Wu Jing (actor)

Wu Jing ( zh, c=吴京, p=Wú Jīng; born 3 April 1974), also known as Jacky Wu, is a Chinese actor, martial artist and director of Manchu descent. Wu Jing has won first place in many Wushu Competitions and Tai Chi competitions across the nation. He is best known for his roles in various martial arts films such as '' Tai Chi Boxer'', '' Fatal Contact'', the '' Sha Po Lang'' films, and as Leng Feng in ''Wolf Warrior'', its sequel '' Wolf Warrior 2'', and most recently '' The Battle at Lake Changjin''. Wu Jing is one of the most profitable actors in China and his movies are often the highest grossed films in China. Wu ranked first on the ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2019 and 23rd in 2020.

Career

In April 1995, Wu was spotted by martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, Wu played Hawkman / Jackie in 1996 film '' Tai Chi Boxer'', his first Hong Kong film debut. Since then Wu has appeared in numerous mainland Chinese ''wuxia'' television series. He also worked with choreographer and director Lau Kar-leung in 2003 film '' Drunken Monkey''. Wu achieved success in Hong Kong action cinema for his role as a vicious assassin in 2005 film '' SPL: Sha Po Lang''.

In 2006, Wu continued his move into Hong Kong cinema by starring in the film '' Fatal Contact''. Wu is the male lead in 2007 film '' Twins Mission'', starring the Twins duo. He also worked on the police action film '' Invisible Target'' which was released in July 2007.

In March 2008, Wu made his directorial debut, alongside action choreographer Nicky Li, on his film '' Legendary Assassin''.
Wu played the Assassin in '' The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'' his American film debut.

Wu played Jing Neng in 2011 martial arts film '' Shaolin'' alongside Nicholas Tse, Andy Lau and Jackie Chan. Wu reprised a different role as Chan Chi-kit in the 2015 Hong Kong action film '' SPL II: A Time for Consequences''.

Wu directed and starred in the action war film ''Wolf Warrior'' and its 2017 sequel '' Wolf Warrior 2''. The latter film has become a hit at the Chinese summer box office and became the highest-grossing film in China.

In 2019, Wu starred in hit film '' The Wandering Earth'', based on a novella of the same name by Liu Cixin. When he discovered that the production team lacked funds to complete the film, he invested his own money to make up for the shortfall. The film ended up grossing worldwide, including in China but only 9 million for the rest of the world combined. It became China's third highest-grossing film of all time, 2019's third highest-grossing film worldwide, the second highest-grossing non-English film to date, and one of the top 20 highest-grossing science fiction films to date.

Personal life

Wu Jing and Xie Nan's relationship began in 2012 and they got married in 2014. On 25 August 2014, Xie Nan gave birth to their first child, a son Wu Suowei (吴所谓) (also named as Wu You (吴滺)). On 24 September 2018, they had a second son Wu Lü (吴律).

Filmography

Film

Television series

Accolades

References

External links

Wu Jing Official Chinese Blog

Wu Jing Official Website

Wu Jing's Weibo
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An interview with Wu Jing
by ''New Yorker''

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1974 births
20th-century Chinese male actors
21st-century Chinese male actors
Chinese film directors
Chinese male film actors
Chinese male television actors
Chinese male martial artists
Chinese people of Manchu descent
Chinese wushu practitioners
Living people
Male actors from Beijing
Manchu people
Martial artists from Beijing