Wang Anyu (; born 3 February 1998) is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his roles in dramas Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty (2019), Twenty Your Life On (2020), The Heiress (2020), The Last Immortal (2023), and Romance in the Alley (2024).
Career Wang graduated from the Communication University of China, majoring in Broadcasting & Hosting. In 2018, Wang participated in the music variety show The Coming One Season 2. He was then signed on to the agency Easy Plus Entertainment.
In 2019, Wang starred in the youth drama Our Shiny Days. This is his debut work. Wang then starred in historical romance drama Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty, portraying the role of Yinxiang.
In 2020, Wang starred in the coming-of-age drama Twenty Your Life On, and gained recognition for his role as a fencer. The same year, he starred in the historical drama The Heiress. In 2021, he played the role of e-sports player Shen Zhe in the urban inspirational drama Go Go Squid 2: Dt. Appledog's Time, the sequel to Go Go Squid!. On the same year, he played the role of figure skater Shao Beisheng in the urban romance drama To Fly with You.
On December 31, he participated in the New Year's Eve Gala "2021-2022 Hunan Satellite TV New Year's Eve Gala" which was broadcast live on Hunan Satellite TV. He also sang the song "The Wind Blows a Summer" with Song Zu'er during the show.
On April 25, 2022, the science fiction drama Ball Lightning starring him started filming. Later, he starred in the urban female inspirational drama Ode to Joy 3, the inspirational youth drama Twenty Your Life On 2 and the sports drama Falling Into You were broadcast successively. Since his debut, Wang has played the roles of a figure skater, a fencing prodigy, and a high jumper. He is known as the "entertainment athlete". When he starred in Falling Into You, he even exercised during filming and went to the gym after filming.
On January 22, 2023, he participated in the "2023 Dragon TV Spring Festival Gala" and sang the song "Give You a Bottle of Magic Potion" with Zhou Ye on the show. On April 7, the urban female inspirational drama Ode to Joy 4 starring him premiered on CCTV's TV drama channel. On October 25, the variety show Divas Hit the Road Season 5 he participated was premiered on Mango TV, where he and other cast members embarked on a Silk Road journey across Saudi Arabia, Croatia, and Iceland. The show became the most popular season in the five-season series of Divas Hit the Road with an audience rating of 8.3 points. On December 11, the ancient costume fantasy drama The Last Immortal starring Zhao Lusi was broadcast, where he played the son of the true god, Gu Jin, whose supernatural power was sealed. It was Wang's first time acting in a costume drama in five years. In order to make himself look like an immortal, Wang worked hard to lose weight in one month, from 73 kg to 65.1 kg. After his debut, Wang Anyu's works were mostly modern dramas and his hairstyle was either a crew cut or a buzz cut, which almost became his signature look. However, in The Last Immortal, he changed to a fairy-like look with long hair. In the same year, Wang won the Tencent Video Starlight Awards New Power Artist of the Year and Weibo Vision Conference Annual Anticipated Actor honors.
On January 28, 2024, the period drama Romance in the Alley he co-starring with Yan Ni and Li Guangjie was completed. On March 8, he and Wang Yuwen started filming the urban romance drama Such a Good Love. On March 16, the urban female inspirational drama Ode to Joy 5 starring him was broadcast. On May 31, he attended the GQ Creative Awards. On July 28, the variety show Crazy Treasure Hunt, in which he participated, was broadcast.
Filmography Film YearEnglish titleChinese titleRole 2025Return of the Lame Hero毕正明的证明Bi Zhengming 2026Invictus爱是愤怒Liu Hao
Television series YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes2019Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty 梦回Yinxiang Our Shiny Days闪光少女Feng Anyu 2020Twenty Your Life On二十不惑Duan Zhenyu The Heiress女世子Wang Zhongyu Forever Love百岁之好，一言为定Jiang Zhenhan2021Go Go Squid 2: Dt. Appledog's Time我的时代，你的时代 Shen Zhe (Grunt) To Fly with You陪你逐风飞翔Shao Beisheng 2022Ode to Joy 3欢乐颂3Li QixingTwenty Your Life On 2二十不惑2Duan ZhenyuCameoFalling into You炽道Duan Yucheng2023Ode to Joy 4欢乐颂4Li QixingThe Last Immortal神隐Gu Jin / Yuan Qi2024Ode to Joy 5欢乐颂5Li QixingRomance in the Alley小巷人家Lin Dongzhe2025Back for You漫影寻踪A LaiSuch a Good Love值得爱Zhou ShuiBe Passionately in Love陷入我们的热恋Chen LuzhouTBAChasing the Light左肩有你Gu FeiBall Lightning球状闪电Chen Guang
Variety shows YearEnglish titleChinese titleRole2018The Coming One 2明日之子第二季Contestant 2020Super Penguin League 超级企鹅联盟super3Player***2023Divas Hit the Road 5花儿与少年·丝路季Cast member2024Natural HighSeason:2现在就出发Cast member2025Natural HighSeason:3* *
Music video appearances Year Artist Song 2025 Yuqi "아프다"
Accolades Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkStatus 2025 Tencent Video TV And Movie AwardPopular Variety Show Group of the YearNatural High
Listicles Year Publisher Listicle Placement 2025 Asia-Pacific Entrepreneurs Association (APEA) Asia-Pacific U30 Outstanding Young Leaders Included
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