Wang Kai (actor)

Wang Kai
Wang Kai at a 2016 promotion event
Native name	Wang Kai (王凯)
Born	(1982-08-18) August 18, 1982 (age 34) Wuhan, Hubei Province
Nationality	Han Chinese
Other names	Nick Wang
Alma mater	Central Academy of Drama
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006-present
Agent	Daylight Entertainment (Dongyang) Television Ltd.
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Wang Kai (Chinese: 王凯, born August 18, 1982) is a Chinese actor. He is known for his television roles in (2014), The Disguiser (2015), Nirvana in Fire (2015), When a Snail Falls in Love (2016) and Stay with Me (2016).

Wang Kai 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.

While a student at the Central Academy of Drama, Wang Kai received his first acting role as Huang Yuanshang in Cold Autumn, upon recommendation of his professor Zhang Xiaolong. The series was adapted from the Chinese novel of the same name. It was filmed in 2005 and aired in 2006. In 2006, he participated in his first film My Puppy My Love, an animal movie which focuses on dogs. The film did not air until 2012.

In 2007, Wang graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and signed with Huayi Brothers. During his first year with Huayi, he received no roles except for a minor role in Water Point Peach Blossom with Ma Lujian, the director of Cold Autumn.