Chinese film and television actors, directors and producers
Daniel Wu (English name: Daniel Wu) was born on September 30, 1974 in San Francisco, the United States. His ancestral home is Shanghai. He graduated from the University of Oregon in the United States.Chinese film and television actor and director.On August 14, 1998, "Love of Beautiful Teenagers" was released in Hong Kong, China, in which Daniel Wu played Sam Fai, officially stepping into the performing arts circle.In 1999, he was nominated as the best new actor at the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards for his performance in the film City of Glass.In 2004, the criminal action film "New Police Story" (the fifth part of the "Police Story" series), which was co produced with Jackie Chan and Nicholas Tse, was released>>>
Daniel Wu, born on September 30, 1974San Francisco , native of Shanghai, graduated fromUniversity of Oregon 。Chinese film and television actors and directors[12]。
August 14, 1998《Love of Beautiful Teenagers》Shown in Hong Kong, China, Daniel Wu plays Sam Fai in the film, officially stepping into the performing arts circle[12][16]。In 1999, with the help of《City of Glass》's performance wonThe 18th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest New Actor Nomination[12][66]。In 2004, withJackie Chan、Nicholas TseCooperative crime action film《New Police Story》（《Police Story》Part 5 of the series), which won Daniel Wu the 41stGolden Horse Award BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR[64]。Daniel Wu has starred in a number of police, bandit and action movies, such as《Glass bottle》And《Special police new human》And other film and television works[12][19]。In 2007, Daniel Wu directed his first film《Four Heavenly Kings》Obtained Hong Kong FilmGolden statue awardNew Director Award[89]。In 2009, he acted as a producer and starred in romantic films《Dreamlike》, with the film's second nominationThe 46th Taiwan Film Golden Horse AwardBest Actor Award[105]。In addition, Daniel Wu actively participated in various reality shows and TV series shooting, such as《beautiful house》Etc[47]。Since 2015, Daniel Wu has participated in《Wasteland》、《World of Warcraft》And《Global Storm》And other overseas film and television works[42][45][48]。In 2023, starring in Chinese American themed dramas《ABC in the West》Broadcast[53]。In July 2024, starring film《decrypt》Shown in Mainland China[107]。
After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Daniel Wu joined the "Habitat for Humanity" organization, went to the disaster area to participate in reconstruction work, and participated in Zhou Xun's "Spark, Love Sichuan" spiritual disaster relief activities[55-56]。In 2009, as a volunteer of the charity organization "Habitat for Humanity", Daniel Wu went to Xiaoyudong in Pengzhou to build permanent houses for the people in the disaster area.When interviewed by reporters, Daniel Wu said that his sense of achievement in philanthropy was greater than in making movies. He hoped that he could set up his own charitable fund like Jackie Chan and Jet Li to help more people[57]。
Best Supporting Actor of the 41st Taiwan Golden Horse Film Awards[64] The 26th Hong Kong Film Awards New Director Award[15] Best New Director Award of the 7th Chinese Film Media Award[28]
Ancestral home
Shanghai[17]
Early experience
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Daniel Wu, born in San Francisco, California, USA[12]。Shuxiang comes from a family background. His parents are originally from Shanghai. His father is an engineer and his mother is a university psychology professor.Wu Yanzu loved martial arts since childhood and began to practice martial arts at the age of 11[17]。 1992 Joined the Department of Architecture, University of Oregon[13]。In the second year of enrollment, he received a minor scholarship in architecture and won the champion of the martial arts competition of Wanjinyou International.Later, he won the second place in the California Wushu Competition and ranked second in the West Coast of the United States.Later, I went to Beijing to study with the Beijing Wushu Team and won the sixth place in the Beijing International Wushu and Tai Chi Competition[14]。
Youth photo of Wu Yanzu
In 1997, Daniel Wu just graduated from the architecture department of Oregon University. After several months of construction work, he felt uncomfortable and quit his job.Then, fly to Asia from the United States.When I stayed in Hong Kong, I worked part-time as a model because of lack of funds[65]。In the same year, Daniel Wu officially signed a contract to become an artist under Jackie Chan Group[90]。
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First time in the film world
In 1998, Daniel Wu was selected by Director Yang Fan when he was a model in Hong Kong to take over his first film work《Love of Beautiful Teenagers》He plays Sam, a policeman in the film.From then on, I started my acting career[12][16][18]。In the same year, with the help of literary films《City of Glass》Nomination of Best New Actor of the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards[66]。1999, andJackie ChanCo starring in a romantic comedy《Glass bottle》Shown[19]。 June 18, the same year《Special police new human》Released in Hong Kong, Daniel Wu as Jieshao, released on November 25《Purple rain storm》And on February 22, 2001《Refit the police》And other film and television works[20-22]。 In 2001, she participated in youth romance《Beijing Leyou Road》Released, the film tells the story of Daniel Wu playing the role of the composer, and other rock youth drifting north, realizing their dreams in a strange journey to the countryside to sing[23]。
In 2004, Daniel Wu directed action films in Er Dongsheng《Mongkok Night》Successfully portrayed the role of a misguided killer in[24]And was nominated as the best actor of the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards and the 10th Hong Kong Film Golden Bauhinia Awards[87][103]。This film also opened a new chapter in Wu Yanzu's acting career[25]。
Mongkok Night as Laifu, the misguided killer
Same year asNicholas TseCooperative crime action film《New Police Story》In the film, he played the character distortion villain "Azu".And won him the 41st Taiwan FilmGolden Horse AwardBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR[12][64]。Later, he starred in films《Everlasting Regret Song》《Dinner》And other film and television works[26-27]。
In 2007, Daniel Wu made his debut by directing《Four Heavenly Kings》Won the new director award of the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards and the best director award of the 7th Chinese Film Media Awards[28][67]。On August 16, 2007, starring in the film《Tiantangkou》And other film and television works have been released in succession[101]。 In 2008, Daniel Wu joined handsLin JianyueEstablishment of the brokerage company Revolution Talent Management Ltd(Xinggemeng Co., Ltd.), and sign a friendGongshuoliang、Yin Ziwei、Lian Kai、Wang HexiAnd other film and television artists[68]。The next year, he againEr DongshengCo starring in Shinjuku Event[29]。On February 11, 2010, Daniel Wu andVivian XuAnd many other artists co starring in romantic films《The whole city is in love》Shown[31]。
In 2011, Daniel Wu andFeng DelunJointly founded the production company of "Diversion Pictures", whose purpose is to produce fashionable and diversified Chinese films that meet the tastes of young people and get investment support from Huayi Brothers.Feng DelunDirected the film《Tai Chi》The first work of "Breakthrough Film"[32]。Soon, Daniel Wu starred in an urban romance《Single men and women》, playing Fang Hong, a slovenly drunkard, telling a fashionable love story with Gu Tianle and Fang Yuanyuan[33][100]。In addition, he also participated in the presentation of historical films《Great cause of founding the Party》And on《Eavesdropping cloud 2》In again withLiu Qingyun、Louis KooCooperate and play the cruel veteran Sima Nianzu, which set the box office record of Chinese police and bandit films at that time[34-36]。In June 2014, in order to focus on his family in the United States, Daniel Wu dismissed his brokerage company and left the entertainment industry for a while[68]。
In 2014, Daniel Wu andZhang JiahuiStarring in a suspense crime film《Magic alarm》In the film, he played loyal police officer Wang Weiye, and was nominated as the best actor of the Hong Kong Film Awards[37-38]。Soon, the wax figure of Daniel Wu was exhibited in Madame Tussauds Museum in Hong Kong, and its modeling was copied on the red carpet of Berlin International Film Festival[39]。In 2015, Daniel Wu was in the inspirational comedy film《Go away!Tumor King》With his acting talent, Dr. Liang successfully created a box office record of 12.5 million yuan in early screening, making the film the highest box office film in 2015[40-41]。
On November 15, 2015, it premiered in AMC, where Daniel Wu acted in American TV series for the first time《Wilderness Season 1》In the American TV series, he not only acted as the lead actor, but also acted as the martial arts director in person. The show attracted 8.2 million viewers within three days of its premiere, and the final audience rating was 3.4 million people per episode on average(Audience under 50)And 3.5 million person times(Audience aged 25-54)[104]。This play also marks the beginning of the martial arts drama series on American television for the past 40 years, and it is an art series that truly shows Chinese martial arts in the entire American television history[42][43-44]。
In 2016, participated in the film《World of Warcraft》Performances[45]。In 2017, Daniel Wu starred《Wasteland》The first episode of the drama became the champion of the autumn new drama series in the United States, and also ranked the fourth in the history of the launch of new dramas on American cable platforms, setting the third highest ratings in the history of American cable television stations[98-99]。In the same year, participated in Zhejiang Satellite TV's outdoor architecture reality show《beautiful house》This is his first time to participate in such programs.In the program, Daniel Wu and architect Zhang Haiao jointly designed a library.This work was successfully shortlisted for the 2018 Royal Institute of Architects Award[46-47]。In addition, he also participated in the science fiction disaster film directed by Dean Devlin《Global Storm》Performances[48]。
In 2018, Daniel Wu starred《Wasteland》The series ushered in the third season. The play was broadcast on AMC TV in the United States, highly praised by Charlie Collier, president of AMC, and supported by millions of fans[49]。
The Waste Land as Sunny
On May 16, 2019, Daniel Wu was invited to attend the red carpet of the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival[50]。Next, starring in an action gangster film《eliminate the rascals》Released, playing Zhang Hayao in the film[51]。Later, Daniel Wu cooperated with Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson in science fiction action films《Remembering the puzzle》It is scheduled to be released in North America, where he plays Saint Joe[30]。In 2022, Daniel Wu starred in American TV series《The fourth season of the Western World》Launched in HBO Max[52]。The next year, andMichelle Yeoh、Guan JiweiCo starring in Chinese themed dramas《ABC in the West》On Disney+, this series is adapted from the comic "Meisheng Chinese", in which Daniel Wu plays Monkey King Monkey King[53]。
On April 19, 2024, the sequel of "Chill" announced the first cast of the new work；July 31, andLiu Haoran、Chen DaomingA film co starring others《decrypt》Shown in Mainland China[107]。
On April 6, 2010, in front of African witch doctors and 14 disciples, Daniel Wu and his girlfriend of eight years fell in loveLisaFinish their wedding[15]。Two years later, because his mother had colorectal cancer, he returned to the United States to accompany his mother[17]。On May 30, 2013, the daughter of Daniel Wu,Raven birth[69]。The next year, because his mother was seriously ill, he later disbanded Xinggemeng Co., Ltd. and went to the United States with his wife and daughter to accompany his mother[54]。
On May 12, 2008, after the Wenchuan earthquake, Daniel Wu joined the "Habitat for Humanity" to help the disaster area and participate in the reconstruction work.Soon, participateZhou XunLaunched the "Sparks, Love Sichuan" spiritual disaster relief activity, and expressed concern through video[55-56]。
In 2009, as a volunteer of the charity organization "Habitat for Humanity", Daniel Wu went to Xiaoyudong in Pengzhou to build permanent houses for the people in the disaster area.When interviewed by reporters, Daniel Wu said that his sense of achievement in philanthropy was greater than in making movies. He hoped that he could also set up his own charitable fund like Jackie Chan and Jet Li to help more people[57]。
In 2009, Daniel Wu and other stars participated in the "One Family, One Go" activity and established a "Volunteer Alliance" on the spot[58]。
On November 1, 2013, the "2014 Love · Family Charity Calendar" was launched in Hong Kong, and 12 star families, including Daniel Wu, were united to promote this public welfare activity[97]。
On January 31, 2021, in Oakland, California, USA, a Chinese American old man was pushed down for no reason.Wu Yanzu andJin DaxianOffer a reward of 25000 dollars on the social platform to arrest the murderer, expressing strong dislike and determination to fight back against hate crimes against Asian Americans[59]。
Best Actor Award of the 10th Hong Kong Film Golden Bauhinia Award[94]
Mongkok Night
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Personal evaluation
Daniel Wu is a very quiet and excellent boy. He studies architectural design and has a certain knowledge background.I think he is not only handsome, but also warm and polite.He worked hard on the set and didn't go to nightclubs in his life. He was a young man with great ambition.This successful example is a good example for people in the entertainment industry[60](DirectorZhang WantingComment).
Daniel Wu works very hard and is a very outstanding actor[61](ActorKevin SpaceyComment).
Media evaluation
Daniel Wu in Jackie Chan's《New Police Story》There is a very good performance in, and it refers to Daniel Wu who has practiced martial arts in the United States since he was a child. He is skilled in making action dramas. He will become the best male star in Hong Kong action movies[62](China News Online Review).
Daniel Wu, who has always been regarded as a model of ideal boyfriend by many girls, has been highly praised as a good man since he became a father in 2013, and his status as a male god is quite consolidated[63](Tencent Entertainment Review).
