Jiang Wen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.3476

Gender

Male

Birthday

05-Jan-1963

Age

(63 years old)

Place of Birth

Tangshan, Hebei, China

Also Known As
  • 姜文
  • Γουέν Ζιανγκ
  • 강문
  • 姜小军

Jiang Wen

Biography

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.


Credits

Le palanquin des larmes Le palanquin des larmes (1986) Character: Wei Hi
The story of three generations of a family in Shanghai against the backdrop of tumultuous times.
乘着光影旅行 乘着光影旅行 (2009) Character: Self
Focusing on Mark Lee Ping-bin, one of the most talented and prolific cinematographers in Asia, the movie details the itinerant lifestyle of a deeply observant and philosophical artist and the tolls that his profession takes on his family life.
我們的那時.此刻 我們的那時.此刻 (2016) Character: Self
In 2013, the Golden Horse Film Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary. The ministry of Culture commissioned director Yang Li-chou to make a documentary about the history of Golden Horse. What is unique to this film is that it's not an ode to celebrities but about the role cinema plays in ordinary people's lives. It's a love letter to cinema, filmmakers and audiences.
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' (2017) Character: Self
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' is a 2017 documentary detailing the production of the standalone Star Wars film. The featurette explores the creative process, behind-the-scenes challenges, and collaborative efforts of the cast and crew in bringing Rogue One to the screen.
大太监李莲英 大太监李莲英 (1991) Character: Li Lianying
Set against the backdrop of the Boxer Rebellion and the takeover of the Forbidden City by foreign powers, the empress-dowager Cixi and her notorious chief eunuch fight a losing battle to preserve their corrupt and autocratic regime.
秦颂 秦颂 (1996) Character: Ying Zheng
Epic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.
绿茶 绿茶 (2003) Character: Chen Mingliang
A mysterious woman frequents tea shops and other places looking for the right man. A cup of green tea will show you the way to find your true love.
芙蓉镇 芙蓉镇 (1987) Character: Qin Shutian
Based on a novel by the same name written by Gu Hua, a melodrama about the life and travails of a young woman who lives through the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution.
我和爸爸 我和爸爸 (2003) Character: Police Officer
After Xiao Yu's mother died in an accident, she moved back to live with her birth father who she knows little about. Gradually, they grew to know each other and to accept each other for who they are.
红高粱 红高粱 (1988) Character: Yu
An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and set up an idealized quasi-matriarchal community headed by Jiu'er. When the Japanese invaders subject the area to their rule and cut down the sorghum to make way for a road, the community rises up and resists as the sorghum grows anew.
茉莉花开 茉莉花开 (2004) Character: Mr. Meng
Zhang Ziyi plays the youngest of three generations of women who leads lives in Shanghai. Joan Chen plays the great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother. The film recounts this family, the mistakes they make, and a cycle that the granddaughter breaks out of.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Character: Baze Malbus
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
最爱 最爱 (2011) Character: N/A
Set in a small Chinese village where HIV virus is spreading rapidly as a result of illicit blood trade, Mo shu wai zhuan revolves around De Yi and Qinqin are both estranged from their respective family because of their disease and unexpectedly find love with each other by their misfortunes.
阳光灿烂的日子 阳光灿烂的日子 (1995) Character: Adult Ma Xiaojun
Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals have free reign over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery known as "girls."
建国大业 建国大业 (2009) Character: Mao Renfeng
The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
天地英雄 天地英雄 (2003) Character: Lieutenant Li
A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is threatened by thieves, however, the two warriors might unite to protect the travelers.
一步之遥 一步之遥 (2014) Character: Ma Zouri
Set in 1920s Shanghai, Ma Zouri and Xiang Feitian establish a notorious beauty pageant called the Flowers Competition. All of the city's elite attend the gala event, but when Wanyan Ying unexpectedly wins, it sets into motion a series of tragic events that change their destinies.
鬼子来了 鬼子来了 (2001) Character: Ma Dasan
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 be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year?
有话好好说 有话好好说 (1997) Character: Zhao Xiaoshuai
A spurned lover seeks a rich man for revenge. A random onlooker — who witnessed the public assault committed by the rich man against the lover — seeks for monetary compensation for his smashed computer.
猫和老鼠:星盘奇缘 猫和老鼠:星盘奇缘 (2025) Character: Heavenly Master (voice)
During a chase inside a museum, Tom and Jerry find a magical object and end up being transported through time. Lost in a distant era, they will need to work together to find a way back home.
关云长 关云长 (2011) Character: Cao Cao
During the warring period of the three kingdoms, ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country, general Cao Cao, the real power behind the Emperor, enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land, Guan Yu. However, Guan Yu is a loyal friend of Cao Cao's enemy Liu Bei so to persuade the peerless warrior to fight, Cao Cao takes his beloved Qi Lan hostage. After leading Cao Cao's forces to victory Guan Yu sets out with Qi Lan to rejoin Liu Bei. Now Cao Cao has deemed him too great a threat to live, and on the journey he must face all the forces at the Emperor's command sent to destroy him.
邪不压正 邪不压正 (2018) Character: Lan Qingfeng
A martial arts-infused spy thriller set in 1937 Beijing. A time when China was lurching between revolution, prosperity, and chaos.
讓子彈飛 讓子彈飛 (2010) Character: Pocky Zhang
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.
寻枪 寻枪 (2002) Character: Ma Shan
After a policeman gets drunk and loses his service weapon, he frantically searches for his revolver and the killer who murdered his former lover.
本命年 本命年 (1990) Character: Li Huiquan
A man returns to his native Beijing after serving in a labor camp, to find that he has no family or prospects or friends. He tries to make a living, but his old underworld contacts drag him back into a life of crime.
狭路英豪 狭路英豪 (1993) Character: N/A
Officer Lei tracks down embezzler Chen Ziliang in Mongolia. Although Chen insists he was innocent, Lei must escort him across China to bring him to justice, but it soon becomes apparent that an unknown organization wants Chen killed.
你行!你上! 你行!你上! (2025) Character: Lang Guoren
To realize dream of music, a young man left home with his father to study. The family remained true to original aspirations, and broke through difficulties. One day, he is finally at top and conquered the world with peak performance at 17.
春桃 春桃 (1988) Character: 刘向高
In Beijing 1930s, a young woman is torn between her lover and her disabled husband.
宋家皇朝 宋家皇朝 (1997) Character: Charlie Soong
Ai-ling married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world's fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation.
图兰朵:魔咒缘起 图兰朵:魔咒缘起 (2021) Character: The Great Khan
The plot follows Princess Turandot who is cursed by a mysterious power emanating from three Mazovian bracelets that were given to her as birthday gifts. These bracelets’ life-draining effects cause the princess to becomes cruel, and gradually she loses her humanity.
末代皇后 末代皇后 (1987) Character: Pu Yi
There were three women lived with Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, during 1922 and 1924. Wan-jung, the Queen, ended up with being insane. Tan Yuling died. Wenxiu, a concubine, was eliminated from the Royal family. This is the story of the fate of three women, including the wife and cousin of who have a lesbian relationship
十二生肖 十二生肖 (2012) Character: Narrator
Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student and a Parisian woman, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.
太阳照常升起 太阳照常升起 (2007) Character: Tang
A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus, and the Gobi Desert.
一个陌生女人的来信 一个陌生女人的来信 (2004) Character: Mr. Xu
Peking, 1948. A winter night. A man returns home to find a letter awaiting him written by a woman before her death. in the letter she tells him the story of her love for him -a life-long passion that has not diminished over time, but one that he has never known. her story spans 18 years from the moment she -then a 13 year-old girl- sets her eyes on her new neighbor. she tells their brief but passionate love in her youthi the hardship she goes through raising their child alone, and their final encounter after the war, during which the man fails tor ecognize her and one which leaves her in despair. Now having lost her son, she no longer has the courage to live on. Only in a letter is she capable of telling him everything, for the first and the last time. shaken by the letter, the man searches his memory for the nameless woman.
宝莲灯 宝莲灯 (1999) Character: Niro Go (voice)
A young boy named Chen Xiang uses a magical lotus lantern to search for and rescue his mother, a goddess, from the cruel punishment she received from her brother, the king of the gods, for falling in love with a mortal man.



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