Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 28, 2000
Place of Birth
Huaihua, Hunan, China
Credits
48 titles
Jackson Yee
Biography
Jackson Yee (Chinese: 易烊千玺; pinyin: Yi Yangqianxi; born 28 November 2000) is a Chinese actor and singer who graduated from The Central Academy of Drama. Already a major star across Asia by 13, Yee gained international recognition with his film debut Better Days (2019), which was Oscar-nominated. Filmed at 17, the role earned him numerous Best Newcomer awards. He went on to star in a string of record-breaking hits, including A Little Red Flower (2020), The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021, China’s highest-grossing live-action film), Nice View (2022), Full River Red (the highest-grossing Asian film of 2023), Scare Out (2026) and Big World (2024, TIFF-JP Audience Award), a micro-budget hit. His engagement with challenging, auteur-oriented works continues with projects such as Cannes-winning Resurrection (2025). Across eight leading roles, Yee’s films have grossed over US$3 billion worldwide with 500 million admissions. Jackson Yee’s leading projects have exceeded RMB 100 million in pre-sales for eight consecutive years, including Resurrection (2025), excluding previews. He has received Best Actor nominations from all of China’s major film awards and became the youngest Golden Rooster winner at age 24. Widely regarded as the leading figure in contemporary Chinese cinema, Yee is noted for his charisma, versatility, and ability to navigate both commercial and arthouse filmmaking. He topped the Forbes China Celebrity List in 2020 and 2021 before its discontinuation.
Known For
Filmography
首届CMG中国电影盛典
年度剧情电影男演员
Scare Out
Yan Di
Resurrection
Deliriant / Qiu Moyun / Mongrel / Jia Shengjun / Apollo
记忆奇旅2：最后上传
She's Got No Name
Blind Song
Big World
Liu Chunhe
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
Theme Song Performance
Memory
TFBOYS 10-Year Disbandment Concert
At the Fair
Hawker/ Watchmaker/ Postman
Unknown Animal
Zhuang Zhou/ 庄周
Full River Red
Sun Jun
Hero
Li Zhaohua
The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge
Wu Wanli
Nice View
Jing Hao
The Battle at Lake Changjin
Wu Wanli
Chinese Doctors
Yang Xiaoyang
A Little Red Flower
Wei Yihang
Bravo Youngsters!
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2
Leap
Theme Song Performance
We Are Young
Self - Mentor
Welcome Back to Sound
广播员
Forward Forever
Jackson Yee SU'ER Concert
Jackson Yee
The Best Acting Performances: A Self-inflicted Whistleblower
Xiao Sen/小森
Better Days
Xiao Bei
The Longest Day in Chang'an
Li Bi
Sweet Tasks
Ice Hockey Hero
My Legacy and I
Street Dance of China
Self
National Treasure
易
The Inn
Boy Hood
Yin Ke
GG Bond: Guarding
未来猪猪侠
The Legend of Chusen
Xiao Qi
Let me go my Baby
Mr. Six
Run for Time
TFBOYS偶像手記
Super Brain
CMG Spring Festival Gala
Red Snow
She's Got No Name: Part Two
Blind Song
Peng Hu
Emperor Kangxi
The Forbidden Land
Shen Xing
Three Words
brother Daguang