Acting credits
71
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Simu Liu
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.0
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Movies: 24Series: 50Crew 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
Movie credits linked with Simu Liu.
Dec 15
Avengers: Doomsday
as Shaun / Shang-Chi
2026 Movie
In Your Dreams
as Dad (voice)
2025 Movie
Last Breath
as David Yuasa
2025 Movie
We The North: From Prehistoric to Historic
as Self
2025 Movie
New Wave
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Jackpot!
as Louis Lewis
2024 Movie
Atlas
as Harlan Shepherd
2024 Movie
Arthur the King
as Leo
2024 Movie
Barbie
as Ken
2023 Movie
One True Loves
as Sam Lee
2023 Movie
Simulant
as Casey
2023 Movie
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
as Self
2022 Movie
Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown
as Self
2022 Movie
Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together
as Self
2021 Movie
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
as Shaun / Shang-Chi
2021 Movie
Women Is Losers
as Gilbert
2021 Movie
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self - Actor
2020 Movie
Seven in Heaven
Stunt Double
2018 Movie
Meeting Mommy
as John
2017 Movie
The Bathroom Butcher: Chapter 8
as Man
2016 Movie
Antisocial 2
as Male Nurse
2015 Movie
Pacific Rim
as Extra (Uncredited)
2013 Movie
Raider Origins
as Head Mercenary
2013 Movie
Untitled Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Sequel
as Shaun / Shang-Chi
Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Simu Liu.
The Copenhagen Test
as Alexander Hale • 8 eps
2025 Series
Marvel Zombies
as Shang-Chi (voice) • 4 eps
2025 Series
My Happy Place
as Self • 6 eps
2025 Series
Got to Get Out
as Self - Host • 8 eps
2025 Series
Laid
as Philippe • 2 eps
2024 Series
Heat Eaters
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
as Chang (voice) • 10 eps
2023 Series
StoryBots: Answer Time
1 eps
2022 Series
Celebrity Jeopardy!
as Self - Contestant • 2 eps
2022 Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
Hello (Again)
Writer • 4 eps
2022 Series
That's My Jam
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2021 Series
What If...?
as Shang-Chi (voice) • 2 eps
2021 Series
Hart to Heart
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
INVINCIBLE
as Multi-Paul (voice) • 3 eps
2021 Series
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
Marvel Studios Legends
as Shaun / Shang-Chi (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
2021 Series
Dish Granted
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2021 Series
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
as Garbage Boy • 1 eps
2020 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Other Two
as Simu Liu • 1 eps
2019 Series
Corner Gas Animated
as Gerald Mesmerizer (voice) • 1 eps
2018 Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series