Hu Yitian

Hu was born on 26 December 1993 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. He majored in landscape architecture at Hangzhou Wanxiang Polytechnic. Hu worked briefly as a model before debuting as an actor.^[2][3]

Hu first appeared in a series of short films titled Cat Tree.^[4] He made his official debut in the youth drama Rush to the Dead Summer (2017), playing a minor supporting role.^[5]

Hu rose to fame with his role as Jiang Chen in the 2017 hit web series A Love So Beautiful, based on the youth romance novel To Our Pure Little Beauty by Zhao Gangan.^[6] Hu also performed the ending theme song for the series, titled It’s a Dream.^[3]

From February to April 2018, Hu appeared in the third season of the reality game show Twenty-Four Hours as a regular cast member.^[7] Hu was also cast in youth workplace drama Youth Should Be Early,^[8] and youth romance drama Unrequited Love.^[9]

In 2019, Hu featured in the esports romance comedy drama Go Go Squid! as a computer genius.^{[citation needed]} Despite his short appearance in the series, Hu gained popularity for his role. Forbes China listed Hu under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.^[10]

In 2020, Hu starred in Handsome Siblings, a wuxia drama based on Gu Long’s 1966 novel Juedai Shuangjiao; playing Hua Wuque.^[11] The series received positive reviews and high ratings, and Hu was praised for his portrayal of Hua Wuque.^[12] The same year, he starred in the republican mystery drama My Roommate is a Detective as a deduction genius.^[13] Hu received positive reviews for his humorous performance as a deduction genius, a stark contrast from his previous characters; as well as chemistry with co-star Zhang Yunlong.^[14]

• Hu Yitian on Weibo (in Chinese)