Portrait of Wu Ma

Acting

Wu Ma

Career

Active from 1967 to 2024, busiest in 1991 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
46
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Getting Home
Getting Home
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 78 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wu Ma Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.7, average 4.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Martial Arts 18
  • Hong Kong Cinema 15
  • Revenge 10
  • Fast-Paced 10
  • Hong Kong Action 8
  • Action 7
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Martial Arts Action 5
  • Wuxia 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Crime Thriller 4
  • Character-Driven 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

270
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
家有儿女新传
家有儿女新传

TV show · as 唐大钊(爷爷)

Chu Supremacy
Chu Supremacy

TV show · as 黄石公

2020s

2 titles
天网·行踪
天网·行踪 (2024)

TV show

廉石传说
廉石传说 (2023)

TV show

2010s

39 titles · average score 55
Da Sheng Kui
Da Sheng Kui (2017)

TV show

A Stupid Journey
A Stupid Journey (2014)

as Situ Guangzong

Tiger Kung Fu of Wulin
Tiger Kung Fu of Wulin (2013)

TV show · as Shen Yi

If I Were You
If I Were You (2012)

as Old Beard

Death Is Here
Death Is Here (2012)

as Uncle Qiao

White Vengeance
White Vengeance (2011)
GoodWatch score 57

as Grand Tutor Liu Xuan

My Own Swordsman
My Own Swordsman (2011)
GoodWatch score 53

as 娄知县

I Love Hong Kong 2011
I Love Hong Kong 2011 (2011)
GoodWatch score 50

as Lee Kei's father

14 Blades
14 Blades (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

as Qiao Yung

Journey to the West
Journey to the West (2010)

TV show · as Elder Jin Chi

淘气包马小跳
淘气包马小跳 (2010)

TV show · as 爷爷

Fortune King Is Coming to Town!
Fortune King Is Coming to Town! (2010)

as Power God

2000s

20 titles · average score 72
The Qin Empire
The Qin Empire (2009)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as 百里遥

Taste of Happiness
Taste of Happiness (2009)

TV show

Ticket
Ticket (2008)

as Jeep driver

侦探成旭
侦探成旭 (2008)

TV show · as 魏四

Getting Home
Getting Home (2007)
GoodWatch score 79

as 给自己办葬礼的老人

A Legend of Shaolin Temple
A Legend of Shaolin Temple (2007)

TV show · as Tie Zuixian

Lost City in Snow Heaven
Lost City in Snow Heaven (2006)

TV show · as Yang An

Battle of the Warriors
Battle of the Warriors (2006)
GoodWatch score 67

as Précepteur royal de Liang

House of Fury
House of Fury (2005)
GoodWatch score 62

as Uncle Chiu

Imperial Four Treasures
Imperial Four Treasures (2004)

TV show · as Li Guangdi

聊斋之龙飞相公
聊斋之龙飞相公 (2004)

TV show · as 童无忌

Wu Dang
Wu Dang (2002)

TV show · as 药王

1990s

63 titles · average score 61
The Hunted Hunter
The Hunted Hunter (1997)

as Mr. Fok

Iron Monkey 2
Iron Monkey 2 (1996)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ken

High Risk
High Risk (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Frankie's Father

Master of Zen
Master of Zen (1994)

as Son Kwong's Master

Circus Kids
Circus Kids (1994)

as Shen Tinyi

Exorcist Master
Exorcist Master (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

as Priest Wu

Kickboxer
Kickboxer (1993)

as Ah So

China Dolls
China Dolls (1992)

as Lao

The Tantana
The Tantana (1991)

as Master Chek Fei

A Chinese Ghost Story II
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

as Swordsman Yan

Story of Kennedy Town
Story of Kennedy Town (1990)

as Detective Sergeant Huang

Magic Cop
Magic Cop (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

as Chief Inspector Ma

1980s

75 titles · average score 67
Just Heroes
Just Heroes (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ma

Mr Vampire Saga 4
Mr Vampire Saga 4 (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sifu Yi-Yu

Picture of a Nymph
Picture of a Nymph (1988)
GoodWatch score 57

as Wu Men-chu

Bet on Fire
Bet on Fire (1988)

as Club Manager

Spooky, Spooky
Spooky, Spooky (1988)

as Old Master

A Chinese Ghost Story
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

as Swordsman Yin Chek-ha

Last Eunuch In China
Last Eunuch In China (1987)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lord Ting

My Cousin, the Ghost
My Cousin, the Ghost (1987)

as Mako

Peking Opera Blues
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

as Boss Wong

Righting Wrongs
Righting Wrongs (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

as Joe Doh's Father

The Dead and the Deadly
The Dead and the Deadly (1982)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ma Lun-Cheung (Ma Lucho)

Encounters of the Spooky Kind
Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980)
GoodWatch score 73

as Ah Chiu

1970s

41 titles · average score 60
Eunuch of the Western Palace
Eunuch of the Western Palace (1979)

Director, Writer

Snake-Crane Secret
Snake-Crane Secret (1978)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Along Comes a Tiger
Along Comes a Tiger (1977)

Director

The Iron-Fisted Monk
The Iron-Fisted Monk (1977)
GoodWatch score 62

as Miss Chuen's Client

The Shaolin Avengers
The Shaolin Avengers (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

7-Man Army
7-Man Army (1976)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

All Men Are Brothers
All Men Are Brothers (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Manchu Boxer
The Manchu Boxer (1974)

as Siu Ma

Wits to Wits
Wits to Wits (1974)

Director

The Pirate
The Pirate (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Young Tiger
The Young Tiger (1973)
GoodWatch score 38

as Manager

The Water Margin
The Water Margin (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

as Flea on a Drum, Shih Chien

1960s

28 titles · average score 64
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

as White Swordsman Guan Shun

Twelve Deadly Coins
Twelve Deadly Coins (1969)

as Red Hair Bear

The Invincible Fist
The Invincible Fist (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

as Waiter

The Singing Thief
The Singing Thief (1969)

Assistant Director

The Flying Dagger
The Flying Dagger (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lu Hu

Golden Swallow
Golden Swallow (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Flying Fox Hu Zhen

Forever Diamonds
Forever Diamonds (1968)

as Ding Wenhua

The Bells of Death
The Bells of Death (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

as Yuan Ke

The Thundering Sword
The Thundering Sword (1967)

as Chief Wang

The Trail of the Broken Blade
The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jiao 1st

The Magnificent Trio
The Magnificent Trio (1966)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bandit

Temple of the Red Lotus
Temple of the Red Lotus (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

as Monk Zhi Lai