Directed credits
15
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
David Wu
Editing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 6All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Director (15)Editor (39)Original Music Composer (6)Writer (3)Music (2)Editorial Consultant (1)Music Score Producer (1)Producer (1)Supervising Editor (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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by David Wu.
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
5.8
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
Director
1997 Movie
From Zero to Hero
Director
1994 Movie
4.0
Once a Black Sheep
Director
1992 Movie
7.0
Sunshine Friends
Director
1990 Movie
Food For The Sharks
Director
1982 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by David Wu.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with David Wu.
7.5
Hard Boiled
Editor
1992 Movie
7.4
A Better Tomorrow
Music Score Producer
1986 Movie
7.3
A Chinese Ghost Story
Original Music Composer
1987 Movie
7.3
Red Cliff II
Editor
2009 Movie
7.1
A Better Tomorrow II
Original Music Composer
1987 Movie
6.8
Once a Thief
Editor
1991 Movie
6.7
Twin Dragons
as Cafe Waiter
1992 Movie
6.7
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Editor
2001 Movie
6.4
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
Editor
1989 Movie
6.3
Crying Freeman
Supervising Editor
1995 Movie
6.1
Bride of Chucky
Editor
1998 Movie
6.1
The 51st State
Editor
2001 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with David Wu.
6.1
Bride of Chucky
Editor
1998 Movie
6.3
Crying Freeman
Supervising Editor
1995 Movie
7.3
A Chinese Ghost Story
Original Music Composer
1987 Movie
7.4
A Better Tomorrow
Music Score Producer
1986 Movie
5.3
Blackjack
Producer
1998 Movie
7.5
Hard Boiled
Editor
1992 Movie
6.7
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Editor
2001 Movie
7.3
Red Cliff II
Editor
2009 Movie
6.7
Twin Dragons
as Cafe Waiter
1992 Movie
8.0
Winner Takes All?
1984 Movie
6.1
The Eighth Happiness
Editor
1988 Movie
6.8
Once a Thief
Editor
1991 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with David Wu.
6.8
Missing
Director • 2 eps
2003 Series
6.3
XIII: The Series
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
5.6
Once a Thief
Director • 1 eps
1996 Series
10.0
The Funny Half Show
26 eps
1990 Series
Twilight Tubes
12 eps
1994 Series
5.1
Son of the Dragon
Director • 2 eps
2008 Series
4.8
Merlin's Apprentice
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
8.2
Iron Road
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for 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
Editor
2015 Movie
6.9
Cold Steel
Writer
2011 Movie
6.3
Iron Road
Editor
2009 Movie
7.3
Red Cliff II
Editor
2009 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
4.7
Warriors of Virtue
Editor
1997 Movie
4.8
Once a Thief
Editor
1996 Movie
8.5
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Original Music Composer
1996 Movie
5.2
Tri-Star
Editor
1996 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for David Wu.
5.2
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
as Examiner
2015 Movie
8.5
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Traffic Cop
1996 Movie
3.8
Hello! Who Is It?
1994 Movie
7.1
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993 Movie
5.0
A Roof with a View
1993 Movie
5.0
The Killer's Love
as Lee Thai-Shui
1993 Movie
4.8
Master Wong vs. Master Wong
as Ah Yan
1993 Movie
4.2
Flying Dagger
as Western Ace
1993 Movie
Shadow Cop
1993 Movie
6.0
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992 Movie
6.7
Twin Dragons
as Cafe Waiter
1992 Movie
6.8
Once a Thief
as Auctioneer
1991 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for David Wu.