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Ge You
Ge in 2025
Born	(1957-04-19)April 19, 1957 (age 67) Beijing, China
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	He Cong (married 1988)
Awards	Cannes Film Festival 1994Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival) –To Live Golden Phoenix Awards 2009Special Jury AwardGolden Rooster Awards –Best Actor 1993After Separation Hundred Flowers Awards –Best Actor 1998The Dream Factory 2002Big Shot's Funeral 2004Cell Phone Best Supporting Actor 1992Spring Festival Golden Eagle Awards –Best Actor 1992Stories From The Editorial Board
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	葛优
Traditional Chinese	葛優
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gě Yōu

Ge You (born April 19, 1957) is a Chinese actor. One of the most recognized actors in China, he is known for his signature bald head, comic timing, and intelligent, subtle acting. He became the first Asian actor to win theCannes Best Actor Award for his role inZhang Yimou'sTo Live (1994).

Ge is also known for TV sitcomsStories From The Editorial Board (1992) andI Love My Family (1994); filmsAfter Separation (1993),Farewell, My Concubine (1993),The Emperor’s Shadow (1996),The Dream Factory (1997),Big Shot's Funeral (2001),Cell Phone (2003),A World Without Thieves (2004),The Banquet (2006),Sacrifice (2010), and the film seriesIf You Are the One (2008–2023).

Ge's father,Ge Cunzhuang, was an actor who appeared inLittle Soldier Zhang Ga,Red Flag Composition,Daqing Artillery Team. Ge's mother Shi Wenxin was a script editor at the Beijing Film Studio. Ge's younger sister Ge Jia, who studied philosophy and German literature, is a writer living in America.

After graduating from middle school, Ge went to the suburbs of Beijing to farm pigs. At the age of 25, he joined the Art Troupe of the National Federation of Trade Unions and became a stage actor. In 1984, Ge played a small role inSheng Xia and His Fiancee.

Ge was propelled to fame when he starred in the filmThe Troubleshooters (1988), adapted fromWang Shuo's popular novel of the same name, for which Ge was nominated for theGolden Rooster Award for Best Actor. In 1992, he starred in the TV sitcomStories From The Editorial Board. He gained internation acclaim for his role in the filmTo Live (1994), directed byZhang Yimou and adapted from the novel byYu Hua. For the film, he became the first Chinese to win the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. He followed with a series of critically acclaimed films such asSteel Meets Fire (1991),The Spring Festival (1991), which won him the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor, andFarewell My Concubine (1993). Since 1997, he has established a successful collaboration with directorFeng Xiaogang.^[1]

Ge met He Cong, then an art teacher, in 1985. They married in 1988.^[2]

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