Wu Nien-jen: movies and TV shows
Wu Nien-jen has 106 credits in the archive: 103 films and 3 TV series, from 1962 to 2026. Highest rated: Golden Horse Awards (9.0/10).
Career timeline
1962 – 2026 · busiest year: 1982 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle | (narrator) | Film | — | 73 |
| 2023 | Day Off | Film | 6.8 | 70 | |
| 2023 | Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang | Film | — | 70 | |
| 2023 | Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill | (narrator) | Film | — | 70 |
| 2020 | 36 Questions | TV | — | 67 | |
| 2020 | Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two... | N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | — | 67 |
| 2020 | Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero | Narrator | Film | — | 67 |
| 2016 | My Egg Boy | Old Egg Boy | Film | 5.5 | 63 |
| 2015 | Fly, Kite Fly | Narrator | Film | 10.0 | 62 |
| 2014 | The Boar King | Film | 6.0 | 61 | |
| 2013 | Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast | Master Silly Mortal | Film | 6.2 | 60 |
| 2013 | Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above | Narrator | Film | 7.7 | 60 |
| 2013 | Beautiful 2013 | Film | — | 60 | |
| 2011 | 10 Plus 10 | Film | 5.7 | 58 | |
| 2009 | The Year of Happiness and Love | Chen Ding He | TV | 9.5 | 56 |
| 2009 | Somewhere I Have Never Travelled | Film | 5.2 | 56 | |
| 2006 | Island Etude | Tour Bus Driver | Film | 7.8 | 53 |
| 2000 | Yi Yi | N.J. | Film | 7.9 | 47 |
| 2000 | Pure Accidents | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1998 | Chivalrous Legend | Film | 6.0 | 45 | |
| 1996 | Mahjong | Gangster in Black Suit | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1996 | Buddha Bless America | Film | 5.6 | 43 | |
| 1996 | Buddha Bless America | Film | 5.6 | 43 | |
| 1995 | Kangaroo Man | An Chen-li | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1995 | Forever Friends | Film | 5.3 | 42 | |
| 1995 | A Borrowed Life | Film | 7.1 | 42 | |
| 1995 | A Borrowed Life | Film | 7.1 | 42 | |
| 1995 | Super Citizen Ko | Film | 7.2 | 42 | |
| 1993 | The Puppetmaster | Film | 6.5 | 40 | |
| 1993 | End of the Road | Film | 7.0 | 40 | |
| 1992 | Joe-Goody | Film | 10.0 | 39 | |
| 1992 | Hill of No Return | Film | 7.4 | 39 | |
| 1991 | Zodiac Killers | Film | 4.7 | 38 | |
| 1991 | Fatal Recall | Film | 9.0 | 38 | |
| 1991 | My American Grandson | Film | 7.0 | 38 | |
| 1990 | Sunless Days | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1990 | Song of the Exile | Film | 7.6 | 37 | |
| 1989 | A City of Sadness | Mr. Wu | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1989 | A City of Sadness | Film | 7.5 | 36 | |
| 1989 | The Dull-Ice Flower | Film | 8.3 | 36 | |
| 1989 | Honor Thy Father | Film | 8.0 | 36 | |
| 1989 | Two Painters | Film | 6.8 | 36 | |
| 1989 | Lessons of the Playground | Film | 6.0 | 36 | |
| 1989 | Winter Break | Film | 6.0 | 36 | |
| 1988 | Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1988 | Young and Happy School Music | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1988 | Gangland Odyssey | Film | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1988 | Gangland Odyssey | Film | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1988 | I Love Mary | Film | 10.0 | 35 | |
| 1988 | Autumn Tempest | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1988 | The Third Bridge | Film | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1988 | Sir, Tell Me Why? | Film | 6.0 | 35 | |
| 1988 | All for Tomorrow | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1987 | Be My Lovely Child Again | Film | 7.0 | 34 | |
| 1987 | Daughter of the Nile | Tutor | Film | 7.1 | 34 |
| 1987 | The Two of Us | Film | 10.0 | 34 | |
| 1987 | Love Is Grown with Flower | Film | 7.0 | 34 | |
| 1987 | Osmanthus Alley | Film | 6.8 | 34 | |
| 1986 | Dust in the Wind | Film | 7.6 | 33 | |
| 1986 | The Campus Incidents | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1985 | Taipei Story | Chen | Film | 7.4 | 32 |
| 1985 | The Loser, the Hero | Film | 7.0 | 32 | |
| 1985 | Taste of Mercy | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1985 | Wu Nu | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1985 | One Bright Day | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1985 | My Favorite Season | Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1985 | Story of a Bride | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1985 | Ghost Chasers | Film | 5.0 | 32 | |
| 1985 | Myth of a City | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1984 | The First Stitch | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1984 | Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1984 | The Woman of Wrath | Film | 5.8 | 31 | |
| 1984 | Old Mao's Second Spring | Film | 7.5 | 31 | |
| 1984 | Nature Is Quietly Beautiful | Film | 10.0 | 31 | |
| 1984 | Impending War | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1984 | North South West East | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1983 | Send in the Clowns | Film | 10.0 | 30 | |
| 1983 | That Day, on the Beach | Piano Tuner | Film | 7.6 | 30 |
| 1983 | That Day, on the Beach | Film | 7.6 | 30 | |
| 1983 | That Day, on the Beach | Film | 7.6 | 30 | |
| 1983 | Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing? | Film | 7.0 | 30 | |
| 1983 | The Sandwich Man | Film | 7.1 | 30 | |
| 1983 | All the King's Men | Film | 7.3 | 30 | |
| 1983 | Is Q Still Alive? | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1983 | Traveller | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1982 | Portrait of a Fanatic | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1982 | I Shall Return | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1982 | The City | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1982 | A Lily in the Valley | Film | 4.0 | 29 | |
| 1982 | Dangerous Seventeen | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1982 | The Switch | Film | 5.5 | 29 | |
| 1982 | The Graduation Trip | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1982 | Super Warrior | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1982 | Taipei Sweet Heart | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1982 | Return of the Electric Love | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1981 | Classmate | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1981 | Spring Fever | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1981 | The Merry Couple | Film | 8.0 | 28 | |
| 1981 | Kuo-Hao Crams for College | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1981 | Once We Were Together | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1980 | Sailing for Tomorrow | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1980 | Young People's Desire | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1979 | The Fellow Who Rejected College | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1979 | The Blind Love | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1979 | Gone with Honor | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1962 | Golden Horse Awards | Self | TV | 9.0 | 9 |