Chinese Actor

Leo Wu (Wu Lei) Chinese Actor

BioData

Wu Lei

• First Name:  Lei
• Surname: Wu
• Anglicised Name: Leo Wu
• DoB: 26 December 1999 (26)
• PoB: Shanghai, China
• Height: 1.82 m
• Civil Status: Single
• Education: Beijing Film Academy
• Occupation: Model, Movie Producer, Director, Actor
• Work Period: 2002 – present
• Agency: Wu Lei Studio

Dramas & Films

• Pal Inn (2015)
• Nirvana in Fire (2015)
• The Legend of Qin (2015)
• The Whirlwind (Tornado) Girl 1 (2015)
• The Whirlwind (Tornado) Girl 2 (2016)
• The Classic of Mountains and Seas (2016)
• Far Away Love (2016)
• Magic Star (2017)
• Fights Breaks Sphere (2018)
• Asura (2018)
• Tomb of the Sea (2018)
• Adoring (2019)
• Chinese Bestiary/The Promise Keeper/Guardians of the Ancient Oath (2020)
• Crossfire (2020)
• The Long Ballad (2021) 
• Faith Makes Great (2021)
• Our Times (2021)
• Upcoming Summer (2021)
• My Country, My Parents (2021)
• Love Like The Galaxy (2022)
• Love Like The Galaxy 2 (2022)
• Nothing But You (2023)
• During The Blizzard/Amidst A Snowstorm of Love (2024)
• Dwelling By The West Lake (2024)
• Northwest Years (2024)
• Donji Island (2025)
• The One (TBA)

Facts & Factoids:

• Wu Lei shoot a commercial at the age of 2 for a health product.
• At the young age of 18, Wu Lei is already multi-awarded
• He has had his own studio since 2016 at the age of 17 called Wu Lei Studio.
• Fandom: Lei Mi.
• Wu Lei’s favourite colour is green.
• He loves hotpot.
• Leo entered Beijing Film Academy as the topnotcher over 30,000 students from all over China
• He is an action man.  He plays basketball, cycles all over China, is a proficient horse rider, and does physical fitness.
• He likes playing badminton with his staff between takes during filming.
• Wu Lei started as a very able child actor that he gained the sobriquet of China’s “Nation’s Little Brother”
• Wu Lei starred as the lead in Asura, which has an extremely disappointing box-office result.  It was pulled down from cinemas after only two days in a make-over for a reissue.
•  5 Sept 2018 – Wu Lei would be away for at least 11 days as he is heading off to his Freshman military training.  Be safe!
• 15 May 2021: Though it has not been officially confirmed yet, Leo is to star opposite Zhao Lu Si in Love Like The Galaxy which will start filming in mid-July 2021 in Hengdian.
• 7 June 2021: It was confirmed that he will be leading Love like the Galaxy with Zhao Lu Si.
• Wu Lei stars opposite Zhou Yu tong in Nothing But You.
• Wu Lei was blown away by the sound of the church organ playing, he said he would like to be married with the organ music playing.
• 8 August 2022: There is an insidious rumour that Wu Lei is dating Xiang Han Zhi, a co-star in Our Time.  It was denied by Leo’s official fan club, Lei Mi, but the gossip just won’t die down.
• Wu Lei once said that his ideal girl is someone who has straight hair, fine eyebrows, big eyes, is thin and has a height between 150 – 180 cm.
• 6 November 2022: Chinese American TV Festival-Golden Angel Award (CATF) awarded Wu Lei as one of the Outstanding Actors from China for his role as Ling Buyi in Love Like The Galaxy.
• 24 January 2023: Wu Lei is about to leave for Finland to shoot part of During The Blizzard drama he is starring opposite Zhao Jin Mai.
• 13 January 2024: Wu Lei received Quality Actors award at today’s Weibo Night 2023.
• 24 June 2024: Wu Lei attends the booting ceremony for the film Dongji Island which he stars alongside Zhu Yi Long.

Endorsements As At 15 November 2023

1. ZEGNA : Global Brand Spokesperson
2. Voge: Global Brand Ambassador
3. Huawei: Heath & Fitness Global Spokesperson
4. XDS: Global Brand Spokesperson
5. PEAK: Global Brand Spokesperson
6. Peterson’s Lab: Mask Global Ambassador
7. Bulgari: Brand Ambassador
8. Panasonic: Brand Spokespersons for Washing Machine
9. Pepsi: Spokesperson
10. Leng Suan Ling: Brand Spokesperson
11. OMO; Greater China Brand Spokesperson
12. LHP: Brand Spokesperson
13. Bear Electric: Brand Spokesperson
14. Lay’s: Brand Spokesperson
15. Snickers: Brand Spokesperson
16. 1664: Brand Spokesperson
17. Guangming UBest: Brand Spokesperson
18. WildAid: WildAid Ambassador
19. 14 July 2025: Wu Lei was announced as Global Brand Ambassador for Burberry.