She is best known for her roles in television series Seven Swordsmen (2006), Beauty's Rival in Palace (2010), Beijing Youth (2012), Miss Assassin (2013), Qing Mang (2013), Twice Blooms the Flowers (2015); as well as the movies Ex-Files (2014) and Somewhere Only We Know (2015).

[citation needed] Wang Likun was discovered by famous Chinese director Tsui Hark, and shot her first television series Seven Swordsmen in 2004.

[2] She gained more recognition with her portrayal of three different roles in historical drama Beauty's Rival in Palace (2010).

[9][10] In 2017, she featured in fantasy blockbuster Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2 produced by Stephen Chow and directed by Tsui Hark.

[11] The same year, she starred in the romantic comedy film Love is a Broadway Hit.