Jiang Wen

Jiang Wen, born on January 5, 1963 at Tangshan, Hebie, is an actor, director, and screenwriter of Chinese nationality. He comes from a family with strong military lineage. His father's and mother's name is Jiang Hongqi and Gao Yang. He worked in the army while his mother was a Poona teacher.

The couple has two kids besides Jiang named Jiang Wu and Jiang Huan. Jiang Wu is an actor too. When he was ten-year-old, Juang Wen’s folks relocated to Beijing with him. At the age of seventeen, he enrolled himself in Central Academy of Drama, the leading acting institute of China. Jiang is very close to his family especially his parents and always seeks their feedback on most of his works.

After his graduation, he set out to look for work in theatre as well as films. He managed to find some roles for himself, but it was his portrayal in A Native of Beijing in New York Click to look into! >> Read More... , a television serial based on the book Beijinger in New York, that catapulted him to fame.

After doing this he went on to work in Hibiscus Town, The Soong Sisters, The Emperor's Shadow, and much more. He then moved on to directing, producing and writing films and TV shows. He even arranges for his parents to visit him on the sets of the TV show or movies that he is shooting.

There were strong rumors that Jiang was dating his co-star from Hibiscus Town, Liu Xiaoqing Liu Xiaoqing is the beautiful and talented actress >> Read More... . For years the couple kept on dodging the news until director Xie Jin confirmed it. However, the couple broke up in 1994, but continue to share a friendly relationship.

He then dated and married Sandrine Chenivesse, a doctor who he met in a gathering of celebrities. They are parents of a girl. But since Sandrine belonged from France, the long-distance played kaput on their relationship, and they divorced after eight years of marriage.

The divorce left him heartbroken. He then met Zhou Yun. They both shared equal passion towards art, and she also consoled his grieving heart. They both fell in love and got married to each other in 2005. The couple are parents to two sons.

Jiang was also the jury member of 70th Venice International Film Festival. He is also the recipient of the Hong Kong Film Award for his supporting role in The Soong Sisters and has won the Golden Horse Award twice.