Simu Liu

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

Gender

Male

Birthday

1989-04-19 (36 years old)

Place of Birth

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simu Liu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Expanse

    The Expanse

  • Mayday

    Mayday

  • The View

    The View

  • Invincible

    Invincible

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Fresh Off the Boat

    Fresh Off the Boat

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Avengers: Doomsday

    Avengers: Doomsday

  • Barbie

    Barbie

  • Warehouse 13

    Warehouse 13

  • The Copenhagen Test

    The Copenhagen Test

  • Nikita

    Nikita

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Taken

    Taken

  • Orphan Black

    Orphan Black

  • Pacific Rim

    Pacific Rim

  • Marvel Zombies

    Marvel Zombies

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • Dark Matter

    Dark Matter

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • Atlas

    Atlas

  • Jackpot!

    Jackpot!

  • One True Loves

    One True Loves

  • Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

    Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

  • Kim's Convenience

    Kim's Convenience

  • Dragons' Den

    Dragons' Den

  • StoryBots: Answer Time

    StoryBots: Answer Time

  • In Your Dreams

    In Your Dreams

  • The Other Two

    The Other Two

  • The Bachelorette

    The Bachelorette

  • Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

    Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

  • Antisocial 2

    Antisocial 2

  • Celebrity Jeopardy!

    Celebrity Jeopardy!

  • Last Breath

    Last Breath

  • Women Is Losers

    Women Is Losers

  • Arthur the King

    Arthur the King

  • Laid

    Laid

  • Got to Get Out

    Got to Get Out

  • Hart to Heart

    Hart to Heart

  • Simulant

    Simulant

  • That's My Jam

    That's My Jam

  • Corner Gas Animated

    Corner Gas Animated

  • Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together

    Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together

  • Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge

    Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge

  • Meeting Mommy

    Meeting Mommy

  • Worth It

    Worth It

  • My Happy Place

    My Happy Place

  • Untitled 2000s short

    Untitled 2000s short

  • Sleeping Dogs

    Sleeping Dogs

  • Dish Granted

    Dish Granted

  • Heat Eaters

    Heat Eaters

  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

  • Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

    Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

  • The Akira Project

    The Akira Project

  • Raider Origins

    Raider Origins

  • We The North: From Prehistoric to Historic

    We The North: From Prehistoric to Historic

  • Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown

    Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown