![]() Like many of today′s actors in China, Xia Yu also has an extensive TV career, appearing on such shows as Records of Kangxi's Travel Incognito, Classical Romance and Sky Lovers. With five best actor titles at international film festivals, Xia Yu has been named one of the top 4 hottest young actors in China. Xia's subsequent films, The Law of Romance (2003) won him a Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor and Waiting Alone (2005) earned him Best Actor at the Beijing College Student Film Festival. His earlier film credits also includes Roots and Branches (2001) and Where Have All the Flowers Gone (2002). Xia's second film Shadow Magic demonstrated his talent as an actor and earned him a nomination for Best Actor at the Tokyo International Film Festival. After completing his studies there, Xia remained an active force in Chinese cinema as well as television, appearing in many films and television series. Xia wanted to study drama after his first film, he was accepted into the Central Academy of Drama. He was rocketed to international stardom after he won the Best Actor award from the Venice Film Festival (the youngest actor to win that award in the history of the festival), Singapore International Film Festival and Golden Horse Awards. Despite being chosen partly because of his facial resemblance to a young Jiang, Xia's spirited and moving performance as a renegade youth conquered audiences. Xia was initially discovered by Jiang Wen who cast him in his semi-autobiographical film In the Heat of the Sun (1994). His father was once an actor and then became a painter. ![]() Xia Yu was born on 28 October 1976 in Qingdao, Shandong Province. At the age of 18 years, he rose to international prominence after winning the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival in 1994 for his leading role in the film In the Heat of the Sun and became the youngest actor to win that award in the history of the Venice Film Festival. Xia Yu ( Chinese: 夏雨 born 28 October 1976) is a Chinese actor. 1994 In the Heat of the Sun Golden Horse Awards – Best Actor
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