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Han Sanming

Acting Born May 20, 1971 Lüliang, Shanxi Province, China 24 credits

Biography

Han Sanming (Chinese: 韩三明; born 1971) is a Chinese actor and coal miner, known for his roles in films directed by his cousin Jia Zhangke. Initially, he was seen only in small roles or cameos, but was then cast in one of the lead roles, as a coal miner looking for his wife and daughter, in Still Life. The film premiered at the 2006 Venice Film Festival and went on to win a Golden Lion award.

Of note, his characters are also named "Han Sanming" in the films.

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Known for

Film

A Touch of Sin

2013

Frequent co-stars

Cheran 1 shared title
Dipa Shah 1 shared title
Y. G. Mahendran 1 shared title
Lakshmi Ramakrishnan 1 shared title
Jayaprakash 1 shared title
Selva 1 shared title
Manikka Vinayagam 1 shared title
G. Marimuthu 1 shared title
Srushti Dange 1 shared title
E. Ramadoss 1 shared title

Career timeline

Midnight Elevator鲁西儿女
疯狂的酒局我们终将要和世界握手言和207BThe Dark Mysteries
朝花夕拾The Vessel's Isle
Lu Jianjiang
WolfDriftingRolling Steel Eggs
The Class of OneThe Lost Land
Tiger in the ZooOne Night on the Wharf
The HedonistsJia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
冬哥的春天
A Touch of Sin
Still LifeDong
The World
Platform

Full filmography

  • Midnight Elevator (2026)
  • A Touch of Sin (2013)
  • Still Life (2006) as San-Ming Han
  • The Hedonists (2016)
  • The World (2004) as Sanming
  • Platform (2001) as Sanming
  • 鲁西儿女 (2026)
  • 疯狂的酒局 (2025) as 酒商
  • 我们终将要和世界握手言和 (2025)
  • 207B (2025)
  • Dong (2006)
  • The Class of One (2018) as 村主任
  • Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang (2016) as Self
  • 冬哥的春天 (2014) as Fake Wang Liang's Father
  • The Dark Mysteries (2025)
  • Wolf (2019) as Taxi Driver
  • Tiger in the Zoo (2017)
  • The Lost Land (2018)
  • Lu Jianjiang (2020)
  • Drifting (2019) as Father
  • Rolling Steel Eggs (2019) as 老王头
  • One Night on the Wharf (2017)
  • 朝花夕拾 (2024)
  • The Vessel's Isle (2024)