
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.
Awards & recognition
- Time 100 · 2022
- ACTRA Award · 2017 · nominated
- Canadian Screen Award — Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series · 2017 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles

Dish Granted

INVINCIBLE

Mayday

What If...?

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

The Expanse

The Simpsons

Worth It

Orphan Black

Warehouse 13

Kim's Convenience

Arthur the King

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Marvel Studios: Legends

Marvel Zombies

Nikita

Got to Get Out

Fresh Off the Boat

Marvel Studios Assembled

Hot Ones

Hart to Heart

In Your Dreams

The Other Two

Last Breath

Barbie

StoryBots: Answer Time

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

Corner Gas Animated

Pacific Rim

Saturday Night Live

Dark Matter

Atlas

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge

The Copenhagen Test

Taken

Jackpot!

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Daily Show

Celebrity Jeopardy!

One True Loves

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Women Is Losers

Simulant

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Seven in Heaven

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Antisocial 2

Jimmy Kimmel Live!