Qi Yuwu

Qi Yuwu

Arguably one of the most successful local TV actors to have crossed over to movies, Qi Yuwu launched his acting career when he won the China round of All Asian Star Search 1999, a regional talent search contest. The Physical Education graduate from Guangzhou Sports University then signed on with MediaCorp and based himself in Singapore. A natural actor, Yuwu was cast alongside regional artistes in his first TV series, Master Swordsman Lu Xiao Feng, followed immediately by another TV co-production Dare To Strike with veteran Hong Kong artistes. Through the years, Yuwu has acted in numerous drama serials, and became one of Singapore’s favourite leading man with his acting skills and idol good looks. He has been consistently nominated for Best Actor in MediaCorp’s annual Star Awards, as well as a winner for the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes. He was named Screen Heartthrob of the 2000s at the Star Awards 25th Drama Anniversary Show in 2007, and was Highly Commended for Best Drama Performance by An Actor at Asian Television Awards 2009 for his role in The Little Nyonya, the highest rated local drama in recent years. In 2011, he was awarded Best Actor at the Star Awards for his outstanding performance in The Family Court. Yuwu’s illustrious movie career started in 2007. Home Song Stories, starring renowned international actress Joan Chen, received a total of 7 Golden Horse nominations, including Best Film and Best Original Screenplay, as well as 14 nominations at the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards in 2007, including Best Lead Actor for Yuwu. 881, directed by local award-winning director, Royston Tan, is one of the most successful local films in terms of box office and critical acclaim. In 2008, Yuwu acted with Donnie Yen & Zhou Xun in Painted Skin, a regional movie that scored exceptional box office in China and was also Hong Kong's official entry into the 2009 Oscars. In 2016, he successfully ascended to All Time Favourite status and also awarded Best Actor at the Star Awards for his outstanding performance in The Dream Makers 2. His Most recent production is A Quest To Heal which is premiering in July 2020.

  • Title: Qi Yuwu
  • Popularity: 2.622
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1976-11-28
  • Place of Birth: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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  • Also Known As: Yuwu Qi, Qi Yu-Wu, 戚玉武
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Qi Yuwu Movies

  • 2007
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    Protégé

    Protégé

    6.8 2007 HD

    A special agent has for 8 years been deep undercover in Asia's lucrative organized crime trade as he plays protégé to one of the key...

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  • 2011
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    Beginning of the Great Revival

    Beginning of the Great Revival

    4.6 2011 HD

    A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

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  • 2010
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    14 Blades

    14 Blades

    6.3 2010 HD

    Commander Qinglong is the loyal leader of the assassin group that serves the emperor. But when his allies plan a rebellion against the ruler, he...

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  • 2012
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    Any Other Side

    Any Other Side

    4 2012 HD

    Brace yourself for a spine-tingling thrill ride through Any Other Side! In his feature film debut, China's new-generation filmmaker Fang Yaxi has...

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  • 2008
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    Painted Skin

    Painted Skin

    5.974 2008 HD

    Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Wei, a fox...

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  • 2007
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    The Home Song Stories

    The Home Song Stories

    6.1 2007 HD

    Tom, now in his 40s, begins to write the memoirs of his 1960s childhood, as the little boy whose mother Rose was a glamorous Shanghai nightclub...

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  • 2008
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    12 Lotus

    12 Lotus

    4.4 2008 HD

    As a child, Lian Hua dreamed of becoming a performer in Singapore's Getai shows, concerts staged the same month each year and featuring emotionally...

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  • 2007
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    881

    881

    5.9 2007 HD

    Two Singaporean girls join together to form the Papaya Sisters, a getai group that sings at performances during the seventh lunar month. Big Papaya...

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  • 2015
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    1965

    1965

    10 2015 HD

    A dramatic thriller that tells the engaging and touching stories of immigrants and natives during the time leading up to the independence of...

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  • 2012
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    Bait

    Bait

    5.656 2012 HD

    A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building ... along with a 12-foot great white shark.

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  • 2008
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    The Leap Years

    The Leap Years

    5.8 2008 HD

    Li-ann, a dreamer, is a strong believer of the soul mate theory and rejects all men, especially her best friend KS, till she falls in love with...

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  • 1970
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    English

    English

    1 1970 HD

    A child's-eye story of Shanghainese settlers in Xinjiang during the late Mao era.

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  • 2018
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    Fat Buddies

    Fat Buddies

    5.4 2018 HD

    The film revolves around a pair of big-boned, bumbling cops who find themselves at the heart of a drug trafficking case. The agent "J" (Zhang Wen)...

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  • 2019
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    If Thoughts Can Kill

    If Thoughts Can Kill

    2 2019 HD

    A car accident three years ago changed the fate of everyone. With the release of the perpetrators of the car accident, all parties have to face the...

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  • 2019
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    Walk With Me

    Walk With Me

    4.8 2019 HD

    Starting as a story of a bullied young female factory worker, the film amps up its frightening tropes as it gradually escalates into a feverish...

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  • 2020
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    A Quest to Heal

    A Quest to Heal

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Dream Makers

    The Dream Makers

    1 2015 HD

    The Dream Makers is a 30-episode drama serial that airs on MediaCorp Channel 8 from 24 June 2013, to 2 August 2013. It features Zoe Tay, Rui En,...

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  • 2006
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    Yours Always

    Yours Always

    1 2006 HD

    When she was still a little girl, Qiao Shan (Joanne Peh) would pour her heart out to her father who was working overseas through handwritten letters....

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  • 2011
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    A Song to Remember

    A Song to Remember

    1 2011 HD

    A Song to Remember is a MediaCorp Channel 8 historical-cum-musical drama which is set in the 1930s to 1940s in early Singapore before World War II....

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  • 2018
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    Mind Matters

    Mind Matters

    1 2018 HD

    Five years ago, Toh Jin Shu was a shining star in the field of psychology. Sought after by the media and rich clients, he basked in his own glory and...

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  • 2008
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    The Little Nyonya

    The Little Nyonya

    1 2008 HD

    A biographic flashback of an extended Peranakan family in Malacca; set in the 1930s, the story spans over 70 years and several generations of three...

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  • 2010
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    Precious Babes

    Precious Babes

    1 2010 HD

    Precious Babes is a Singaporean Chinese family drama produced by MatrixVision, revolving around the lives of three women who are childhood friends....

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  • 2021
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    The Ferryman: Legends of Nanyang

    The Ferryman: Legends of Nanyang

    5 2021 HD

    This play is about the story of Xia Dong Qing and Zhao Li, the soul ferryman, helping the souls who stayed in the world because they have something...

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  • 2004
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    The Champion

    The Champion

    1 2004 HD

    The Champion is an idol drama produced by Mediacorp in Singapore. It was telecast from October 20 to November 16, 2004. The show stars Taiwanese idol...

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  • 2011
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    Painted Skin

    Painted Skin

    7.2 2011 HD

    Painted Skin is a Chinese television series adapted from the 2008 film of the same title, which is loosely based on a classic short story in Pu...

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  • 2011
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    C.L.I.F.

    C.L.I.F.

    7 2011 HD

    C.L.I.F. is a police procedural series produced by MediaCorp Singapore in 2011 in collaboration with the Singapore Police Force. It was aired from 31...

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  • 2021
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    Live Your Dreams

    Live Your Dreams

    1 2021 HD

    Zhu Zhi Xin receives instructions from her boss to form a girl group “Dada Dream”, and is tasked to work with music producer Fang Wen...

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  • 2024
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    Once Upon a New Year's Eve

    Once Upon a New Year's Eve

    1 2024 HD

    Cai Yiren, a businessman who is bossy, self-centered, and stingy, despite being wealthy, has estranged himself from his family. He even spends his...

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  • 2015
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    Hey,Daddy!

    Hey,Daddy!

    8 2015 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Family Court

    The Family Court

    1 2010 HD

    Five lawyers from different firms develop a strong bond of friendship that is occasionally tested by their court cases and growing romantic feelings.

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  • 2019
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    Daybreak

    Daybreak

    1 2019 HD

    Zhang Tianliang and Zheng Weilong have been close friends since secondary school. Both of them often get themselves into trouble, and ended up being...

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  • 2013
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    The Dream Makers

    The Dream Makers

    1 2013 HD

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