Liu was born in Harbin, China, on April 19, 1989. He was raised by his grandparents until the age of five, when he moved to Kingston, Ontario, Canada, with his parents. He grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, and attended high school at the University of Toronto Schools. He later studied business administration at the University of Western Ontario’s Ivey Business School, where he graduated with honours in 2011. He then accepted a position as an accountant at Deloitte, but soon realized he was dissatisfied with his chosen profession. He was eventually laid off and began to look for other opportunities. He made the decision to become an actor and stuntman.
Early Life
Liu has written about some of his experiences growing up in an immigrant family. In 2018, he wrote an article about his experiences for Maclean’s magazine, and he expanded on his story in a full-length memoir titled “We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story.” Liu is a fan of the NBA team the Toronto Raptors. He also enjoys the Star Wars series. Tina Jung, a South Korean-Canadian actress, has been romantically linked to Liu. She was also in the show “Kim’s Convenience.” The couple has kept their personal lives private and does not share photos of themselves online.
Career
Small roles in Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” and Avicii’s “I Could Be The One” were among Liu’s first appearances. He also appeared in 2012’s “Nikita” and 2014’s “Beauty and the Beast.” He worked as a stuntman on the films “Sick: Survive the Night” and “Heroes Reborn.” In 2015, Liu received his first significant role in the crime drama series “Blood and Water.” In 2017, he received his first award nominations for his work on the series at the ACTRA Awards and the Canadian Screen Awards. He landed his first lead role in CBC’s popular sitcom “Kim’s Convenience” in late 2015. The show is a television adaptation of the same-named popular play. While Liu was on the show, it was nominated for several awards, including Best Comedy Series at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards and Most Popular Foreign Drama at the 2019 Seoul International Drama Awards. Liu remained a series regular until the show ended in 2021.
Meanwhile, Liu was cast as a recurring character in the NBC prequel series “Taken,” which is based on the popular film franchise starring Liam Neeson. Liu also continued to work as an extra on the side, even after he had landed major roles. He appeared in an episode of the BBC show “Orphan Black” as well as an episode of the Canadian science fiction show “Dark Matter.” In addition, he had recurring roles in “Slasher” and “Bad Blood.” He appeared in the series “The Expanse” and the YouTube series “Yappie” in 2018.
Liu appeared in the 100th episode of the popular show “Fresh Off the Boat” in early 2019. He also appeared as a guest star in an episode of the show “Awkwafina is Nora from Queens.” Liu’s next big break came at Comic-Con in 2019 when Disney announced that she would play the titular superhero Shang-Chi in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” Marvel’s first film with an Asian-led cast. The film’s filming and production were repeatedly delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was eventually released in theatres in September 2021 to generally positive reviews. The same month, Liu was cast as a voice actor in “Bright: Samurai Soul,” a Netflix anime film that debuted in October of that year. In February 2022, he also joined the cast of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” film.
Aside from acting, Liu is involved in a number of other projects. He enjoys creating, producing, and writing his own films. He directed and starred in “Open Gym,” a short film that premiered at the 2013 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. He has since written and directed several other short films. Throughout 2016, he also contributed to the writing of “Blood and Water.” In 2018, he established 4:12 Entertainment, his own film production company, to begin developing more long-form film projects.
Liu was named to “Hello” magazine’s lists of the 50 Most Beautiful Canadians and the 25 Hottest Bachelors in both 2017 and 2018. He was also the first East Asian man since Jet Li in 2010 to appear on the cover of “Men’s Health” magazine in May of 2021.
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Simu Liu is a Canadian stuntman and actor with a net worth of $4 million. Simu Liu is best known for his roles in the films “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Kim’s Convenience.”
