In the Chinese movie "Mac Ly" currently airing, the character of young emperor Mac Yen Ky, who looks outwardly playful and carefree but is actually full of calculation, is noticed by the audience. The role is played by actor Tu Uy La, born in 2010.
Initially, the audience thought that this was a new face stepping into acting. But then, some fans quickly realized that this boy was the actor who played Lang Tieu as a child in the hit movie "Taking the Name of a Family" which became famous in 2020.
Now, that boy has become a thanh tú, khôi ngô teenager. At the age of 16, standing in front of the camera, Tu Uy La's face has lost its childish chubby features, making many viewers not recognize him.
In "Mac Ly", Uy La's role of Mac Yen Ky is a smart, resourceful young emperor who is still a bit young.
After Emperor Qian died, Empress Dowager Guo Jin originally wanted to proclaim herself emperor, but was opposed by the Ly Son Library, so she switched to bringing her young son to the throne as a puppet, and herself stood behind the regent curtain.
Since ascending the throne, Mac Yen Ky only has the sole task of living well, not asking too many questions, and power is in Empress Dowager's hands. Raised by his own biological mother like a puppet for many years, this young emperor makes viewers extremely sympathetic.
During the day, he has to pretend to be naive and useless to survive. But in the dark, he is more alert than anyone. Although the screen time is not much, this character still attracts attention thanks to his natural and flexible acting and outstanding ancient costume spirit.
Tu Uy La debuted at the age of 7 and has participated in more than 60 films to date, considered the "busiest child star in Cbiz" and highly appreciated for her talent.
In 2017, he had his debut role in the movie "Dai Duong Vinh Dieu 2", from then on he almost became a "teenage role-playing expert" of famous male gods.
Not only taking on the role of young Lang Tieu of Tong Uy Long in "In the Name of a Family"; in the movie "Truong ca hanh", he also played A Su Na Chuan, a child of Ngo Loi.
In "The Painter Who Solve the Case", he played the role of Tam Duc in Dan Kien Thu's childhood; In "Freeing the World", he was given the role of Lan Tuc during Duong Duong's childhood.
Or Thanh Nghi's role as young Ly Tuong Di in "Lianhua Lau"; and even Hoang Canh Du's character in his youth in "The Snow Maze".
Tu Uy La also appeared in a series of films such as "King Khanh Nhat Thuong", "Smoke and Fire in My World", "Long Lac Khuc", "White Sun De Dang", "Vu Lam Linh"...
According to Chinese media, Tu Uy La not only possesses a bright appearance but also has good acting skills, tears can fall at any time and easily make the audience sympathize.
More importantly, every time he plays a childhood role of a famous actor, he creates a feeling that he is truly a miniature version of that person. Tu Uy La uses the acting ability of "one person, a thousand faces" to break the limits of the child actor image.
In recent years, he has continued to make a new breakthrough, from a "childhood role specialist" to becoming an actor who can take on complex characters himself.
In "Life is Beautiful", he plays Dinh Dat Nhi, the son of the character played by Ton Le. In the scene of knowing his father's affair, he was both tearful and tried to hold back his tears, then said: "I choose you, Mom". That line touched the hearts of many viewers.
Director Uong Tuan praised Tu Uy La for "has the depth of a mature actor".
