Simu Liu

Canadian actor

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2025 Began working to produce and star in a film adaptation of Sleeping Dogs, replacing Donnie Yen as the lead character Wei Shen.
2025 Simu Liu will star as David Yuasa in a film currently in post-production.
2025 Simu Liu is involved in an upcoming project where he will provide a voice role.
2024 Simu Liu will have a role in the video game 'Stormgate' as Warz.
2024 Simu Liu will participate in Dragons' Den as himself in Season 19.
2024 Simu Liu will portray Louis Lewis in the film Jackpot!
2024 Simu Liu will star as Leo in the film Arthur the King.
2024 Simu Liu will play the role of Harlan Shepherd in the film Atlas.
2023 Appeared in multiple films including One True Loves, Simulant, and Barbie, playing diverse roles such as Sam, Casey, and a Rival Ken
2023 Simu Liu won the Canadian Screen Award for Host, live entertainment special at the Juno Awards of 2023.
2023 Simu Liu appeared in the show The Other Two as himself.
2023 Simu Liu starred as Sam in the film One True Loves.
2023 Simu Liu played the role of Casey in the film Simulant.
2023 Simu Liu hosted the Juno Awards for the second consecutive year.
2023 Liu joined MìLà as its chief content officer.
2023 Both the Barbie film and Simulant were released in 2023, with Barbie garnering acclaim and breaking box office records.
2023 Simu Liu played one of the Ken dolls in the film 'Barbie'.
November 17 2023 Simu Liu released an extended play titled 'Anxious-Avoidant' under the label Markham Valley, available in digital download and streaming formats.
April 7 2023 Liu released his debut single, titled 'Don't'.
January 2023 In January, Simu Liu was named the winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Radius Award at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards.
2022 Guest appearance with Jeremy Lin in Ronny Chieng's Netflix short Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown.
2022 Simu Liu won the Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards for Game Changer Award for 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'.
2022 Simu Liu participated as a contestant on Celebrity Jeopardy! in two episodes.
2022 Liu hosted the Juno Awards.
2022 Liu joined the cast of Greta Gerwig's Barbie film and the thriller film Hello Stranger, which became Simulant.
2022 Simu Liu was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world in the 'Artists' section.
December 2022 Liu was a guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional.
May 17 2022 Simu Liu's memoir, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story, was published by HarperCollins.
2021 Hosts Saturday Night Live episode featuring musical guest Saweetie
2021 Simu Liu won the People's Choice Awards for Action Movie Star of 2021 for his role in 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'.
2021 Simu Liu won the Unforgettable Gala – Asian American Awards for Breakout Actor on Film for 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'.
2021 Simu Liu appeared as himself in the music video for 'Run It' by DJ Snake featuring Rick Ross & Rich Brian.
2021 Simu Liu appeared in Marvel Studios: Assembled, focusing on the making of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
2021 Simu Liu played the role of Gilbert in the film Women Is Losers.
2021 Simu Liu became the fourth actor of Chinese descent to host Saturday Night Live.
October 12 2021 Liu led the English-language voice cast of Bright: Samurai Soul, a Netflix anime film that premiered.
September 10 2021 Appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
September 10 2021 Simu Liu was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
September 3 2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was released in theaters, marking the first Marvel film with an Asian-led cast.
May 2021 Liu became the first East Asian man to cover Men's Health magazine in over a decade.
March 2021 Liu published a column in Variety discussing the effects of Asian hate crimes.
2020 Simu Liu appeared as a Garbage Boy in the episode 'Grandma & Chill' of Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens.
October 2020 Liu became a UNICEF Canada Ambassador and began participating in Youth Advocacy Summits.
2019 Liu and his Kim's Convenience castmates were nominated for the ACTRA Award for Outstanding Ensemble.
2019 In early 2019, Liu guest-starred in the 100th episode of ABC's Fresh Off the Boat as a noodle vendor named Willie.
2019 At Comic-Con 2019, Disney announced that Liu would play the titular superhero Shang-Chi in the film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
2018 Simu Liu took the role of Tom in the main cast of Yappie.
2018 Kim's Convenience, featuring Liu, won the award for Best Comedy Series at the Canadian Screen Awards.
2018 Liu and his Kim's Convenience castmates were nominated for the ACTRA Award for Outstanding Ensemble.
2018 Simu Liu founded his own film production company, 4:12 Entertainment, and began developing long-form film projects.

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