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Born on January 5, 1963 in Tangshan, People's Republic of China, Jiang Wen is a screenwriter, film director and film actor. That puts Jiang Wen at 63 years old in 2026. Listed accolades include Golden Horse Award for Best Director (1996), China Film Director's Guild Award for Best Director, Prix France Culture Cinéma (2001) and 3 more.
My Take
Jiang Wen is one of those rare filmmakers who genuinely does it all — acting, directing, writing — and pulls off each with this overwhelming, almost reckless confidence that you either love or find completely exhausting. I love it. His debut film In the Heat of the Sun is a coming-of-age masterpiece that feels totally unlike anything else out of 1990s Chinese cinema, and Devils on the Doorstep, which won him the Grand Prix at Cannes, is sharp, dark, and genuinely unforgettable. Let the Bullets Fly became a massive commercial smash on top of the critical respect, proving he could work at any scale. He even showed up in Rogue One and somehow held his own in a Hollywood blockbuster without losing an ounce of that particular Jiang Wen swagger. A complete original.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jiang Wen
- Name (Japanese)
- 姜文
- Reading
- ちあん・うぇん
- Born
- January 5, 1963 (age 63)
- Origin
- Tangshan, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / film director / film actor / singer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1996 Golden Horse Award for Best Director
- China Film Director's Guild Award for Best Director
- 2001 Prix France Culture Cinéma
- 1987 Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor
- 1998 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang%20Wen
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A7%9C%E6%96%87
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q716069
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jiang Wen born?
Jiang Wen was born on January 5, 1963 and is 63 years old.
Where is Jiang Wen from?
Jiang Wen is from Tangshan, People's Republic of China.
What does Jiang Wen do?
Jiang Wen works as actor, screenwriter, film director, film actor, singer.
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