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Xing Yu

Xing Yu

Actor · Born December 27, 1978 (47) · Zhangqiu, Shandong, China

Xing Yu gained his fame after playing the role of Coolie in the movie Kung Fu Hustle. He was a 32nd generation martial monk at Shaolin Temple on Mount Song. He has practiced martial art under the direction of Master De Yang at the temple for 10 years since age 12. He currently takes part in multiple movie projects in Asia, including Flash Point and Ip Man with Donnie Yen and director Wilson Yip. Description above from the Wikipedia article Xing Yu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 27, 1978 (47)
From
Zhangqiu, Shandong, China
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 87 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Xing Yu's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
37%
Bonds
23%
Survival
19%
Self
13%
Society
4%
Power
3%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 9 · Intense 17

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 10
Shadow
4 of 10
Ally
2 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Thrilling
16
Melancholic
8
Joyful
5
Hopeful
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Other1

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 Xing Yu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Xing Yu'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

87 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • Blades of the Guardians(2026)

    as Du Yan Long / One Eye

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Snakes 5(2026)

    as Lei Man

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fury in the Shadows(2026)

    as Tan Li

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Shadow's Edge(2025)

    as Agus

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Ant Mutation Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • 我是拳手 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants(2025)

    as Peng Lianhu

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Condor Hero: What is Love(2025)

    as Jinlun Guoshi

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Striking Rescue(2024)

    as Long Tai

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Thug in a Suit(2024)

    as Bano

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Cruel War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Snowstorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Snake 4: The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Firestorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Actor

  • Never Say Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Club Owner

  • Ride On(2023)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Desert Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Captain

  • Magic Man(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Catch The Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Ho Ye

  • New Kung Fu Cult Master 2(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • New Kung Fu Cult Master(2022)

    as Chen Kun

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Kowloon Walled City(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Magical Shooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Ghost

  • Dinosaur World(2020)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Guan jun de xin(2019)

    as Brother XI

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Whisper of Silent Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Kou Yun

  • Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy(2018)

    as Fu

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Treasure Union: Phoenix Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Guan Bou

  • Treasure Union: Mystery Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Guan Bou

  • The Bravest Escort Group (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ma Biao

  • Suspicious Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Mysterious Visitor

  • The Thousand Faces of Dunjia(2017)

    as Tang Clan Leader

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • S.M.A.R.T. Chase(2017)

    as Long Fei

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Naga Pearls(2017)

    as Thunderstorm

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Call of Heroes(2016)

    as Wang Weihu

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Line Walker(2016)

    as Sniper

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Iron Protector(2016)

    Action Director · as Jiang Li

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Oh My God! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Keeper of Darkness(2015)

    as Hark

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • 玉面威龙 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The Taking of Tiger Mountain(2014)

    as Bro 2

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Jungle(2014)

    as Tam King-yiu

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The White Storm(2013)

    as Kanit

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Angel Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sen/Sam

  • The Wrath of Vajra(2013)

    as K-29

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Princess and Seven Kung Fu Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Tiger Hong

  • Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons(2013)

    as Fist of the North Star

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Treasure Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Fire

  • No Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Nengrang

  • Shaolin(2011)

    as Chingkung

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Vigilantes in Masks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 30 episodes · as Chai Hu

  • Just Another Pandora's Box(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Black Ransom(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Bodyguards and Assassins(2009)

    as Qing Assassin

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Chefs(2009)

    as Ah Choi / Brother Choi

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Ip Man(2008)

    as Master Zealot Lin / Crazy Lin

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Kung Fu Master Wong Fei Hung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 33 episodes · as 仇千丈

  • My Wife Is a Gambling Maestro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Dragon

  • 食神 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 24 episodes · as 熊拜

  • Flash Point(2007)

    as Tiger

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Fatal Contact(2006)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Dragon Tiger Gate(2006)

    as Daemon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Hustle(2004)

    as Coolie

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Shaolin Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Boxing Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Soccer Clan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • To Catch Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Black Mask Vs. Gambling Mastermind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Power King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Starlets Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Moods of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • The Story of Freemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Spy Gear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Angel Cop "Final Crisis" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Unbeatables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Dark War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Rascal

  • Dragon the Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mr Tong's Thai boxer

  • Exfernal Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Forever Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Legend of Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Set Me Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Sinful Confessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • The Internal Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Blood on Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Payment in Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Northern Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Emperor in Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 87 titles from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)

$206M worldwide

Highest rated

Ip Man (2008)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Film career

19972026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 5 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
Acting87 of 87: 85 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thDirecting1 of 87: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 87: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s32 · acting2010s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew2020s24 · 24 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 4% of 28 roles
04091419

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 Xing Yu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Dinosaur World (2020)

86th percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ip Man (2008)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 40. 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.

Is Xing Yu's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles5–31 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Xing Yu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Xing Yu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Simon Yam shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles