Daniel Wu
A renowned Hong Kong actor, Daniel Wu has had an unusual career trajectory for an Asian movie star. A native of Northern California, Wu embraced his Chinese roots and studied the wushu form of martial arts while attending school. Traveling abroad in Hong Kong as a young adult, the strikingly handsome Wu was approached about modeling, with acting offers soon following. Quickly ascending the ranks of the Hong Kong film world despite being unfamiliar with Cantonese, Wu appeared in a series of hit movies, including the action film "Gen-X Cops" (1999) and the thriller "Purple Storm" (1999). Opting for lighter fare with productions such as the romantic comedy "Love Undercover" (2002), Wu made a rare appearance in an English-language movie with a small part in "Around the World in 80 Days" (2004), starring his hero and mentor, Jackie Chan. By the time Wu had a featured role in RZA's Hollywood-meets-Hong-Kong action film, "The Man with the Iron Fists" (2012), he was firmly established as a versatile major player in Asian cinema.
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Daniel Wu
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Hurts | Knuckles (Character) | - | 2025 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Decoded | Rong Xiaolai (Lili) (Character) | - | 2024 |
37% |
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Reminiscence | Saint Joe (Character) | $3.9M | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Caught in Time | Unknown (Character) | - | 2020 |
52% |
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Tomb Raider | Lu Ren (Character) | $57.3M | 2018 |
18% |
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Geostorm | Cheng Long (Character) | $33.4M | 2017 |
45% |
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Sky on Fire | Chong Tin-po (Character) | $68.0K | 2016 |
29% |
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Warcraft | Gul'dan (Character) | $47.2M | 2016 |
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Go Away Mr. Tumor | Unknown (Character) | $284.4K | 2015 |
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Overheard 3 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
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Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 | Qihong (Character) | - | 2014 |
47% |
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That Demon Within | Dave Wong (Character) | $172.3K | 2014 |
81% |
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Europa Report | William Xu (Character) | $125.5K | 2013 |
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The Last Supper | Xiang Yu (Character) | - | 2012 |
45% |
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Tai Chi Hero | Mad Monk (Character) | - | 2012 |
51% |
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The Man With the Iron Fists | Poison Dagger (Character) | $15.6M | 2012 |
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Overheard 2 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Kevin (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Inseparable | Li (Character) | - | 2011 |
25% |
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The Beginning of the Great Revival | Hu Shi (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Triple Tap | Chong Tse-wai (Character) | - | 2010 |
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Jump | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
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Overheard | Max (Character) | - | 2009 |
60% |
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Jackie Chan in Shinjuku Incident | Jie (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Like a dream | Max (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blood Brothers | Ah Feng (Character) | - | 2007 |
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Protege | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
42% |
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The Banquet | Prince Wu Luan (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Heavenly Kings |
Unknown (Character), Director, Writer |
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Ming Ming | D (Character) | - | 2006 |
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Drink Drank Drunk | Michael (Character) | - | 2006 |
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The Heavenly Kings |
Unknown (Character), Director |
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Dragon Blade: The Beginning | Hung Lang (Voice) | - | 2005 |
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Divergence | Koo (Character) | - | 2005 |
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Changhen ge (Everlasting Regret) | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Twins Effect II | Wei Liao (Character) | - | 2004 |
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Blade of Kings | Wei Liao (Character) | - | 2004 |
63% |
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New Police Story | Joe Kwan (Character) | - | 2004 |
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Magic Kitchen | Kevin (Character) | - | 2004 |
32% |
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Around the World in 80 Days | Bak Mei (Character) | $24.0M | 2004 |
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Beyond Our Ken | Ken (Character) | - | 2004 |
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Enter the Phoenix | Georgie Hung (Character) | - | 2004 |
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One Nite in Mongkok | Lai-fu (Character) | - | 2004 |
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Hidden Track | Cop (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Miss Du Shi Niang | Ken Li (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Undercover 2: Love Mission | Au Hoi Man (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Night Corridor |
Sam Yuen/ Producer |
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Naked Weapon | Chen (Character) | - | 2002 |
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Love Undercover | Hoi (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Princess-D | Joker (Character) | - | 2002 |
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Beijing Rocks (Bak Ging lok yue liu) | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
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Beauty and the Breast | Harper (Character) | - | 2002 |
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Devil Face, Angel Heart |
Lon/ |
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Peony Pavilion | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
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Cop on a Mission | Mike (Character) | - | 2001 |
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Hit Team | Insp. Chung Chai (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Born Wild | Tide Ho (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Headlines | Peter Wong (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Undercover Blues | Joe Wong (Character) | - | 2000 |
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2000 AD | Benny (Character) | - | 2000 |
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Gen-X Cops | Daniel (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beauty | Sam Fai (Character) | $18.5K | 1999 |
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Purple Storm | Todd Nguyen (Character) | - | 1999 |
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City of Glass | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
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Mei shao nian zhi lian (Beauty) (Bishonen) | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
TV
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94% | 81% | American Born Chinese | Sun Wukong (Character) | 2023 |
84% | 88% | Into the Badlands |
Sunny (Character), Executive Producer |
2015 2017-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2015 |