Yu Ailei (Chinese: 余皑磊), born November 29, 1977 in Tangshan, Hebei Province, graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, is a Chinese actor. In 1997 he began appearing in television series. In 1999 he appeared in his debut film Warm Summer Ocean. In 2000 he starred in the crime drama Six Cases of Serious Crimes. In 2003 he played the lead role in the black comedy Wu Song Beat Me and received the Best Actor award at the Brussels International Festival of Independent Cinema. In 2006 he starred in the youth emotional drama Days Connected with Youth. In 2008, in the spy drama Yangtze River No.

1, he played the main character Wu Xianming. In 2010 he starred in the anti-war drama For a New China. In 2011 he appeared in the spy war drama Dark Red 1936. In 2014 he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 15th Chinese Film Media Awards for his role in the crime war film White Fireworks. That same year he starred in the costume drama The Legend of Wu Meiniang. In 2015 he appeared in the crime film Mr. Saved and played Yang Yuxi in the historical drama Young Shuai. In 2016 he starred in the crime romantic drama Screaming Mountain.