# Huang Jingyu (黄景瑜)
**Huang Jingyu** (黄景瑜; born 1992), known internationally as Johnny Huang, is a Chinese actor and model from Dandong, Liaoning. He entered the industry in 2016 by starring in the web series *[Addicted](https://www.edgepedia.org/addicted-web-series)* (上瘾), and became known for film and television roles in uniform, most notably the sniper Gu Shun in *Operation Red Sea* (2018), for which he was nominated for the 34th Hundred Flowers Award for Best Newcomer and won Best Newcomer at the 13th Asian Film Awards.[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%BB%83%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C-johnny-huang-231461405?lang=zh_tw) • [2](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3070188/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992, Dandong, Liaoning, China[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%BB%83%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C-johnny-huang-231461405?lang=zh_tw) |
| Professions | Actor and model; a professional model before entering acting in 2016[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%BB%83%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C-johnny-huang-231461405?lang=zh_tw) • [3](https://m.thepaper.cn/baijiahao_16221433) |
| Breakout | *Addicted* (2016, web series); *Operation Red Sea* (2018) as sniper Gu Shun[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%BB%83%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C-johnny-huang-231461405?lang=zh_tw) |
| Awards | Best Newcomer, 13th Asian Film Awards (2019, *Operation Red Sea*); nominated 34th Hundred Flowers Best Newcomer; Best Actor in a contemporary drama, 24th Huading Awards (*Moonshine and Valentine*)[2](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3070188/) • [1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%BB%83%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C-johnny-huang-231461405?lang=zh_tw) |
| Recognition | Ranked 28th on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list, August 2019[4](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/johnny-huang-231461405?lang=en_us) |
| Signature genre | Military, police, and crime roles: Li Fei in *The Thunder*, Chang Zheng in *Chasing the Undercurrent*, Zheng Bei in *The First Shot*[5](https://www.weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404951257948487687) • [2](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3070188/) |
| Recent lead role | Prosecutor Chen Yizhong in the legal drama *Forging Justice* (重器, 2026), his first prosecutor part[6](https://k.sina.com.cn/article_7879922982_1d5ae15260680b9qp8.html) |
## Early career
Before acting, Huang worked as a professional model. In a 2021 interview with *China City News* he said that before 2016 he was a working model and entered the entertainment industry by chance through a web series.[3](https://m.thepaper.cn/baijiahao_16221433) That series was *Addicted*, in which he starred in 2016; the role moved him from an obscure model to an idol with nearly two million fans within about two months, according to a Guilin Evening News profile.[7](https://epaper.guilinlife.com/glwb/images/2018-03/13/22/WB22.pdf) The same year he appeared in the black comedy film *Gun and Gun Flower* (枪炮腰花).[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%BB%83%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C-johnny-huang-231461405?lang=zh_tw)
## Operation Red Sea and film work
**Breakout on the big screen.** In 2018 Huang played the sniper Gu Shun, a member of the Jiaolong Assault Team, in Dante Lam's naval-themed action film *Operation Red Sea*, set against the 2015 Yemen evacuation of Chinese nationals.[8](https://www.chinanews.com/m/yl/2018/02-18/8450548.shtml) The film became a strong performer in the Spring Festival slot, with its box office approaching 400 million yuan early in its run and later passing 3.3 billion yuan.[8](https://www.chinanews.com/m/yl/2018/02-18/8450548.shtml) • [7](https://epaper.guilinlife.com/glwb/images/2018-03/13/22/WB22.pdf) A People's Daily profile reported that across the film's 12 large-scale scenes, with tanks, gunfire, and explosions, Huang never used a stunt double.[9](https://ent.people.com.cn/n1/2019/0531/c1012-31114840.html)
The role brought award recognition: a nomination for Best Newcomer at the 34th Hundred Flowers Awards in 2018, and the Best Newcomer prize at the 13th Asian Film Awards in 2019.[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%BB%83%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C-johnny-huang-231461405?lang=zh_tw) • [2](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3070188/) Also in 2018 he won the 24th Huading Award for Best Actor in a contemporary television drama for the fantasy romance *[Moonshine and Valentine](https://www.edgepedia.org/moonshine-and-valentine)* (结爱·千岁大人的初恋).[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%BB%83%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C-johnny-huang-231461405?lang=zh_tw)
He followed with Han Han's racing comedy *Pegasus* (2019) as Lin Zhendong, a role he reprised in *Pegasus 2* (2024) and *Pegasus 3* (2026), and appeared in the historical film *Decisive Moment* (决胜时刻, 2019).[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%BB%83%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C-johnny-huang-231461405?lang=zh_tw) • [2](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3070188/) In August 2019 he placed 28th on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.[4](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/johnny-huang-231461405?lang=en_us) Later films include *Wild Grass* (荞麦疯长, 2020) as Wu Feng, the prosecutor-perspective crime film *The Procurator* (检察风云, 2023) as [Li Rui](https://www.edgepedia.org/li-rui), and the peacekeeping action film *Formed Police Unit* (维和防暴队, 2024) as Yu Weidong, based on the real overseas deployments of Chinese peacekeeping police.[2](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3070188/)
## Television career
Huang's television work has leaned heavily toward police, military, and crime drama. In *The Thunder* (破冰行动, 2019) he played the anti-narcotics officer Li Fei, a performance that made audiences remember the character rather than the celebrity, as a [People's Daily](https://www.edgepedia.org/peoples-daily) profile put it.[9](https://ent.people.com.cn/n1/2019/0531/c1012-31114840.html) He then played the special-forces romance lead in *My Dear Guardian* (爱上特种兵, 2021), appeared in the military drama *Ace Troops* (王牌部队, 2021), and starred as the young detective Chang Zheng in *Chasing the Undercurrent* (罚罪, 2022).[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%BB%83%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C-johnny-huang-231461405?lang=zh_tw) • [5](https://www.weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404951257948487687)
In 2023 he played fire station captain Lin Luxiao in *Bright Eyes in the Dark* (他从火光中走来).[5](https://www.weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404951257948487687) 2024 was a dense year: the spy drama *Lost Identity* (孤战迷城) with Xin Zhilei in June, the 1990s anti-drug drama *The First Shot* (雪迷宫) as Zheng Bei in September, and the suspense romance *Love Song in Winter* (冬至) in December.[2](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3070188/) In 2025 he returned in the crime sequel *The Punishment* (罚罪2) as Qin Feng, which premiered on iQIYI on 25 December.[2](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3070188/)
## Forging Justice and a change of direction
**A first prosecutor role.** In the legal-era drama *Forging Justice* (重器), broadcast on CCTV-8 and iQIYI in 2026, Huang plays Chen Yizhong, a prosecutor who begins in 1979 as a grassroots court clerk and grows into a backbone prosecutor over 18 years.[6](https://k.sina.com.cn/article_7879922982_1d5ae15260680b9qp8.html) The character is a deliberate departure from his usual hard-edged parts: a bookish, soft-spoken legal idealist who rides an old bicycle, carries a canvas bag, and holds to the principle that every defendant is presumed innocent until the court convicts him.[6](https://k.sina.com.cn/article_7879922982_1d5ae15260680b9qp8.html) To prepare, Huang interned at a procuratorate (china's state prosecution office; where prosecutors work), copying case files and organizing records, and folded details such as ink-stained fingertips into the performance.[10](https://www.sina.cn/news/article/nimreri2490741.html)
Reception was divided. Many viewers praised the restraint of the performance, including a widely shared wordless scene in which he conveys the character's tension only through tensed veins on his hand and fingers drawing a timeline, and the drama broke a months-long ratings slump in CCTV-8's prime-time slot when it premiered.[10](https://www.sina.cn/news/article/nimreri2490741.html) • [11](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-08-25/detail-inipnisy9787813.d.html) Critics argued that his delivery was flat in places and that he was outmatched opposite veteran actors such as Wu Yue and [Yu Hewei](https://www.edgepedia.org/yu-hewei).[11](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-08-25/detail-inipnisy9787813.d.html)
## Reception and typecasting
Huang's career has drawn a recurring critical pattern: strong fit with action and uniform roles, and debate over range elsewhere. A 2022 Sohu retrospective noted that after *Addicted*, *Moonshine and Valentine*, and *Operation Red Sea*, his performances in many later roles showed highly similar expressions, and that his line delivery as Li Fei seemed stiff opposite seasoned actors such as [Wu Gang](https://www.edgepedia.org/wu-gang).[12](https://www.sohu.com/a/514262838_121297330) • [13](https://www.sohu.com/a/581273658_121297330) Discussion of *The Punishment 2* in 2026 raised similar points about emotional restraint in hard-man police roles, while crediting the Qin Feng role as a new exploration of a smooth, emotionally suppressed character.[14](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-02-21/detail-inhnpucs2176756.d.html?vt=4) Industry figures have spoken in his favor: producer Huang Jianxin praised his effort, noting he kept filming with a fever of 39.3 degrees Celsius, and *The Thunder* director Fu Dongyu called him "a real actor" after the series.[2](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3070188/)
He is not academy-trained, and has described acting as a process of learning through experience, saying in a 2022 interview that he wants to play roles with challenge and that "acting the way life looks" is his aim.[3](https://m.thepaper.cn/baijiahao_16221433) • [9](https://ent.people.com.cn/n1/2019/0531/c1012-31114840.html)
## Other work
Huang has released music tied to his screen projects, including the *Operation Red Sea* theme single (a solo version released in 2025), "Under the National Flag" on the 2021 album *Century*, and "Never Look Back," an insert song for *Pegasus 3* (2026).[15](https://music.apple.com/ae/artist/%E9%BB%84%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C/1354063624) He appears regularly on variety television, including *Mr. Housework 3* (2021), the racing competition show *Wind Chasers* (风驰赛车手, 2025), and *Go Anywhere* (现在就出发), whose fourth season he joined in 2026.[1](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%BB%83%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C-johnny-huang-231461405?lang=zh_tw) • [16](https://www.sina.cn/media/1989519725) His brand work includes serving as a global ambassador for [Ferragamo](https://www.edgepedia.org/ferragamo) (announced May 2026) and for ECCO, and as global brand ambassador for the automotive brand Qijing (启境).[16](https://www.sina.cn/media/1989519725) His Weibo account had about 24.97 million followers as of late 2026.[16](https://www.sina.cn/media/1989519725)
## References
1. [黄景瑜-Johnny Huang, iQIYI actor profile](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%BB%83%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C-johnny-huang-231461405?lang=zh_tw)
2. [黄景瑜个人资料, 1905电影网](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3070188/)
3. [青年演员黄景瑜：钟爱军旅题材 演绎中国军魂, 中国城市报 via The Paper](https://m.thepaper.cn/baijiahao_16221433)
4. [Johnny Huang, iQIYI English profile](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/johnny-huang-231461405?lang=en_us)
5. [独家对话｜演员黄景瑜：拍戏的过程也是学习的过程, 环球时报 via Weibo](https://www.weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404951257948487687)
6. [黄景瑜在《重器》中饰演什么角色？, 新浪剧评社](https://k.sina.com.cn/article_7879922982_1d5ae15260680b9qp8.html)
7. [桂林晚报, 2018年3月13日](https://epaper.guilinlife.com/glwb/images/2018-03/13/22/WB22.pdf)
8. [电影《红海行动》热映 主演黄景瑜感言和平可贵, 中国新闻网](https://www.chinanews.com/m/yl/2018/02-18/8450548.shtml)
9. ["破冰"后，黄景瑜：随波不逐流 未来不可欺, 人民网](https://ent.people.com.cn/n1/2019/0531/c1012-31114840.html)
10. [黄景瑜在《重器》中首次出演检察官角色有哪些突破？, 新浪新闻](https://www.sina.cn/news/article/nimreri2490741.html)
11. [观众对黄景瑜在《重器》中的演技评价如何？, 新浪新闻](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-08-25/detail-inipnisy9787813.d.html)
12. [从《上瘾》到《王牌部队》：6年了，黄景瑜为何越演越"回旋"？, 搜狐](https://www.sohu.com/a/514262838_121297330)
13. [同样演警察，李飞和常征有何不同？, 搜狐](https://www.sohu.com/a/581273658_121297330)
14. [黄景瑜在《罚罪2》里的表演为什么会被部分观众评价为'情绪投入不足'？, 新浪新闻](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-02-21/detail-inhnpucs2176756.d.html?vt=4)
15. [黄景瑜, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/ae/artist/%E9%BB%84%E6%99%AF%E7%91%9C/1354063624)
16. [黄景瑜的微博, 新浪新闻](https://www.sina.cn/media/1989519725)
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