Jiang Wen
- Name: Jiang Wen
- Native name: 姜文
- Nationality: Chinese
- Gender: Male
- Born: January 5, 1963
- Age: 61
Born in Tangshan, Hebei, in a family of military personnel, Jiang relocated to Beijing at the age of ten. In 1980, he entered China's foremost acting school, the Central Academy of Drama, graduating in 1984. That same year, he started acting both on the stage (with the China Youth Theater) and in films.
After appearing in many television series and films, Jiang became known in China for his role in the 1992 television series A Native of Beijing in New York, which made him one of the most popular actors of his generation. In addition to these he also starred in Hibiscus Town (1984), Black Snow (1990), The Emperor's Shadow (1996) and The Soong Sisters (1997). Apart from Red Sorghum, Jiang also collaborated with Zhang Yimou for the 1997 film Keep Cool.
Jiang wrote and directed his first film in 1994, In the Heat of the Sun, adapted from a novel by Wang Shuo. A tale set in the Cultural Revolution, it won for its young lead actor Xia Yu the Best Actor prize at the Venice Film Festival and garnered six Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan. Jiang's second feature film, Devils on the Doorstep, set during the Japanese occupation of China in the early 1940s, won him the Grand Prix in the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. In 2001 he was a member of the jury at the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival.
Jiang has also acted in television series, such as Da Qing Fengyun (2006), in which he played Hong Taiji.
Jiang was married to French actress Sandrine Chenivisse, with whom he has a daughter. He is now married to Chinese actress Zhou Yun and they have two sons.
In 2013 he was named as a member of the jury at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.
Source: Wikipedia Edit Biography
Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Kan Qiu Ji | 0.0 |
Screenwriter & Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Hidden Man | 7.4 |
Gone with the Bullets | 7.3 |
Let the Bullets Fly | 7.3 |
The Sun Also Rises | 7.9 |
Devils on the Doorstep | 7.8 |
In the Heat of the Sun | 7.8 |
Drama
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Man of the Times
Chinese Drama, 0000, 80 eps
Cao Cao
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Memories of Beijing
Chinese Drama, 2012, 15 eps
[Himself]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Golden Marriage Season 2
Chinese Drama, 2010, 51 eps
[Commander]
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
The Shadow of Empress Wu
Chinese Drama, 2007, 62 eps
(Support Role)
|
7.9
|
Heroic Legend of the Chin Dynasty
Chinese Drama, 2006, 42 eps
Hong Taiji
(Support Role)
|
7.6
|
Chang He Dong Liu
Chinese Drama, 2004, 36 eps
Zhu Chang Ying
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
Da Zhai Men
Chinese Drama, 2001, 40 eps
Fu Tai [Lord]
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
A Native of Beijing in New York
Chinese Drama, 1993, 21 eps
Wang Qi Ming
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
I Love My Family
Chinese Drama, 1993, 120 eps
[Suspect] (Ep. 92)
(Guest Role)
|
10.0
|
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The Legend Hunters
Chinese Movie, 0000,
Wang Pangzi
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Curse of Turandot
Chinese Movie, 2021,
Emperor Khan
(Main Role)
|
7.2
|
Hidden Man
Chinese Movie, 2018,
Lan Qing Feng
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
Taiwanese Movie, 2016,
[Himself]
(Support Role)
|
9.5
|
Gone with the Bullets
Chinese Movie, 2014,
Ma Zouri
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
Till Death Do Us Part
Chinese Movie, 2011,
Train Driver
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
The Lost Bladesman
Hong Kong Movie, 2011,
Chancellor Cao Cao
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
Let the Bullets Fly
Chinese Movie, 2010,
Zhang Mazi
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
Let the Wind Carry Me
Taiwanese Movie, 2009,
[Himself]
(Guest Role)
|
6.0
|
The Founding of a Republic
Chinese Movie, 2009,
Mao Ren Feng [CNP general]
(Support Role)
|
6.9
|
The Sun Also Rises
Chinese Movie, 2007,
Teacher Tang
(Main Role)
|
7.9
|
Letter From An Unknown Woman
Chinese Movie, 2004,
Writer / Mr. Xu
(Main Role)
|
7.7
|
Jasmine Women
Hong Kong Movie, 2004,
Mr. Meng
(Support Role)
|
7.5
|
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Chinese Movie, 2003,
Lieutenant Li
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
My Father and I
Chinese Movie, 2003,
[Policeman]
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
Green Tea
Chinese Movie, 2003,
Chen Minglian
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
The Missing Gun
Chinese Movie, 2002,
Ma Shan
(Main Role)
|
8.2
|
Devils on the Doorstep
Chinese Movie, 2000,
Ma Da San
(Main Role)
|
7.8
|
Keep Cool
Chinese Movie, 1997,
Zhao Xiao Shuai
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
The Soong Sisters
Hong Kong Movie, 1997,
Charlie Song
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
The Emperor's Shadow
Hong Kong Movie, 1996,
Ying Jing
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
In the Heat of the Sun
Chinese Movie, 1994,
Ma Xiao Jun [Adult]
(Guest Role)
|
7.8
|
The Trail
Chinese Movie, 1993,
Lei Xiao Bao
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Moving Pictures: Sex in the New Chinese Cinema
Chinese Movie, 1993,
[Himself]
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Black Snow
Chinese Movie, 1992,
Li Hui Quan
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
Li Lian Ying, The Imperial Eunuch
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
Li Lian Ying
(Main Role)
|
7.8
|
Chun Tao - A Woman for Two
Chinese Movie, 1988,
Liu Xiang Gao
(Main Role)
|
10.0
|
The Last Empress
Chinese Movie, 1987,
Pu Yi
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Le Palanquin des Larmes
Chinese Movie, 1987,
Wei Hi
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Hibiscus Town
Chinese Movie, 1987,
Qin Shu Tian
(Main Role)
|
8.7
|
Red Sorghum
Chinese Movie, 1987,
My grandpapa
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
TV Show
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Produce 101 China
Chinese TV Show, 2018, 10 eps
(Ep. 10)
(Guest)
|
7.9
|
Behind the Headlines with Wen Tao
Chinese TV Show, 1998, 5000 eps
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
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