Simu Liu Bio, Dating, Relation, Age, Ethnicity, Height, Nationality

Simu Liu: Biography in Details

Who is Simu Liu?

Simu Liu is a Chinese-Canadian actor, writer, and stunt performer.

He is well known for starring in ‘Kim’s Convenience, and ‘Fresh off the boat’ and will play  Shang-Chi in  Marvel Cinematic Universe’s  ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Simu Liu: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity

He was born on April 19, 1989, in Harbin, China. His mother and father moved to Canada to study at Queen’s University to escape a regime in their home country.

He was raised by his grandparents and when he was 5 years old, he reunited with his parents.

His childhood was not as easy as that of normal children: filled with anger, sadness, and resentment where he struggled to balance his traditional lifestyle and modern lifestyle.

He is the only child of his parents.

Simu holds Canadian and Chinese citizenship and his ethnicity is Chinese.

In which school did Simu Liu attend?

He attended the University of Toronto Schools and then studied for two years at the University of Western Ontario before transferring to Ivey Business School to study finance and accounting.

Simu Liu: Professional Life, Career

Initially, Simu Liu worked as an accountant at Deloitte but, in 2012, he was laid off.

He even considered throwing himself off the balcony because of his disappointments with his parents.

But, he controlled his anger and searched for another career.

He starred on the set of a Guillermo del Toro movie as a minimum-wage extra.

After that, he fell in love with acting and film-making and checked Craigslist every morning in search of similar opportunities.

He booked his first national commercial after a few weeks and also came out to his parents as an actor.

Simu Liu portrayed minor roles in numerous TV series including ‘Mayday’ (2013), ‘Beauty and the Beast (2014), ‘Blood and Water(2015), ‘Heroes Reborn’ (2015), ‘And taken’ (2016).

He made his breakthrough when he was cast as Jung Kim in ‘Kim’s Convenience’ in 2016 and made his guest appearances in the TV series ‘Orphan Black’ (2017), ‘Bad Blood (2017), ‘The Expanse (2018), ‘Fresh Off the Boat (2019) and ‘Yappie’ (2018).

Moreover, it was announced in July 2019 that he would star in the main role of Shang-Chi in  Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 2021 film ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

As a writer, he wrote the short film Meeting Mommy and was the writer for the second season of Blood and Water.

Awards, Nominations

Simu Liu has been nominated for 3 ACTRA Awards, including the Canadian Screen Award, among which he has won 2017’s ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance – Ensemble.

What is Simu Liu’s net worth?

Simu Liu must have accumulated a huge sum of money from her career. However, Simu has not disclosed his exact salary and income.

As of 2023, he has an estimated net worth of $19 million.

Simu Liu: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Simu Liu has been successful in maintaining his celebrity status.

Also, he has not been involved in any rumors or controversies in his personal and professional life.

Height, Weight, Body Size

Simu Liu has a height of 6 ft. and weighs 79 kg.

Simu has dark brown eyes and black hair. But, his shoe size, dress size, etc. are not available.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Simu Liu has around 326k followers on Instagram, and about 169.7k followers on Twitter, but he does not seem to be active on Facebook.

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