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.Born in Tangshan, Hebei, in a family of
military personnel, Jiang relocated to Beijing at the age of ten. In
1973 he attended Beijing No. 72 Middle School, Where he studied
alongside Ying Da. In 1980, he entered China's foremost acting school,
the Central Academy of Drama, graduating in 1984. After graduation, he
was assigned to China Youth Art Institute as an actor. That same year,
he started acting both on the stage (with the China Youth Theater) and
in films.Jiang's debut role was in the film The Last Empress, where he
portrayed Puyi. He then starred in Hibiscus Town directed by Xie Jin;
his role as an intellectual revolutionary earned him the Best Actor
Award at the Hundred Flowers Awards. Jiang once again paired with
Hibiscus Town co-star in the film Chun Tao directed by Ling Zifeng.
Jiang was cast in Zhang Yimou's debut film Red Sorghum. Jiang also
featured in the France-Chinese film Tears of the Bridal Sedan, and his
first commercial film The Trial.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, based on the novel
Beijinger in New York, which made him one of the most popular actors
of his generation. In addition to these he also starred in Black Snow
(1990), Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch (1991), 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.
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.Born in Tangshan, Hebei, in a family of
military personnel, Jiang relocated to Beijing at the age of ten. In
1973 he attended Beijing No. 72 Middle School, Where he studied
alongside Ying Da. In 1980, he entered China's foremost acting school,
the Central Academy of Drama, graduating in 1984. After graduation, he
was assigned to China Youth Art Institute as an actor. That same year,
he started acting both on the stage (with the China Youth Theater) and
in films.Jiang's debut role was in the film The Last Empress, where he
portrayed Puyi. He then starred in Hibiscus Town directed by Xie Jin;
his role as an intellectual revolutionary earned him the Best Actor
Award at the Hundred Flowers Awards. Jiang once again paired with
Hibiscus Town co-star in the film Chun Tao directed by Ling Zifeng.
Jiang was cast in Zhang Yimou's debut film Red Sorghum. Jiang also
featured in the France-Chinese film Tears of the Bridal Sedan, and his
first commercial film The Trial.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, based on the novel
Beijinger in New York, which made him one of the most popular actors
of his generation. In addition to these he also starred in Black Snow
(1990), Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch (1991), 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.
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