Wu Jing

Also known as

Jacky Wu

Description

Chinese martial artist, actor, and film director. Born in Beijing. Manchu (满族), descended from the Uya (乌雅氏) clan of the Plain White Banner. Entered Beijing Shichahai Sports School at age 6 (circa 1980) and was selected for the Beijing Wushu Team in 1989, where he trained under coach Wu Bin. Won multiple national wushu championships in quanshu, daoshu, qiangshu, and duilian between 1984 and 1994. Graduated from Beijing Sport University in 1995. Starred in Wolf Warrior (2015), Wolf Warrior 2 (2017, highest-grossing Chinese film), The Wandering Earth (2019), and The Wandering Earth 2 (2023). Named Forbes China Celebrity 100 #1 in 2019. Awarded National First-Class Actor title in June 2024.

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  Wu Bin

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  Probable

  Global People's 2024 interview with Wu Bin directly states he coached Wu Jing; single-sourced.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (1989–1995)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Global People's 2024 interview with Wu Bin directly states he coached Wu Jing; single-sourced.

  “他培养了李连杰、甄子丹、吴京等一众功夫明星”

  — Global People. (2024). Global People - Wu Bin Interview (环球人物-吴彬专访)link history info

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