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Screen actors of East and Southeast Asia

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Wang Yinglu (王影璐)

Wang Yinglu (王影璐, real name Wang Lulu), born 2000 in Sichuan, is a mainland Chinese actress who debuted in 2020 with Four Years One Life and is known for Feng Baobao in I Am Nobody and films including I Went Through the Storm.

Wang Yu (actor)

Wang Yu (王羽, Jimmy Wang Yu, born Wang Zhengquan, 1943–2022) was a Shanghai-born martial-arts film star of Hong Kong and Taiwan, famous for One-Armed Swordsman (1967) and The Chinese Boxer (1970); distinct from a 1955–2008 Shaw actor, a 1992-born mainland actor, and lawyer Wang Yu.

Wanpichit Nimitparkpoom (วรรณพิชิต นิมิตรภาคภูมิ)

Wanpichit Nimitparkpoom (ตี๋ตี๋ วันพิชิต นิมิตภาคภูมิ), known as TeeTee, Thai actor and singer born 2005 in Chiang Mai; Domundi TV artist, DEXX member, Ghlai in Your Sky (2024) and lead Duang in Duang with You (2026).

Wi Ha-joon (위하준)

Wi Ha-joon (위하준), born 1991 in Wando County, is a South Korean actor and model under MSTeam Entertainment, known as Detective Hwang Jun-ho in Squid Game and for Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, Midnight, Little Women, and The Worst of Evil.

Will Ashley (actor)

Will Ashley De Leon is a Filipino actor who began on GMA at age 11 (Villa Quintana, Alyas Robin Hood), broke through in Balota and Bar Boys: After School, won EDDYS and Urian Best Supporting Actor, and starred in PBB Celebrity Collab Edition.

Will Yun Lee

Will Yun Lee is a Korean-American actor born in Arlington, Virginia, known as Colonel Moon in Die Another Day, Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon, and Dr. Alex Park in The Good Doctor, with a Taekwondo background and roles in The Wolverine, Elektra, and Sleeping Dogs.

Won Bin (원빈)

Won Bin (원빈), real name Kim Do-jin (김도진), born 1977, is a South Korean actor famous for Autumn in My Heart, Taegukgi, Mother, and The Man from Nowhere (2010), his last acting role; he has since appeared only in commercials.

Woo Da-vi (우다비)

Woo Da-vi (우다비) is a South Korean actress born in 1999, known for playing Hong Ju-ran in the 2024 tvN series Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born.

Worapong Walor (วรพงษ์ วาเลาะ)

Worapong Walor (วรพงษ์ วาเลาะ), known as Save, is a Thai actor under DOMUNDI TV (DMD Gen 4), born 2003 in Bangkok; debut 2024 in Your Sky as Hia, first lead as Wan in Mr. Fanboy (2026).

Wu Jing (吴京) (actor)

Wu Jing is a Chinese martial artist, actor, and director born in 1974. He is known for the blockbuster film Wolf Warrior 2 and the The Wandering Earth franchise.

Wu Jinyan

Wu Jinyan (呉謹言, born 1990, Dujiangyan, Sichuan) is a Chinese actress and former ballet dancer, famous as Wei Yingluo (魏璎珞) in Story of Yanxi Palace (2018), later in The Double, Kill Me Love Me, and ORIGIN.

Xander Pang

Xander Pang (born 2001, Singapore) is a Singaporean stage and screen actor, son of Adrian and Tracie Pang of Pangdemonium. Known for Light Yagami in Death Note: The Musical at the Barbican (2026), Connor Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen, and his film debut in Dream Stall.

Xian Lim

Xian Lim (Alexander Xian Cruz Lim-Uy; born 1989) is a Filipino-Chinese actor, director, singer, and pilot who rose to fame on ABS-CBN starting in 2008.

Xiao Zhan (肖战)

Xiao Zhan (肖战), born 1991 in Chongqing, is a Chinese actor and singer, formerly of X NINE, famous as Wei Wuxian in The Untamed (2019), known for Legend of Zanghai, Gezhi Town, the Made To Love sales record, and the 2020 AO3 fan-reporting controversy.

Xing Fei (邢菲)

Xing Fei (邢菲, Fair Xing), born 1994, in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, is a Chinese actress and former acrobat known for Put Your Head on My Shoulder (2019) and This Thriving Land (2025).

Xu Jinglei

Xu Jinglei (徐静蕾, born 1974, Beijing) is a Chinese actress, director, and screenwriter, one of the 'Four Little Flower Actresses'; Silver Seashell winner for Letter from an Unknown Woman and first mainland female director with a 100-million-yuan film.

Xu Kai

Xu Kai (许凯, Soso), born 1995 in Shenzhen, is a Chinese actor and former model signed to Huanyu Entertainment, known for Fucha Fuheng in Story of Yanxi Palace and later leads in Ancient Love Poetry and Moonlit Reunion.

Xu Ruohan (徐若晗)

Xu Ruohan (徐若晗), also romanized Xu Ruo Han, is a Chinese actress born 1998 in Xi'an, a Beijing Film Academy animation graduate discovered by Jackie Chan for My Diary (2018), known for The Forbidden Flower (2023) and The Best Thing (2025).

Yamato Kochi (河内大和)

Yamato Kochi (河内大和) is a Japanese actor known for his Shakespeare work and founding G.GARAGE/// in 2013. He won the Newcomer Actor Award for the film Exit 8.

Yang Dong-geun

Yang Dong-geun (양동근, 梁東根), also known as YDG, born 1979 in Seoul, is a South Korean actor and hip-hop artist, Baeksang child actor winner, Address Unknown breakout, Squid Game 2-3 cast member.

Yang Mi (杨幂)

Yang Mi (杨幂, born 1986) is a Beijing-born Chinese actress, singer, and producer, a Beijing Film Academy graduate famous for Palace (2011) and Eternal Love, co-founder of Jaywalk Media, and a 2025 Magnolia nominee for This Thriving Land.

Yang Se-jong (양세종)

Yang Se-jong (양세종, born 1992) is a South Korean actor who debuted in Dr. Romantic (2016), won the 54th Baeksang Best New Actor for Temperature of Love, served in the military 2020-2021, and stars in Spooky in Love (2026).

Yang Yang (actor)

Yang Yang (杨洋), born 1991 in Shanghai, is a Chinese actor known for starring in Love O2O, The King's Avatar, and You Are My Glory.

Yang Zi (actress)

Yang Zi (杨紫, Andy, b. 1992 Beijing) is a mainland Chinese actress, child star of Home with Kids, lead of Battle of Changsha, Ashes of Love, Lost You Forever, Life Tree, and Jia Ye; distinct from Michelle Yeoh (杨紫琼) and short-drama actress Yang Ziyi (杨紫艺).

Yassi Pressman

Yassi Pressman (Yasmin Isabel Yasto Pressman), Filipina-British actress, dancer, singer and host born 1995 in Hong Kong; known as Alyana in FPJ's Ang Probinsyano, Awit Award winner, and since 2026 a producer of Tubig to Handle and Little Hope.

Yayan Ruhian

Yayan Ruhian (born 1968, Tasikmalaya, Indonesia) is a pencak silat master, fight choreographer, and actor famous as Mad Dog in The Raid, later in Star Wars, John Wick 3, and The Furious.

Yeo Jin-goo (여진구)

Yeo Jin-goo (여진구), born 1997, is a South Korean actor who debuted as a child in Sad Movie (2005), broke through with Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013), and starred in The Crowned Clown, Hotel Del Luna, and Beyond Evil.

Yeom Hye-ran (염혜란)

Yeom Hye-ran (염혜란), born 1976 in Yeosu, is a South Korean actress who moved from two decades of theater to acclaimed screen roles in The Uncanny Counter, The Glory, Mask Girl, and When Life Gives You Tangerines, winning consecutive Baeksang supporting-actress awards.

Yeon Jung-hoon (연정훈)

South Korean actor and television entertainer Yeon Jung-hoon is famous for his roles as Lee Dong-wook in East of Eden and his participation in the variety show 2 Days & 1 Night.

Yeon Woo-jin (연우진)

Yeon Woo-jin (연우진, born Kim Bong-hoe, 1984) is a South Korean actor who debuted in the 2009 film Friends? and stars in Daily Dose of Sunshine and the 2026 ENA drama Honour as Baek Tae-joo.