Yu Rongguang

Yu Rongguang
Born (1958-08-30) 30 August 1958 (age 66)
Alma materBeijing Fenglei Peking Opera Troupe
Occupation(s)Actor, martial artist
Years active1982–present
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
ChildrenA son
ParentYu Mingkui (于鸣魁)[1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese于榮光
Simplified Chinese于荣光
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYú Róngguāng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingJyu1 Wing4-gwong1

Yu Rongguang (Chinese: 于荣光; born 30 August 1958), also known as Ringo Yu, is a Chinese actor and martial artist. He is best known for the title role in Iron Monkey along with Donnie Yen as well as being featured in films such as The East Is Red, My Father Is a Hero, and Musa.

Yu is also known for appearing in roles for films with Jackie Chan such as New Police Story and The Myth and in North America Shanghai Noon and the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid.

Biography

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Yu Rongguang was born on August 30, 1958, to Yu Mingkui (于鸣魁), a Peking opera actor. He has two younger brothers.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 Holy Robe of the Shaolin Temple
1987 Mirage
1989 Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior Bai Yunfei
1991 Red Fists
1992 Deadend of Besiegers
1993 Iron Monkey Yang Tianchun / Iron Monkey
Once a Cop David Chang
The East Is Red Gu Changfeng
Taxi Hunter
1994 From Beijing with Love Agent killed by Golden Gun cameo
A Gleam of Hope
The Green Hornet
Rock 'n Roll Cop
The Third Full Moon
1995 Fox Hunter
Heart of Killer
Lover of the Last Empress
Man Wanted Lu Chan-feng
My Father Is a Hero Po Kwang
Red Zone
Wind Beneath My Wings
1996 18 Shaolin Golden Boys
Big Bullet The Professor
Combo Cops
The Killer has No Return
Midnight Train of the Orient
1997 Enjoy Yourself Tonight
1998 Ballistic Kiss
Leopard Hunting
The Storm Riders Striding Sky
Shanghai Affairs
Wipe Out
1999 Big Spender
Prince Charming
2000 Never Compromise
Shanghai Noon Imperial guard
The Warning Time
2001 Musa Rambulwha
2002 Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters
2003 Internet Disaster
The Boxing King
2004 New Police Story Commander Chiu
2005 Divergence Inspector Mok
The Myth Rebel general Zhao Kuang
2007 Brothers Cheung Man-wah
2008 Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon Han De
Champions
The Underdog Knight
2009 Mulan Hua Hu
2010 Little Big Soldier Deputy general Yu
Just Another Pandora's Box Gan Xing
East Wind Rain
The Karate Kid Master Li
2011 Cold Steel
2012 Refresh 3+7
2013 School Bus
Police Story 2013
2015 Highway of Love
2015 Who Am I 2015
2019 Spy Wolf Chameleon
Magic Circle
2023 Ride On He Xin

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Romance of the Three Kingdoms Han Fu
1996 The Unbeatables II Zhuang Weicheng
2000 Lanse Yaoji 蓝色妖姬 Dongfang Hongfei
Zhenyan 真言 Chang Rong
Cema Xiao Xifeng 策马啸西风 Ximen Chuixue
2001 Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 2 Gong Jiu
The Grand Mansion Gate Bai Hua
2002 Jingwu Yingxiong Chen Zhen Xi Feiyang
Zhenqing Meigui 真情玫瑰 Shen Jie
2003 Heroic Legend 萍踪侠影 Ming Wang
2004 Bingshan Shang De Laike 冰山上的来客 Ma Zhanjiang
Youlei Jinqing Liu 有泪尽情流 Xu Linfeng
2005 Yijiang Chunshui 一江春水 Director
Tianhe Ju 天和局 Director
Jin Mao Xiang Bai Biao
2006 Romance of Red Dust Qiu Ran Ke
2007 Langdu Hua 狼毒花 Chang Fa
2008 Seven Days that Shocked the World 震撼世界的七日 An Weimin
2010 Three Kingdoms Guan Yu
The Legend of Incorruptible Stone 廉石传奇 Lu Ji
2011 1911 Revolution Cai E
2012 The Advisors Panel 劝和小组 Cheng Jiu 成就
The Patriot Yue Fei Zhou Tong
2013 Ip Man Yu Fengjiu
2014 Red Sorghum Zhu Haosan
2016 God of War, Zhao Yun Zhao An
2018 Battle Through the Heavens Xiao Zhan
2019 Joy of Life Xiao En

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References

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  1. ^ 于荣光谈整容:长一样很可怕 得设计些别的眼型. ifeng (in Chinese). 2016-08-01.
  2. ^ Zhang Xingxing (2013). “星二代”于荣光在父亲罹患重病的日子里. Old Man (in Chinese). 5: 32–33. ISSN 1007-2616.
  3. ^ Yu Rongguang at hkmdb.com
  4. ^ Yu Rongguang at chinesemov.com
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