Wang Deshun

About

Wang began his career as a stage actor at the Changchun Theater when he was 24. However, as the entertainment industry continued to develop and theater gradually lost its popularity in Changchun, 49-year-old Wang and his family decided to move to Beijing to continue pursuing his love of theater. However, life in Beijing was tough. Unable to find traditional acting jobs, Wang began developing his own unique form of silent performance art. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, he built a name for himself in Beijing and performed overseas in places such as Germany, France, and South Korea. With his performances often involving painting himself and standing still for hours at a time Wang began hitting the gym at age 50. "I worked out for four hours a day at the time and it took me three years to make my body look like a sculpture," Wang said in an interview with the Yangtze Evening...

Known for

Shine on MeSeries • 2025Ne Zha 2Movie • 2025The Whirlwind GirlSeries • 2015Pathfinding to the NortheastSeries • 2008The Forbidden KingdomMovie • 2008Great ExpectationsSeries • 2018You Are My DestinySeries • 2020Sons of the Neon NightMovie • 2025Chronicles of the Ghostly TribeMovie • 2015Immortal Demon SlayerMovie • 2017Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom FlameMovie • 2010Reign of AssassinsMovie • 2010Big Fish & BegoniaMovie • 2016Sword MasterMovie • 2016The White Haired Witch of Lunar KingdomMovie • 2014Saving General YangMovie • 2013Warriors of Heaven and EarthMovie • 2003Empire of SilverMovie • 2009Jian Bing ManMovie • 201520 Once AgainMovie • 2015One Night OnlyMovie • 2016What Women WantMovie • 2011