- Born
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Yilong Zhu was born on April 16, 1988 in Wuhan, Hubei, China. He is an actor and writer, known for Lighting up the Stars (2022), Lost in the Stars (2022) and Cloudy Mountain (2021).
- Expressive bright eyes
- Deep rich voice
- Known for "becoming" the character with himself unrecognizable
- Known for thorough and intensive preparation for his roles
- Good at solving Rubik's Cube. He uses deduction rather than memorizing sequences. He showed off semi-blindfold solving, when a host asked him to work the Cube while answering questions.
- He loves diving and holds a PADI AOW (Advanced Open Water) diver certification.
- He makes exhaustive and creative preparation for his roles, such as reading original novels and design details to enrich his characters. For example, he designed the safety buckle and related scenes in Cloudy Mountain. He also designed characteristic moves to differentiate the two "identical twins" in Guardian, such as how they push up their eyeglasses.
- At age 4 and half, he started training for Chinese boxing, (aka Sanda, a type of mixed martial art free combat), when he fought with children much older than him (age 9-10). He also practices Muay Thai.
- Started classic piano lesson at age four, which he continued through his younger years. Now he plays piano as a hobby. He filmed piano playing scenes in multiple pictures and series, such as the Rebel, My Real Friend, 1921 (not in the final release). He also performed at concerts singing while playing the piano.
- I care for each and every character I played, for all of them are full of memories, and they have become part of my life.
- I hope to completely detach from my character when I finish [the film] and say farewell to the role. Then I will return to [real] life and see people I am familiar with; actually I can resume my regular status pretty fast. [to L'officiel China]
- I think the key of being an actor is to make good films - It is your good work that gets you recognition and followers.
- [To his fans and audience] My joy in acting is to portray different characters. Through each of these characters, I hope to be there for you and with you, and to be part of your everyday life. It is something quite romantic for me that an actor's work accompanies the life journey and growth of his viewers.
- We only live once anyway, no matter how you choose to live it. Might as well create something valuable, much better than staying in your comfort zone everyday. I feel it necessary to pursue self-fulfillment in our lives.
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