Lei Jiayin (Chinese: 雷佳音; pinyin: Léi Jiāyīn; born August 29, 1983) is a Chinese actor best known for his roles in the films Guns and Roses (2012), How Long Will I Love U (2018), A Writer's Odyssey (2021), Full River Red (2023), and YOLO (2024), as well as the television series The First Half of My Life (2017), The Longest Day in Chang'an (2019), and A Lifelong Journey (2022).
In 2010, he acted in the theater play 21 Karat directed by He Nian, and 12 Angry Men adapted from the American film of the same name.
In 2013, Lei starred alongside Tong Liya in the urban melodrama Weaning, which was his first time using a dialect in a television series.
[20] In 2017, Lei starred in the romance television series The First Half of My Life adapted from the original novel by Hong Kong female writer Yi Shu.
The television series was a major ratings hit in China and Lei gained increased recognition with his portrayal.
[21] He then starred in period television series White Deer Plain adapted from Chen Zhongshi's representative work of the same name.
[28] The same year, Lei starred in the spy drama Peace Hotel as the courageous and resourceful hero Wang Dading.
[citation needed] Lei also starred alongside Jackson Yee in the historical mystery web series The Longest Day in Chang'an, which was adapted from Ma Boyong's novel of the same name.