Han Sanming

Han Sanming
Born1971 (age 52–53)
OccupationActor
Years active2000 - present
FamilyTwo brothers
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese韓三明
Simplified Chinese韩三明
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHán Sānmíng

Han Sanming (Chinese: 韩三明; born 1971) is a Chinese actor and coal miner, known for his roles in films directed by his cousin Jia Zhangke. 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.

Life

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Han was born in 1971 in Hanjiayuan Village, Fenyang, Shanxi, the most coal-rich province in China. He became a coal miner after middle school. He has two brothers. He is the cousin of Jia Zhangke, director from Beijing Film Academy, a prestigious school that has nurtured some of China's top cinematic talent.[1]

Filmography

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Year English Title Chinese title Role Notes
2000 Platform 《站台》 Himself
2004 The World 《世界》 Himself
2006 Still Life 《三峡好人》 Han Sanming (character is a coal miner) [2] Lead
Dong 《东》 Himself
2009 Father 《父亲》 Li Sawa
The World is too Busy 《天下太忙》 Himself
2013 《冬哥的春天》 Wang Liang's father
Never Give Up 《从未放弃》
2014 《恋爱大师之让红包飞》
Promise 深情约定
Broken Bridge 《断桥》 Chao Youde
2017 Shall Mama's Eyes 《夏耳玛玛的眼睛》 The principal
2018 The Class of One 一个人的课堂 The village director
2019 Rolling Steel Eggs
2019 Midnight Live

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Awards

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Date Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Award Category Result Notes
2007 Still Life 14th Chile International Film Festival Best Actor Won [5]
63rd Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion Won

References

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  1. ^ “矿工影帝”韩三明的跨越性人生. 163 (in Chinese). 2016-10-21. Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. ^ Those Days of Doom on the Yangtze, Manohla Dargis of New York Times, January 18, 2008.
  3. ^ Han Sanming at hkmdb.com
  4. ^ Han Sanming at chinesemov.com
  5. ^ “矿工影帝”韩三明当上儿童电影制片人. sina (in Chinese). 2012-04-27.
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