Biography

Xu Zirui, who goes by the English alias "Jerry", born October 14, 1994 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, is a Chinese mainland film and television actor and graduate from the Beijing Film Academy. In his early years, Xu was highly interested in the arts; singing, performing, and even playing piano. In 2008, his interests won him an award at the Chongqing Talent Art Competition. He first entered the entertainment industry by participating in the TV series "True Mother and Son", but had been in contact with the TV media industry since 2010. He participated in the recording of TV programs and performances of dramas as a guest in the early days, and became a regular guest on four TV stations. He continued to participate in the shooting of multiple advertisements and eventually had his break-through in 2015 as part of a Tomahawk F1 advertisement as well as work in the 2016 TV Series "Burnt Land". He used his advertisements as a launching point and in late 2016, participated as a trainee for Tianyu Media and won the top 20 in the Hunan competition area. As a result, he was invited to record and perform in the Sichuan Satellite TV drama "Secret Files", and later also became included in series such as "Thunderstorm", "Poppy Beauty", "River City Story: Mask", and "White-Haired Girl". Interested in his talent, Xu was invited regularly by Sichuan TV station as a guest to record "City of Beautiful Dreams", "Dialect Master", "Extraordinary Topics", "Marriage Academy", and "Number One Scholar's Unique Skills". He later went on to film many more series and films, winning Best Actor in the Internet Film and Television Industry Nova Program for his work in "Story of Jiangcheng" in 2018 as well as Best Actor Award at the China Film and Television Entertainment Year-end Ceremony. He is now employed as an actor for Beijing Ciwen Film and Television Production Co., Ltd.