Wang Luoyong

Wang Luoyong (Chinese: 王洛勇; pinyin: wáng luóyóng; born 24 December 1958) is a Chinese actor who has appeared in American films. He first appeared in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story as Ip Man. He had recently appeared in CCTV's The Legend of Bruce Lee as Shao Ruhai, a master of Hung Ga and the first to train Bruce Lee (played by Danny Chan). His character "Shao Ruhai" is partially based on James Yimm Lee. He is also the first Chinese Broadway singer.

Wang Luoyong
王洛勇
Born (1958-12-24) 24 December 1958
Luoyang, Henan, China
Alma materWuhan Conservatory of Music
Shanghai Theatre Academy
Boston University
Occupation(s)Actor, Broadway singer
Years active1981–present
Spouse
Ning Ding
(m. 1991)
Parent(s)Wang Zhouchuan (father)
Cheng Pu-ching (mother)

Early life and education

Wang was born in Luoyang, Henan, on 24 December 1958, where his parents came to for participating in the construction of key projects.[1] The art enlightenment teacher was his uncle, who taught Wang to play the flute. In 1971, he forced to take part in the Down to the Countryside Movement, and he was admitted to the Shiyan Peking Opera Troupe. In the troupe, due to he liked the sound of the French horn in Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy, he asked to learn to play it, and he was arranged to study in Hubei Song and Dance Troupe. During that time, he was admitted to Wuhan Conservatory of Music and learned to play the French horn, compose music and other skills. Later, he was accepted to Shanghai Theatre Academy.[2]

After graduating in 1986, Wang pursued advanced studies in the United States. He applied to study at Louisiana State University, but was not accepted because of his poor English.[3] For living expenses, he had to do odd jobs to earn money, washing dishes, delivering takeout, weeding, etc.[4] Later, he was admitted to the Department of Drama and Performance, Boston University, earning a master's degree in 1989.[3] After university, he was recruited by the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Acting career

Wang became widely known to audiences with Miss Saigon (1992).

Since 1993, he played a number of minor roles in various television series including Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Vanishing Son III (1994), Daylight (1996), Rollerball (2002), Avatar (2004), and Smile (2006).

Wang returned to China in 2001.

In 2003, Wang appeared in Tracks In The Snow Forest, based on Qu Bo's novel of the same name, as Yang Zirong.

Wang starred as Guo Jing in the 2006 wuxia television series The Return of the Condor Heroes, adapted from Hong Kong novelist Jin Yong's novel of the same title.

In 2008, he was cast as Shao Ruhai in The Legend of Bruce Lee, in which Danny Chan Kwok-kwan played Bruce Lee.

Wang portrayed Li Bai in the historical television series The Legend of Yang Guifei (2009).

In 2016, Wang's big break came when Zhang Yongxin cast him in the historical war television series The Advisors Alliance, in which he played Zhuge Liang, a role which brought him much publicity.

Wang appeared in My People, My Country, a seven-part anthology drama film released in 2019 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1981Bi Sheng毕昇Foreign merchant
1995Qing Feng青凤Huo Qubing
1993Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story龙:李小龙故事Ip Man
1994Vanishing Son III黑帮大追杀Chou Pei
1996Daylight龙出生天Gem dealer
1997The Song of Life生命如歌Ah Jian
1998DragonYepman
1999Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl天浴Narrator
2002Lena's Rain莲娜的雨Julian Chen
Rollerball滚球大战Chinese Sports Announcer
2004Avatar异次元战神Victor Wang
Deng Xiaoping in 1928邓小平·1928Cao Wurong
2005The White Countess伯爵夫人Drivers Liu
Smile微笑Daniel
2007面子Dr. Winstin Liu
2008浪淘真金Zhao Zhenjin
2009Shi Xiu拼命三郎石秀Shi Lianshan
Gu Dasao母大虫顾大嫂Mao Zhongyi
Snow Lover腊月雪Li Xiao'an
A Face, B FaceA面B面
Great Northern Wilderness北大荒General
Berkeu别尔克乌Wu Hua
2012Live or Death in Lop Nor生死罗布泊Zheng Jiangang
2014巴彦岱Lao Wang
2016Xun Mingsheng寻明胜Xun Mingsheng
Innocent无罪Zhang Hongqi
2018Minning Town闽宁镇Lin Xiaojun
Wen Zhaorong文朝荣Wen Zhaorong
2019My People, My Country我和我的祖国An Wenbin
2021Music幸福刚刚好Felix's dad

Television

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1993New world新大陆Jiang Jianguo
1995Vanishing Son失踪的儿子Chou Pei
1999Third Watch城市守护者第三梯队Luke Tan
2000The Street
2002Beyond San Francissco走过旧金山Ding Mingyang
2003生死卧底Zhu Yangguang
Tracks In the Snow Forest林海雪原Yang Zirong
2004Woman Edge卓尔的故事Zheng Dalei
Empty house空房子Liu Yongming
2006雄关遗梦Xu Guangtai
Visitors On the Icy Mountain冰山上的来客Platoon leader Yang
Love in the Midst of War爱在战火纷飞时Deputy commander Chen
The Return of the Condor Heroes神雕侠侣Guo Jing
2007Survivor幸存者Brigade commander Zhou
Last Bullet最后的子弹Ma Yiwen
Hero Has No Name英雄无名Zhang Xueliang
2008It's Good To Be Alive活着真好
The Legend of Bruce Lee李小龙传奇Shao Ruhai
2009Chinese Peacekeeping Police中国维和警察Feng Liwei
The Legend of Yang Guifei杨贵妃秘史Li Bai
Save the Female Soldier Situ Hui拯救女兵司徒慧Wu Shaoqing
The Hearts of the People天地民心Mujangga
2011铁头捍卫Jin Mingyi
Jiao Yulu焦裕禄Jiao Yulu
绝杀Yuan Fei
2012Judgement of Hongwu洪武大案Zheng Shiyuan
Old Ford老渡口Chang Xudong
风起第一关
Concatenate Traps连环套Wang Changping
2013Northeast Counter-Japanese United Army东北抗日联军Yang Jingyu
Wang Jiaxiang王稼祥Wang Jiaxiang
2014Time of Returning to City返城年代Director
2015大江作证Liang Changqing
2016The Golden Land金色大地Geng Changsuo
The Advisors Alliance军师联盟之虎啸龙吟Zhuge Liang
2018Qiao's Grand Courtyard 2诚忠堂Yin Chang
2020So Young小夜曲Lin Zhongdao

Drama

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1983Chief of Labor Department劳资科长Chief of Labor Department
1984Other People's Head别人的脑袋Valoran
1985Eldest Son长子Buskin
1987Hamlet哈姆雷特Prince Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet罗密欧与朱丽叶Romeo
A Midsummer Night's Dream仲夏夜之梦Lysander
The King and I国王与我The King of Siam
1988The Tempest暴风雨Ariel
1989Waiting for Godot等待戈多The Boy
1990M. Butterfly蝴蝶君Song Liling
1992Miss Saigon西贡小姐Engineer
1993木达科桥Mr. Long
1994Hua Mulan花木兰Si Xu
2001Kong Yiji孔乙己正传Kong Yiji
2009Jane Eyre简·爱Edward Fairfax Rochester
2021Outpost前哨Lu Xun

Variety show

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2018Same Class同一堂课Himself
A Good Book一本好书Himself
The Sound身临其境
The Readers朗读者Himself
2020The Hero in the Poster海报里的英雄Himself
2021China in Classics典籍里的中国Qu Yuan

References

  1. Zhao Zhiwei (赵志伟) (26 June 2011). 专访焦裕禄扮演者王洛勇:焦裕禄“是属于世界的”. Luoyang Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. Xiaochuan, Zhou (1998). 音乐剧之旅 [Music Tour]. Beijing: New World Press. p. 532. ISBN 7-80005-443-8.
  3. Jie, Chen (16 June 2009). "What a corker!". China Daily. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. Zhenglin, Xu (2006). 百位影星非常档案 [Hundreds of Movie Stars Archives]. Hangzhou, Zhejiang: Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House. p. 195. ISBN 7-5339-2299-9.
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