# Hu Yixuan (胡意旋) (actress)
**Hu Yixuan** (胡意旋, born 1995 in [Zhaotong](https://www.edgepedia.org/zhaotong), Yunnan) is a Chinese mainland actress who entered the industry in 2017 without formal acting training and is known for lead roles in web dramas such as *The Sleepless Princess* (《离人心上》), *Mr. He's Unforgettable Romance* (《[贺先生的恋恋不忘](https://www.edgepedia.org/unforgettable-love)》), and the 2023 suspense drama *Faithful* (《九义人》)[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%83%A1%E6%84%8F%E6%97%8B-hu-yixuan-238895405?lang=zh_cn) • [2](https://www.joox.com/mo/artist/5jLQSfbUabkhs47hhlpJFg%3D%3D).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1995, Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, China[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%83%A1%E6%84%8F%E6%97%8B-hu-yixuan-238895405?lang=zh_cn) |
| Education | Xijing University, accounting major, class of 2017; no acting training (non-科班)[3](https://news.xijing.edu.cn/info/1022/26370.htm) |
| Debut | 2017, web drama *I Cannot Hug You* (《无法拥抱的你》), as Xiao Can[2](https://www.joox.com/mo/artist/5jLQSfbUabkhs47hhlpJFg%3D%3D) |
| Breakout | *The Sleepless Princess* (《离人心上》, 2020); the Japanese profile reports the series passed 170 million views within about three days of release[4](https://www.cinemart.co.jp/article/news/20260617011443.html) |
| Award | "Annual New Force" (年度新生力量), 5th Golden Bone Blossom Online Film and Television Awards, 2021[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%83%A1%E6%84%8F%E6%97%8B-hu-yixuan-238895405?lang=zh_cn) |
| Acclaimed role | Lin Rulan (蔺如兰) in the suspense drama *Faithful* (《九义人》), Tencent Video, September 2023[5](https://wetv.vip/zh-cn/star/8200998?cid=bnxrqvuj65eoj01&cidTitle=%E4%B9%9D%E4%B9%89%E4%BA%BA) |
| Recent roles | Xie Yong'er (谢永儿) in *How Dare You!?* (《成何体统》, 2026) and Zhong Yu (仲羽) in *Ice Lake Rebirth* (《冰湖重生》, 2026)[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%83%A1%E6%84%8F%E6%97%8B-hu-yixuan-238895405?lang=zh_cn) • [6](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-04-08/detail-inhtuupx6448252.d.html) |
## Background and discovery
Hu Yixuan studied accounting at Xijing University in Xi'an and never intended to become an actress[3](https://news.xijing.edu.cn/info/1022/26370.htm). In 2017, a director saw photographs she had posted on Weibo and messaged her privately, first inviting her to shoot an advertisement and then to take part in a drama[7](https://m.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1696846716169512.html). That drama was the web series *I Cannot Hug You* (《无法拥抱的你》), in which she played the role of Xiao Can; she has described her entry into acting as a matter of chance rather than a long-held ambition[2](https://www.joox.com/mo/artist/5jLQSfbUabkhs47hhlpJFg%3D%3D) • [8](https://www.sohu.com/a/257391798_114941). After graduation she joined Danlu International Culture Communication (Beijing)[3](https://news.xijing.edu.cn/info/1022/26370.htm).
## Early career, 2017–2021
Her first lead came quickly. In 2018 she played the cat-transforming girl Ru Xiaolan in *I Was a Pet at the Dali Temple* (《我在大理寺当宠物》), her first female lead in a period drama, opposite Xu Kaicheng[2](https://www.joox.com/mo/artist/5jLQSfbUabkhs47hhlpJFg%3D%3D) • [3](https://news.xijing.edu.cn/info/1022/26370.htm). She also appeared that year as Bai Yin in *Summer's Desire* (《泡沫之夏》) on Zhejiang Satellite TV and starred as Chou Qingli in *Ugly Consort Is Coming* (《丑妃驾到》)[2](https://www.joox.com/mo/artist/5jLQSfbUabkhs47hhlpJFg%3D%3D).
Between 2019 and 2021 she built a run of heroine roles across costume and contemporary settings: Princess Wanjun (万筠灵), a princess hiding as a constable in *Tianji Twelve Palaces* (《天机十二宫》); Song Xiaowen in the CCTV-1 drama *Macau Family* (《澳门人家》), alongside [Simon Yam](https://www.edgepedia.org/simon-yam) and [Dong Jie](https://www.edgepedia.org/dong-jie); the dual roles of Mi Qiqi and Chou Qingli in *My Dear Lord* (《亲爱的义祁君》); the sleepless princess Chu Yue in *The Sleepless Princess* (《离人心上》); and the child psychological counselor Qin Yiyue in *Mr. He's Unforgettable Romance* (《贺先生的恋恋不忘》)[2](https://www.joox.com/mo/artist/5jLQSfbUabkhs47hhlpJFg%3D%3D) • [3](https://news.xijing.edu.cn/info/1022/26370.htm). In 2021 she received the "Annual New Force" award at the 5th Golden Bone Blossom Online Film and Television Awards[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%83%A1%E6%84%8F%E6%97%8B-hu-yixuan-238895405?lang=zh_cn).
## Transition to darker roles: *Faithful*
**Lin Rulan** marked a turning point. In *Faithful* (《九义人》), a suspense drama adapted from a Douban Read novel and led by Wu Qian, Li Jiahang, Qiao Zhenyu, and Hu Yixuan, she played a young woman who accuses a celebrated gentleman of assault and dies proving her innocence[5](https://wetv.vip/zh-cn/star/8200998?cid=bnxrqvuj65eoj01&cidTitle=%E4%B9%9D%E4%B9%89%E4%BA%BA) • [9](https://m.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1666753192168318.html). Hu called Rulan the first "special" role of her career, a sharp break from the sweet, cute characters she had usually played: the role demanded that naive warmth in the early episodes and repression and tragedy later, filmed out of sequence[7](https://m.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1696846716169512.html). Rather than staging the character in phases, she said she simply empathized with her, studying Rulan's loving family background to ground her kindness, and left her eyes consistently firm[7](https://m.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1696846716169512.html).
The shoot was hard. The courtroom bullying scene was filmed in eight hours in cold weather in a thin costume, and she stayed in a subdued mood through filming and for a time afterward[7](https://m.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1696846716169512.html). She said the character's toughness carried over into her own approach to problems[7](https://m.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1696846716169512.html). The series was later released in Japan under the title *Accusation of the Flowers: Nine Faithful Avenge in Misty Rain*, where she was interviewed alongside co-star Wu Qian[10](https://www.cinemart.co.jp/article/news/20240611009062.html).
## Expanding range, 2024–2026
In 2024 she played Anu in *Sword and Fairy* (《[又见逍遥](https://www.edgepedia.org/paladin-legend)》), an adaptation of the classic game, and Luo Yuting in the realist urban drama *Lucky House* (《好运家》)[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%83%A1%E6%84%8F%E6%97%8B-hu-yixuan-238895405?lang=zh_cn). In 2025 she took over the female lead Hong Ning in *Love Never Fails* (《落花时节又逢君》), an xianxia romance opposite Liu Xueyi; entertainment coverage reported that she stepped in as a replacement actress and completed reshoots of the female lead's scenes[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%83%A1%E6%84%8F%E6%97%8B-hu-yixuan-238895405?lang=zh_cn) • [11](https://yule.360.com/detail/4101048). That year she also appeared in a special supporting role in *Yan Hui Shi* (《雁回时》)[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%83%A1%E6%84%8F%E6%97%8B-hu-yixuan-238895405?lang=zh_cn).
In 2026 her profile rose with two contrasting parts. As Xie Yong'er in the transmigration costume comedy *How Dare You!?* (《成何体统》), which premiered on iQIYI on February 6, 2026, she played one of three people transported into a novel, a "scheming little white flower" for whom she reported preparing for two months of green-screen solo scenes and tens of thousands of words of character psychology[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%83%A1%E6%84%8F%E6%97%8B-hu-yixuan-238895405?lang=zh_cn) • [12](https://k.sina.com.cn/article_7879776328_1d5abd848068018wh4.html). Two months later, as Zhong Yu in *Ice Lake Rebirth* (《冰湖重生》), her battered, unglamorous look left many viewers saying they did not recognize the actress from her earlier sweet roles[6](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-04-08/detail-inhtuupx6448252.d.html). In September 2026 she moved back to modern drama as the sharp-tongued career woman Bu Tianna in *[Irreplaceable](https://www.edgepedia.org/irreplaceable-epvktfsm0j)* (《无可替代》), a role praised by audiences for its mix of haughty surface and loyal warmth[13](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-09-30/detail-initpxxr2432244.d.html?vt=4).
## Method and reputation
Because she did not train at a drama school, Hu says she keeps studying acting systematically between shoots[7](https://m.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1696846716169512.html). She has described her approach as empathizing fully with a character and supplying the psychological motivation the script does not spell out[14](https://k.sina.cn/article_2131593523_7f0d893302001msvm.html). Japanese coverage calls her a hard worker who won lead roles from zero acting experience and casts her as a "next-generation heroine", noting her work in *Love Never Fails* (released in Japan as *The Season When Flowers Scatter, I Vow My Love to You*)[4](https://www.cinemart.co.jp/article/news/20260617011443.html).
**Some details vary across databases.** Captain Watch lists her birth date as 1995, while iQIYI, WeTV, JOOX, and the *Beijing News* all give January 31, 1995[15](https://www.captainwatch.com/artiste/2164832/hu-yixuan). Her listed height also differs between profiles, 165 cm on JOOX and 168 cm on the Japanese profile[2](https://www.joox.com/mo/artist/5jLQSfbUabkhs47hhlpJFg%3D%3D) • [4](https://www.cinemart.co.jp/article/news/20260617011443.html). She also sings: her tracks include "Xin Fei" (心扉) on the *Love Never Fails* original soundtrack, released in 2025[2](https://www.joox.com/mo/artist/5jLQSfbUabkhs47hhlpJFg%3D%3D).
## References
1. [Hu Yixuan actor profile, iQIYI](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%83%A1%E6%84%8F%E6%97%8B-hu-yixuan-238895405?lang=zh_cn)
2. [Hu Yixuan artist page, JOOX](https://www.joox.com/mo/artist/5jLQSfbUabkhs47hhlpJFg%3D%3D)
3. [Hu Yixuan alumni profile, Xijing University News](https://news.xijing.edu.cn/info/1022/26370.htm)
4. [フー・イーシュエン（胡意旋）ってどんな俳優？｜アジア俳優名鑑#66, Cinem@rt](https://www.cinemart.co.jp/article/news/20260617011443.html)
5. [Hu Yixuan TV Shows and Biography, WeTV](https://wetv.vip/zh-cn/star/8200998?cid=bnxrqvuj65eoj01&cidTitle=%E4%B9%9D%E4%B9%89%E4%BA%BA)
6. [Hu Yixuan's unrecognizable transformation in 冰湖重生, Sina Entertainment](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-04-08/detail-inhtuupx6448252.d.html)
7. [出演高分剧《九义人》，胡意旋说当演员得沉到生活里｜演员新势力, The Beijing News](https://m.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1696846716169512.html)
8. [专访胡意旋：徐开骋老捏我的脸，争宠比不过猫咪, Sohu Entertainment](https://www.sohu.com/a/257391798_114941)
9. [电视剧《九义人》公布阵容，吴倩、李佳航、乔振宇、胡意旋加盟, The Beijing News](https://m.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1666753192168318.html)
10. [インタビュー｜「花の告発」フー・イーシュエン（胡意旋）, Cinem@rt](https://www.cinemart.co.jp/article/news/20240611009062.html)
11. [演艺风云起：胡意旋的挑战与成长, 360 Entertainment](https://yule.360.com/detail/4101048)
12. [演员胡意旋本人为塑造谢永儿这个角色付出了哪些努力, Sina News](https://k.sina.com.cn/article_7879776328_1d5abd848068018wh4.html)
13. [胡意旋新剧人设爆火：傲娇大小姐兼职场飒姐, Sina Entertainment](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-09-30/detail-initpxxr2432244.d.html?vt=4)
14. [专访 |《成何体统》胡意旋：拒绝被命运裹挟, Sina News](https://k.sina.cn/article_2131593523_7f0d893302001msvm.html)
15. [Hu Yixuan actor page, Captain Watch](https://www.captainwatch.com/artiste/2164832/hu-yixuan)
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