Wang Kai (actor)

Wang Kai (Chinese: 王凯, born August 18, 1982) is a Chinese actor. He is known for his television roles in All Quiet in Peking, Love Me If You Dare, The Disguiser and Nirvana In Fire. His film roles include Jin Yi in The Golden Era and Huang Kegong in A Murder Beside Yanhe River.

Early life

Wang Kai was born in Wuhan in Hubei Province. Although he wanted to become an actor after reading Cao Yu's play, Thunderstorm, in school, his father wanted him to do sports while his mother wanted him to find a stable job.^[1] As a result, he quit school to work as a book porter at Xinhua Bookstores. However, he later resigned from his job and moved to Beijing to study at Central Academy of Drama in 2003. He graduated in 2007.^[2]

Career

In 2006, Wang Kai starred in his first TV series Cold Autumn, playing Huang Yuanshang.^[3] In 2008, Wang played Chen Jiaming, a sassy advertising director in Ugly Wudi television series.^[4] That same year he played a guest role in Water Point Peach Blossom. He appeared in the 2010 drama, Calling For Love as Wang Rui.^[5] In 2011, he starred in historical costume drama Guns Hou, playing Dai Dao. The drama tells the story of a family famous for manufacturing guns during the Manchu dynasty.^[6]

In May 2012, Chinese director Zhang Xinjian's TV series Youth aired, where Wang Kai played Qi Yong.^[7] In the same year, he starred in his first film, My Puppy My Love as well as play Gong Sun Ze in New Detective Squad. In the 2013 movie A Young Girl's Destiny, Wang played the role of Hao Chen. In 2014, he gained fame for playing Fang Mengwei in All Quiet in Peking.^[8] He also starred in the movie, A Murder Beside Yanhe River, where he plays Huang Kegong, a Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army soldier who becomes a murder suspect.^[9] Wang played Jin Yi in The Golden Era.

In 2015, Wang acted alongside Hu Ge in Nirvana In Fire as Mei Changsu's best friend, Prince Jing.^[10] In the spy war drama, The Disguiser, he played double-agent Mingcheng.^[11] Also, he starred in the 2015 network drama Love Me if You Dare, which is based on writer Ding Mo's crime novel with the same name. Wang played the righteous police officer Li Xunran.^[12] Wang Kai was awarded "The Year's Most Popular TV Actor" award at Dragon TV's "Wind from the East" ceremony for the most influential entertainers.^[13] On November 22, 2015, Wang Kai starred the legendary war drama Once Upon a Time in Qing Dao, playing Liu Chengzhi.^[14] He was made ambassador of "1219 Long Love" public event in Beijing.^[15] Wang participated in Run for Time, a Chinese version of Japan's Run for Money.^[16][17] It was announced in December 2015 that Wang Kai is to collaborate with Joe Chen for the 2016 drama Stay with Me.^[18]

In February 2016, Wang Kai acted as Shi Taipu in Legend of Nine Tails Fox; he acted alongside Gina Jin in the story "Chang Ting (长亭)", which was adapted from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, by Pu Songling.^[19] In the same year, he is to participate in upcoming drama Ode to Joy, based on the novel with the same name. He would play Zhao Qi Ping, a man who is a serious doctor in the day, but a fun-loving party animal off work.^[20] Wang Kai will star in Jackie Chan's action comedy movie, Railroad Tigers, along with Huang Zitao and Wang Dalu, and is set to be released in October 2016.^[21]

Filmography

Television dramas

Films

Discography

Original soundtracks

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Wang Kai on Weibo
• Wang Kai on Baidu