Ryan Zheng

Actor · Born April 17, 1986 (40) · Shanghai, China

Ryan Zheng Kai is a Chinese film and television actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: April 17, 1986 (40)
From: Shanghai, China
Works as: Actor
Titles: 16 on MovieCove · 99 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Ryan Zheng's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action3 titles24^th

Drama3 titles55^th

Comedy2 titles57^th

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

32%

Self

23%

Morality

14%

Power

11%

Survival

Ideas

Society

Romantic love5 Friendship2 Purpose2 Community2 Family bonds2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 7

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally

3 of 6

Hero

2 of 6

Shadow

1 of 6

Allyas Zhao Ye in Fleet of Time (2014)
Heroas Huang Feihong in Guoshì wushuang Huang Feihong (2017)
Heroas Yu Fei in The Ex-File 3: Return of the Exes (2017)
Shadowas The King of Pei in Shadow (2018)
Allyas Ryan Zheng's character in Love Yourself (2020)
Allyas Miao Feng in Escape from the Outland (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Romantic

Hopeful

Melancholic

Joyful

Other

How their films linger

Hopeful5 Feel-good3 Bittersweet4 Thought-provoking3 Haunting2 Wistful2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy4
Bittersweet5
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 Ryan Zheng's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Cineverse2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
Hi-YAH!1 title, show their title on Hi-YAH!
KOCOWA1 title, show their title on KOCOWA
Midnight Pulp1 title, show their title on Midnight Pulp
ViX1 title, show their title on ViX

Subscription and free streaming for Ryan Zheng'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

99 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

加油！汪汪 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 10 episodes · Actor
Youth Heading to the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Vanishing Point(2026)
as Tang Yu
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Escape from the Outland(2025)
as Miao Feng
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Persona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 12 episodes · as Ma Weicheng
Our Love Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
The Legend of He Xian Gu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 70 episodes · as Han Xiangzi
Urban Charm Record (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Bureau 749(2024)
as Qiao Dongbei
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Mystery in the Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 16 episodes · Actor
Pegasus 2(2024)
as Ma Zongliang
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
2023-2024 Zhejiang Satellite TV New Year's Eve Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Actor
Love Life Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Xian Min
The Ex-Files 4: Marriage Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Yu Fei
向山海出发 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 19 episodes · Actor
Promise For You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
New Vanity Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 40 episodes · as Kong Liang
Never Give Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 40 episodes · as Li Tianran
The Good of China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
灿烂的前行 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 21 episodes · Actor
Mahua's Fun Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Hello Saturday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 19 episodes · Actor
The Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 31 episodes · as Ji Fan
Have Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 21 episodes · Actor
打卡吧！吃货团 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 12 episodes · Actor
It Sounds Incredible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Never Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Producer · as Hao Chaoyue
New Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 47 episodes · as Xiao Mo
Zack Snyder's Justice League(2021)
as Ryan Choi
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Keep Running Special Seasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 38 episodes · Actor
Love Yourself(2020)
Show 36 episodes · as Yu Tian
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Eight Hundred(2020)
as Chen Shusheng
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Summer Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 1 episode · Actor
China in the Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 1 episode · as 陆光达
Always Miss You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Wu Chuan
The Sexy Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Fan Fan
Sweet Tasks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 1 episode · Actor
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Oppa
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Shadow(2018)
as King Pei Liang
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Heart Signal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 10 episodes · as Observer
Viva La Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 13 episodes · Actor
青春同学会 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 12 episodes · Actor
Long Time No See (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 42 episodes · as He Yan
On the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 27 episodes · as Liu He
The Faces of My Gene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Agent
The Ex-File 3: Return of the Exes(2017)
as Yu Fei
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Guoshì wushuang Huang Feihong(2017)
Show 40 episodes · as Huang Feihong
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
National Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 1 episode · as 孟昶
国民大生活 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 40 episodes · as Wang Shuwang
Youth Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Golden Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Jintong / Golden Child
La Historia Du Un Amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Feifan Li
Roast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Peace Breaker(2017)
as Xu Bin
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Great Wall(2016)
as Shen
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Hey, Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 48 episodes · Actor
Precious Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 39 episodes · as Xiao Xiao Jun
Beat the Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Trump Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 8 episodes · Actor
Go Fridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Women on the Breadfruit Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 38 episodes · as Tian Hong
This Is Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Zhou You
奔跑吧有情人 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Chen Xiaobei
Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Yu Fei
Best Get Going (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 38 episodes · as Zhang Sheng
Jian Bing Man(2015)
as Ryan Zheng Kai
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
We Are In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 14 episodes · Actor
Let's Get Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Ling Xiao
One Night Stud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Zha Yi
Fleet of Time(2014)
as Zhao Ye
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Keep Running (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 173 episodes · as MC
A Stupid Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Situ Yaozu
Love at Second Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 30 episodes · as Lu Zhexi
Tricks of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 30 episodes · as Huang Yaoqiang
Ex-Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Yu Fei
Personal Tailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Ma Qing
My Lucky Star(2013)
as Bo
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Pink Lady: Lover Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Mr Zhan
So Young(2013)
as Xu Kaiyang
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
梦回唐朝 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 31 episodes · as 南昌王 / 李宇凡
The Rules Before A Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 34 episodes · as Li Xin
囧人的幸福生活 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 30 episodes · as Liang Chengshi
离爱 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 28 episodes · as An Youyou
我的青春在延安 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 20 episodes · as Zhao Jinfei / Peng Yixin
乌托邦办公室 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 13 episodes · as Li Xiaoyuan
Stand By Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Xiang Nan
一一向前冲 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 28 episodes · as Ma Lu
单身公主相亲记 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 30 episodes · as Li Xiaoyao
A Story of Lala's Promotion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 32 episodes · as Zhou Liang
Home With Aliens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 160 episodes · as 常寿
卫生队的故事 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 25 episodes · as 李医生
名门劫 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 28 episodes · as Yan Zhengming
都市六人行 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 98 episodes · as Teng Yonghao
CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Blossoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
Inspire Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · as Hu Yichuan
兴盛街 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · as Li Muchuan

Career shape

Star power in the 93^rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 98 titles, 95 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Pegasus 2 (2024)

$423M worldwide

Highest rated

Shadow (2018)

Midcredits 82^nd

Film career

19832026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

2013Screen debut· So Young
2018Career best· Shadow

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting98 of 98 · 55^thProducing1 of 98

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s56 · acting2020s34 · 34 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

1318

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 Ryan Zheng's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50^th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

44^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

68^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

75^th and up5
50^th to 74^th3
25^th to 49^th6
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved1
Divisive1
Crowd Pleaser4
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Bureau 749 (2024)

98^th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Midcredits 96^th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 37. 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 Ryan Zheng work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryan Zheng's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ailei Yu shares the most, 2.

Actors

Ailei Yu2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Ailei Yu
Jingchun Wang2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Jingchun Wang
Qianyuan Wang2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Qianyuan Wang
Geng Han2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Geng Han

Producers

Sanping Han2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Sanping Han
Qiang Zhang2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Qiang Zhang