Wang Deshun
Biography
Wang began his career as a stage actor at the Changchun Theater when he was 24. However, as the entertainment industry continued to develop and theater gradually lost its popularity in Changchun, 49-year-old Wang and his family decided to move to Beijing to continue pursuing his love of theater.
However, life in Beijing was tough. Unable to find traditional acting jobs, Wang began developing his own unique form of silent performance art.
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, he built a name for himself in Beijing and performed overseas in places such as Germany, France, and South Korea.
With his performances often involving painting himself and standing still for hours at a time Wang began hitting the gym at age 50.
"I worked out for four hours a day at the time and it took me three years to make my body look like a sculpture," Wang said in an interview with the Yangtze Evening Post. According to him, he continues to work out at least two hours every day.
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Full filmography
- Ne Zha 2 (2025) as Wu Liang Xian Weng (voice)
- Shine on Me (2025) as Sheng Xianmin
- King of Painting (2025) as Host
- The Whirlwind Girl (2015) as Wan Guanzhu
- The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
- Pathfinding to the Northeast (2008) as 老独臂
- Great Expectations (2018) as Chu Tian Shu
- Blade Heart (2004) as Qi Ji Guang
- Big Fish & Begonia (2016) as Pie (voice)
- Lady & Liar (2015) as Uncle Can
- Qianlong Dynasty (2003) as 阿桂
- Razor (2017) as Grandpa Na Qi
- Heroic Legend (2003) as Shi Ying
- Sons of the Neon Night (2025) as Park Li
- Reign of Assassins (2010) as Shen Bu
- Taiji Prodigy (2001) as 易云
- See You Again (2022) as Di Hu Sheng
- Empress Wu Zetian of China (2006) as Li Ji
- Immortal Demon Slayer (2017) as Pu Ti
- Chinese Style Relationship (2016) as Uncle Li
- Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) as Xiazi Ling
- You Are My Destiny (2020) as Zhong San Long
- Magic Dragon Pearl (2005) as Xue Wan Shan
- The Hunting Genius (2017) as Lu Dong Feng