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Wu Jing is a Chinese actor, director and martial artist known for his roles in martial arts films such as Wolf Warrior and The Wandering Earth. He is one of the most profitable actors in China and ranked first on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2019.
Jing Wu is a Chinese martial artist and filmmaker who has starred in action movies such as Wolf Warrior, The Wandering Earth and Meg 2: The Trench. He was born in Beijing in 1974 and trained at Beijing Wushu Academy from a young age.
- January 1, 1
- 1.75 m
- Beijing, China
- He comes from a martial arts family in Beijing. The Manchurian-born Wu started practising martial arts at the age of six and, following in the footsteps of another action film star, Jet Li, he competed as a member of the Beijing Wu Shu team.
- He spent time in supporting roles in Hong Kong films. Wu went back to Hong Kong in 2003 to start over again. Despite his solid martial arts background, he found himself cast in supporting roles in action films starring Hong Kong legends, such as Donnie Yen, in 2005’s SPL Sha Po Lang,and Sammo Hung Kam-po, in Fatal Move in 2008 – or even as extras in the films of Jaycee Fong, Nicholas Tse and Shawn Yue.
- He invested nearly US$9 million in ‘The Wandering Earth’ Wu was not originally going to appear in The Wandering Earth. He said originally he had wanted to support the project and the director, Frant Gwo, who had found himself running out of funds and struggling to finish the film.
- He’s one of three Chinese actors in ‘10 billion club’ After The Wandering Earth’s huge domestic success, Wu has now joined two other Chinese actors, Huang Bo and Shen Teng in the “10 billion club”, with the Chinese box office of their films reaching 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion).
- He comes from a martial arts family in Beijing. The Manchurian-born Wu started practising martial arts at the age of six and, following in the footsteps of another action film star, Jet Li, he competed as a member of the Beijing Wu Shu team.
- He spent time in supporting roles in Hong Kong films. Wu went back to Hong Kong in 2003 to start over again. Despite his solid martial arts background, he found himself cast in supporting roles in action films starring Hong Kong legends, such as Donnie Yen, in 2005’s SPL Sha Po Lang, and Sammo Hung Kam-po, in Fatal Move in 2008 – or even as extras in the films of Jaycee Fong, Nicholas Tse and Shawn Yue.
- He invested nearly US$9 million in ‘The Wandering Earth’ Wu was not originally going to appear in The Wandering Earth. He said originally he had wanted to support the project and the director, Frant Gwo, who had found himself running out of funds and struggling to finish the film.
- He’s one of three Chinese actors in ‘10 billion club’ After The Wandering Earth’s huge domestic success, Wu has now joined two other Chinese actors, Huang Bo and Shen Teng in the “10 billion club”, with the Chinese box office of their films reaching 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion).
Wu Jing is a Chinese martial artist, actor and director, known for his roles in Wolf Warrior, The Wandering Earth and SPL films. See his biography, filmography, awards and upcoming projects on TMDB.
Jing Wu. Actor: The Wandering Earth. Born in Beijing China in 1974, he was sent to train at Beijing Wushu Academy when he was 6 years old as both his Father and Grandfather were also Martial artists.