Zhou Ye (; born May 20, 1998) is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Better Days (2019) and Moments We Shared (2024), and the series Word of Honor (2021), Back from the Brink (2023), Scent of Time (2023), Love Me, Love My Voice (2023), Everyone Loves Me (2024), and Legend of the Female General (2025).
Early life and education Zhou Ye was born in Chongqing, China in 1998 and moved to Huizhou, Guangdong when she was five years old. There, she attended Hua Luogeng Middle School.
She entered the IELTS class of the International Department in her first year of high school, chose liberal arts in her second year, and transferred to the media class in her third year. In 2016, Zhou took the Unified Entrance Examination for Art Majors in Ordinary Colleges and Universities as well as the National College Entrance Examination. With a national ranking of 36, she was admitted to Beijing Film Academy and became the first student from Huizhou to be enrolled in the school.
Career In 2017, Zhou starred in her first film work, Beyond Belief, which was released in 2019.
In 2019, Zhou made her debut in the film Better Days, earning recognition for her antagonist role as a bully. For her portrayal of the role, she was subsequently nominated for the "Most Promising Actress" on the China Movie Channel (CCTV-6) M List as well as the "Best Supporting Actress" at the 27th Huading Awards, 14th Asian Film Awards and 33rd Golden Rooster Awards. She participated in the opening ceremony of the 28th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival and was included as one of the 32 actors in the China Movie Channel Young Actors Project.
On July 11, 2020, she participated in the recording of the game variety show Happy Camp's summer special program "Stand Firm" broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV.
On February 22, 2021, the costume martial arts web series Word of Honor was aired on Youku, and Zhou played the weird little girl witch, Gu Xiang. On May 4, the revolutionary historical drama The Cradle was broadcast, in which she played Tang Susu, a childcare worker. On May 13, she joined Tencent Video's variety show Wonderland (50km Taohuawu) as one of the "residents" (cast members). On May 14, she participated in the fourth episode of Zhejiang Satellite TV's variety show Keep Running Season 5. On June 12, she won the award of "Promising Actress of the Year" at the Weibo Movie Night 2021. On June 21, the youth campus drama Reset in July was aired on Tencent Video, with Zhou playing the supporting role of Liu Xichuan. On July 1, the historical film 1921 celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party was released and Zhou played Yang Kaihui in the film. On July 9, the film she starred in, Chinese Doctors, adapted from true stories in the fight against COVID-19, was released nationwide. On July 30, she participated in Hunan Satellite TV's business experience variety show Chinese Restaurant Season 5. On November 19, the film about the Second Sino-Japanese War, Railway Heroes, was released nationwide, with Zhou playing the nurse Zhuang Yan.
On January 26, 2022, Zhou collaborated with Xiao Shunyao, Jiang Yiqiao and Hou Minghao at the 2022 Hunan Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala to sing the opening song "Fu Hu Yao Qing Chun". On April 22, she participated in the seventh episode of Zhejiang Satellite TV's variety show Ace vs Ace Season 7.
On January 22, 2023, she participated in the 2023 Dragon TV Spring Festival Gala and cooperated with Wang Anyu to cover the song "You Are My Magic" of Accusefive. On April 23, the TV series Youth in the Flames of War was broadcast, with her playing the role of Lin Huajun, the campus belle of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Peking University during the years in the National Changsha Provisional University. On April 28, the romance film Yesterday Once More was released, in which she co-starred with Arthur Chen and played Han Shuyan. On May 9, the costume fantasy romance series Back from the Brink was aired on Youku, in which she co-starred with Hou Minghao and played Yan Hui. On August 8, the crime film No More Bets was released and Zhou played the girlfriend of the scam victim in the film. On September 9, the romance fantasy film Flaming Cloud she starred in was released nationwide. On October 13, the costume series Scent of Time was aired on Youku, in which she co-starred with Wang Xingyue and played Hua Qian. On November 30, the urban romance series Love Me, Love Your Voice was aired on Tencent Video, in which she co-starred with Tan Jianci and played Gu Sheng.
On March 1, 2024, the urban romance series Everyone Loves Me was aired on Youku and aired on March 19 on Netflix, in which Zhou co-starred with Lin Yi and played the game concept designer Yue Qianling. On June 22, the film Moments We Shared she co-starred with Peng Yuchang was released, in which she played Cheng Shuang.
On August 6, 2025, the historical drama, Legend of The Female General was aired on Tencent Video, Hunan TV, Mango TV, and iQiyi. The drama is based on the novel of the same name that Zhou Ye portrays a female general, starring with Cheng Lei.
On February 10 2026, Zhou participated in the CCTV 2026 Online Spring Festival Gala.
Philanthropy In July 2021, Zhou donated 200,000 yuan for the heavy rain disaster in Henan.
Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2019 Beyond Belief 难以置信 Du Xiaoman Better Days Wei Lai 2021 19211921 Yang KaihuiCameoChinese Doctors中国医生 Xiao WenRailway Heroes铁道英雄 Zhuang Yan2023Yesterday Once More倒数说爱你Han ShuyanNo More Bets孤注一掷Song Yu Flaming Cloud三贵情史 Yu Yu 2024Moments We Shared云边有个小卖部Cheng Shuang
Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2021Word of Honor 山河令 Gu Xiang The Cradle 啊摇篮 Tang Susu Reset in July陪你到世界终结Liu Xichuan 2023Youth in the Flames of War 战火中的青春 Lin Huajun Back from the Brink护心 Yan Hui Scent of Time 为有暗香来 Hua Qian Love Me, Love My Voice很想很想你 Gu Sheng 2024 Everyone Loves Me 别对我动心 Yue Qianling 2025 Legend of the Female General 锦月如歌 He Yan 2026Dream of Golden Years你好，1983Xia Xiaolan rowspan="2" Red Dance Shoes红舞鞋Lin Xuefan
Variety shows Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2020 Stand Firm of Happy Camp 快乐大本营之站稳了！朋友 Contestant 2021 Wonderland (50km Taohuawu) 五十公里桃花坞 Cast member Chinese Restaurant 5 中餐厅 第五季 Keep Running 9 奔跑吧 第九季 Guest Ep.42022 Ace vs Ace 7 王牌对王牌 第七季 Ep.7Three Youths三个少年Ep.9The Detectives' Adventures 2萌探探探案 2Ep.12023Natural High现在就出发Ep.1Hello, Saturday你好，星期六20230218; 20230617 202420240210; 20240622Catch Me If You Can城市捉迷藏Cast member2025Hello, Saturday你好，星期六GuestEp.33Laugh Together一见你就笑 Ep.17
Discography Year English title Chinese title Notes 2019"Starry Oceans"星辰大海For China Movie Channel Young Actors Project 2024"Confession Scene"告白画面Everyone Loves Me OST
Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Nominated work Result 2019China Movie Channel (CCTV-6)The Most Promising ActressBetter Days 202027th Huading AwardsBest Supporting Actress 14th Asian Film Awards 33rd Golden Rooster Awards 2021 2021 Weibo Movie NightPromising Actress of the Year8th Wenrong Awards The Most Promising Young Actress of the Year 34th Golden Rooster AwardsBest Supporting Actress192132th Huading AwardsBest Actress in Chinese Costume DramasWord of Honor202236th Hundred Flowers AwardsBest Supporting ActressChinese Doctors20232023 Weibo Movie NightEnterprising Actress of the Year4th New Era International Film FestivalThe Most Challenging Actress of the New EraYesterday Once More2024Weibo AwardsWeibo Breakthrough Actress of the YearWeibo Movie NightExpressive Actress of the YearWeibo TV & Internet Video SummitEnterprising Actor of the YearEveryone Loves Me
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