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Daniel Wu
Daniel N. Wu, Dan (Daniel Wu), was born in San Francisco, USA on September 30, 1974. He is a Chinese-speaking film and television actor, director, and producer. He graduated from the University of Oregon.
In 1998, he entered the performing arts circle for his first film " Beauty "; in the same year, he was nominated for the best new actor in the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards with the literary film " City of Glass "
[1-2]
. In 2001, he starred in the literary film " Peony Pavilion "
[3]
. In 2003, he acted as the producer for the first time and starred in the thriller " Night Corridor ", which was nominated for the best actor in the 40nd Golden Horse Awards for the first time
.
[4] In 2004, due to his role in the action film " New Police Story ", Guan Zu received widespread attention, and won the 41st Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his role
.
[5] In 2005, with the action film " One Night in Mongkok ", he was nominated for the best actor in the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards for the first time
[6]
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In 2006, he directed his personal film debut " The Heavenly Kings ", which won the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards New Director Award
[7]
. In 2007, he played Ali in the crime film " Protege "
[8]
. In 2010, he served as the producer and starred in the romance film " Like a Dream ", which was nominated for the 46th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for the second time
[10]
. In 2011, he played the architect Fang Qihong in the romance film " Don't Go Breaking My Heart "
[11]
. In 2012, he played Azu in the police film " OverHeard 2 "
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. In 2014, he starred in the crime film " That Demon Within ", with which he was nominated for the second time for the best actor in the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards
[12]
; in the same year, he starred in his first US drama " Into The Badlands " series
[13]
. In 2015, starred in the inspirational film " Go Away Mr. Tumour ". In 2016, played in the fantasy film " Warcraft " Gul'dan
[14]
. In 2018, the work "Mulanfang" designed by Daniel N. Wu and Dan was nominated for the Royal Institute of British Architects Award
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; in the same year, he played Lu Ren in the action film " Tomb Raider "
[15]
. In 2020, he will play Zhang Falcon in the police film " Caught in Time "
[16] .
Early Experience
Daniel N. Wu, Dan was born in Berkeley, California and grew up in Olinda
. At the age of 6, Daniel N. Wu and Dan became interested in martial arts after watching the Kung Fu movie " Shaolin Temple "
. At the age of 11, Daniel N. Wu, Dan began to learn martial arts by a Beijing artist. The master who taught him was found by Daniel N. Wu, Dan’s mother. Before this, his mother was worried that he had learned kung fu. Fighting with people, but in the end he still couldn't confuse his enthusiasm for martial arts
. In high school, Daniel N. Wu and Dan were also rebellious, often skateboarding on the street, listening to underground music such as punk, heavy metal, and rap. They like fighting more than learning. All this didn't change completely until his mother was hospitalized for heart disease. During the mother's illness, Daniel N. Wu and Dan studied hard at school during the day, and went to the hospital to accompany her mother after class. For this reason, he even learned simple qigong therapy to assist his mother's treatment
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In 1993, Daniel N. Wu, Dan studied architecture at the University of Oregon in the United States, and received a scholarship for a minor in architecture. In 1994, Daniel N. Wu, Dan won the runner-up in the California Martial Art Competitions and ranked second in the West Coast of the United States. At the same time, Daniel N. Wu and Dan also established the Chinese Martial Arts Association of the University of Oregon and became the first coach. He received more than 20 apprentices and taught for a total of five years. In 1995, Daniel N. Wu, Dan accompanied his master to Beijing Shichahai Martial Arts School to participate in training, and won the fifth place in the Changquan group and the sixth place in the Taijiquan group in the Beijing International Martial Arts Competition
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In 1997, after graduation, Daniel N. Wu and Dan traveled to Hong Kong, and then started working as models on the advice of his sister. Four months later, the director Yonfan approached Daniel N. Wu and Dan to become an actor in his next film after seeing the advertisement for the costume filmed by Daniel N. Wu and Dan, but Daniel N. Wu and Dan refused to say that he had no experience in acting. Later, Yonfan called Daniel N. Wu and Dan every day and convinced him.
Performing Experience
In 1998, Daniel N. Wu, Dan was selected by director Yonfan and took over his first film " Beauty " in which he played the handsome policeman Sam
; in October of the same year, he was selected by Mabel Cheung to star in the romantic film " City " of Glass ", Daniel N. Wu, Dan nominated the Best New Actor at the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards for his performance in the film
.
On February 13, 1999, the romantic comedy " Gorgeous " starring Daniel N. Wu, Dan and Jackie Chan and Shu Qi was released; on June 13, the starring action film " Gen-X Cops " was released; the same year, the starring action film " Purple Storm ", plays the role of a terrorist named Dot, who has lost his memory and turned into a police undercover
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In 2000, he cooperated with director Dante Lam for the first time and starred in the police action film " Hit Team "; in November of the same year, Daniel N. Wu, Dan once again collaborated with director Yonfan, and partnered with Joey Wong to star in the literary film " Peony Pavilion " In the film, he plays the handsome and handsome teacher Xing Zhigang.
In 2001, he collaborated with Louis Koo for the first time and starred in the action film " Born Wild ", in which he played the introverted He Chong
; on October 25, the youth romance film " Beijing Rocks " directed by Mabel Cheung was released, Daniel N. Wu , Dan plays the music-loving Michael in the film
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In 2002, Daniel N. Wu, Dan and Yeung Chin-Wah collaborated for the first time, and starred in the romantic comedy " Sister Sister Xinzha "; in the same year, he played a confident and stubborn creation in the sci-fi romantic film " Princess D " directed by Sylvia Chang Director Zhuo Ke
; on June 14th, the action thriller " Devil Face, Angel Heart " starring was released; on November 15th, the action film " Naked Weapon " starring with his partner Maggie Q was released, and he played the role of the task force conductor in the film Member Jack
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In March 2003, he once again co-starred in the comedy " Love Undercover 2 " with Yeung Chin-Wah
; on August 21, the thriller " Night Corridor ", which was produced and starred by Daniel N. Wu and Dan for the first time , was released. In the film, he challenged one person to play two roles, playing a pair of twin brothers Yuan Sen and Ah Hong with complex contrasts and miserable backgrounds. He was also nominated for the best actor in the 40nd Golden Horse Awards for his performance in the film
; November, starring The costume comedy " Miss Du Shi Niang ".
In February 2004, he cooperated with Cecilia Cheung and starred in the action drama " One Night in Mongkok " directed by Derek Tung-Shing Yee . In the film, he played a killer named Laifu. He also nominated for the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards and Best Actor in the 10th Hong Kong Film Golden Bauhinia Awards
; April 8th, Daniel N. Wu, Dan played the handsome and handsome Georgie Hung in the comedy " Enter The Phoenix " released
; September On the 24th, the crime action film " New Police Story " co-starring with Jackie Chan was released. Daniel N. Wu, Dan played the character of the villain Guan Zu , who is distorted, cruel and arrogant and extreme , and won the 41st Taiwanese film for his role. The Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he also won high attention and popularity
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In 2005, Daniel N. Wu, Dan cooperated with Liang Jiahui and Cheng Xiuwen, starring in the romance film " Everlasting Regret " based on the novel of the same name , and played the polite but cowardly and helpless Cummings in the film
; in the same year, he cooperated with a mainland director for the first time , Starred in the costume drama " The Banquet " directed by Feng Xiaogang , Daniel N. Wu, Dan played the role of Prince Wuluan in the film, and this was his first attempt at costume styling
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On April 20, 2006, Daniel N. Wu, Dan’s personal film debut " The Heavenly Kings " directed by Dan and acted as a screenwriter was released. With this film, he won the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards New Director Award and No. 7 Best New Director Award at the Chinese Film Media Awards
.
On February 13, 2007, the crime drama " Protege " , which Daniel N. Wu, Dan and Director Derek Tung-Shing Yee collaborated with , was released. In the film, he played Li Zhili, a police undercover who is both righteous and evil
; The action film " Blood Brothers ", which was produced by John Woo, was released. In the film, Daniel N. Wu, Dan played Ah Feng, who turned from a poor boy to an upper class person
. In 2008, Daniel N. Wu, Dan Peter Lam was set up in conjunction with the Star Alliance Leather Co., Ltd. (Revolution Talent Management Ltd) brokerage firm
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On April 2, 2009, the action film " Shinjuku Incident " co-starring with Jackie Chan was released. The film was directed by Derek Tung-Shing Yee. This is the fourth collaboration between Daniel N. Wu and director Derek Tung-Shing Yee. In the film, he played the originally kind and timid but very cruel gang leader Ajie after he fell into the underworld
; on July 24, the police action film " Overheard " starring with Liu Qingyun and Louis Koo was released, and the box office broke on the first day after the film was released. Ten million, becoming the first Hong Kong police and criminal film to be screened in the Mainland with more than ten million on the first day. Daniel N. Wu and Dan played the network genius Lin Yixiang in the film
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On February 11, 2010, the romance film " Hot Summer Days " co-starred by Daniel N. Wu, Dan, Xu Ruoxuan and many other artists was released. The film played a sushi chef
; in March, he served as the 34th Hong Kong International Film. Festival International Short Film Competition Unit Review
; On April 30, the romance film " Like a Dream " starring Daniel N. Wu and Dan Yuan Quan was released. He played the role of Mike, a software engineer with autism, in the film. Nominated for Best Actor in the 46th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards
; on July 2, the action film " Triple Tap " co-starring with Louis Koo and Li Bingbing was released. Daniel N. Wu and Dan played the meticulous police officer Zhuang Ziwei in the film
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In March 2011, Daniel N. Wu, Dan and Stephen co-founded the Breakout Film Production Company, and signed a five-year cooperation agreement with Huayi Brothers
; on March 31, co-starring with Louis Koo and Gao Yuanyuan, the urban romance film " Don't Go Breaking My Heart " was released. In the film, the architect Fang Qihong is a "Martian man" who has a simple life and is very dedicated to love and work
. In the same year, he was in a historical film that was co-directed by Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin. " Beginning Of The Great Revival " plays the role of Hu Shi , this is the first time that Daniel N. Wu, Dan has played a historical figure
; on August 18, the starring police action film " OverHeard 2 " was released, the film's mainland box office reached 163 million Yuan, won the weekly box office champion and set a box office record for Chinese-language police films. Daniel N. Wu and Dan played the unscrupulous and cruel veteran Azu in the film
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On May 4, 2012, the feature film " Inseparable " directed by Wu Shixian was released. Daniel N. Wu, Dan played the mentally ill engineer Li Yue in the film
; on September 27, Daniel N. Wu, Dan served as supervisors He also starred in the martial arts action film " Taichi2 ", in which he challenged to star in a sloppy, robed monk in the world
. On November 29, he co-starred with Liu Ye and Zhang Zhen in the historical costume film " The Last Supper ". In the movie, Daniel N. Wu, Dan played the role of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu
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On November 22, 2013, Daniel N. Wu, Dan acted as the producer and starred in the crime action film " Control ". He played the dual personality insurance salesman Mark in the film
; in the same year, his partner Sharlto Copley starred in the science fiction thriller. " Europa Report ", Daniel N. Wu, Dan plays the space astronaut William Xu in the film
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On April 18, 2014, the suspense crime film " That Demon Within " starring with Zhang Jiahui was released. The film was directed by Dante Lam. Daniel N. Wu, Dan played the loyal police officer Wang Weiye in the film. The role was nominated for the best actor at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards
; on May 29, the crime film " Overheard3 " starring in it was released. The film achieved a box office record of 313 million yuan. Daniel N. Wu and Dan are in the film. He played the computer master Azu
; on July 17, a wax figure of Daniel N. Wu and Dan was invited to enter Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
; on November 11, his friendly romantic film " Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 " was released
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On August 13, 2015, the inspirational comedy " Go Away Mr. Tumour " starring Bai Baihe was released. The film was adapted from the comic of the same name. Daniel N. Wu and Dan starred in the film as Doctor Liang with outstanding medical skills. After the film was released Achieved a box office score of 510 million yuan
; on November 15, the Kung Fu drama " Into The Badlands Season 1 ", starring and producer by Daniel N. Wu and Dan , premiered on AMC TV in the United States. Killer Sunny
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On June 8, 2016, the fantasy action film " Warcraft " directed by Duncan Jones was released in mainland China. Daniel N. Wu, Dan played the powerful, cunning and cruel villain Gul'dan in the film
. After that, the film was released in the United States on June 10, with a global box office record of 432 million US dollars
; on November 25, the action suspense film " Sky On Fire " with director Lin Lingdong was released, with Daniel N. Wu and Dan in the film. Zong Tianbao, the security director of justice, plays in the middle
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On March 19, 2017, Daniel N. Wu, Dan's Kung Fu American drama " Into The Badlands Season 2 " premiered on AMC TV in the United States. The show’s average ratings reached 3.6M, ranking fourth on the U.S. cable platform
; October On the 13th, his first outdoor architecture reality show " Dream House " was broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV
; on October 20, the science fiction disaster film " Geostorm " starring with Gerald Butler and Jim Sturgis Released in the United States, Daniel N. Wu, Dan Zheng Long, who plays in the film, is a data analyst. The film was released in mainland China on October 27th
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On March 16, 2018, the action fantasy film " Tomb Raider " starring Alicia Amanda Vikander was released simultaneously in the United States and Mainland China. Daniel N. Wu, Dan played the maverick and experienced captain Lu Ren in the film
; 4 On 22nd, the American drama " Into The Badlands Season 3 " co-starring with Emily Beecham and Aramis Knight premiered on AMC TV in the United States
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On May 16, 2019, Daniel N. Wu and Dan were invited to attend the red carpet of the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival
. On November 20, 2020, the action police film " Caught in Time " starring Daniel N. Wu and Dan was released
. In the film, he played the arrogant and criminal "eagle" Zhang Falcon
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On August 20, 2021, the sci-fi action film " Reminiscence " co-starring with Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson is scheduled to be released in North America
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Personal Life
family
Daniel N. Wu, Dan’s father is an electrical engineer who is engaged in the design of nuclear power plants; his mother is a university professor of psychology; and two sisters are Daniel N. Wu, Dan’s 10 and 12 years old
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On June 18, 2014, Daniel N. Wu, Dan said that his mother was seriously ill and decided to suspend all work, and after discussing with another boss, Lin Jianyue, he disbanded the brokerage company Star Alliance Co., Ltd
.; on August 12, Daniel N. Wu, On his personal Weibo, Dan denied quitting the entertainment industry, saying that he loves acting. He never thought of quitting and started to resume work in an all-round way
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marriage
On April 6, 2010, Daniel N. Wu, Dan and Lisa Selesner , who had been in love for 8 years, held a wedding in South Africa. On July 28, they held a wedding banquet in Hong Kong
. On May 30, 2013, Daniel N. Wu, Dan’s wife gave birth to a daughter, and the daughter was named Raven Wu ; on June 5, Daniel N. Wu, Dan publicized the frontal clear photo of his daughter for the first time
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Character Evaluation
Daniel N. Wu, Dan is a very pure and excellent boy. Not only is he handsome, he is also warm and polite to people. Working hard on the set, he is a very ambitious person ( by )
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Daniel N. Wu, Dan has a handsome and sunny appearance and outstanding acting skills. He has performed well in many action movies since he was a child of martial arts. Whether it is a protagonist, a decent villain, or a good or evil, Daniel N. Wu and Dan are willing to try and can be competent for every inner-rich role. Daniel N. Wu, Dan is not easy to be stereotyped, not only has a broader play, but also allows the audience to keep a certain sense of freshness in him
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Daniel N. Wu, Dan is a very quiet, very kind, and very gentleman. And his every move during the performance, we see his eyes, are enough to make you feel the power of Gul'dan. This is the embodiment of his acting skills
. Daniel N. Wu, Dan works very hard and is a very outstanding actor (by )
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