Han Sanming
Acting
1971-05-20 (55 years old)
Lüliang, Shanxi Province, China
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.
A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Thr...
Four people in different provinces are driven to violent ends: An angry miner is enraged b...
The closure of an unprofitable state-run coal mine in Shanxi, China forces three middle-ag...
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns to the shooting locations of his films, along with h...