Batdorj-in Baasanjab

Baasanjab
Born	Batdorj-in Baasanjab 1954 (age 70–71) Hartulga, Bortala, Xinjiang, China
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984-present
Spouse	Saran Gua
Chinese name
Chinese	巴森扎布
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bāsēnzhābù
Basen
Chinese	巴森
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bāsēn
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	Батдоржын Баасанжав
Mongolian script	ᠪᠠᠲᠤᠳᠣᠷᠵᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠰᠠᠩᠵᠠᠪ
Musical career
Also known as	Ba Sen (巴森)

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Baasanjab. Batdorj-in is a patronymic, not a family name.

Batdorj-in Baasanjab (Mongolian: ᠪᠠᠲᠤᠳᠣᠷᠵᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ
ᠪᠠᠰᠠᠩᠵᠠᠪ, Батдоржын Баасанжав, Batdorjyn Baasanjav; born 1954), also known by his Chinese name Basenzhabu or simply Ba Sen, is a Chinese actor of Mongol descent from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He is a descendant of Genghis Khan's second son, Chagatai,[1] and is best known for portraying Genghis Khan in the 2004 Chinese-Mongolian television series, Genghis Khan.

Career

At the age of 13, Ba Sen started learning dancing in the Inner Mongolian Arts School. After graduation, he became a dancer in a group in the Chinese military. Since 1984, he has been working as an actor in the Inner Mongolian Film Agency. His first role was Herder Suhee in the drama Huan Jinhai.[2] He played the eponymous role in the 2004 television series Genghis Khan.

Personal life

Ba Sen married Saran Gua, a singer from the Inner Mongolian Opera and Dance Theatre.^[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Donggui Yingxiong Zhuan 東歸英雄傳	Alatansang
1995	Teshu Qiufan 特殊囚犯
1997	Yidai Tianjiao Chengji Sihan 一代天驕成吉思汗	Genghis Khan
2007	Mongol 蒙古王	Yesügei
2008	Red Cliff 赤壁	Guan Yu
2012	Aravt	Tsakhar
2015	Wolf Totem	Bilig
2018	Genghis Khan

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Tutur Tinular	Kau Hsing 1	His only appearance in an Indonesian soap opera
Unconfirmed	Bai Ma 白馬
Unconfirmed	Tianshen Bu Guaizui De Ren 天神不怪罪的人
Unconfirmed	Hunduan Diaoyu Cheng 魂斷釣魚城	Möngke Khan
2001	Hōjō Tokimune 北條時宗	Kublai Khan	Taiga drama
2003	The Legend of the Condor Heroes 射鵰英雄傳	Genghis Khan
2004	Geda Huofo 格達活佛	Zeren Dunzhu
2004	Genghis Khan 成吉思汗	Genghis Khan
2011	Scarlet Heart 步步驚心	Suwangua'erjia
2012	Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky 軒轅劍:天之痕	Yang Su
2012	Legend of Yuan Empire Founder 建元風雲	Ögedei Khan

References

1. (in Chinese) 巴森：再现成吉思汗风采
2. (in Mongolian) Information on Baasan

External links

• (in Chinese) Ba Sen's blog on Sina.com
• Ba Sen at Baidu Baike (in Chinese)