Simu Liu
Simu Liu | |
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Liu at the 2016 Kim's Convenience premiere | |
Born |
Harbin, China | April 19, 1989
Occupation | Actor, writer, stuntman |
Years active | 2012–present |
Website |
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Simu Liu (born April 19, 1989) is a Canadian actor, stuntman, and writer. He is perhaps best known for the role of Jung in the CBC Television sitcom Kim's Convenience.[1] He was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for his work in Blood and Water.[2] He is also known for playing Faaron in the NBC prequel series Taken, based on the hit film of the same name.[3]
Background
Liu was born in Harbin, China, and immigrated to Canada at the age of five, where he was raised in Erin Mills, an area of Mississauga, Ontario.[4] 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.[5]
Career
His early onscreen credits include Nikita (2012) and Beauty and the Beast (2014). He was a member of the Heroes Reborn stunt team, appearing in three episodes as a stunt double.
In 2015, he appeared as a series regular in Blood and Water (2015–2016), for which he received ACTRA and Canadian Screen Award nominations in 2017.[6][7] He also participated in the writing room for Blood and Water, for which he wrote one episode in 2015.
In 2016, Liu was cast as the ex-CIA analyst Faaron in the NBC prequel series Taken, based on the film franchise starring Liam Neeson,[8] as well as Jung in the CBC television adaptation of the hit Canadian play Kim's Convenience.[9] Also in 2016, Liu joined the cast of the hit BBC-Space series Orphan Black for its fifth and final season,[10] and was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award in the Outstanding Ensemble category alongside his castmates in the Factory Theatre remount of the play Banana Boys.[11]
In 2017, Liu joined the cast of the second season of Slasher as well as the CityTV miniseries Bad Blood, both as recurring characters.
Liu is currently filming the second season of Kim's Convenience in Toronto.[12]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Nikita | HK Desk Cop | small role |
2013 | Warehouse 13 | Bartender | small role |
2013 | Played | Gunman | small role |
2013 | Mayday | Narita Controller | small role |
2014 | Beauty and the Beast | EMT | small role |
2015 | Blood and Water | Paul Xie | series regular; 7 episodes Nominated – ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor (2017)[13] Nominated – Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series (2017)[14] |
2015 | Heroes Reborn | Stunt Performer | 3 episodes |
2015 | Make it Pop! | Randy | 1 episode |
2016 | Taken | Faaron | large recurring guest; 10 episodes |
2016–present | Kim's Convenience | Jung | series co-lead; 13 episodes Won – ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance – Ensemble (2017)[13] |
2017 | Orphan Black | Mr. Mitchell | |
2017 | Slasher | Luke | recurring; 2 episodes |
2017 | Bad Blood | Guy | recurring; 4 episodes |
References
- ↑ "Kim's Convenience – CBC Media Centre". CBC.ca. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ↑ "Simu Liu - Academy.ca". Academy.ca. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ↑ Petski, Denise. "Simu Liu Joins NBC’s ‘Taken; ‘Parisa Fitz-Henley & Yul Vazquez In ‘Midnight, Texas’ Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Clay, Chris (27 October 2016). "Mississauga-raised actor stars in Kim’s Convenience, lands role in NBC’s Taken". Mississauga News. Mississauga ON. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ Cornblum, Marcy. "Simu Liu for Toronto Sun". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "Simu Liu | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program | Canadian Screen Awards". Academy.ca. 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ↑ Service, Wire (2017-02-27). "Kim’s Convenience scores two prizes at ACTRA Awards". Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ↑ Clay, Chris (2016-10-27). "Mississauga-raised actor stars in Kim’s Convenience, lands role in NBC’s Taken | Mississauga.com". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ↑ "Kim's Convenience: A TV first that doesn't buckle under the pressure - Macleans.ca". Macleans.ca. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ↑ Kelley, Seth. "‘Orphan Black’ Reveals Sneak Peek, Sets Cast for Fifth and Final Season". Variety. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "2016 DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS NOMINEES" (PDF). Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ ago, Jordan Pinto 4 hours. "Cameras rolling on Kim’s Convenience season two". Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- 1 2 "2017 ACTRA Awards in Toronto Nominees | ACTRA Toronto". www.actratoronto.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ↑ "2017 TV Nominees - Academy.ca". Academy.ca. Retrieved 9 March 2017.