Han Sanming

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Han Sanming is a Chinese actor, known for his roles in films directed by Jia Zhangke. It is believed that he is related to to the director[1]. Initially, he was seen only in small roles or cameos, but was then cast in one of the lead roles, as a coal miner looking for his wife and daughter, in Still Life. The film premiered at the 2006 Venice Film Festival and went on to win a Golden Lion award.

Of note, his characters are also named "Han Sanming" in the films.

[edit] Filmography

Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes
2000 Platform 站台 Han Sanming
2004 The World 世界 Han Sanming
2006 Still Life 三峡好人 Han Sanming (character is a coal miner) [2] Lead
2006 Dong Han Sanming

[edit] References

  1. ^ San Hanming at the Internet Movie Database, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2385917/
  2. ^ New York Times, http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/01/18/movies/18stil.html

[edit] External Links

Sanming Han at the Internet Movie Database

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