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You Zhou

You Zhou

Actor · Born May 23, 1991 (35) · Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Born
May 23, 1991 (35)
From
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 36 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 28Up 40% in 30 days

What are You Zhou's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Morality
28%
Society
15%
Survival
13%
Bonds
3%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Tense
4
Joyful
1
Absurd
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 You Zhou's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for You Zhou'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

36 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Born to Be Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 18 episodes · as Bai Chun

  • Busted Water Pipes(2026)

    as Luo Hao

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Back to the Origin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 40 episodes · as Ge Kaiyang

  • Dead to Rights(2025)

    as Song Cunyi

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Love List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Wu Wang

  • A Love Never Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 40 episodes · as Li Renjun

  • My Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 14 episodes · as Zhao Dongcheng

  • Girls on Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Father Tian

  • Caught by the Tides(2024)

    as Xiao Zhou

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The City of Sunlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 21 episodes · as Suo Lang

  • Bound in Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Xu Zitai

  • Decoded(2024)

    as 严实

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Black Dog(2024)

    as Nie Shili

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Shooting Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 38 episodes · as Chen Hao

  • The Left Ear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 36 episodes · as You Ta

  • Only the River Flows(2023)

    as Photographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Solos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Hello Saturday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Striding Into the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Zuo Kun

  • Dear Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · as Duan Shuiliu

  • 1921(2021)

    as Kuang Husheng

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Mirror Man: Youth Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The Burning River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 24 episodes · as Zhao Wei

  • Run for Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · as Liu Wenqin

  • Unstoppable Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 40 episodes · Actor

  • Lobster Cop(2018)

    as Chen Li

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Transcendent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Fist & Faith(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • 非正常事件集 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · as Shan Zi

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

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Seventeen Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 24 episodes · as Li Dale

  • 清网行动 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 32 episodes · Actor

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

    as CEO Chao

  • Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 45 episodes · as 徐进步

  • Fate Finds Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Shao Xiaoyi

  • The Lord of Weddings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as 张伟

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles, 34 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Dead to Rights (2025)

$423M worldwide

Highest rated

Dead to Rights (2025)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 36: 36 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score34th

By decade

2010s10 · acting2020s24 · acting

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.

How do You Zhou's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

1921 (2021)

92nd percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dead to Rights (2025)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 81/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 42. 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 You Zhou work with?

People who share at least 2 of You Zhou's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eddie Peng shares the most, 2.

Actors

Mixed roles