
Wang Hongwei
Acting
Biography
Wang Hongwei is a Chinese actor. Wang is perhaps best known for his work with director Jia Zhangke. The two men were classmates at the Beijing Film Academy when they began their professional relationship, with Wang starring in Jia's breakthrough short film Xiao Shan Going Home in 1995.
Born: September 3, 1969
Known For

Scholars Under Fire

CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch

Still Life
A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.

Pickpocket
A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt.

A Touch of Sin
Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.

Platform
China’s rapid changes from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, as seen through the lives of four performers in a theater troupe.

Miss You on the Missed Night
This is a story that takes place at night, with street corner restaurants, streetlights, a rain, and people coming and going, witnessing the missed and missed experiences of a father and daughter.

Imperfect Perfect Life
Crew member Lei Menghan, unable to repay his debts and with nowhere else to turn, reluctantly agrees to his ex-wife's request to take care of her current husband, Hua Chengzhi, a primary school principal who is paraplegic. In return, she promises to lend him the money needed to settle his debts. Throughout their time together, Lei Menghan and Hua Chengzhi face numerous challenges but gradually earn each other's trust through genuine efforts. Ultimately, after a series of events that bring them closer, they support and help each other grow. Together, they rekindle hope in their lives during their lowest points.

Ten Years
Five shorts reveal a fictional Hong Kong in 2025, depicting a dystopian city where residents and activists face crackdowns under iron-fisted rule.

The World
At Beijing World Park, a bizarre cross-pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center where visitors can interact with famous international monuments without ever leaving the city’s suburbs, a security guard betrays his dancer girlfriend by pursuing another woman.
Filmography
as Agent Lang
as (voice)
as Lao Jin
as Mr. Wang
as Li Jun
as Xiu Laoban
as 华成之
as Hong Wei
as Captain
as Cheung Kwan-Cheung (segment "Extras")
as 斌哥
as Xiao Lizi
as Dong Ming-Wan
as Sanlai
as Xiao Wu
as Four Eyes
as Cui Minliang
as Xiao Wu
as Xiao Shan