Wu Jing (actor)

Wu Jing is a and martial artist, actor and film director.

Biography

At age six he was sent to the Beijing Sports Institute at Shichahai. Both his father and grandfather were also martial artists. Like Jet Li before him, he competed as a member of the Beijing Wushu Team. He won first places in several national level competitions at the junior level and continued to compete as an adult, despite his increasing height.

In 1995 he was spotted by martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo Ping, who had come to the institute to scout for a martial artist for the film ''Tai Chi 2''. Since then Wu Jing has appeared in numerous -produced wuxia television series. He has also worked with choreographer and director Lau Kar-leung for the 2003 film ''Drunken Monkey''. In 2005, Wu Jing achieved success in Hong Kong action cinema with his role as a vicious assassin in the movie ''''.

In 2006 he continued his move into HK films by starring in the film '''', and in 2007 he is the male lead in ''Twins Mission'', starring the duo and SPL co-star Sammo Hung. He also worked with Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue and director Benny Chan on police action film ''Nan er ben se'' which was released in July 2007. In 2008 March, Wu Jing makes his directorial debut, alongside Nicky Li, on his newest film ''Legendary Assassin''.

Filmography

*''Legendary Assassin
*''The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
*''Fatal Move
*''Invisible Target
*''Twins Mission
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*''The Legend of Zu
*''Tai Chi Boxer