Jiang Wen

Jiang Wen (born 5 January 1963) is a Chinese actor, screenwriter, and director. As a director, he is sometimes grouped with the "Sixth Generation" that emerged in the 1990s.^[2] Jiang is also well known internationally as an actor, having starred with Gong Li in Zhang Yimou's debut film Red Sorghum (1986), and more recently as Baze Malbus in the Star Wars film Rogue One (2016). He is the older brother of fellow actor Jiang Wu.

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Jiang Wen
姜文
Jiang at the Deauville Asian Film Festival in France in 2008
Born	Jiang Xiaojun[1] (1963-01-05) 5 January 1963 (age 61) Tangshan, Hebei, China
Alma mater	Central Academy of Drama
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter, film director
Years active	1986–present
Spouses	Sandrine Chenivesse ​ ​ (m. 1997⁠–⁠2005)​ Zhou Yun ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3
Parent(s)	Jiang Hongqi (father) Gao Yang (mother)
Relatives	Jiang Wu (brother)
Awards	Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Supporting Actor 1997 The Soong Sisters Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – Best Director 2011 Let the Bullets Fly Best Screenplay 2011 Let the Bullets Fly Golden Horse Awards – Best Director 1996 In the Heat of the Sun Best Adapted Screenplay 1996 In the Heat of the Sun 2011 Let the Bullets Fly Best Film Editing 2007 The Sun Also Rises Hundred Flowers Awards – Best Actor 1986 Hibiscus Town 1989 A Woman for two
Chinese name
Chinese	姜文
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiāng Wén
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	姜小軍
Simplified Chinese	姜小军
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiāng Xiǎojūn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping geung1 man4

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