Simu Liu
Acting
- Born
- April 19, 1989
- Place of Birth
- Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
- Known For
- Мужской
Biography
Simu Liu (/ˈsiːmuː ˈliːjuː/ SEE-moo LEE-yoo; simplified Chinese: 刘思慕; traditional Chinese: 劉思慕; born 19 April 1989) is a Canadian actor. He rose to prominence by starring as Shang-Chi in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, debuting in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). Liu was born in Harbin, China, and raised in Mississauga, Ontario. He has also played Paul Xie in the Omni Television crime drama series Blood and Water—for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award and an ACTRA Award—Jung Kim in the CBC Television sitcom Kim's Convenience (2016–2021), and one of the Ken dolls in the fantasy comedy film Barbie (2023). In 2022, Liu published the memoir We Were Dreamers and was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simu Liu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Simpsons
as Adult Hubert Wong (voice)
1989
Mayday
as Narita Air Traffic Controller
2003
The Expanse
as Lt. Paolo Mayer
2015
INVINCIBLE
as Multi-Paul (voice)
2021
Warehouse 13
as Bartender
2009
What If...?
as Shang-Chi (voice)
2021
Fresh Off the Boat
as Willie
2015
Taken
as Faaron
2017
Dark Matter
as Technician
2015
Nikita
as Desk Officer
2010
Orphan Black
as Mr. Mitchell
2013
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self
2021
The Bachelorette
as Self
2003
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
Marvel Studios Legends
as Shaun / Shang-Chi (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Kim's Convenience
as Jung Kim
2016
The Other Two
as Simu Liu
2019
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
as Chang (voice)
2023
Marvel Zombies
as Shang-Chi (voice)
2025
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
as Garbage Boy
2020
The Copenhagen Test
as Alexander Hale
2025
Laid
as Philippe
2024