Wang Deshun
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 Post. According to him, he continues to work out at least two hours every day.
Acting
Movie
The Forbidden Kingdom
2008
Movie
Ne Zha 2
as Wu Liang Xian Weng (voice)
2025
Movie
Big Fish & Begonia
as Pie (voice)
2016
Movie
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
as Xiazi Ling
2010
Movie
Reign of Assassins
as Shen Bu
2010
Movie
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe
2015
Movie
Immortal Demon Slayer
as Pu Ti
2017
Movie
Sword Master
as Old Monk
2016
Movie
The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom
as Head of Fort Luna
2014
Movie
Saving General Yang
as Master Gui Gu
2013
Movie
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
as Old Diehard
2003
Movie
Jian Bing Man
as Martial Arts Choreographer
2015
Movie
20 Once Again
as Li Dahai
2015
Movie
What Women Want
as Sun Meisheng
2011
Movie
One Night Only
as Store Owner
2016
Movie
Sons of the Neon Night
as Park Li
2025
TV
You Are My Destiny
as Zhong San Long
2020
TV
Shine on Me
as Sheng Xianmin
2025
Movie
Empire of Silver
as Chang You [Chief escort]
2009
TV
The Whirlwind Girl
as Wan Guanzhu
2015
Movie
Yesterday Once More
as Gao Xiang
2016
TV
Taiji Prodigy
as 易云
2001
Movie
Tiger Team: The Mountain of 1000 Dragons
as Cheng
2010
TV
Pathfinding to the Northeast
as 老独臂
2008