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Wang Baoqiang (simplified Chinese: 王宝强; traditional Chinese: 王寶強; pinyin: Wáng Bǎoqiáng; born 29 May 1984) is a Chinese actor. His debut role was that of Yuan Fengming in the movie Blind Shaft, for which he shared the Best New Performer prize at the 2003 Golden Horse Awards.[1]

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Wang Baoqiang
Wang Baoqiang in Dongguan, Guangdong to promote the film Buddies in India, on December 31, 2016.
Born	Wang Yongqiang (王永强) (1984-05-29) 29 May 1984 (age 38) Nanhe County, Xingtai, Hebei, China
Occupation	Actor director
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Ma Rong ​ ​ (m. 2009; div. 2016)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Wang Yinsheng (father) Liu Huan (mother)
Awards	Full list
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	王家进
Traditional Chinese	王家进
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Bǎoqiáng

Early life

Wang Baoqiang was born in Nanhe County, Xingtai, Hebei, on May 29, 1984, to Wang Yinsheng (王银生) and Liu Huan (刘焕), both his parents are peasants.[2] When Wang Baoqiang was 8 years old, his village showed the movie Shaolin Temple starring Jet Li, which inspired him to become a martial arts star in movies like Jet Li or Jackie Chan. Wang insisted on going to a Shaolin Temple though his family opposed it, in the same year. He trained in Shaolin martial arts.[3]

Career

Prior to entering the film industry, Wang was an unskilled labourer who was paid 25 yuan a day; he had not been home for over two years as he was unable to afford the railway ticket.[4] Wang was initially rejected from acting due to his height,[4] but got his start working as an extra in Beijing.[5] In 2003, he was cast in the independent film Blind Shaft as a "down-to-earth" guy.[4] For his role in Blind Shaft, Wang received the Best Newcomer award at the Golden Horse Film Festival.[6][7][8]

Wang then starred in Feng Xiaogang's 2004 film A World Without Thieves as a naïve village boy, a performance which received critical acclaim.[9]

In 2006, Wang starred in the military drama Soldiers Sortie, playing a soldier who is physically slow but who wins respect because of his strong faith and untiring efforts. The drama was a huge hit, and gained Wang wide critical acclaim and huge popularity.[10]

In 2009, Wang starred in another military drama, My Brother is Shun Liu as the title character.[11] The drama was another huge success for Wang.[12]

For his performance in the 2011 comedy film Hello, Mr. Tree, Wang won multiple awards. He won the for Best Actor at the 9th Vladivostok International Film Festival in Russia, the award for Best Actor at the 5th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the award for Best Actor at the New York Chinese Film Festival, the award for Best Actor of the 2011-2012 Chinese Youth Film Handbook, and the award for Best Actor at the Italy Asian Film Festival.[13]

Wang's 2012 comedy film Lost in Thailand was a smash hit at the box-office. Wang is also noted for his role in the comedy film series Detective Chinatown and its sequel, Detective Chinatown 2.[14]

In 2017, Wang made his directorial debut with the fantasy comedy film Buddies in India.[15]

In 2019, Wang starred in Stephen Chow's comedy film The New King of Comedy.[16]

In 2020, starred in Chen Sicheng's movie "Detective Chinatown 3".[17]

Personal life

Wang Baoqiang married Ma Rong (马蓉) on 10 February 2010. They have two children. On 14 August 2016, Wang made a post to Sina Weibo announcing he would divorce Ma.[18] He accused her of entering an extramarital affair with his agent, Song Zhe (宋喆), and transferring/concealing some of the couple's assets.[19][18] In a later Sina Weibo post, Ma said Wang had abandoned their family, and threatened to sue him for defamation; she filed a case against Wang on August 16.[20][18] The divorce became a trending topic on Sina Weibo, where posts with the hashtag #WangBaoQiangDivorce were viewed over five billion times.[18] Wang filed for divorce that was accepted by a Beijing Court, and the trial was held in October 2016. Song's wife also filed for divorce.[21]On October 18, 2018, the Beijing Chaoyang Court sentenced the first instance of Wang Baoqiang's former agent Song Zhe for the crime of embezzlement and was sentenced to 6 years in prison.[22]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2001	Big Shot's Funeral	大腕		Uncredited
2003	Blind Shaft	盲井	Yuan Fengming
2004	A World Without Thieves	天下无贼	Sha Gen
2007	Born To Run	烈火男儿	Long Dachuan	[23]
	Assembly	集结号	Jiang Maocai	[24]
	Two Stupid Eggs	大电影2.0之两个傻瓜的荒唐事
2008	A Mediator in Green Mountains	绿满山乡	Wang Xiaoqiang	[25]
	The Equation of Love and Death	李米的猜想	Qiu Shuitian	[26]
2009	The Founding of a Republic	建国大业	A soldier	[27]
	Eaters	大胃王	Xiao Shuai	[28]
	Da You Cun Bright Future	大有前途	A Kun	[29]
2010	Little Big Soldier	大兵小将	A spy	Cameo[30]
	Fire of Conscience	火龙对决	Huang Yong	[31]
	East Wind Rain	东风雨	Xiao Kai	[32]
	Lost on Journey	人在囧途	Niu Geng	[33]
2011	Love for Life	最爱	Dazui	[34]
	Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu	蔡李佛拳2010	Chen Cheng	[35]
	Mr. Tree	HELLO!树先生	Mr. Tree	[36]
2012	Romancing in Thin Air	高海拔之恋II	Zhang Xing	[37]
	Jack of All Trades	神通乡巴佬	Chu Zhongtian	[38]
	Fairy Tale Killer	追凶	Wu Zaijun	[39]
	Lost in Thailand	人再囧途之泰囧	Wang Bao	[40]
2013	Better and Better	越来越好之村晚	Yang Guoshu	[41]
	Unbeatable	激战	Boss Chan	Cameo[42]
2014	A Touch of Sin	天注定	San'er	[43]
	Iceman	冰封：重生之门	Sa Ao	[44]
	Kung Fu Jungle	一个人的武林	Feng Yuxiu	[45]
2015	Running Man	奔跑吧！兄弟	Himself
	Monk Comes Down the Mountain	道士下山	He An	[46]
	Impossible	不可思异	Tang Liguo	[47]
	Detective Chinatown	唐人街·探案	Tang Ren	[48]
	PK	我的个神啊	PK (dub voice)	[49]
2017	Buddies in India	大闹天竺	Wu Tian	[50]
	Wished	反转人生	Megaton (voice)	Cameo[51]
2018	Detective Chinatown 2	唐人街·探案2	Tang Ren	[14]
	The Faces of My Gene	祖宗十九代	Erdangjia	[52]
	The Island	一出好戏	Xiao Wang	[53]
	Iceman 2	冰封：永恒之门	Sa Ao	[54]
2019	The New King of Comedy	新喜剧之王	Ma Ke
2020	My People, My Homeland	我和我的家乡	Old Tang	[55]
2021	Detective Chinatown 3	唐人街·探案3	Tang Ren	[56]
	Thaiflavor	泰味儿

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2002	Seventh Imperial Envoy Liu Luoguo	七品钦差刘罗锅	A waiter
2005	Secret Plot	暗算	A Bing	[57]
2006	Legend of Shang Dynasty	传奇·幻想殷商	Nezha	[58]
	Soldiers Sortie	士兵突击	Xu Sanduo	[59]
	Red Flag Children	红旗渠的儿女们	Bao Xiang
2009	My Brother's Name is Shun Liu	我的兄弟叫顺溜	Shun Liu	[60]
2010	For New China to Go Forward	为了新中国前进	Dong Cunrui	[61]
2011	My Father Is Ban Deng	我的父亲是板凳	Bandeng	[62]
2013	Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties	隋唐演义	Li Yuanba	[63]
2015	Rise to Fame Overnight	我是机器人	Yuan Bao	[64]
2020	Detective Chinatown	唐人街探案	Tang Ren (cameo)

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2014–2015	Keep Running	奔跑吧兄弟	Cast member	[65]
2018	Space Challenge	挑战吧 ! 太空	Cast member	[66]

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result	Notes
2003	Blind Shaft	40th Golden Horse Awards	Best New Performer	Won	[67]
2004		5th Deauville Asian Film Festival	Best Actor	Won	[68]
		2nd Bangkok International Film Festival		Won
2005	A World Without Thieves	5th Chinese Film Media Awards	Best New Performer	Nominated
2006		28th Hundred Flowers Awards		Nominated
2008	Soldiers Sortie	24th China TV Golden Eagle Award	Best Actor	Won	[69]
			Most Popular Actor	Won	[70]
2009		27th Flying Apsaras Awards	Outstanding Actor	Nominated
2010	My Brother's Name is Shun Liu	16th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Actor	Nominated
2011	Mr. Tree	9th Pacific Meridian	Best Actor	Won	[71]
		5th Asia Pacific Screen Awards		Won	[72]
		2nd New York Chinese Film Festival		Won	[73]
		12th Chinese Film Media Awards		Nominated
2012		10th Italy Asian Film Festival		Won	[74]
2013	Lost in Thailand	20th Beijing College Student Film Festival	Most Popular Actor	Won	[75]
2014	Kung Fu Jungle	6th Macau International Movie Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
2015		34th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
		1st Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards	Best New Action Actor	Won	[76]

Forbes China Celebrity 100

Year	Rank	Ref.
2013	98th	[77]
2014	64th	[78]
2015	71st	[79]
2019	91st	[80]
2020	96th	[81]

References

External links

• Wang Baoqiang at IMDb
• Wang Baoqiang on Sina Weibo

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