I Am the Actor (simplified Chinese: 我就是演员; traditional Chinese: 我就是演員) is a Chinese variety program produced by Zhejiang Television. The show is hosted by Zhang Guoli and Yi Yi, and features Wu Xiubo, Xu Zheng and Zhang Ziyi as mentors.[1] The first season of the show was called Birth of Performers, and Zhejiang TV renamed the show as I Am the Actor in the second season, which began airing in September 2018.[2]

I Am the Actor
我就是演员
GenreVariety show
Directed byWu Tong
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
Production
Production locationChina
Running time100:00
Production companyZhejiang Television
Original release
NetworkZhejiang Television
ReleaseSeptember 8, 2018 (2018-09-08) –
present
Related
  • The Birth of an Actor (2017)

After becoming a hit in China, Zhejiang TV formed a partnership in November 2018 with the American company IOI (founded by Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky) to co-produce an English version of the show for the global audience.[2][3]

Guests

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  • Episode 1:
  • Episode 2:
  • Episode 3:
  • Episode 4:
  • Episode 5:
  • Episode 6:
    • Guo Qilin (郭麒麟), Jing Chao (经超), Cao Jun (曹骏)
    • Xue Jianing (薛佳凝), Cao Xiwen, Wang Yang (王阳)
  • Episode 7:
    • Liu Huan, Lin Peng, Li Sheng (李晟)
    • Shen Chunyang (沉春阳), Du Ruoxi (杜若溪)
    • Sun Jian (孙坚), Zhang Meng (张萌), Tan Jianci (檀健次), Jiang Kaitong (江铠同), Fang Zibin (房子斌), Fan Tiantian (范湉湉)
  • Episode 8:
    • Zhang Zhilü (张植绿), He Dujuan (何杜娟), Hong Bingyao (洪冰瑶), Shao Weitong (邵伟桐)
    • Yin Xiaotian (印小天), Han Dong (韩栋), Jia Chenfei (贾晨飞), Yu Xiaotong (于小彤)
    • Liu Yase (刘雅瑟), Gao Xiaofei (高晓菲), Tian Yuan, Wang Wanjuan (王婉娟)

Episodes

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Episode # Broadcast Date Round # Session # Actors Repertoire Roles Result
1 8 September 2018 1-1
Actors compete
1
  • Xu Jiao
  • Hu Xianxu
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
  • Xu Jiao as Yu Jiaolong (玉娇龙)
  • Hu Xianxu as Luo Xiaohu (罗小虎)
Xu Jiao wins, 212 votes to 194
2
  • Zuo Xiaoqing
  • Ren Suxi
Back to 1942 (2012)
  • Zuo Xiaoqing as Gui Fen (桂芬)
  • Ren Suxi as Huazhi (花枝)
Ren Suxi wins, 216 votes to 209
3
  • Song Yang
  • Du Chun
The Advisors Alliance (2017)
Du Chun wins, 292 votes to 128
1-2
Actors collaborate with mentors
1
  • Du Chun
  • Zhang Ziyi
(离婚夫妻)
  • Du Chun as a husband (丈夫)
  • Zhang Ziyi as a wife (妻子)
2
  • Ren Suxi
  • Xu Zheng
(狂笑的男人)
  • Ren Suxi as a passerby (路人)
  • Xu Zheng as a man who laughs wildly (狂笑的男人)
2 15 September 2018 3
  • Xu Jiao
  • Wu Xiubo
(失窃之后)
  • Xu Jiao as a thief (小偷)
  • Wu Xiubo as a victim of theft (失窃者)
1-3
Chen Kaige's short film
1
  • Du Chun
  • Zhang Ziyi
(艳红)
  • Du Chun as Jin (金爷)
  • Zhang Ziyi as Yan Hong (艳红)
  • Zhou Yiwei (周一围) as Zhang Shaoqiu (张少秋)
Zhang Ziyi wins, 231 votes to 152
2-1
Actors compete
1
  • Janine Chang
  • Zhang Xinyu
Eighteen Springs (1997)
  • Janine Chang as Gu Manzhen (顾曼桢)
  • Zhang Xinyu as Gu Manlu (顾曼璐)
Janine Chang wins, 335 votes to 81
2
  • Kan Qingzi
  • Xu Lu
Soul Mate (2016)
  • Kan Qingzi as Qiyue (七月)
  • Xu Lu as Ansheng (安生)
Kan Qingzi wins, 321 votes to 104
3
  • Qi Xi
  • Tu Songyan
Echoes of the Rainbow (2010)
  • Qi Xi as Mrs. Luo (罗太太)
  • Tu Songyan as Luo (老罗)
Tu Songyan wins, 300 votes to 133
3 22 September 2018 2-2
Ann Hui's short film
1
  • Janine Chang
  • Wu Xiubo
(留情)
  • Janine Chang as Zhang Jinyun (张锦云)
  • Wu Xiubo as Mr. Wang (王先生)
  • Tu Songyan as a spy (特务)
Wu Xiubo wins, 228 votes to 154
3-1
Actors compete
1
  • Lan Xi
  • Wang Yuanke
  • Yang Rong
(后宫)
  • Lan Xi as An Yao (安瑶)
  • Wang Yuanke as Wan Qing (婉晴)
  • Yang Rong as Consort Jing (静妃)
Yang Rong wins, 186 votes to 172 (Wang Yuanke) and 63 (Lan Xi)
2
  • Jin Shijia
  • Song Yi
The Great Hypnotist (2014)
  • Jin Shijia as Xu Ruining (徐瑞宁)
  • Song Yi as Ren Xiaoyan (任小妍)
Jin Shijia wins, 318 votes to 107
3
  • Sun Qian
  • Zhang Xiaofei
Blind Mountain (2007)
  • Sun Qian as Chen Chunli (陈春丽)
  • Zhang Xiaofei as Bai Xuemei (白雪梅)
Sun Qian wins, 229 votes to 208
4 29 September 2018 3-2
Jia Zhangke's short film
1
  • Sun Qian
  • Xu Zheng
(自由发挥)
  • Sun Qian as a female actor (女演员)
  • Xu Zheng as a male actor (男演员)
  • Jin Shijia as a director (导演)
Xu Zheng wins, 237 votes to 148
4-1
Actors compete
1
  • Li Xiaomeng
  • Li Qian
(浪漫的事)
  • Li Xiaomeng as Song Xue (宋雪)
  • Li Qian as Song Yu (宋雨)
  • Peng Guanying (彭冠英) as Wu Deli (吴德利)
  • Bao Jianfeng as Guo Mingda (郭明达)
Li Qian wins, 308 votes to 114
2
  • Li Landi
  • Han Xue
The Flowers of War (2011)
  • Li Landi as Shu Juan (书娟)
  • Han Xue as Yu Mo (玉墨)
Han Xue wins, 222 votes to 203
3
  • Li Chun
  • He Hongshan
The Banquet (2006)
  • Li Chun as Empress Wan (婉后)
  • He Hongshan as Qing (青女)
Li Chun wins, 253 votes to 154
4-2
Actors' impromptu performance
1
  • Li Qian
  • Han Xue
  • Li Chun
(等待)
  • Li Qian, Han Xue, and Li Chun as a mother (母亲)
  • Xu Zheng as a police station director (派出所长)
5 6 October 2018 4-3
Lu Chuan's short film
1
  • Han Xue
  • Zhang Ziyi
(女儿)
  • Han Xue as Xiao Xin's mother (小新妈妈)
  • Zhang Ziyi as Xiao Wen's mother (小雯妈妈)
  • Li Landi as Xiao Wen (小雯)
Zhang Ziyi wins, 247 votes to 143
5-1
Actors compete
1
  • Yang Di
  • Cao Bingkun
  • Baby Zhang
  • Wang Maolei
One Night in Supermarket (2009)
  • Yang Di as Lun Tai (轮胎)
  • Cao Bingkun as He Sanshui (何三水)
  • Baby Zhang as Tang Xiaolian (唐晓莲)
  • Wang Maolei as Wang Chao (王超)
Wang Maolei wins, 272 votes to 228 (Cao Bingkun), 126 (Baby Zhang) and 108 (Yang Di)
2
  • Hai Lu
  • Jiang Mengjie
  • Zhang Xincheng
The Last Emperor (1987)
Jiang Mengjie wins, 242 votes to 101 (Zhang Xincheng) and Hai Lu (96); Zhang Xincheng is revived by Yu Hewei
3
  • Li Nian
  • Wang Xiaochen
The First Half of My Life (2017)
  • Li Nian as Luo Zijun (罗子君)
  • Wang Xiaochen as Tang Jing (唐晶)
  • Victor Huang as He Han (贺涵)
Wang Xiaochen wins, 233 votes to 214
6 13 October 2018 5-2
Joan Chen's short film
1
  • Wang Xiaochen
  • Yu Hewei (于和伟)
(公车上的曹操)
  • Wang Xiaochen as Mrs. He (何嫂)
  • Yu Hewei as He (老何)
Yu Hewei wins, 263 votes to 121
6-1
Actors compete
1
  • Guo Qilin
  • Jing Chao
  • Cao Jun
Soldiers Sortie (2006)
  • Guo Qilin as Bai Tiejun (白铁军)
  • Jing Chao as Shi Jin (史今)
  • Cao Jun as Xu Sanduo (许三多)
Guo Qilin wins, 166 votes to 142 (Cao Jun) and 122 (Jing Chao); Jing Chao is revived by Carina Lau
2
  • Xue Jianing
  • Cao Xiwen
  • Wang Yang
In Love We Trust (2007)
  • Xue Jianing as Mei Zhu (枚竹)
  • Cao Xiwen as Dong Fan (董帆)
  • Wang Yang as Xiao Lu (肖路)
Wang Yang wins, 183 votes to 146 (Xue Jianing) and Cao Xiwen (96)
7 20 October 2018 3
  • Liu Huan
  • Lin Peng
  • Li Sheng
Midnight Diner (2017)
  • Liu Huan as Mark (马克)
  • Lin Peng as Ai Zhen (艾真)
  • Li Sheng as Ling Ling (玲玲)
  • Kara Hui as a proprietress (老板娘)
Liu Huan wins, 193 votes to 128 (Li Sheng) and 114 (Lin Peng)
7-1
Actors compete
1
  • Shen Chunyang
  • Du Ruoxi
The Spring Festival (1991)
  • Shen Chunyang as Wang Mei (王梅)
  • Du Ruoxi as Cheng Ping (程萍)
  • Xiaoshenyang as Cheng Zhi (程志)
  • Liu Tianzuo (刘天佐) as Qin Dachuan (秦大川)
Shen Chunyang wins, 198 votes to 145; she is waitlisted by Xu Zheng and Zhang Ziyi
2
  • Sun Jian
  • Zhang Meng
  • Tan Jianci
  • Jiang Kaitong
  • Fang Zibin
  • Fan Tiantian
Beijing Love Story (2014)
  • Sun Jian as Wang Daqi (王大奇)
  • Zhang Meng as Hai Ping (海萍)
  • Tan Jianci as Chen Feng (陈锋)
  • Jiang Kaitong as Shen Yan (沉彦)
  • Fang Zibin as Su Chun (苏淳)
  • Fan Tiantian as Gao Xia (高霞)
Tan Jianci wins, 286 votes to 260 (Fan Tiantian), 135 (Zhang Meng), 129 (Sun Jian), 126 (Fang Zibin) and 75 (Jiang Kaitong)
8 27 October 2018 6-2
Hu Mei's short film
1
  • Liu Huan
  • Kara Hui
(儿子的歌声)
  • Liu Huan as a policeman (警察)
  • Kara Hui as a mother (母亲)
Kara Hui wins, 203 votes to 184
7-1
Actors compete
3
  • Zhang Zhilü
  • He Dujuan
  • Hong Bingyao
  • Shao Weitong
iPartment (2009)
  • Zhang Zhilü as Lü Ziqiao (吕子乔)
  • He Dujuan as Meijia (美嘉)
  • Hong Bingyao as Wanyu (婉瑜)
  • Shao Weitong as Zhanbo (展博)
Shao Weitong wins, 168 votes to 164 (Zhang Zhilü), 146 (He Dujuan) and 98 (Hong Bingyao); he is waitlisted by Wu Xiubo, Xu Zheng and Zhang Ziyi
4
  • Yin Xiaotian
  • Han Dong
  • Jia Chenfei
  • Yu Xiaotong
My Chief and My Regiment (2009)
  • Yin Xiaotian as Long Wenzhang (龙文章)
  • Han Dong as Lin Yi (林译)
  • Jia Chenfei as Zhang Milong (张迷龙)
  • Yu Xiaotong as Meng Fanliao (孟烦了)
Han Dong wins, 186 votes to 164 (Yu Xiaotong), 152 (Yin Xiaotian) and 132 (Jia Chenfei); he is waitlisted by Xu Zheng and Zhang Ziyi
5
  • Liu Yase
  • Gao Xiaofei
  • Tian Yuan
  • Wang Wanjuan
(外来妹; 1991)
  • Liu Yase as Jing (靓女)
  • Gao Xiaofei as A Fang (阿芳)
  • Tian Yuan as Xiu Ying (秀英)
  • Wang Wanjuan as Zhao Xiaoyun (赵小云)
Liu Yase wins, 252 votes to 210 (Wang Wanjuan), 148 (Gao Xiaofei) and 64 (Tian Yuan)
7-2
Selection of waitlisted actors
1 17 waitlisted actors
Fan Tiantian is revived by Lee Li-chun
8-1
Selection for mentor teams
1
  • Yang Rong
  • Li Chun
  • Hai Lu
Youth (2017)
  • Yang Rong as He Xiaoping (何小萍)
  • Li Chun as Lin Dingding (林丁丁)
  • Hai Lu as Xiao Suizi (萧穗子)
  • Xie Na as a team leader (分队长)
2
  • Li Landi
  • Guo Qilin
  • Tu Songyan
  • Ren Suxi
  • Jin Shijia
  • Zhang Xincheng
Reply 1988 (2015)
  • Li Landi as Lin Qiuyang (林秋阳)
  • Guo Qilin as Zhou Jianyu (周建宇)
  • Tu Songyan as Lin Jianjun (林建军)
  • Ren Suxi as Zhao Meilan (赵美兰)
  • Jin Shijia as Liu Haipi (刘海皮)
  • Zhang Xincheng as Zhou Chenxi (周晨曦)
  • Kou Zhenhai (寇振海) as Liu Ertie (刘二铁)
Jin Shijia joins Wu Xiubo's team; Li Landi, selected by Xu Zheng and Zhang Ziyi, joins Zhang Ziyi's team
9 3 November 2018 3
  • Zhang Xiaofei
  • Song Yi
  • Wang Yang
  • Du Chun
(潜伏; 2008)
  • Zhang Xiaofei as Cui Ping (翠平)
  • Song Yi as Zuo Lan (左蓝)
  • Wang Yang as Yu Zecheng (余则成)
  • Du Chun as Li Ya (李涯)
Wang Yang joins Xu Zheng's team
4
  • Fan Tiantian
  • Liu Yase
  • Kan Qingzi
  • Han Xue
Penitentiary Angel (女儿谷; 1996)
  • Fan Tiantian as Xiao Nanren (小男人)
  • Liu Yase as Pan Taohua (潘桃花)
  • Kan Qingzi as Ding Jing'er (丁静儿)
  • Han Xue as Lin Feifei (林霏霏)
Kan Qingzi joins Xu Zheng's team; Han Xue, selected by Wu Xiubo and Zhang Ziyi, joins Zhang Ziyi's team
5
  • Janine Chang
  • Liu Huan
  • Wang Maolei
  • Tan Jianci
Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield (2017)
  • Janine Chang as Ding Baiying (丁白缨)
  • Liu Huan as Lu Wenzhao (陆文昭)
  • Wang Maolei as Wei Zhongxian
  • Tan Jianci as Zhu Youjian
Tan Jianci joins Xu Zheng's team; Liu Huan, selected by Wu Xiubo and Zhang Ziyi, joins Wu Xiubo's team
10 10 November 2018 6
  • Xu Jiao
  • Sun Qian
  • Li Qian
  • Wang Xiaochen
  • Jing Chao
Ke Wang (1990)
  • Xu Jiao as
  • Sun Qian as
  • Li Qian as
  • Wang Xiaochen as
  • Jing Chao as
7-3
Stanley Kwan's short film
1 First Night Nerves (八个女人一台戏; 2018)

References

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  1. ^ "《我就是演员》定档9月8日 章子怡徐峥吴秀波化身"炼金师"". Entertainment China (in Chinese). 2018-09-05.
  2. ^ a b Li Ping 李平 (2018-12-19). "Hit Chinese variety shows in 2018 - Chinadaily.com.cn". China Daily. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  3. ^ Fan, Shuhong (2018-11-19). "Original Chinese Variety Show "I Am the Actor" Gets Picked Up in the US". RADII. Retrieved 2019-05-01.