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刘思慕 | |||||||||||||
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Born | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | 19 April 1989||||||||||||
Citizenship | Canada[1] | ||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Western Ontario | ||||||||||||
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Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 劉思慕 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 刘思慕 | ||||||||||||
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Simu Liu (/ˈsiːmuː ˈliːjuː/ SEE-moo LEE-yoo;[2] Chinese: 刘思慕; born 19 April 1989) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Shang-Chi in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. He also played Jung Kim in the CBC Television sitcom Kim's Convenience from 2016 to 2021,[3] and one of the Ken dolls in Barbie (2023).[4] He received nominations at the ACTRA Awards and Canadian Screen Awards for his work in Blood and Water.[5]
In 2022, Liu authored the memoir We Were Dreamers,[6] and was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world (in the "Artists" section).[7]
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