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Daniel Wu

Biography

Daniel Wu

Actor Director Writer Producer

Born
September 30, 1974
Age
52 years old
Place of birth
Berkeley, California, USA
Years active
1992 – present
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80

Credits

70

Movies

7

TV series

35

Years active

6.4

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Daniel Wu

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Career timeline

  1. 1974 · Born

    Born in Berkeley, California, USA

  2. 1992 · Screen debut

    Getaway (TV)

  3. 2006 · Directing debut

    The Heavenly Kings (Movie)

  4. 2006 · Writing debut

    The Heavenly Kings (Movie)

  5. 2013 · First production

    Control (Movie)

  6. 2016 · Breakthrough

    Warcraft (Movie)

  7. 2026 · Latest release

    Cold War 1994 (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama33
  • Action32
  • Comedy25
  • Thriller21
  • Romance21
  • Crime20
Highest-rated title Westworld 2016 8.0 Most popular title Tomb Raider 2018 6.4

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Daniel Wu in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. — Cold War 1995 Upcoming as Peter Choi (Young) Movie
  2. 2026 Cold War 1994 as Peter Choi (Young) Movie
  3. 2026 风华合伙人 TV
  4. 2025 Love Hurts as Alvin 'Knuckles' Gable Movie
  5. 2024 Decoded as 小黎黎(容小来) Movie
  6. 2023 American Born Chinese as Sun Wukong / The Monkey King TV
  7. 2022 No. 7 Cherry Lane as Baron Louis (voice) Movie
  8. 2021 Reminiscence as Saint Joe Movie
  9. 2021 Caught in Time: Making Of TV
  10. 2020 Caught in Time as Falcon Zhang Movie
  11. 2018 Tomb Raider as Lu Ren Movie
  12. 2017 Geostorm as Cheng Long Movie
  13. 2017 Wished as Daniel Li Movie
  14. 2016 Sky on Fire as Tinbo Movie
  15. 2016 Westworld as Jay TV
  16. 2016 Warcraft as Gul'dan (Wizard) Movie
  17. 2015 Into the Badlands as Sunny TV
  18. 2015 Go Away Mr. Tumor as Doctor Liang Movie
  19. 2015 I Am Somebody as Daniel Wu Movie
  20. 2014 Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 as Fang Qihong Movie
  21. 2014 A Rose Reborn as Mr. Lu Movie
  22. 2014 Chef Nic TV
  23. 2014 Overheard 3 as Joe Movie
  24. 2014 That Demon Within as Dave Wong Movie
  25. 2013 Control as Mark Movie
  26. 2013 Europa Report as William Xu Movie
  27. 2012 Chinese Zodiac as Hospital Doctor Movie
  28. 2012 The Man with the Iron Fists as Poison Dagger Movie
  29. 2012 Tai Chi Hero as Mad Monk Movie
  30. 2012 The Last Supper as Xiang Yu Movie
  31. 2012 Inseparable as Li Movie
  32. 2011 The Great Magician as Captain Tsai Movie
  33. 2011 Overheard 2 as Joe Szema Movie
  34. 2011 Beginning of the Great Revival as Hu Shi Movie
  35. 2011 Don't Go Breaking My Heart as Fang Qihong Movie
  36. 2010 Triple Tap as Inspector Jerry Chong Movie
  37. 2010 Hot Summer Days as Sushi Master Movie
  38. 2009 Jump as Doctor Movie
  39. 2009 Overheard as Max Lam Movie
  40. 2009 Shinjuku Incident as Jie Movie
  41. 2007 Blood Brothers as Feng Movie
  42. 2007 Protégé as Nick Movie
  43. 2006 Rob-B-Hood as Daniel Movie
  44. 2006 The Banquet as Crown Prince Wu Luan Movie
  45. 2006 The Heavenly Kings as Daniel Wu Movie
  46. 2006 McDull, the Alumni as Hijacker #2 Movie
  47. 2005 Everlasting Regret as Kang Ming Xun Movie
  48. 2005 Drink-Drank-Drunk as Michael / 'Michel' Movie
  49. 2005 Divergence as Koo Movie
  50. 2005 House of Fury as Jason Movie
  51. 2005 DragonBlade as Hung Lang Movie
  52. 2004 Beyond Our Ken as Ken Movie
  53. 2004 New Police Story as Joe Kwan Movie
  54. 2004 The Twins Effect II as High Priest Wei Liao Movie
  55. 2004 Around the World in 80 Days as Bak Mei Movie
  56. 2004 One Nite in Mongkok as Lai-fu Movie
  57. 2004 Enter the Phoenix as Georgie Hung Chi Kit Movie
  58. 2004 Magic Kitchen as Kevin Movie
  59. 2003 Miss Du Shi Niang as Ken Li Movie
  60. 2003 Love Undercover 2: Love Mission as Au Hoi Man Movie
  61. 2002 Naked Weapon as Jack Chen Movie
  62. 2002 Devil Face, Angel Heart as Lon / Michael Movie
  63. 2002 Princess D as Joker Movie
  64. 2002 The Peeping as Calvin Movie
  65. 2002 Love Undercover as Au Hoi Man Movie
  66. 2002 Beauty and the Breast as Harper Movie
  67. 2001 Peony Pavilion as Xing Zhi Gang Movie
  68. 2001 Born Wild as Tide Ho Movie
  69. 2001 Cop on a Mission as Mike Movie
  70. 2000 2000 AD as Benny Movie
  71. 1999 Purple Storm as Todd Movie
  72. 1999 Gen-X Cops as Daniel Movie
  73. 1999 Gorgeous as Photographer's Assistant Movie
  74. 1998 City of Glass as David Hui Movie
  75. 1998 Bishonen as Sam Fai Movie
  76. 1998 Young and Dangerous: The Prequel as Big Head Movie
  77. 1992 Getaway TV
  1. 2006 The Heavenly Kings Movie
  1. 2006 The Heavenly Kings Movie
  1. 2013 Control Movie

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Quick facts

How old is Daniel Wu?

Daniel Wu is 52 years old, born on September 30, 1974.

Where was Daniel Wu born?

Daniel Wu was born in Berkeley, California, USA.

What was Daniel Wu’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Daniel Wu is Getaway (1992).

How many movies and series has Daniel Wu made?

Our catalogue lists 77 titles for Daniel Wu: 70 movies and 7 TV series.

What is Daniel Wu’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Westworld has the highest audience rating, with 8.0/10 on TMDB.

Also born on September 30

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