It's hard to imagine a more picture-perfect path to stardom than that of A-list actor DANIEL WU. Wu has rocketed from a being talented newcomer to becoming a full-fledged box-office movie star, who easily headlines almost every project he's involved with.
With more than 40 films already under his belt, things only seem to be getting better.
Born and raised in San Francisco, California, Wu is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and moved to Hong Kong in 1997, where his movie career took off. Wu's first film was Bishonen, written and directed by Yonfan. Wu then starred in Boli zhi cheng, for which he received a Hong Kong Film Award nomination for Best New Performer. His additional credits include Gen-X Cops, Purple Storm, 2000 AD, Undercover Blues, Love Undercover, Night Corridor (for which he received a Best Actor nomination at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival), New Police Story (for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Award at Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, and was nominated for awards at the Golden Rooster Awards and the Hong Kong Film Awards), One Nite in Mongkok (for which he received a Best Actor nomination from the Hong Kong Film Awards), Shinjuku Incident, Blood Brothers, Moon To, Ming Ming, Rob-B Hood, Inseparable, The Last Supper and the upcoming Europa.
Wu's directing credits includes The Heavenly Kings, which he also wrote and for which he received a Best New Director Award nomination at the 2007 Hong Kong Film Awards. Wu's producing credits include Night Corridor, The Heavenly Kings and Like a Dream, all of which he also starred in.
Wu continues to find new projects that demonstrate his on-screen charisma and wide range as an actor. This recognized ability to take risks as an artist has earned him tremendous respect within the film industry as he continues to take on projects that push his talents to new and exciting levels, to the delight of his loyal and extensive local, regional and growing international fan base. A down-to- earth guy, Wu is passionate about traveling, art and music.
© 2012 Univeral Pictures
