Wang Xueqi

Acting

Wang Xueqi

Born

1946-03-19 (80)

Place of birth

Beijing, China

Known for

Acting

Credits

74 titles

Wang Xueqi (Chinese: 王学圻; born 19 March 1946) is a Chinese film actor whose career has spanned over 25 years. He was often cast in early Fifth Generation films, such as Chen Kaige's Yellow Earth (1984) and The Big Parade (1986), Huang Jianxin's Samsara, and Zhang Yimou's Codename Cougar (1989). He has since carved out a niche in the Chinese market as a character actor. He has recently appeared in award-winning roles in Forever Enthralled (2008) and Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 14 titles

Iron Man 3 poster
6.9

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

Iron Man 3

2013

Reign of Assassins poster
6.9

Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power-wielding secret.

Reign of Assassins

2010

Skyfire poster
6.3

Tianhuo Island is as beautiful as a paradise. It almost makes people forget that it is located in the "Ring of Fire" the world-famous Pacific Rim volcanic belt. The volcano erupts, and the fates of the people on the island are entangled.

Skyfire

2019

Monk Comes Down the Mountain poster
5.2

A monk leaves his monastery and ventures out into the real world for the first time in his life, and ends up in an adventure with a kung-fu master who is guarding a special artifact.

Monk Comes Down the Mountain

2015

Helios poster
5.3

Wanted criminal "Helios" and his assistant stole a quantity of uranium and plan to produce weapons of mass destruction. They are planning to trade with a terrorist organization in Hong Kong. Chief Inspector Lee Yinming and Inspector Fan Kaming lead the Counter Terrorism Response Unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Along with a Chinese senior official, a physics professor, and two South Korean weapon experts, they hope to defuse a crisis sufficient to destroy the world.

Helios

2015

Beginning of the Great Revival poster
4.7

A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

Beginning of the Great Revival

2011

Sky Hunter poster
6.8

An elite group of Chinese pilots must take part in a dangerous mission to thwart a terrorist plot and resolve a hostage situation.

Sky Hunter

2017

Sacrifice poster
6.0

For generations the Zhao family has wielded power, until their mortal enemy TU’AN GU slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influence forever. But one Zhao baby survives hidden by CHENG YING the doctor who delivered him. When Tu’an Gu learns of the baby’s escape he seizes every infant in the city, vowing to kill them all unless the Zhao baby is surrendered. As the tyrant’s soldiers arrive at Cheng Ying’s home the frantic doctor hides his wife with their own baby whilst surrendering the Zhao child as his own. But his family is discovered; his baby is presumed to be the Zhao heir and murdered along with his wife for harboring the infant. Now set on revenge Cheng Ying enrolls the Zhao orphan into the service of the Tu’an Gu household, plotting to use him as an instrument of vengeance when he comes of age.

Sacrifice

2010

Caught in the Web poster
6.7

The story of three women whose worlds collide - a social commentary about the 'sound bite' society we are becoming, where perception becomes reality and judgments based on limited facts quickly spread, without regard for the truth or the damage they could cause.

Caught in the Web

2012

The Game Changer poster
5.9

Two escaped prisoners join one of the most powerful gangs in Shanghai, the Green Gang, as the right-hand men of the head boss Mr. Tang. When Mr. Tang tries to gain total control over business dealings in Shanghai, he discovers his closest allies are not who they seem and turns against his own men to protect his power.

The Game Changer

2017

The Rooftop poster
5.6

Wax and his friends are the happiest kids in the city of Galilee. Living on the rooftops of this bustling metropolis, sometimes life can be tough, but they still churn out songs all day, and dance under the stars at night. But when Wax meets his dream girl, a billboard beauty named Starling, fate takes him on a wild ride through the high and low parts of the town he loves.

The Rooftop

2013

Chongqing Blues poster
6.6

Lin, a sea captain, returns from a 6 month journey when he is told that his 25-year-old son Lin Bo has been gunned down by the police. In his quest to understand what happened, he realizes he knew very little about his own son. He starts a journey back to Chongqin, a city he once lived. He will understand the impact of his paternal repeated absence on the life of his child.

Chongqing Blues

2010

Hold Your Hands poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hold Your Hands

2017

A Disappearing Village poster
NR

The story of the migration of an entire village in order to protect an endangered species of bird.

A Disappearing Village

2011

2000s · 10 titles

1990s · 12 titles

In the Heat of the Sun poster
7.8

Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals with free rein over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery known as "girls."

In the Heat of the Sun

1994

Cradle on Wheels poster
10.0

A taxi driver is ready to raise an infant abandoned in his cab in Beijing.

Cradle on Wheels

1994

Conned Once poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Conned Once

1992

The Days Without Lei Feng poster
5.5

Lamenting the accidental death of his comrade and model citizen Lei Feng, Qiao adopts him as a role model in serving his people.

The Days Without Lei Feng

1996

The Red Suit poster
10.0

Modern-day urban problems like unemployment and teenage depression come under the microscope. Husband and wife lose their jobs, and their daughter is under considerable stress studying for her college exams. Meanwhile, grandmother is having an unexpected romantic liaison. Will the family be able to pull together to solve their problems?

The Red Suit

1998

Sun Valley poster
5.8

The Avenger, a brooding swordsman armed with a blade marked "Slayer of 1000 Armies" claims he's waiting for a long-missing friend, at an outpost in Northwest China's Sun Valley. The Avenger suffers an intense fear of blood, from being the only survivor of his clan's massacre. The sight of blood propels him into a killing fury. Winter is setting in, so the local horse trader Black Bull, and most of the valley's men, prepare to drive a herd to market, leaving behind Black Bull's girlfriend, a feisty innkeeper.

Sun Valley

1995

Warrior Lanling poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Warrior Lanling

1995

冲天飞豹 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

冲天飞豹

1999

Country Teachers poster
6.9

When a woman is forced to work as a teacher in rural mainland China, she sees a clear goal. If she can become a certified, government employee, then she can teach her students and make a better life for herself at the same time. She carries a heavy responsibility, however. For most of her students, the education that they receive in her classroom is the only preparation they will have for the entrance exams to college-the only avenue out of poor, rural life. Can she balance her needs and the needs of so many young, hopeful people?

Country Teachers

1994

The Story of the National Flag poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Story of the National Flag

1999

小雪 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

小雪

1991

Sun Bird poster
9.0

Based in part on Chinese folk dancer Yang Liping's life story, a young girl from a remote village who becomes a dance star and suffers an emotional breakdown.

Sun Bird

1998

1980s · 12 titles

Yellow Earth poster
7.2

A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust.

Yellow Earth

1984

The Big Parade poster
5.9

Army volunteers train for places in China's 1984 National Day parade, where they are expected to be a perfect marching unit.

The Big Parade

1986

Codename Cougar poster
5.4

A commercial airliner on a routine flight between Taipei and Seoul is hijacked and taken to mainland China by the Taiwan Revolutionary Army Front. Chinese authorities cannot seize the plane because of the presence of an important business figure on board, but agree to cooperate with Taiwanese authorities to defuse the tense situation.

Codename Cougar

1989

Crossing the Red Water Four Times poster
7.4

The Red Army and Nationalist forces battle over the Chishui River in 1935.

Crossing the Red Water Four Times

1983

Forced Take-off poster
9.0

Two-part TV film made by Chen Kaige for Air Force Political Department Drama Troupe.

Forced Take-off

1984

Revenge in the Great World poster
6.0

Mr. Deng, a distressed officer of Northeast army, comes to Shanghai to look for his trafficked wife. And he kills all bad guys after his wife's suicide.

Revenge in the Great World

1989

Samsara poster
7.5

After Shi Ba -- a privileged youth turned con artist -- meets a fetching dancer named Yu Jing, he decides to go straight and leave his life of crime behind him. But his checkered past will come back to haunt Shi Ba when a blackmailer comes calling.

Samsara

1988

九·一三事件 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

九·一三事件

1980

Jungle Escape poster
NR

In the 90s, Kuomintang troups rejected by Chiang Kai-shek live in the forest on the border of China

Jungle Escape

1986

通缉令 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

通缉令

1984

Far from War poster
7.0

An elderly veteran of WWII living in peaceful retirement with his son and the latter's family becomes increasingly lost in wartime memories and reminiscences, much to his son's consternation. One day, an item the old man reads in a magazine prompts him to go off unannounced on a war-related quest. The son goes searching for his father, and in doing so reaches a greater understanding of both the old man and the generation he represents.

Far from War

1987

Rang shi jie chong man ai poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Rang shi jie chong man ai

1987

Series credits

Ming Dynasty poster
7.4

A woman seeking revenge for her family's destruction becomes entangled in imperial intrigue and must choose between vengeance and the fate of an entire dynasty.

Ming Dynasty

2019

I Am Nobody poster
8.5

When a student unearths the truth behind his grandfather’s life, he must unveil his secret superpowers to an underworld eager for his emergence.

I Am Nobody

2023

National Treasure poster
7.9

No synopsis available yet.

National Treasure

2017

My Own Swordsman poster
8.9

A comedy about some friends and their stories in Qixia Town.

My Own Swordsman

2006

China in the Story poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

China in the Story

2019

Northward poster
7.0

The story revolves around several boys and girls who grew up together along the canal, after leaving to make their own growth, reunite after many years. After experiencing competition and the pressures of life, they rediscover the hope for a new life.

Northward

2025

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up poster
NR

Documentary about China's film industry and the monumental changes in the past 40 years from beginning with propaganda films to the "5th generation" filmmakers and beyond, who embraced art and commercial films to make China the second largest box office market in the world after Hollywood.

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up

2018

War of Faith poster
7.8

Set in 1928, it tells the story of Wei Ruolai and his determination to courageously pursue his strong aspirations in serving his country. He regarded Shen Tunan, a senior adviser, as his mentor when he was a low-level employee at a financial institution. Through the excellence of his memory and data analysis ability, Wei Ruolai has been favored by Shen Tunan. However, his line of work made him witness the blatant corruption and darkness in the financial field unleashed by the Kuomintang with his own eyes.

War of Faith

2024

China in the classics poster
4.5

No synopsis available yet.

China in the classics

2021

孔子春秋 poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

孔子春秋

2011

Win The Future poster
6.0

A high-stakes corporate battle turns personal when a rising executive faces off against his first love in a cutthroat competition for a prestigious bank deal.

Win The Future

2021

Big Shot poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Big Shot

2013

The Best of Times poster
8.0

After losing a project bid, locomotive designer Lin Zhenyi faces failure when her leadership role is taken over by Tan Qingchuan, an overseas returnee. As they work together, Lin Zhenyi learns from Tan and his assistant Jian Aixing’s approach, gaining insight into her own shortcomings. She uses this newfound knowledge to succeed in her next project while navigating romantic pursuits from both Tan Qingchuan and her new neighbor, Li Yanfeng, a research test pilot.

The Best of Times

2020

Beijing Hong Kong Love Connection poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Beijing Hong Kong Love Connection

1997

秋海棠 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

秋海棠

2007

Military Secrets poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Military Secrets

2005

姥爷的抗战 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

姥爷的抗战

2014

Home poster
8.0

Vic Zhou plays a Taiwanese medic in World War II who was deployed to China as a Japanese military doctor. He endured much internal turmoil as his allegiance was split between his Japanese ruler and his Chinese ancestry. At the end of the war, a Chinese general saved him from being executed with the rest of Japanese soldiers. Ever since his rescue, he had been searching for a way to get back home. Back to Taiwan.

Home

2012

Gui Tu Ru Hong poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gui Tu Ru Hong

2003

Closed Area poster
10.0

In 2008, Xu Zheng is caught in a high-stakes game of love, trust, and betrayal when he must use a revolutionary cancer vaccine to save his kidnapped father, while rivalries between Yu Zhenglong and Chen Wanli spiral into a deadly conflict that drags everyone toward a hidden, perilous truth.

Closed Area

2009

我姥爷1945 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

我姥爷1945

2014

我姥爷1945之绝命枪 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

我姥爷1945之绝命枪

2014

Fog Is Not Fog poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fog Is Not Fog

2006

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

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