Wu Jing (actor)

For Taiwanese artist, see Jacky Wu.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Wu Jing (Chinese: 吴京; pinyin: Wú Jīng; born 3 April 1974), also known as Jacky Wu, is a Chinese actor, martial artist and director of Manchu descent. Wu Jing has won first place in many Wushu Competitions and Tai Chi competitions across the nation. ^[3] He is best known for his roles in various martial arts films such as Tai Chi Boxer, Fatal Contact, the Sha Po Lang films, and as Leng Feng in Wolf Warrior, its sequel Wolf Warrior 2, and most recently The Battle at Lake Changjin.^[4] Wu Jing is one of the most profitable actors in China and his movies are often the highest grossed films in China. Wu ranked first on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2019^[5] and 23rd in 2020.^[6]

Wu Jing
吴京
Wu Jing on the set of Wolf Warrior 2
Born	(1974-04-03) 3 April 1974 (age 51) Beijing, China
Other names	Jing Wu Jacky Wu
Alma mater	Beijing Sport University
Occupations	Actor martial artist director
Years active	1995–present
Agent	Gold Typhoon
Spouse	Xie Nan ​ (m. 2014)​ [1][2]
Children	2
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	吴京
Traditional Chinese	吳京
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wú Jīng

Career

In April 1995, Wu was spotted by martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, Wu played Hawkman / Jackie in 1996 film Tai Chi Boxer, his first Hong Kong film debut.^{[citation needed]} Since then Wu has appeared in numerous mainland Chinese wuxia television series. He also worked with choreographer and director Lau Kar-leung in 2003 film Drunken Monkey.^[7] Wu achieved success in Hong Kong action cinema for his role as a vicious assassin in 2005 film SPL: Sha Po Lang.^[8]

In 2006, Wu continued his move into Hong Kong cinema by starring in the film Fatal Contact.^[9] Wu is the male lead in 2007 film Twins Mission, starring the Twins duo.^[10] He also worked on the police action film Invisible Target which was released in July 2007.^[11]

In March 2008, Wu made his directorial debut, alongside action choreographer Nicky Li, on his film Legendary Assassin.^[12] Wu played the Assassin in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor his American film debut.^[13]

Wu played Jing Neng in 2011 martial arts film Shaolin alongside Nicholas Tse, Andy Lau and Jackie Chan. Wu reprised a different role as Chan Chi-kit in the 2015 Hong Kong action film SPL II: A Time for Consequences.^[14]

Wu directed and starred in the action war film Wolf Warrior and its 2017 sequel Wolf Warrior 2. The latter film has become a hit at the Chinese summer box office and became the highest-grossing film in China.^[15]

In 2019, Wu starred in hit film The Wandering Earth, based on a novella of the same name by Liu Cixin. When he discovered that the production team lacked funds to complete the film, he invested his own money to make up for the shortfall.^[16] The film ended up grossing $700 million worldwide, including $691 million in China but only 9 million for the rest of the world combined.^[17] It became China's third highest-grossing film of all time,^[18] 2019's third highest-grossing film worldwide,^[19] the second highest-grossing non-English film to date, and one of the top 20 highest-grossing science fiction films to date.

Personal life

Wu Jing and Xie Nan's relationship began in 2012 and they got married in 2014. On 25 August 2014, Xie Nan gave birth to their first child, a son Wu Suowei (吴所谓) (also named as Wu You (吴滺)).^[20][21] On 24 September 2018, they had a second son Wu Lü (吴律).^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1996	Tai Chi Boxer	功夫小子闖情關	Young Xuewen
2001	The Legend of Zu	蜀山傳	Lian Xing	[22]
2003	Drunken Monkey	醉猴	Chan Chiud
2005	SPL: Sha Po Lang	殺破狼	Jack
2006	A Foreign Luck	天上掉餡餅	Liuliu	[23]
	Fatal Contact	黑拳	Kong Ko
2007	Twins Mission	雙子神偷	Lau Hay / Lau San
	Invisible Target	男兒本色	Tien Yeng-seng
2008	Fatal Move	奪師	Lok Tin-hung	[24]
	L for Love L for Lies	我的最愛	Michael	Cameo
	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	木乃伊3：龍的詛咒	Assassin #1
	Legendary Assassin	狼牙	Bo Tong-lam	Also director
2009	Kung Fu Cyborg	機器俠	K-88	[25]
2010	Just Another Pandora's Box	越光寶盒	Chief guard	Cameo
	City Under Siege	全城戒備	Sun Hao	[26]
	Wind Blast	西風烈	Yang Xiaoming (Shepherd)	[27]
	Love Tactics	爱情36计	Wu Jielun	Cameo
2011	Shaolin	新少林寺	JingNeng
	Magic to Win	开心魔法	Bi Yewu (Fire Magician)	[28]
2013	Badges of Fury	不二神探	Insurance manager	Cameo
2014	The Breakup Guru	分手大师	Wu Jing	Cameo
2015	Wolf Warrior	战狼	Leng Feng	Also director
	SPL II: A Time for Consequences	殺破狼2	Chan Chi-kit
2016	Call of Heroes	危城	Cheung Yik	[29]
	A Chinese Odyssey Part Three	大话西游3	Tang Sanzang	[30]
2017	Wolf Warrior 2	战狼2	Leng Feng	Also director
	Gong Shou Dao	功守道	Master Jing	[31]
2018	The Faces of My Gene	祖宗十九代	Mei Banfa	[32]
2019	The Wandering Earth	流浪地球	Liu Peiqiang	[33]
	The Climbers	攀登者	Fang Wuzhou	[34][35]
	My People, My Country	我和我的祖国		[36]
2020	The Sacrifice	金刚川	Guan Lei
2021	The Battle at Lake Changjin	长津湖	Wu Qianli
	My Country, My Parents	我和我的父辈	Ma Renxing	Also the director of Part 1: Windriders
2022	The Battle at Lake Changjin II	长津湖之水门桥	Wu Qianli
2023	The Wandering Earth 2	流浪地球2	Liu Peiqiang
	Ride On	龙马精神	Yuanjie
	Meg 2: The Trench	巨齿鲨2：深渊	Jiuming	[37]
	Ping Pong: The Triumph	中国乒乓之绝地反击	Da Li
TBA	Biao Ren	镖人	Dao Ma	[38][39]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1997	Master of Tai Chi	太极宗師	Yang Yuqian
1998	Xin Shuihu Houzhuan	新水滸後傳	Ximen Jinge
	The New Shaolin Temple	新少林寺	Jueyuan
1999	Legend of Dagger Li	小李飛刀	A'fei	[40]
2000	Love in the Turbulent Times	亂世桃花	Pei Yuanqing
	The Bigwig	大人物	Yang Fan
	Cema Xiao Xifeng	策马啸西风	Meng Xinghun	[41]
2001	Xin Tian Can Bian	新天蚕变	Yun Feiyang
	Huangshang Dubuqi	皇上对不起	Qianlong Emperor
	Da Qinchai Zhi Huangcheng Shenying	大钦差皇城神鹰	Qi Yun'ao
2002	Shaolin King of Martial Arts	少林武王	Tanzhi	[42]
	Jiangshan Weizhong	江山為重	Hongli / Chen Bangguo	[43]
	Southern Shaolin	南少林	Fang Shiyu	[44]
2003	Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story	倩女幽魂	Zhuge Liuyun	[45]
	36th Chamber of Southern Shaolin	南少林三十六房	Fang Shiyu	[46]
2004	Jiangshan Ernü Jiduo Qing	江山儿女几多情	Emperor	[47]
	I Have Eyes Only for You	誰爲我心動	Bai Xiangfei
2005	Wudang II	武当II	Zhang Wuji	[48]
	Gushangzao Shi Qian	鼓上蚤时迁	Shi Qian	[49]
2012	I'm a Special Soldier II	我是特种兵之利刃出鞘	He Chenguang / He Weidong	[50]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Ref.
2015	22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival	Best Directorial Debut	Wolf Warrior	[51]
	1st Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards	Best Actor		[52]
2017	2nd Golden Rooster Award		Wolf Warrior 2	[53]
		Best Director
	5th China Britain Film Festival			[54]
	4th Silk Road Film Festival	Outstanding Achievement Award		[55]
	14th Guangzhou Student Film Festival	Most Popular Director		[56]
		Most Popular Actor
2018	23rd Huading Awards	Best Director		[57]
	4th Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards			[58]
		Best Actor
	34th Hundred Flowers Awards	Best Actor		[59]
	17th Huabiao Awards	Outstanding Actor		[60]