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Simu Liu
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Film & TV
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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…
Known for
- Avengers: Doomsday — Shaun / Shang-Chi2026
- Last Breath — David Yuasa2025
- In Your Dreams — Dad (voice)2025
- We The North: From Prehistoric to Historic — Self2025
- The Copenhagen Test — Alexander Hale2025
- Marvel Zombies — Shang-Chi (voice)2025
- Got to Get Out — Self - Host2025
- My Happy Place — Self2025
- Jackpot! — Louis Lewis2024
- Atlas — Harlan Shepherd2024
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1989-04-19 ) 19 April 1989 (age 37) , Harbin , China
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Alma mater
- University of Western Ontario
- Occupations
- Actor author
- Years active
- 2012–present
- Partner s
- Allison Hsu (2022–present; engaged)
- Simplified chinese
- 刘 思慕
- Traditional chinese
- 劉 思慕
- Hanyu pinyin
- Liú Sīmù
- Ipa
- [ljo ̌ ʊ sɹ̩ ́ .mu ̂ ]
- Jyutping
- Lau4 Si1 Mou6
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Liu
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Harbin
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Ivey Business School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Time 100
- Notable work
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Academic degree
- bachelor's degree
- Field of work
- literature
- Image
- Simu Liu by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Residence
- Toronto
- Represented by
- Creative Artists Agency
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- date of birth
- 1989-04-19
- social media followers
- 1084214
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- Simu Liu
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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 film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), a role which he will reprise in Avengers: Doomsday (2026).
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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