Han Sanming (Chinese: 韩三明; born 1971) is a Chinese actor and coal miner, known for his roles in films directed by his cousin Jia Zhangke. Initially, he was seen only in small roles or cameos, but was then cast in one of the lead roles, as a coal miner looking for his wife and daughter, in Still Life. The film premiered at the 2006 Venice Film Festival and went on to win a Golden Lion award. Of note, his characters are also named "Han Sanming" in the films.

Filmography

• 2026Border — Secuirty Guard
• 2026How to Rebury Your Friend
• 2026Midnight Elevator
• 2026Seeking The Friend Betrayed
• 2026鲁西儿女
• 2025207B
• 2025Big Deal
• 2025Black Cotton
• 2025His Redemption
• 2025The Dark Mysteries
• 2025疯狂的酒局 — 酒商
• 2024A Whale-Riding Teenager
• 2024Bald Sheep
• 2024The Vessel's Isle — Co-Producer
• 2024朝花夕拾
• 2023一出婚礼
• 2022爱人之谜
• 2020Lu Jianjiang
• 2020The Affechonateness in the Canyon
• 2019Drifting — Father
• 2019Rolling Steel Eggs — 老王头
• 2019Wolf — Taxi Driver
• 2018The Class of One — 村主任
• 2018The Lost Land
• 2017One Night on the Wharf
• 2017Tiger in the Zoo
• 2016The Hedonists
• 2014冬哥的春天 — Fake Wang Liang's Father
• 2013A Touch of Sin
• 2006Dong
• 2006Still Life — San-Ming Han
• 2004The World — Sanming
• 2001Platform — Sanming

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2016Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang — Self