Acting credits
73
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Simu Liu
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.4
Moderate attention
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Movies: 25Series: 51Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 1489211
IMDb ID: nm4855517
Known for: Acting
Born: April 19, 1989
Age: 37
Place of birth: Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2026
Years active: 83
Average TMDB rating: 6.75
Wikidata: Q24004849
Also known as
Σίμου Λιου • 시무 류 • شیمو لیو
Other jobs
Executive Producer (5)Stunt Double (1)Writer (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Simu Liu.
Dec 16
as Shaun / Shang-Chi
Avengers: Doomsday
2026 • Movie
as Dad (voice)
In Your Dreams
2025 • Movie
as David Yuasa
Last Breath
2025 • Movie
as Self
We The North: From Prehistoric to Historic
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
New Wave
2024 • Movie
as Louis Lewis
Jackpot!
2024 • Movie
as Harlan Shepherd
Atlas
2024 • Movie
as Leo
Arthur the King
2024 • Movie
as Ken
Barbie
2023 • Movie
as Sam Lee
One True Loves
2023 • Movie
as Casey
Simulant
2023 • Movie
as Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022 • Movie
as Self
Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown
2022 • Movie
as Self
Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together
2021 • Movie
as Shaun / Shang-Chi
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021 • Movie
as Gilbert
Women Is Losers
2021 • Movie
as Self - Actor
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020 • Movie
Stunt Double
Seven in Heaven
2018 • Movie
as John
Meeting Mommy
2017 • Movie
as Man
The Bathroom Butcher: Chapter 8
2016 • Movie
as Male Nurse
Antisocial 2
2015 • Movie
as Lt. Yamada
The Akira Project
2014 • Movie
as Extra (Uncredited)
Pacific Rim
2013 • Movie
as Head Mercenary
Raider Origins
2013 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Simu Liu.
as Alexander Hale • 8 eps
The Copenhagen Test
2025 • Series
as Shang-Chi (voice) • 4 eps
Marvel Zombies
2025 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
My Happy Place
2025 • Series
as Self - Host • 8 eps
Got to Get Out
2025 • Series
as Philippe • 2 eps
Laid
2024 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Heat Eaters
2023 • Series
as Chang (voice) • 10 eps
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023 • Series
1 eps
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022 • Series
as Self - Contestant • 2 eps
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
2022 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
Hello (Again)
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
That's My Jam
2021 • Series
as Shang-Chi (voice) • 2 eps
What If...?
2021 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Hart to Heart
2021 • Series
as Multi-Paul (voice) • 3 eps
INVINCIBLE
2021 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021 • Series
as Shaun / Shang-Chi (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
Marvel Studios Legends
2021 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Dish Granted
2021 • Series
as Garbage Boy • 1 eps
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Simu Liu • 1 eps
The Other Two
2019 • Series
as Gerald Mesmerizer (voice) • 1 eps
Corner Gas Animated
2018 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 • Series