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Jiang Wen

Name in Native Language: "姜文" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)
Actor / Screenwriter / Film Director | * 01/05/1963 (61) | Tangshan, Hebei (People's Republic of China)
Jiang Wen (born 5 January 1963) is a Chinese actor, screenwriter, and director. As a director, he is sometimes grouped with the "Sixth Generation" that emerged in the 1990s. Jiang is also well known internationally as an actor, having starred with Gong Li in Zhang Yimou's debut film Red Sorghum (1986), and more recently as Baze Malbus in the Star Wars film Rogue One (2016). He is the older brother of fellow actor Jiang Wu. ()

Jiang Wen (born 5 January 1963) is a Chinese film actor, screenwriter, and director. As a director, he is sometimes grouped with the "Sixth Generation" that emerged in the 1990s. Jiang is also well known internationally as an actor, having starred with Gong Li in Zhang Yimou's debut film Red Sorghum (1986), and more recently as Baze Malbus in the Star Wars film Rogue One (2016). He is the older brother of fellow actor Jiang Wu.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown with the local godfather. ...

Let the Bullets Fly

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2010 | 3.8/5 | 2h 12min
Action, Comedy
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A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy. ...

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

FSK: 12+ years

2016 | 3.7/5 | 2h 13min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus, and the Gobi Desert. ...

The Sun Also Rises

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2007 | 3.7/5 | 1h 56min
Fantasy, Drama
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During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will ...

Devils on the Doorstep

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2000 | 4.1/5 | 2h 19min
Drama, War
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Awards & Nominations for Jiang Wen

Golden Horse Award for Best Director China Film Director's Guild Award for Best Director Prix France Culture Cinéma Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor (China)
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Movies with Jiang Wen as Actor(33)

as The Great Khan2021 The Curse of Turandot
as Lan Qingfeng2018 Hidden Man
as himself2017 The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
as himself2016 The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
as Baze Malbus2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Ma Zouri2014 Gone with the Bullets
as Narrator2012 Chinese Zodiac
2011 Love for Life
as Cao Cao2011 The Lost Bladesman
as Pocky Zhang2010 Let the Bullets Fly
as himself2009 Let the Wind Carry Me
as Mao Renfeng2009 The Founding of a Republic
as Suo2008 Flavor of Happiness
as Tang2007 The Sun Also Rises
as Mr. Xu2004 Letter from an Unknown Woman
as Mr. Meng2004 Jasmine Women
as Lieutenant Li2003 Warriors of Heaven and Earth
as Police Officer2003 My Father and I
as Chen Mingliang2003 Green Tea
as Ma Shan2002 The Missing Gun
as Ma Dasan2000 Devils on the Doorstep
as Niro Go (voice）1999 Lotus Lantern
as Zhao Xiaoshuai1997 Keep Cool
as Charlie Soong1997 The Soong Sisters
as Ying Zheng1996 The Emperor's Shadow
as Adult Ma Xiaojun1994 In the Heat of the Sun
1993 The Trail
as Li Lianying1991 Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
as Li Huiquan1990 Black Snow
as 刘向高1988 A Woman For Two
as Jiu'er's Husband1988 Red Sorghum
as Qin Shutian1987 Hibiscus Town
as Pu Yi1987 The Last Empress

TV Shows/Series with Jiang Wen as Actor(4)

as Baze Malbus (voice)2016 Star Wars: Go Rogue
as Teacher2014 Marriage Cuisine
as 军长2010 Golden Wedding
as Wang Qiming1993 北京人在纽约

Movies with Jiang Wen as Crew(17)

Directing/Director2018 Hidden Man
Writing/Screenplay2018 Hidden Man
Directing/Director2014 Gone with the Bullets
Editing/Editor2014 Gone with the Bullets
Writing/Writer2014 Gone with the Bullets
Directing/Director2010 Let the Bullets Fly
Editing/Editor2010 Let the Bullets Fly
Production/Producer2010 Let the Bullets Fly
Writing/Screenplay2010 Let the Bullets Fly
Directing/Director2007 The Sun Also Rises
Production/Executive Producer2007 The Sun Also Rises
Production/Producer2007 The Sun Also Rises
Writing/Writer2007 The Sun Also Rises
Directing/Director2000 Devils on the Doorstep
Writing/Writer2000 Devils on the Doorstep
Directing/Director1994 In the Heat of the Sun
Writing/Screenplay1994 In the Heat of the Sun

Full Name: Wen Jiang
Born: Saturday, 01/05 1963 (January) in Tangshan, Hebei (People's Republic of China) (current age: 61 years + 105 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH), Standard Mandarin
Educated at: Central Academy of Drama
Member of: China Film Association
Spouses (current/former): Zhou Yun
Siblings: Jiang Wu
Other names for Jiang Wen (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"姜文"
"Γουέν Ζιανγκ"
"강문"
Jiang Wen frequently works together with these people:
Jackie Chan (7x, Actor)
Gu Changwei (7x, Crew)
Xu Jinglei (6x, Actress)
Donnie Yen (5x, Actor)
Ge You (5x, Actor)
Yun Zhou (5x, Actress)
Cao Juiping (5x, Crew)
Zhao Wei (4x, Actress)
Gu Changning (4x, Crew)
John Knoll (4x, Crew)
Zhao Fei (4x, Crew)
Gilbert Juarez III (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2165, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024