Simu Liu
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.
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Full filmography
- The Simpsons (1989) as Adult Hubert Wong (voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self - Guest
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self - Guest Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- INVINCIBLE (2021) as Multi-Paul (voice)
- The Expanse (2015) as Lt. Paolo Mayer
- Mayday (2003) as Narita Air Traffic Controller
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self - Guest
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Fresh Off the Boat (2015) as Willie
- What If...? (2021) as Shang-Chi (voice)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Warehouse 13 (2009) as Bartender
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self