Born in Beijing in 1974, he trained in wushu from early childhood and won national titles before the director
袁和平 gave him his first lead role in 1996. He directed and starred in 《
战狼》 (2015) and its 2017 sequel, for years the highest-grossing film in China, and starred in 《
流浪地球》 (2019) and 《
长津湖》 (2021).
