Jiang Wen

Jiang Wen
姜文
Jiang in 2008
Born
Jiang Xiaojun

(1963-01-05) 5 January 1963
Tangshan, Hebei, China
Alma materCentral Academy of Drama
OccupationsActor, screenwriter, film director
Years active1986–present
Spouses
Sandrine Chenivesse
(m. 1997⁠–⁠2005)
(m. 2005)
Children3
Parent(s)Jiang Hongqi (father)
Gao Yang (mother)
RelativesJiang Wu (brother)
Awards
Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting Actor
1997 The Soong Sisters

Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest Director
2011 Let the Bullets Fly
Best Screenplay
2011 Let the Bullets Fly

Golden Horse AwardsBest Director
1996 In the Heat of the Sun
Best Adapted Screenplay
1996 In the Heat of the Sun
2011 Let the Bullets Fly
Best Film Editing
2007 The Sun Also Rises

Hundred Flowers AwardsBest Actor
1986 Hibiscus Town
1989 A Woman for two

Chinese name
Chinese姜文
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāng Wén
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese姜小軍
Simplified Chinese姜小军
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāng Xiǎojūn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggeung1 man4

Jiang Wen (born 5 January 1963) is a Chinese actor and filmmaker. He directed and starred in films such as In the Heat of the Sun (1994), Devils on the Doorstep (2000), The Sun Also Rises (2007), and Let the Bullets Fly (2010). He is also known for his roles in television series A Native of Beijing in New York (1992) and in films Hibiscus Town (1986), Red Sorghum (1988), and Rogue One (2016). He is brother of actor Jiang Wu.