Wang Xueqi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Xueqi
Born	(1946-03-19) 19 March 1946 Beijing, Republic of China
Years active	1984–present
Awards	Asian Film Awards for Best Actor 2010 Bodyguards and Assassins Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – Best Actor 2010 Bodyguards and Assassins Golden Horse Awards – Best Supporting Actor 2009 Forever Enthralled Golden Rooster Awards – Best Supporting Actor 2009 Forever Enthralled
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	王wáng學xué圻qí
Simplified Chinese	王wáng学xué圻qí
Transcriptions

Wang Xueqi (Chinese: 王wáng学xué圻qí; born 19 March 1946) is a Chinese film actor whose career has spanned over 25 years. He was often cast in early Fifth Generation films, such as Chen Kaige's Yellow Earth (1984) and The Big Parade (1986), Huang Jianxin's Samsara, and Zhang Yimou's Codename Cougar (1989). He has since carved out a niche in the Chinese market as a character actor.

He has recently appeared in award-winning roles in Forever Enthralled (2008) and Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)

Wang has also directed one film, Sun Bird, which the screenwriter Yang Liping also co-directed. The film won a Special Grand Prize of the Jury at the Montreal World Film Festival.

Filmography

Director

Year	Title	Notes
1998	Sun Bird 太taì阳yáng鸟niaŏ	Co-directed with Yang Liping

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Yellow Earth 黄huáng土tŭ地dì	Gu Qiang
1986	The Big Parade 大dà阅yuè兵bīng	Li Weicheng
1988	Samsara 轮lún回huí	Police Officer
1989	Codename Cougar 代daì號haò美meĭ洲zhoū豹baò	Huang Jinru
1994	Cradle on Wheels 带daì轱gū辘lù的de摇yaó篮lán	Qiangzi	Golden Deer Awards for Best Actor at the Changchun Film Festival
1994	In the Heat of the Sun 阳yáng光guāng灿càn烂làn的de日rì子zĭ	Father
1994	Country Teachers 凤fèng凰huáng琴qín	Sun Shihai
1995	Warrior Lanling 兰lán陵líng王wáng
1995	Sun Valley 日rì光guāng峡xiá谷gŭ	Black Bull
1998	Sun Bird 太taì阳yáng鸟niaŏ	Yuen Wen
1999	Flag of the Republic 共gòng和hé国guó之zhī旗qí
2000	To Be with You Forever 相xiāng伴bàn永yŏng远yuăn	Fuchun Li	Huabiao Film Awards for Outstanding Actor Nominated - Golden Rooster Awards for Best Actor
2000	The Red Suit 红hóng西xī服fú		Jury Prize at the Beijing Student Film Festival
2001	Sun Flower 葵kuí花huā劫jié	Stationmaster
2003	Warriors of Heaven and Earth 天tiān地dì英yīng雄xióng	Master An	Nominated - Golden Rooster Awards for Best Supporting Actor
2008	Forever Enthralled 梅meí蘭lán芳fāng	Shisan Yan	Golden Rooster Awards for Best Supporting Actor Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - Asian Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor
2009	Wheat 麦maì田tián	Lord Ju Cong
2009	The Founding of a Republic 建jiàn國guó大dà業yè	Li Zongren
2010	Bodyguards and Assassins 十shí月yuè圍weí城chéng	Li Yutang	Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actor Asian Film Awards for Best Actor Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
2010	Chongqing Blues	Lin Quanhai
2010	Reign of Assassins
2010	Sacrifice 赵zhaò氏shì孤gū儿ér	Tu Angu
2011	The Founding of a Party 建jiàn党dăng伟weĭ业yè	Cai Yuanpei
2011	A Disappearing Village
2012	Caught in the Web
2013	Iron Man 3	Dr. Wu
2013	The Rooftop	Lei Ge
2013	Out of Inferno
2014	The Intruder
2015	Helios	Song Ahn (宋sòng鞍ān), a senior official from China government who advocates the use of diplomatic means to deal with the crisis. He also advocates DC8 to remain in Hong Kong.
2015	Monk Comes Down the Mountain
2017	Sky Hunter
2019	Empress of the Ming	Yongle Emperor
2019	Skyfire

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2021	China in Classics	典diăn籍jí里lĭ的de中zhōng国guó	Sima Qian

External links

• Wang Xueqi at IMDb
• Wang Xueqi at the Chinese Movie Database