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Jiang Wen

Acting Born Jan 5, 1963 Tangshan, Hebei, China 24 credits

Biography

Jiang Wen (born 5 January 1963) is a Chinese film actor, screenwriter, and director. As a director, he is sometimes grouped with the "Sixth Generation" that emerged in the 1990s. Jiang is also well known internationally as an actor, having starred with Gong Li in Zhang Yimou's debut film Red Sorghum (1986), and more recently as Baze Malbus in the Star Wars film Rogue One (2016). He is the older brother of fellow actor Jiang Wu.

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Known for

Film

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

as Baze Malbus

Thirteen Talks

2016
Film

Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass

as Heavenly Master (voice)

Full filmography

  • Golden Horse Awards (1962) as Self
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as Baze Malbus
  • Thirteen Talks (2016)
  • The Grand Mansion Gate (2001) as 府台大人
  • Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (2025) as Heavenly Master (voice)
  • I Love My Family (1993) as 6号嫌疑人
  • Chinese Zodiac (2012) as Narrator
  • Red Sorghum (1988) as Yu
  • Let the Bullets Fly (2010) as Pocky Zhang
  • In the Heat of the Sun (1994) as Adult Ma Xiaojun
  • A Native of Beijing in New York (1993) as 王起明
  • The Founding of a Republic (2009) as Mao Renfeng
  • Golden Wedding (2010) as 军长
  • Devils on the Doorstep (2001) as Ma Dasan
  • The Lost Bladesman (2011) as Cao Cao
  • Heroic Legend of the Chin Dynasty (2006) as 皇太极
  • Hibiscus Town (1987) as Qin Shutian
  • Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003) as Lieutenant Li
  • The Emperor's Shadow (1996) as Ying Zheng
  • 长河东流 (2008) as 朱常瀛
  • The Curse of Turandot (2021) as The Great Khan
  • Hidden Man (2018) as Lan Qingfeng
  • You are the Best (2025) as Lang Guoren
  • The Soong Sisters (1997) as Charlie Soong