bolshevik Brothers | Li Shuichang () | ||
| 2005–2006 | Drawing Sword[1] | Li Yunlong | ||
| 2008 | Pathfinding to the Northeast | Zhu Kaishan | ||
| 2009 | In a place far far away | Wei Tie | ||
| 2012 | Yan has a daughter who doesn't worry about marriage | Yan Chaling () | ||
| 2014 | Bodyguard of the Love | Sun Haishan () | ||
| 2015 | Don't Let Me Find It | Liu Yusheng () | ||
| 2015 | The Happiness of Sun laojue | Sunlao Jue () | ||
| 2017 | Juézhàn jiāng qiáo | Ma Zhanshan | ||
| 2019 | In Law We Believe | 因法之名 | Ge Dajie | |
| 反恐特战队之天狼 | Wang Duo |
References
- ^ Song, Geng (2010). "Chinese Masculinities Revisited: Male Images in Contemporary Television Drama Serials". Modern China. 36 (4): 404–434. doi:10.1177/0097700410368221. JSTOR 25699442. S2CID 220603904
- ^ "Zhang and Jiang win Most Popular TV Actor and Actress". Xinhua. Shenzhen Daily. October 31, 2006. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016.
- ^ Xiao Fengwei (肖凤伟) (2022). "zh:李幼斌之子：生活在明星父亲离婚的阴影下" [Son of Li Youbin: Living in the shadow of celebrity father's divorce] (in Chinese). Bosom Friend. 429: 29–31. Wuhan, Hubei: Hubei Zhiyin Media Group Co., Ltd. ISSN 1007-502X
- ^ "zh:他47岁才走红，爱上同剧女演员，跟结婚30年原配离婚净身出户！" (in Chinese). Tencent. 2018-05-29.
- ^ "zh:李幼斌24岁儿子照片曝光 揭秘李幼斌与结发妻离婚娶史兰芽内幕" (in Chinese). dzwww.com. 2015-12-03.
- ^ "zh:李幼斌 史兰芽老演夫妻终成真夫妻(组图)" (in Chinese). 163.com. 2010-03-11.
External links
- Li Youbin at IMDb