Zhou Ye

Zhou Ye (Chinese: 周也; born May 20, 1998) is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles in the film Better Days (2019), the series Word of Honor (2021), Back From The Brink (2023) and Scent of Time (2023).

Early life and education
Zhou Ye was born in Chongqing, China in 1998 and moved to Huizhou, Guangdong when she was five years old. There, she attended Hua Luogeng Middle School.

She entered the IELTS class of the International Department in her first year of high school, chose liberal arts in her second year, and transferred to the media class in her third year. In 2016, Zhou took the Unified Entrance Examination for Art Majors in Ordinary Colleges and Universities as well as the National College Entrance Examination. With a national ranking of 36, she was admitted to Beijing Film Academy and became the first student from Huizhou to be enrolled in the school.

Career
In 2017, Zhou starred in her first film work, Beyond Belief, which was released in 2019.

In 2019, Zhou made her debut in the film Better Days, earning recognition for her antagonist role as a bully. For her portrayal of the role, she was subsequently nominated for the "Most Promising Actress" on the China Movie Channel (CCTV-6) M List as well as the "Best Supporting Actress" at the 27th Huading Awards, 14th Asian Film Awards and 33rd Golden Rooster Awards. She participated in the opening ceremony of the 28th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival and was included as one of the 32 actors in the China Movie Channel Young Actors Project.

On July 11, 2020, she participated in the recording of the game variety show Happy Camp's summer special program "Stand Firm" broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV.

On February 22, 2021, the costume martial arts web series Word of Honor was aired on Youku, and Zhou played the weird little girl witch, Gu Xiang. On May 4, the revolutionary historical drama The Cradle was broadcast, in which she played Tang Susu, a childcare worker. On May 13, she joined Tencent Video's variety show Wonderland (50km Taohuawu) as one of the "residents" (cast members). On May 14, she participated in the fourth episode of Zhejiang Satellite TV's variety show Keep Running Season 5. On June 12, she won the award of "Promising Actress of the Year" at the Weibo Movie Night 2021. On June 21, the youth campus drama Reset in July was aired on Tencent Video, with Zhou playing the supporting role of Liu Xichuan. On July 1, the historical film 1921 celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party was released and Zhou played Yang Kaihui in the film. On July 9, the film she starred in, Chinese Doctors, adapted from true stories in the fight against COVID-19, was released nationwide. On July 30, she participated in Hunan Satellite TV's business experience variety show Chinese Restaurant Season 5. On November 19, the film about the Second Sino-Japanese War, Railway Heroes, was released nationwide, with Zhou playing the nurse Zhuang Yan.

On January 26, 2022, Zhou collaborated with Xiao Shunyao, Jiang Yiqiao and Hou Minghao at the 2022 Hunan Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala to sing the opening song "Fu Hu Yao Qing Chun". On April 22, she participated in the seventh episode of Zhejiang Satellite TV's variety show Ace vs Ace Season 7.

On January 22, 2023, she participated in the 2023 Dragon TV Spring Festival Gala and cooperated with Wang Anyu to cover the song "You Are My Magic" of Accusefive. On April 23, the TV series Youth in the Flames of War was broadcast, with her playing the role of Lin Huajun, the campus belle of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Peking University during the years in the National Changsha Provisional University. On April 28, the romance film Yesterday Once More was released, in which she co-starred with Arthur Chen and played Han Shuyan. On May 9, the costume fantasy romance series Back From The Brink was aired on Youku, in which she co-starred with Hou Minghao and played Yan Hui. On August 8, the crime film No More Bets was released and Zhou played the girlfriend of the scam victim in the film. On September 9, the romance fantasy film Flaming Cloud she starred in was released nationwide. On October 13, the costume series Scent of Time was aired on Youku, in which she co-starred with Wang Xingyue and played Hua Qian. On November 30, the urban romance series Love Me, Love Your Voice was aired on Tencent Video, in which she co-starred with Tan Jianci and played Gu Sheng.

On March 1, 2024, the urban romance series Everyone Loves Me was aired on Youku and aired on March 19 on Netflix, in which Zhou co-starred with Lin Yi and played the game concept designer Yue Qianling. On June 22, the film Moments We Shared she co-starred with Peng Yuchang was released, in which she played Cheng Shuang.

Other activities
In July 2021, Zhou Ye donated 200,000 yuan for the heavy rain disaster in Henan.