Michelle Hu

Michelle Hu Ran (born 15 January 1990) is a Chinese actress best known for her roles in the crime film series From Vegas to Macau trilogy (2014-2016) and sci-fi series The Great Adventurer Wesley (2018). She is one of the frequent collaborators of director Wong Jing.

Biography
Hu was born on 15 January 1990, in a well-off family in Tianjin, China. Her father is a teacher and cultivated her from an early age. She learnt singing, violin and swimming, and had thought of becoming a singer when she was young. She later attended the Communication University of China to study information engineering and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering. After graduation, she temporarily worked as a technician. She was later introduced to director Wong Jing through a friend who worked at Wong's production company in 2010. Wong recognized her acting potential in acting and signed her as an actress. She became one of Wong's frequent collaborators collectively known as "Jing girl" (Chinese: 晶女郎). Hu featured in Wong's 2011 wuxia television series Twin of Brothers and 2012 romance comedy film Mr. and Mrs. Gambler. In 2014, Hu was cast in a supporting lead role as an antagonistic assassin in Wong's crime comedy film From Vegas to Macau. She reprised her role in the sequels From Vegas to Macau II and From Vegas to Macau III. She also co-led the 2016 action thriller film Mission Milano alongside Andy Lau and starred in a main role in 2017 crime thriller film Chasing the Dragon.

In 2018, Hu was cast as Bai Su, the female protagonist of the sci-fi series The Great Adventurer Wesley and began to receive public attention. She had a lead role in the 2021 crime thriller film Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong and appeared in the 2023 action thriller film Sakra.