Beijing court accepts divorce filing by famous Chinese actor

Wang rose to fame for his role in a military-themed TV series "Soldiers Sortie" in 2008.[Photo/IC]

The court has accepted the case.

Wang was born in North China's Hebei province and studied martial arts in Shaolin Temple from age eight. He won a Golden Horse Award for best leading actor for "Blind Shaft" in 2003.

He rose to fame for his role in a military-themed TV series "Soldiers Sortie" in 2008. He was awarded Best Actor by the 5th Annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards for the film "Mr. Tree" in 2011.

Wang's rags to riches story -- rising to stardom from nothing -- has inspired many.