Simu Liu

Simu Liu
刘思慕
Simu Liu speaking at the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2019
Liu in 2019
Born (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 35)
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
NationalityCanadian[1]
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario (HBA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • author
Years active2012–present
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉思慕
Simplified Chinese刘思慕

Simu Liu (/ˈsm ˈljuː/ SEE-moo LEE-yoo;[2] Chinese: 刘思慕; born 19 April 1989) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Shang-Chi in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. He also played Jung Kim in the CBC Television sitcom Kim's Convenience[3] and a Ken in Barbie. He received nominations at the ACTRA Awards and Canadian Screen Awards for his work in Blood and Water.[4]

In 2022, Liu authored the memoir We Were Dreamers,[5] and was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world, in the section "Artists."[6]

  1. ^ Liu, Simu [@SimuLiu] (20 January 2017). "@Lillianna277 I'm a Canadian citizen. I'm good" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Liu, Simu [@SimuLiu] (2 May 2021). "Your friendly #AsianHeritageMonth reminder: "SEE-moo LEE-ew" "SHONG-chee" "Dad" Thank you for coming to my TED Talk" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Kim's Convenience – CBC Media Centre". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Simu Liu – Academy.ca". Academy.ca. 8 January 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. ^ "From immigrant to superhero: Simu Liu tells his own origin story in memoir 'We Were Dreamers'". www.wbur.org. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Simu Liu: The 100 Most Influential People of 2022". Time. 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

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