After graduation from acting school, Jiang was assigned to China Youth Art Institute as an actor.

[5] Jiang once again paired with Hibiscus Town co-star in the film Chun Tao directed by Ling Zifeng.

[8] Hebei hae also starred in Black Snow (1990),[9] Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch (1991),[10] The Emperor's Shadow (1996),[11] and The Soong Sisters (1997).

Jiang starred in several films in the early 2000s; namely The Missing Gun, Green Tea, My Father and I, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, Jasmine Women and Letter from an Unknown Woman.

[12] Jiang continued acted in television series, such as Da Qing Fengyun (2006), in which he played Hong Taiji.

In the film, he portrays Baze Malbus, a native of the moon of Jedha who is drawn into the war against the Galactic Empire.

[24] Jiang's fifth feature, a Western-styled action comedy Let the Bullets Fly set a box office record by becoming the fastest Chinese-language film to break RMB100m mark ($15.15m) in Chinese cinemas; and received critical acclaim.

Close to his family, Jiang has a deep bond with his parents: whenever he is on site for shooting or acting, he arranges for them to come to his workplace so that he can spend time with them.

Liu Xiaoqing never confirmed the relationship, but only claimed that the media pressure was so suffocating that she once considered going abroad.

[36] In 1995, Jiang began a relationship with Sandrine Chenivesse, a Doctor of Anthropology at the University of Paris, researching philosophy and Taoism in China, at an artistic event.

They married in Paris in 1997 and had a daughter together, but the marriage remained discreet until their appearance on the red carpet of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.

[37] In 2001, during the filming of Warriors of Heaven and Earth, Jiang was introduced to cast member Zhou Yun, by fellow actress Zhao Wei.