Acting credits
56
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
David Wu
Editing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
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Movies: 100Series: 8Crew credits: 69
TMDB ID: 29693
IMDb ID: nm0943080
Known for: Editing
Born: July 31, 1952
Age: 73
Place of birth: Hong Kong, China
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2025
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.25
Also known as
Dawei Hu • Dai-Wai Woo • Da-wei Hu • David Wu Dai-Wai • 胡大為 • Wu Dai-Wai • David Woo Dai-Wai • David Hu • Hu Da-Wei • Hu Tai-Wai • +2 more
Other jobs
Editor (39)Director (15)Original Music Composer (6)Writer (3)Music (2)Editorial Consultant (1)Music Score Producer (1)Producer (1)
Biography
David Wu Tai Wai (Chinese 胡大為; born Hong Kong, 1952) is a Hong Kong-Canadian editor, director, and actor of film and television, known for his collaborations with directors John Woo and Ronnie Yu. He is also the editor of several international cult classics such as A Chinese Ghost Story , Hard Boiled, Bride of Chucky and Brotherhood of the Wolf. He has been nominated 12 times for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing, winning twice for Hard Boiled (1992) and The Crossing (2014). He has also been nominated for several Directors Guild of Canada and Leo Awards.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with David Wu.
The Remnant
Editorial Consultant
2025 Movie
5.8
Over My Dead Body
Editor
2023 Movie
4.4
See You Tomorrow
Editor
2016 Movie
5.2
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
as Examiner
2015 Movie
6.9
Cold Steel
Writer
2011 Movie
6.3
Iron Road
Editor
2009 Movie
7.3
Red Cliff II
Editor
2009 Movie
5.1
The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker
Director
2007 Movie
5.0
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
Director
2005 Movie
3.7
Webs
Director
2003 Movie
6.0
Snow Queen
Director
2002 Movie
6.1
The 51st State
Editor
2001 Movie
6.7
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Editor
2001 Movie
6.1
Bride of Chucky
Editor
1998 Movie
5.3
Blackjack
Producer
1998 Movie
5.3
Once a Thief: Family Business
Editor
1998 Movie
5.8
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
Director
1997 Movie
4.7
Warriors of Virtue
Editor
1997 Movie
4.8
Once a Thief
Editor
1996 Movie
8.5
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Traffic Cop
1996 Movie
5.2
Tri-Star
Editor
1996 Movie
5.6
The Phantom Lover
Editor
1995 Movie
6.3
Crying Freeman
Supervising Editor
1995 Movie
From Zero to Hero
Director
1994 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with David Wu.
6.3
XIII: The Series
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.2
Iron Road
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.1
Son of the Dragon
Director • 2 eps
2008 Series
4.8
Merlin's Apprentice
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
6.8
Missing
Director • 2 eps
2003 Series
5.6
Once a Thief
Director • 1 eps
1996 Series
Twilight Tubes
12 eps
1994 Series
10.0
The Funny Half Show
26 eps
1990 Series