Simu Liu

Biography:

Canadian actress Simu Liu was born in China on April 19, 1989. He became well-known for playing Shang-Chi in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). He will play the same character again in Avengers: Doomsday (2026), Avengers: Secret Wars (2027), and the untitled sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Liu grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, after being born in Harbin, China. In addition, he portrayed Jung Kim in the CBC Television sitcom Kim’s Convenience (2016–2021), 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), and one of the Ken dolls in the fantasy comedy film Barbie (2023).