Cast & creator
Simu Liu
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simu Liu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Σίμου Λιου, 시무 류, شیمو لیو
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film credits
58
television credits
79
1944–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (92)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Simpsons
Adult Hubert Wong (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest Host
2019
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Mayday
Narita Air Traffic Controller
2003
Avengers: Doomsday
Shaun / Shang-Chi
2026
The Expanse
Lt. Paolo Mayer
2015
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Hot Ones
Self
2015
INVINCIBLE
Multi-Paul (voice)
2021
What If...?
Shang-Chi (voice)
2021
Warehouse 13
Bartender
2009
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Fresh Off the Boat
Willie
2015
Taken
Faaron
2017
Nikita
Desk Officer
2010
Dark Matter
Technician
2015
Orphan Black
Mr. Mitchell
2013
Barbie
Ken
2023
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self
2021
The Oscars
Self
1953
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017
Marvel Studios Legends
Shaun / Shang-Chi (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shaun / Shang-Chi
2021
Pacific Rim
Extra (Uncredited)
2013
The Bachelorette
Self
2003
Dragons' Den
Dragon
2006Dragons' Den
2006
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
1975
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Chang (voice)
2023
Kim's Convenience
Jung Kim
2016
The Other Two
Simu Liu
2019
Marvel Zombies
Shang-Chi (voice)
2025
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Garbage Boy
2020
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Self - Contestant
2022
Jackpot!
Louis Lewis
2024
Last Breath
David Yuasa
2025
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
Arthur the King
Leo
2024
Corner Gas Animated
Gerald Mesmerizer (voice)
2018
Atlas
Harlan Shepherd
2024
In Your Dreams
Dad (voice)
2025
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
Self
2022
Worth It
Himself
2016
The Copenhagen Test
Alexander Hale
2025The Copenhagen Test
Executive Producer
2025
That's My Jam
Self - Guest
2021
Hart to Heart
Self
2021
Laid
Philippe
2024
Heat Eaters
Self
2023
Hello (Again)
Writer
2022Hello (Again)
Executive Producer
2022Hello (Again)
Creator
2022
One True Loves
Sam Lee
2023One True Loves
Executive Producer
2023One True Loves
Lyricist
2023One True Loves
Vocals
2023
Simulant
Casey
2023Simulant
Executive Producer
2023
Got to Get Out
Self - Host
2025
Dish Granted
Self - Guest
2021She's Fine
Dr. Zhou
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self - Actor
2020
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Self
2022
My Happy Place
Self
2025
Untitled Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Sequel
Shaun / Shang-Chi
Seven in Heaven
Stunt Double
2018Sleeping Dogs
Wei Shen
Sleeping Dogs
Producer
Women Is Losers
Gilbert
2021
Meeting Mommy
John
2017Meeting Mommy
Executive Producer
2017Meeting Mommy
Writer
2017
Antisocial 2
Male Nurse
2015
Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together
Self
2021
The Bathroom Butcher: Chapter 8
Man
2016Homewrecker
Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown
Self
2022
We The North: From Prehistoric to Historic
Self
2025
Raider Origins
Head Mercenary
2013
New Wave
Executive Producer
2024Inside Job
Dr. Andre Lee