In 2012, Ou released his first single "Fake Movement", which won him the "Outstanding Newcomer" award at the
Chinese Music Awards. He made his official debut after winning 2nd place in
Hunan TV's singing competition
Super Boy in 2013. He won the "Most Popular Newcomer" award at the 14th
Top Chinese Music Awards. In 2014, Ou made his acting debut in
Hunan TV's music drama
Song of Vengeance. He also featured in the comedy film,
Temporary Family as his first big screen project. In 2015, Ou achieved recognition with his role in the youth film
The Left Ear by
Alec Su. He won the "Most Anticipated Actor" award at the 16th
Chinese Film Media Awards for his performance. In 2016, Ou starred in the romance film
Crying Out in Love, based on the Japanese novel
Socrates in Love. He also starred in the crime suspense film
Blood of Youth. In 2017, Ou co-starred in the fantasy epic film
Wu Kong and coming-of-age film
Fist & Faith. He also starred in the war film
The Founding of an Army, playing
Ye Ting. The same year, Ou featured in
Chen Kaige's fantasy mystery film
Legend of the Demon Cat. In 2018, Ou starred in the fantasy action web drama ''Hero's Dream''. In 2019, Ou starred in the crime film
Vortex, and aviation disaster film
The Captain as a pilot. He also featured in disaster film
The Bravest, portraying a firefighter; nationalistic film
My People, My Country, and
Guan Hu's war film
The Eight Hundred. On the small screen, Ou starred in romance drama
Love Under the Moon alongside
Victoria Song.
Forbes China listed Ou under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields. == Filmography ==