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.

Filmography

• 2026Avengers: Doomsday — Shaun / Shang-Chi
• 2025In Your Dreams — Dad (voice)
• 2025Last Breath — David Yuasa
• Marvel Zombies — Shang-Chi (voice)
• The Copenhagen Test — Alexander Hale, Executive Producer
• 2024Arthur the King — Leo
• 2024Atlas — Harlan Shepherd
• 2024Jackpot! — Louis Lewis
• Laid — Philippe
• 2024New Wave — Executive Producer
• 2023Barbie — Ken
• Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai — Chang (voice)
• 2023One True Loves — Sam Lee, Executive Producer, Lyricist, Vocals
• 2023Simulant — Casey, Executive Producer
• Hello (Again) — Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
• StoryBots: Answer Time
• INVINCIBLE — Multi-Paul (voice)
• Marvel Studios Legends — Shaun / Shang-Chi (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2021Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings — Shaun / Shang-Chi
• What If...? — Shang-Chi (voice)
• 2021Women Is Losers — Gilbert
• Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens — Garbage Boy
• The Other Two — Simu Liu
• Corner Gas Animated — Gerald Mesmerizer (voice)
• 2018Seven in Heaven — Stunt Double
• 2017Meeting Mommy — John, Executive Producer, Writer
• Taken — Faaron
• Kim's Convenience — Jung Kim
• 2016The Bathroom Butcher: Chapter 8 — Man
• 2015Antisocial 2 — Male Nurse
• Dark Matter — Technician
• Fresh Off the Boat — Willie
• The Expanse — Lt. Paolo Mayer
• Orphan Black — Mr. Mitchell
• 2013Pacific Rim — Extra (Uncredited)
• 2013Raider Origins — Head Mercenary
• Nikita — Desk Officer
• Warehouse 13 — Bartender
• Dragons' Den — Dragon
• Mayday — Narita Air Traffic Controller
• The Simpsons — Adult Hubert Wong (voice)
• Homewrecker
• Inside Job — Dr. Andre Lee
• She's Fine — Dr. Zhou
• Sleeping Dogs — Wei Shen, Producer
• Untitled Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Sequel — Shaun / Shang-Chi

Appearances as themselves (32)

• Got to Get Out — Self - Host
• My Happy Place — Self
• 2025We The North: From Prehistoric to Historic — Self
• Heat Eaters — Self
• Celebrity Jeopardy! — Self - Contestant
• 2022Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown — Self
• Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge — Self
• 2022Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 — Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest
• Dish Granted — Self - Guest
• Hart to Heart — Self
• Marvel Studios Assembled — Self
• 2021Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together — Self
• That's My Jam — Self - Guest
• 2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King — Self - Actor
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series — Self
• Worth It — Himself
• Hot Ones — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• The Bachelorette — Self
• The View — Self - Guest
• The Daily Show — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• The Oscars — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Presenter