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Home/People/Simu Liu
Simu Liu profile photo
Born
Apr 19, 1989
Age 36
Place of Birth
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

23
Movies
51
TV Shows
Also Known As
Σίμου Λιου
시무 류
شیمو لیو
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Simu Liu

Acting

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.
Avengers: Doomsday poster

Avengers: Doomsday

as Shaun / Shang-Chi
2026
In Your Dreams poster

In Your Dreams

as Dad (voice)
2025
Last Breath poster

Last Breath

as David Yuasa
2025
We The North: From Prehistoric to Historic poster

We The North: From Prehistoric to Historic

as Self
2025
Jackpot! poster

Jackpot!

as Louis Lewis
2024
Atlas poster

Atlas

as Harlan Shepherd
2024
Arthur the King poster

Arthur the King

as Leo
2024
Barbie poster

Barbie

as Ken
2023
One True Loves poster

One True Loves

as Sam Lee
2023
Simulant poster

Simulant

as Casey
2023
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 poster

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

as Self
2022
Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown poster

Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown

as Self
2022
Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together poster

Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together

as Self
2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings poster

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

as Shaun / Shang-Chi
2021
Women Is Losers poster

Women Is Losers

as Gilbert
2021
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King poster

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

as Self - Actor
2020
Meeting Mommy poster

Meeting Mommy

as John
2017
Antisocial 2 poster

Antisocial 2

as Male Nurse
2015
The Akira Project poster

The Akira Project

as Lt. Yamada
2014
Pacific Rim poster

Pacific Rim

as Extra (Uncredited)
2013