Kai Wang
Actor · Born August 18, 1982 (44) · Wuhan，Hubei Province，China
Wang Kai (王凯), also known as Nick Wang, is a Chinese actor well-known for his roles in television shows "All Quiet in Peking", "Love Me If You Dare", "The Disguiser" and "Nirvana In Fire". Wang was born in Wuhan in Hubei Province. Although he wanted to become an actor after performing Thunderstorm in school, his father wanted him to do sports while his mother wanted him to find a stable job. As a result, he worked as a book porter at Xinhua Bookstore after high school. During his free time, he took on side jobs such as attending activities organized by TV stations, taking model-training courses, and shooting commercials. In 2002, during the shooting of a commercial, the director suggested Wang attend an acting academy. Wang resigned from his job and moved to Shanghai to take courses on acting at the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2002. The next year, he applied for the Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama. Wang received offers from both academies, and chose to attend the latter. (Wikipedia)
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 18, 1982 (44)
- Wuhan，Hubei Province，China
- Actor
- 5 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
What are Kai Wang's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Tang Chuan in The Devotion of Suspect X (2017)
- Mentoras Tang Chuan in The Devotion of Suspect X (2017)
- Heroas Zhou Kai in A Better Tomorrow 2018 (2018)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kai Wang's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Kai Wang's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
43 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Long Watch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Created in China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Flight To You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Our Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
博物馆之城 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
We Are the Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Faith Makes Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Dynasty Warriors(2021)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Minning Town(2021)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Hunting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Serenade of Peaceful Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Youth Periplous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Like a Flowing River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
我们在行动 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
A Better Tomorrow 2018(2018)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
National Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Railroad Tigers(2016)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Stay with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
When a Snail Falls in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Fighting Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Crossover Singer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Ode to Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
女人的天空 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Legend of Nine Tails Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Run for Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Love Me If You Dare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Nirvana in Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Disguiser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Once Upon a Time in Qingdao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Waiting for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
A Murder Beside YanHe River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
All Quiet in Peking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Golden Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
A Young Girl's Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
New Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Love Dog Doc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Calling For Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
丑女无敌 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
寒秋 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Purple Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Let It Be (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles, 42 of them dated from 2003 to 2026; peak year 2021.
Biggest box office
Railroad Tigers (2016)
Highest rated
The Devotion of Suspect X (2017)
Most popular right now
Railroad Tigers (2016)
Film career
Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2014Screen debut· The Golden Era
- 2018First top-billed film· A Better Tomorrow
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Kai Wang's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Kai Wang work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kai Wang's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sheng Ding shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Sheng DingShared titles: A Better Tomorrow 2018 (2018), Railroad Tigers (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Sheng Ding
Actors
- Suet LamShared titles: Dynasty Warriors (2021), A Better Tomorrow 2018 (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Suet Lam
- Talu WangShared titles: A Better Tomorrow 2018 (2018), Railroad Tigers (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Talu Wang
Cinematographers
- Yu DingShared titles: A Better Tomorrow 2018 (2018), Railroad Tigers (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Yu Ding
Producers
- Joe TamShared titles: A Better Tomorrow 2018 (2018), Railroad Tigers (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Tam