Baoqiang Wang
Birth Name:
Baoqiang Wang
Birth Place:
Hebei, China
Profession
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
Fast Facts
- At the 2013 Beijing Student Film Festival, he was the favorite actor for his performance in "Lost in Thailand․"
- Was named best new performer at the 40th Golden Horse Awards for his performance in "Blind Shaft․"
- Won best actor at the 2011 Asia Pacific Screen Awards for his performance in "Mr․ Tree․"
- Started learning Kung Fu at Shaolin Temple when he was 8 years old
- Worked as a farmer, a construction worker and an extra before becoming a star
- Decided to become an actor, partially because he was inspired by a Jet Li film, but also because he grew up in an impoverished family and thought he could make a fortune in that career path
- Quote: "I wanted to make my family proud of me․ Even if I failed, at least I tried․"
- Quote: "Many people told me, you neither learned to act at school, nor are you good-looking․ You should thank God if you end up as a double in action films․ But the more strongly others discouraged me the more motivated I became․"
- His breakout role came in 2002 in "Blind Shaft" in which he played the lead role of a naïve village boy
- After director Feng Xiaogang offered him a role in one of his films, he was finally able to support himself as an actor, and he gave Feng a bag of rice from his hometown to show his gratitude
Awards
- 2003Lotus - Best Actor:Winner
- 2003Golden Horse Award - Best New Performer:Winner
- 2003Golden Kite - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2003Golden Kite - Best New Performer (Actor):Winner
- 2004Golden Kinnaree Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2005China Film Media Award - Best New Performer:Nominated
- 2009Golden Phoenix Award - Male Actor in a Motion Picture:Winner
- 2011Asia Pacific Screen Award - Best Performance by an Actor:Winner
- 2011Golden Kite - Best Leading Actor:Nominated
- 2011Jury Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2011Special MentionWinner
- 2012NETPAC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2012Jury Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2012China Film Media Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2012Youth Film Manual Award - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Winner
- 2013Students' Choice Award - Favorite Actor:Winner
- 2013China Film Directors' Guild Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2013Youth Film Manual Award - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Winner
- 2014Golden Lotus Awards - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2015Hong Kong Film Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2015Jury Award - Best New Action Performer:Winner
- 2016Huading Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2019M Ranking - Best Comedy Performance:Nominated
- 2019Youth Film Manual Award - Best Actor of The Decade:Winner
- 2025China Movie Channel Award - Most Popular Actor:Nominated
- 2026CMG Movie Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy:Nominated
- 2026Hundred Flowers Award - Best Actor:Nominated