Cast & creator
Ai Weiwei
Best known for The Daily Show, Morgenmagazin, Bambi
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. Ai grew up in the far north-west of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of schools in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, for allegedly economic crimes. He was detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators. Ai Weiwei encapsulates political conviction and his personal poetry in his many sculptures, photographs and public works. In doing this, he makes use of Chinese art forms to display the Chinese political and social issues. After being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has lived in Berlin, Germany, and, since 2019, in Cambridge, UK, with his family, working and traveling internationally.
Also known as: Ài Wèiwèi, Weiwei Ai, Ai Wei-wei
114
film credits
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television credits
38
1948–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (122)
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The Daily Show
Self
1996
Morgenmagazin
Self
1992
Bambi
Self
1948
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018
Kulturplatz
Self
2004Artsnight
Self
2015
Aux arts et cætera
Self
2022
The Trainer
Ai Weiwei
2024
Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System
Self - Interviewee
2023
Why Are We Creative?
Self
2018ALLEN & AI
2026
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Self - Artist
2012Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Thanks
2012
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Self
2014
CoroNation
Producer
2020CoroNation
Director
2020
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
Self
2019
The Rest
2019The Rest
Producer
2019The Rest
Director
2019
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
2022
Ordos 100
Producer
2012Ordos 100
Director
2012
The Sand Storm
2014
Ithaka
Self
2022
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
2019
Cockroach
Director
2020Cockroach
Producer
2020
Straight
Director
2015
Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy
Himself
2023
Ai Weiwei's Turandot
Self
2025
Human Flow
Producer
2017Human Flow
Director
2017Human Flow
Director of Photography
2017Who's Afraid of Ai Wei Wei?
2011
Ximei
Executive Producer
2019
Rohingya
Producer
2022Rohingya
Director
2022
Disturbing the Peace
Self
2009Disturbing the Peace
Director
2009Disturbing the Peace
Producer
2009
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
Self
2014Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
Director
2014Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
Producer
2014
Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires
Himself
2018
A Beautiful Life
Director
2010
Beijing: The Second Ring
Producer
2012Beijing: The Second Ring
Editor
2012Beijing: The Second Ring
Cinematography
2012Beijing: The Second Ring
Director
2012
One Recluse
Editor
2010One Recluse
Director
2010One Recluse
Producer
2010One Recluse
Cinematography
2010Animality
Director
2025Animality
Producer
2025Animality
Writer
2025
Ping'an Yueqing
Producer
2013Ping'an Yueqing
Director
2013
Discard the Old Path of Closed Doors and Rigidity and Reject Evil Attempts to Change the Party's Banner
Director
2012
Play of the Play
Director
2014
Sanhua
Director
2010Sanhua
Producer
2010
Fairytale
Director
2007Fairytale
Editor
2007Fairytale
Producer
2007
Wenchuan Rebar
Director
2013
Hormone
2011
Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds
Himself
2010
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
2013
Beijing: The Third Ring
Cinematography
2012Beijing: The Third Ring
Director
2012Beijing: The Third Ring
Producer
2012Beijing: The Third Ring
Editor
2012
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly
Self
2019
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg
2017
Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Self
2003Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Director
2003Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Producer
2003
Stay Home
Director
2013Stay Home
Producer
2013
Flower Good Moon Round
Director
2011
Jingmei Wang
Director
2010Opera di Roma: Turandot
Director
2022
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
2010
The Crab House
Director
2012The Crab House
Producer
2012
Fukushima Art Project
Director
2015
The Mala Desert
Producer
2012The Mala Desert
Director
2012Free to Create - Artists in Exile
Himself
2024
Chang'an Boulevard
Producer
2012Chang'an Boulevard
Cinematography
2012Chang'an Boulevard
Director
2012Chang'an Boulevard
Editor
2012
Heaven and Earth
Producer
2016Heaven and Earth
Director
2016
Ai Weiwei Drifting
Self
2017Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button
Self
2026Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button
Director
2026Shouting Out
Director
2018
冯正虎回家
Director
2009
江天勇律师
Director
2017
You Know What I Mean
Director
2014You Know What I Mean
Producer
2014
Ai Weiwei - Evidence
Himself
2014
KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao
Himself
20128507days
Director
2025Remembrance
Director
2012So Sorry
Producer
2012So Sorry
Director
2012
Little Girl's Cheeks
2009Little Girl's Cheeks
Director
2009Little Girl's Cheeks
Producer
2009
Vivos
Director
2020Vivos
Producer
2020Vivos
Director of Photography
2020Beijing 2003
Cinematography
2004Beijing 2003
Editor
2004Beijing 2003
Producer
2004Beijing 2003
Director
2004
4851
Director
2012