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Simu Liu
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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.
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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
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Saturday Night Live
The Oscars
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Dancing with the Stars
Mayday
Taken
The Expanse
Orphan Black
What If...?
Invincible
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
The Other Two
Nikita
Dark Matter
Marvel Studios Assembled
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
The Bachelorette
That's My Jam
Golden Globe Awards
Marvel Studios Legends
Fresh Off the Boat
People's Choice Awards
Hart to Heart
StoryBots: Answer Time
Laid
Dragons' Den
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Pacific Rim
Avengers: Secret Wars
Slasher
Barbie
Avengers: Doomsday
Bright: Samurai Soul
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Kim's Convenience
We The North: From Prehistoric to Historic
Simulant
Marvel Zombies
Jackpot!
Atlas
Last Breath
Arthur the King
Got to Get Out
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The Copenhagen Test
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The Copenhagen Test
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