Simu Liu
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2027 · Avengers: Secret Wars as Shaun / Shang Chi
- 2026 · Avengers: Doomsday as Shaun / Shang-Chi
- 2025 · The Copenhagen Test as Alexander Hale
- 2025 · In Your Dreams as Dad (voice)
- 2025 · Marvel Zombies as Shang-Chi (voice)
- 2025 · My Happy Place as Self
- 2025 · Got to Get Out as Self - Host
- 2025 · Last Breath as David Yuasa
- 2025 · We The North: From Prehistoric to Historic as Self
- 2024 · Laid as Philippe
- 2024 · Jackpot! as Louis Lewis
- 2024 · Atlas as Harlan Shepherd
- 2024 · Arthur the King as Leo
- 2023 · Barbie as Ken
- 2023 · Heat Eaters as Self
- 2023 · Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai as Chang (voice)
- 2023 · One True Loves as Sam Lee
- 2023 · Simulant as Casey
- 2022 · StoryBots: Answer Time as
- 2022 · Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 as Self
- 2022 · Celebrity Jeopardy! as Self
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge as Self
- 2022 · Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown as Self
- 2021 · That's My Jam as Self - Guest
- 2021 · Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together as Self
- 2021 · Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as Shaun / Shang-Chi
- 2021 · What If...? as Shang-Chi (voice)
- 2021 · Hart to Heart as Self
- 2021 · INVINCIBLE as Multi-Paul (voice)
- 2021 · Women Is Losers as Gilbert
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Assembled as Self
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Shaun / Shang-Chi (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2021 · Dish Granted as Self - Guest
- 2020 · Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Actor
- 2020 · Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as Garbage Boy
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest Host
- 2019 · The Other Two as Simu Liu
- 2018 · Corner Gas Animated as Gerald Mesmerizer (voice)
- 2017 · Meeting Mommy as John
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · Taken as Faaron
- 2016 · Kim's Convenience as Jung Kim
- 2016 · Worth It as Himself
- 2015 · The Expanse as Lt. Paolo Mayer
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Antisocial 2 as Male Nurse
- 2015 · Dark Matter as Technician
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as Willie
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · The Akira Project as Lt. Yamada
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2013 · Orphan Black as Mr. Mitchell
- 2013 · Raider Origins as Head Mercenary
- 2010 · Nikita as Desk Officer
- 2009 · Warehouse 13 as Bartender
- 2006 · Dragons' Den as Dragon
- 2003 · Mayday as Narita Air Traffic Controller
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2003 · The Bachelorette as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Adult Hubert Wong (voice)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · People's Choice Awards as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · Sleeping Dogs as Wei Shen
- Future · Untitled 2000s short as Man




