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Yilong Zhu

Yilong Zhu

Actor, also producer · Born April 16, 1988 (38) · Wuhan, Hubei Province, China

Zhu Yilong, born on April 16, 1988 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy with a bachelor's degree in 2006. His representative works include "Only the River Flows", "Lost In The Stars", "Lighting Up the Stars" "Embrace Again"and"Guardian",etc.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 16, 1988 (38)
From
Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26

What are Yilong Zhu's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Self
20%
Survival
19%
Bonds
16%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 11
Mentor
1 of 11
Ally
1 of 11
Shapeshifter
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
6
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
4
Warm
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yilong Zhu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yilong Zhu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

59 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • V (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Man Tsz-keung

  • Scare Out(2026)

    as Huang Kai

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Volunteers: Peace at Last(2025)

    as Li Xiang

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dongji Rescue(2025)

    as A Bi

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death(2024)

    as Li Xiang

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Land of Broken Hearts(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Huang Zhenkai

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Only the River Flows(2023)

    as Ma Zhe

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Volunteers: To the War(2023)

    as Li Xiang

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • When Tender Blows into the Nigh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Cheng Lei

  • Lost in the Stars(2022)

    as He Fei

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Lighting up the Stars(2022)

    as Mo Sanmei

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Embrace Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Ye Ziyang

  • Apocalypse - Stirring Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Cloudy Mountain(2021)

    as Hong Yizhou

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • 1921(2021)

    as Zhou Enlai

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Rebel(2021)

    Show 43 episodes · as Lin Nansheng

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Star Chaser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • To Dear Myself(2020)

    Show 48 episodes · as Chen Yiming

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Reunion: The Sound of the Providence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 62 episodes · as Wu Xie

  • My People, My Country(2019)

    as Song Yueqiang (segment "The Going Home")

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Youth China hits headlines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Deng Jiaxian

  • My True Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 48 episodes · as Jing Ran

  • Skynet Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 30 episodes · Creator · Actor

  • Sweet Tasks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Story of Ming Lan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 78 episodes · as Qi Heng

  • Granting You a Dreamlike Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 40 episodes · as Luo Fu Sheng / Cheng Mu Sheng / Luo Qin Geng

  • Guardian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 40 episodes · as Shen Wei

  • As Flowers Fade and Fly Across the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 66 episodes · as Hua Wuxie

  • Eternal Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Cen Zimo

  • Yang and His Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Hu Yan

  • Royal Sister Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 36 episodes · Vocals · Actor

  • The Nursery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Border Town Prodigal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 50 episodes · as 傅红雪

  • My love to tell you (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 42 episodes · as Fan Wei

  • The Shaw Eleven Lang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 42 episodes · as Lian Chengbi

  • Legend of Mi Yue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 81 episodes · as Ying Ji / King Zhaoxiang of Qin

  • 贴着你心跳 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Xie Yu Hang

  • 情定三生 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 40 episodes · as 迟瑞

  • Jia Yan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 42 episodes · as Feng Douzi

  • Weird Physician Wen San Kuai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 33 episodes · as Hai Dongsheng

  • 战地情天 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • 偷窥者 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Jiang Xin Bai

  • 王阳明 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 38 episodes · as 朱厚照

  • 鼓乐青春 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Hunting Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ye Ren / Mao Hou'er

  • Fanjingshan Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 38 episodes · as Sun Rubai

  • 朵儿的战争 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • 白狐仙 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Yu Yi Hong

  • 刺妃 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • 绝密使命 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • 大明宫传奇 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • 娶进来嫁出去 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 86 episodes · Actor

  • 大明嫔妃之长门怨 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Daming Concubines of Honey Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 20 episodes · as 朱常洵

  • 宝藏寻踪 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • 血色深宅 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Xue Zimu

  • 再生缘 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Tangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Yang Zhi

  • A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Chen Qianli

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles, 58 of them dated from 2009 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Lost in the Stars (2022)

$488M worldwide

Highest rated

Lighting up the Stars (2022)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Scare Out (2026)

Film career

20092026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 59: 56 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing1 of 59: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 59: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

59 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s36 · 36 acting · 2 crew2020s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 100% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Yilong Zhu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 14 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

1921 (2021)

92nd percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Lighting up the Stars (2022)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Yilong Zhu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yilong Zhu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kaige Chen shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers