Daniel Wu
Daniel Wu Actor Information
Daniel Wu is an American born Chinese actor, director and producer who did not go to China until he was 23 and starred in his first movie when he was 24. His roles are diverse and broad with an emphasis on action or romance.
Names
Chinese name – 吴彦祖
Pinyin – Wu Yan Zu
Details
Date of birth – 30th September 1974
Place of Birth- California, USA
Height – 1.83m
Background & Personal Life
Daniel Wu’s parents were from China and immigrated to the US before he or his sisters were born. His father was an engineer who left China after the communist revolution and met his mother in New York where she was a student. They married and settled down in California where Daniel and his two elder sisters were born.
After watching the Jet Li movie “The Shaolin Temple” at the age of 11, Daniel started studying wushu and adopted Jackie Chan as his role model. He founded a wushu club at the University of Oregon in 1994 when he studied architecture there and continues to practice wushu both on and off the screen. After graduation from university in 1997, Daniel travelled to Hong Kong to witness the hand over of Hong Kong to China and started modelling which led four months later to his first screen appearance.
Daniel Wu has dated fellow American Chinese actress Maggie Q and married model Lisa S in South Africa in 2010. He met Lisa S on the set of the movie Rob-B-Hood in 2006 that she also starred in.
Acting Career
Daniel’s break into acting came when director Yonfan saw his picture in an advertisement on the MTR and offered him a role in his upcoming movie “Bishonen” (1998). After the completion of Bishonen, he was offered and received roles in a number of successful films such as “Young and Dangerous” and “The Prequel”. His break through movie that confirmed his status as a Chinese movie star was the 1999 movie “Gen-X Cops”.
Since 1999 Daniel Wu has established himself as one of China’s main actors and starred in a number of box offices successes along side screen legends such as Jackie Chan starred in a number of major films. He received strong media criticism for his role in sex scenes in the movie “Cop on a Mission” (2001) but was vindicated when the recognition he received by directors allowed him to his future roles.
Daniel WU Trivia
-Daniel Wu could not speak Cantonese when he first started acting in Hong Kong
-“The Godfather” (1972) is one of his favourite movies
Chinese Movie and Film Titles
The Last Supper (2012)
Xiang Yu
The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
Poison Dagger
Tai Chi Zero (2012)
Unnamed role
The Great Magician (2011)
Captain Tsai
Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)
Hu Shih
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011)
Kevin
Triple Tap (2010)
Chong Tze-wai
Hot Summer Days (2010)
Master Chef
Blood Brothers (2007)
Ah Feng
Protégé (2007)
Nick
Ming Ming (2006)
D
Robin-B-Hood (2006)
Daniel
The Banquet (2006)
Prince Wu Luan
The Heavenly Kings (2006)
Daniel Wu
Everlasting Regret (2005)
Kang Mingxun
Drink-Drank-Drunk (2005)
Michael/'Michel'
Divergence (2005)
Koo
DragonBlade (2005)
Hung Lang
Beyond Our Ken (2004)
Ken
New Police Story (2004)
Joe Kwan
The Twins Effect II (2004)
Wei Liao
One Nite in Mongkok (2004)
Lai-fu
Enter the Phoenix (2004)
Georgie Hung
Magic Kitchen (2004)
Kevin
Miss Du Shi Niang (2003)
Ken Li
Hidden Track (2003)
Cop
Night Corridor (2003)
Sam Yuen/Ah Hung
Love Undercover 2: Love Mission (2003)
Au Hoi Man
Devil Face, Angel Heart (2002)
Lon/Michael
Love Undercover (2002)
Au Hoi
Princess D (2002)
Joker
Beauty and the Breast (2002)
Harper
The Peeping (2002)
Calvin
Beijing Rocks (2001)
Michael Wu
Born Wild (2001)
Tide Ho
Peony Pavilion (2001)
Xing Zhi Gang
Cop on a Mission (2001)
Mike
Hit Team (2001)
Insp. Chung Chai
Headlines (2001)
Peter Wong
Undercover Blues (2000)
Joe Wong
2000 AD (2000)
Benny
Purple Storm (1999)
Todd Nguyen
Gen-X Cops (1999)
Daniel
Gorgeous (1999)
Photographer's Assistant
City of Glass (1998)
Daniel
Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (1998)
Big Head
Bishonen (1998)
Sam Fai
Daniel Wu in Don't Go Breaking My Heart
US Movies and Film Titles
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
Bak Mei
Naked Weapon (2002)
Jack Chen
Awards for Film and TV
30th Hong Kong Film Awards
Winner – Best Attire Award – Daniel Wu, Janice Man
26th Hong Kong Film Awards
Winner – Best New Director – Daniel Wu – The Heavenly Kings
24th Hong Kong Film Awards
Nominee – Best Actor – Daniel Wu – One Nite in Mongkok
Nominee – Best Supporting Actor – Daniel Wu – New Police Story
18th Hong Kong Film Awards
Nominee – Best New Performer – Daniel Wu – City of Glass
46th Golden Horse Awards
Nominee – Best Actor – Daniel Wu – Like a Dream
41st Golden Horse Awards
Winner – Best Supporting Actor – Daniel Wu – New Police Story
40th Golden Horse Awards
Nominee – Best Actor – Daniel Wu – Night Corridor
2005 Golden Rooster Awards
Nominee – Best Supporting Actor – Daniel Wu – New Police Story
2005 Golden Bauhinia Awards
Nominee – Best Actor – Daniel Wu – One Nite in Mongkok
Nominee – Best Supporting Actor – Daniel Wu – New Police Story
2010 Chinese Film Media Awards
Winner – New Century Top Ten – Daniel Wu
2007 Chinese Film Media Awards
Winner – Best New Director – Daniel Wu – The Heavenly Kings
Nominee – Best Screenplay – Daniel Wu – The Heavenly Kings
Supporting websites for Daniel Wu
IMDb Actor Database for Daniel Wu
Daniel Wu on Love HK Film