page_title: Wang Kai (actor)
section_title: 2016–present: Mainstream success
hierarchical_section_title: Wang Kai (actor) / Career / 2016–present: Mainstream success
caption_attribution_description: English: Ma Tian Yu, Wang Kai, Wang Dalu in A Better Tomorrow (2018) on March 22, 2017
context_page_description: Wang Kai is a Chinese actor. He is known for his television roles in All Quiet in Peking, The Disguiser, Nirvana in Fire, Ode to Joy, When a Snail Falls in Love, Stay With Me, and Like a Flowing River, as well as his film role in The Devotion of Suspect X.
context_section_description: In 2016, he featured in metropolitan romance drama Ode to Joy. Although he did not appear until episode 11, Wang in association with the show was one of the most discussed topics on social medias. He reunited with his Ode to Joy co-star Wang Ziwen in crime thriller When a Snail Falls in Love, adapted from Ding Mo's novel of the same name. The same year, Wang starred alongside Joe Chen in romance drama Stay with Me and in Jackie Chan's action comedy film Railroad Tigers.
  In 2017, Wang starred in mystery-thriller The Devotion of Suspect X, adapted from the Japanese novel of the same name. The film was a box office success. The same year, he was announced to be playing Cao Cao in the upcoming film adaptation of popular RPG game Dynasty Warriors.
  In 2018, Wang starred in A Better Tomorrow 2018, directed by Ding Sheng and a remake of the original classic. He returned to the small screen with the period drama Like a Flowing River, based on the novel Da Jiang Da He written by A Nai and set during Chinese economic reform in 1978. The drama was a critical and commercial success, receiving positive reviews and topping ratings in its time slot. Wang received acclaim for his portrayal of a talented young man who fought against all odds to eventually becomes a technical engineer. He was nominated for the Magnolia Award for Best Actor in a Television Series. In addition to being a good actor, he also made a new attempt, which was the crossover album World of One, it sold really well. One of the songs in the album is called "Loneliness for One", which seems to be a reflection of his early state of mind when he made his debut.
  In 2020, Wang starred in historical drama Held in the Lonely Castle, portraying Emperor Renzong of Song.  The same year, he starred in the crime thriller drama Hunting as a police officer.
caption: Wang Kai on film set of A Better Tomorrow with Ma Tianyu and Wang Talu.
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