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Simu Liu

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Simu Liu at an event for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' star Simu Liu answers burning questions from IMDb about tweeting at Marvel, working with Awkwafina, and who he hopes to inspire with this film.
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Simu is a Chinese-Canadian actor who won a Game Changer Award and People's Choice Award for his role as Shang-Chi in the Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). Before his leading role in a Marvel movie, he played Jung Kim on the CBC sitcom Kim's Convenience (2016). He is also a writer and producer.

Immigrating from China at the age of 5, Simu was raised in Mississauga, Ontario. After graduating from the Richard Ivey School of Business and working at a top accounting firm for nearly a year, Liu was laid off. Deciding to pursue work in film and television instead, he quickly landed roles on series such as Heroes Reborn (2015), Nikita (2010), Warehouse 13 (2009) and Air Crash Investigation (2003).

He has since starred on Blood and Water (2015) and Taken (2017), and guest starred on shows such as The Expanse (2015), Bad Blood (2017), and Fresh Off the Boat (2015).

Liu has written and produced for television as well as in film. His short film Meeting Mommy was selected as a semi-finalist for the NBC Universal Shorts Festival. He was also a writer on the second season of Blood and Water, contributing as a story editor for the season and as the main writer for one episode.

Simu trains extensively in martial arts and stunt work in addition to television and theatrical performance.
BornApril 19, 1989
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Simu Liu Receives the IMDb STARmeter Award

Simu Liu Receives the IMDb STARmeter Award

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings superhero and star Simu Liu receives the IMDb Fan Favorite STARmeter Award and shares what his first time on set meant to him.
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Simu Liu in Barbie (2023)
Simu Liu in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, and Awkwafina in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Simu Liu and Awkwafina in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Simu Liu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Simu Liu in Soccer Dad (2020)

Known for

Michelle Yeoh, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
7.4
  • Shaun
  • Shang-Chi
  • 2021
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Andrea Bang, and Simu Liu in Kim's Convenience (2016)
Kim's Convenience
8.2
TV Series
  • Jung
Clive Standen in Taken (2017)
Taken
6.6
TV Series
  • Faaron
Oscar Hsu, Peter Outerbridge, Steph Song, Osric Chau, Loretta Yu, Elfina Luk, Simu Liu, and Fiona Fu in Blood and Water (2015)
Blood and Water
5.4
TV Series
  • Paul Xie

Credits

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Actor

  • One True Loves
    • Completed
  • Barbie
    • Post-production
  • Hello Stranger
    • Post-production
  • Avengers: Secret Wars
    • In Development
  • Arthur the King
    • Post-production
  • Last Breath
    • Pre-production
  • Atlas
    • Post-production
  • Untitled Shang-Chi Sequel
    • Pre-production
  • Seven Wonders
    • In Production
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • (voice)
  • Bright: Samurai Soul (2021)
    Bright: Samurai Soul
    • (voice)
  • Star Wars: Visions (2021)
    Star Wars: Visions
    • (English version, voice)
  • Michelle Yeoh, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  • Corner Gas Animated (2018)
    Corner Gas Animated
    • (voice)
  • Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Andrea Bang, and Simu Liu in Kim's Convenience (2016)
    Kim's Convenience
  • Women Is Losers (2021)
    Women Is Losers
  • Awkwafina in Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020)
    Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
  • Lucille Soong, Randall Park, Constance Wu, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, and Hudson Yang in Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
    Fresh Off the Boat
  • Asian Bachelorette 2
  • Philip Wang and Janine Oda in Yappie (2018)
    Yappie
  • An Awkward Girl Dates (2018)
    An Awkward Girl Dates
  • Shohreh Aghdashloo, Wes Chatham, Steven Strait, Frankie Adams, Cara Gee, and Dominique Tipper in The Expanse (2015)
    The Expanse
  • Bad Blood (2017)
    Bad Blood
  • Slasher (2016)
    Slasher

Producer

  • Seven Wonders
    • In Production
  • Simu Liu in The 2022 Juno Awards (2022)
    The 2022 Juno Awards
  • Alex Mallari Jr. and Rong Fu in Hello (Again) (2022)
    Hello (Again)
  • Neon Nights: Rise of the Triad Underworld (2016)
    Neon Nights: Rise of the Triad Underworld
  • Meeting Mommy (2017)
    Meeting Mommy
  • Farid Yazdani, Kira Murphy, Koumbie, and Simu Liu in YEAA Shorts TV (2015)
    YEAA Shorts TV
  • Crimson Defender vs. The Slightly Racist Family (2015)
    Crimson Defender vs. The Slightly Racist Family
  • Open Gym (2013)
    Open Gym

Writer

  • Simu Liu in The 2022 Juno Awards (2022)
    The 2022 Juno Awards
  • Alex Mallari Jr. and Rong Fu in Hello (Again) (2022)
    Hello (Again)
    • (creator)
  • Neon Nights: Rise of the Triad Underworld (2016)
    Neon Nights: Rise of the Triad Underworld
  • Meeting Mommy (2017)
    Meeting Mommy
  • Oscar Hsu, Peter Outerbridge, Steph Song, Osric Chau, Loretta Yu, Elfina Luk, Simu Liu, and Fiona Fu in Blood and Water (2015)
    Blood and Water
  • Crimson Defender vs. The Slightly Racist Family (2015)
    Crimson Defender vs. The Slightly Racist Family
  • Open Gym (2013)
    Open Gym

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Simu Liu 2017 Demo Reel
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Simu Liu 2017 Demo Reel
Simu Liu Mandarin Reel
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Simu Liu Mandarin Reel
Simu Liu Action Reel
Demo Reel 0:59
Simu Liu Action Reel
Simu Liu Receives the IMDb "Fan Favorite" STARmeter Award
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Simu Liu Receives the IMDb "Fan Favorite" STARmeter Award
Simu Liu Answers 5 Burning Questions About 'Shang-Chi'
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Simu Liu Answers 5 Burning Questions About 'Shang-Chi'
Meng'er Zhang Answers 5 Burning Questions About 'Shang-Chi'
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Meng'er Zhang Answers 5 Burning Questions About 'Shang-Chi'
What Day One on the 'Shang-Chi' Set Was Like for the Cast & Director
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What Day One on the 'Shang-Chi' Set Was Like for the Cast & Director
All About Simu Liu
Clip 1:24
All About Simu Liu
Everything We Know About 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'
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Everything We Know About 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'
How Marvel's Been Paving the Way for Shang-Chi
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How Marvel's Been Paving the Way for Shang-Chi
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:37
Official Trailer
"Who We Are" Trailer
Trailer 0:31
"Who We Are" Trailer

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    • April 19, 1989
    • Harbin, China
  • Release of his memoir, "When We Were Dreamers".
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    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Canadian actor.
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    My watchlist says I'm somebody who cares deeply about Asian representation and telling our stories, because they haven't been told yet in Hollywood in a deep and meaningful way or they are just starting to be told.

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