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Shawn Yue

Shawn Yue

Actor · Born November 13, 1981 (44) · Hong Kong, China

Shawn Yue Man-Lok is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He started out as a model and made his first movie appearance in an independent film called Leaving Sorrowfully in 2001. Yue first gained popularity in Taiwan with the television series Tomorrow and subsequently played supporting roles in high profile films such as Infernal Affairs II and Initial D. The actor is known for his leading roles in Pang Ho-cheung's "Love in the Puff" series.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 13, 1981 (44)
From
Hong Kong, China
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 81 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Shawn Yue's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Bonds
30%
Morality
21%
Self
20%
Survival
19%
Power
6%
Society
3%
Ideas
1%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 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 10 · Serious 7 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 12 · Intense 18

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 11

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 19 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 20 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 20
Hero
8 of 20
Shadow
3 of 20
Mentor
1 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Thrilling
14
Melancholic
12
Joyful
6
Romantic
4
Other
19

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet17
  • Ambiguous6

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 Shawn Yue's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shawn Yue'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

81 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cold Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 18 episodes · Actor

  • Operation Black-Ops(2024)

    as 蝙蝠

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Connecting Earth and Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Monster Run(2020)

    as Meng Ge

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Linglong Bureau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 32 episodes · Actor

  • The Great Adventurer Wesley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 36 episodes · as 卫斯理

  • 冒险王卫斯理之支离人 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · as 卫斯理

  • The Brink(2017)

    as Jiang Gui-Sheng

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Immortal Demon Slayer(2017)

    as ErLang

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Love Off the Cuff(2017)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Mad World(2016)

    as Tung

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

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

    Show 42 episodes · as Ding Fu Le

  • From Vegas to Macau III(2016)

    as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Twenty-Four Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Keeper of Darkness(2015)

    as Lau Kong

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Wild City(2015)

    as Kok Siu Chung

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Go Fighting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Helios(2015)

    as Fan Ka Ming

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • We Are In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • From Vegas to Macau II(2015)

    as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Qiao Li

  • Aberdeen(2014)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Golden Chickensss(2014)

    as Nerd Whoremaster with body odor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • As the Light Goes Out(2014)

    as Station Officer - Yau Bond-chill

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • SDU: Sex Duties Unit(2013)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Guillotines(2012)

    as Haidu

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Motorway(2012)

    as Cheung

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Lacuna(2012)

    as Shen Wei

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Love in the Buff(2012)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Second Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Fong Yik Nan

  • My Best Bodyguard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Sean

  • The Child's Eye(2010)

    as Lok

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen(2010)

    as General Zeng

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Reign of Assassins(2010)

    as Lei Bin

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Curse of the Deserted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Gene

  • Love in a Puff(2010)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hot Summer Days(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Pandamen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 30 episodes · as Luo Han

  • Heroic Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

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

    as Ng Bo

  • I Come with the Rain(2009)

    as Meng Zi

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Rule Number One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Lee

  • Playboy Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Michael Mak Ho Man

  • The Moss(2008)

    as Jan

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Trivial Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Lok

  • In Love with the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Tuan Yan Ming

  • Invisible Target(2007)

    as Carson Fong Yik Wei

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • 距愛 ～Distance Love～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Bodyguard

  • Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Feng

  • Shamo(2007)

    as Ryo Narushima

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Good Morning Shanghai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 24 episodes · as Wang Zhihao

  • Love in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Yang Le

  • Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Wai-ha (Ray)

  • Wo Hu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Killer

  • 浴火凤凰 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 40 episodes · as 随想

  • Dragon Tiger Gate(2006)

    as Turbo Shek

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Isabella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Man at Bar

  • McDull, the Alumni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Policeman Relaying Order to Law Diner

  • 无间道正序版 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as 青年陈永仁

  • Dragon Squad(2005)

    as Officer Hung Kei-Lok

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Initial D(2005)

    as Takeshi Nakazato

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Colour of the Loyalty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Fat

  • Super Model(2004)

    as Interviewee Praising Mandom

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Triad Underworld(2004)

    as Wing

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Love is a Many Stupid Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Crazy Tom

  • In-Laws, Out-Laws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Infernal Affairs III(2003)

    as Young Chan Wing-yan

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Hidden Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Yu Wenle

  • The Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Thanks

  • Infernal Affairs II(2003)

    as 陈永仁

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • 1:99 Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as (segment "A Glorious Future")

  • Feel 100% 2003 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Jerry

  • Diva: Ah Hey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Wing

  • My Lucky Star(2003)

    as Policeman at boat yard

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Infernal Affairs(2002)

    as Young Chan Wing-yan

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The New Option (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Just One Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Fan

  • Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 22 episodes · as 欧阳挂居

  • Leaving in Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Hong

  • The Story Untold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Bai Ji

  • 狩谎 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 81 titles, 79 of them dated from 2001 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

From Vegas to Macau II (2015)

$164M worldwide

Highest rated

Infernal Affairs (2002)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Immortal Demon Slayer (2017)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20012026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 11 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
Acting80 of 81: 80 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thOther crew1 of 81: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s40 · 39 acting · 1 crew2010s35 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 20% of 35 roles
020712

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Shawn Yue's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 37 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned3
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Operation Black-Ops (2024)

74th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Infernal Affairs (2002)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 43. 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 Shawn Yue work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shawn Yue's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lorraine Ho shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles