Simu Liu
| Simu Liu | |
|---|---|
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Liu at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards | |
| Born | Harbin, China |
| Occupation | Actor, writer, director, stuntman |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website |
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Simu Liu (born April 19, 1989) is a Canadian actor, director, stuntman, and writer, best known for the role of Jung in the CBC Television sitcom Kim's Convenience.[1] He will play the role of Faaron in the upcoming NBC prequel series Taken.[2]
Background
Simu was born in Harbin, China, and immigrated to Canada at the age of five.[3] He studied finance and accounting at the University of Western Ontario and worked as an accountant before deciding to pursue a career as an actor.[4]
Career
Simu's onscreen credits include OMNI's Blood and Water, Nickelodeon's Make It Pop, the CW's Beauty and the Beast, and the CW's Nikita. He was a member of the Heroes Reborn stunt team, appearing in three episodes, and also participated in the writing room for Blood and Water for which he wrote one episode.
In 2016, Simu was cast as the ex-CIA analyst Faaron in the NBC prequel series based on the Taken film franchise starring Liam Neeson, as well as Jung in the CBC television adaptation of the hit Canadian play Kim's Convenience.
Simu was nominated for a 2016 Dora Mavor Moore Award in the Outstanding Ensemble category alongside his castmates in the Factory Theatre remount of the play Banana Boys.[5]
In October 2016, Simu joined the cast of the BBC America hit show Orphan Black for its fifth and final season.[6]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nikita | HK Desk Cop | |
| 2013 | Warehouse 13 | Bartender | |
| 2013 | Played | Gunman | |
| 2013 | Mayday | Narita Controller | |
| 2014 | Beauty and the Beast | EMT | |
| 2015 | Blood and Water | Paul Xie | series regular; 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Heroes Reborn | Stunt Performer | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Make it Pop! | Randy | |
| 2016 | Taken | Faaron | large recurring guest; 10 episodes |
| 2016 | Kim's Convenience | Jung | series co-lead; 13 episodes |
| 2016 | Orphan Black | Mr. Mitchell | recurring |
References
- ↑ "Kim's Convenience – CBC Media Centre". CBC.ca. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ↑ Petski, Denise. "Simu Liu Joins NBC's 'Taken; 'Parisa Fitz-Henley & Yul Vazquez In 'Midnight, Texas' Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Simu Liu - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Cornblum, Marcy. Toronto Sun http://virtual.torontosun.com/doc/Toronto-Sun-Homes/toronto_sun_homes-1213/2015121001/4.html#4. Retrieved 2 December 2016. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "2016 DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS NOMINEES" (PDF). Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ Kelley, Seth. "'Orphan Black' Reveals Sneak Peek, Sets Cast for Fifth and Final Season". Variety. Retrieved 2 December 2016.