Acting credits
1
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Cao Yu
Camera
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
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Movies: 21Series: 2Crew credits: 22
TMDB ID: 92017
IMDb ID: nm1230960
Known for: Camera
Born: August 15, 1974
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1998 - 2026
Years active: 29
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q55696518
Also known as
曹郁
Other jobs
Director of Photography (18)Animation (1)Associate Producer (1)Cinematography (1)Creator (1)
Biography
Cao Yu is a famous cinematographer. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in feature film photography, and worked in photography at Beijing Film Studio.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Cao Yu.
In 3 weeks
Animation
Magic Atlas
2026 • Movie
Associate Producer
Village Rockstars 2
2024 • Movie
Director of Photography
Decoded
2024 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Cord of Life
2023 • Movie
Director of Photography
My Country, My Parents
2021 • Movie
Director of Photography
1921
2021 • Movie
Director of Photography
My People, My Homeland
2020 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Eight Hundred
2020 • Movie
Director of Photography
Forever Young
2018 • Movie
Director of Photography
Legend of the Demon Cat
2017 • Movie
Director of Photography
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe
2015 • Movie
Director of Photography
Eastern Bandits
2012 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Law of Attraction
2011 • Movie
Director of Photography
Color Me Love
2010 • Movie
Director of Photography
Driverless
2010 • Movie
Director of Photography
City of Life and Death
2009 • Movie
Director of Photography
Mountain Patrol
2004 • Movie
Director of Photography
Chicken Poets
2002 • Movie
Cinematography
Who Has Ever Seen the Festival of Wild Animals?
1998 • Movie
Director of Photography
Love in the Internet Generation
1998 • Movie
Director of Photography
Flowers from the Ashes
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Cao Yu.
