[citation needed] Wang was born in Luoyang, Henan, on 24 December 1958, where his parents came to for participating in the construction of key projects.
[3] For living expenses, he had to do odd jobs to earn money, washing dishes, delivering takeout, weeding, etc.
Since 1993, he played a number of minor roles in various television series including Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Vanishing Son III (1994), Daylight (1996), Rollerball (2002), Avatar (2004), and Smile (2006).
Wang starred as Guo Jing in the 2006 wuxia television series The Return of the Condor Heroes, adapted from Hong Kong novelist Jin Yong's novel of the same title.
In 2016, Wang's big break came when Zhang Yongxin cast him in the historical war television series The Advisors Alliance, in which he played Zhuge Liang, a role which brought him much publicity.