Daniel Wu

Daniel Wu (2015)

Daniel Wu ( Chinese  吳彥祖  /  吴彦祖 , Pinyin Wú Yànzǔ , Jyutping Ng ⁴ Jin ⁶ zuo ² , Cantonese  Ng Yin-Cho ; born September 30, 1974 in San Francisco , USA ) is a Sino-American actor who mainly through his films from Hong Kong has become known. Since 2015 he has played the leading role in the US martial arts series Into the Badlands .

Life

Wu grew up in Orinda , California . He attended the Head-Royce School in Oakland . He has been interested in martial arts , especially wushu, since he was young . In 1997 he went to Hong Kong and started his modeling and acting career. In 2005 Wu founded his first band Alive , which was also featured in one of his films. That same year he won the Golden Horse Award for the role in New Police Story and in 2007 he was named New Best Director for The Heavenly Kings . On April 6, 2010 he married Lisa S. (actually: Lisa Selesner), a well-known American model with French-Chinese roots, in South Africa . They have had a daughter since 2013.

Filmography (selection)

• 1998: Young and Dangerous: The Prequel
• 1998: Bishones ... Beauty
• 1998: City of Glass
• 1999: Under Control
• 1999: Gen-X Cops
• 1999: Purple Storm (Chi yue fung bou)
• 2000: 2000 AD
• 2000: Undercover Blues
• 2001: Headlines
• 2001: Hit Team
• 2001: Cop on a Mission
• 2001: Born Wild
• 2001: Beijing Rocks
• 2001: Peony Pavilion
• 2002: Beauty and the Breast
• 2002: Love Undercover
• 2002: Princess D
• 2002: Devil Face Angel Heart
• 2002: The Peeping
• 2002: Naked Weapon
• 2003: Corridor (also as a producer)
• 2003: Love Undercover 2: Love Mission
• 2003: Hidden Track
• 2003: Miss Du Shi Niang
• 2004: Blade of the Rose
• 2004: Magic Kitchen
• 2004: Enter the Phoenix
• 2004: One Nite In Mongkok
• 2004: In 80 days around the world (Around the World in 80 Days)
• 2004: New Police Story
• 2004: The Twins Effect II
• 2004: Beyond Our Ken
• 2005: Dragonblade (voice only)
• 2005: House of Fury
• 2005: Hong Kong Crime Scene
• 2005: Drink Drank Drunk
• 2005: Everlasting Regret
• 2006: Night Corridor (also as a producer)
• 2006: The Heavenly Kings (also as a director)
• 2006: The Banquet
• 2006: Ming Ming
• 2006: Rob-B-Hood
• 2007: Protégé
• 2007: Blood Brothers
• 2009: City of Violence (Xin Su Shi Jian)
• 2009: Overheard
• 2009: Like a Dream
• 2009: Jump
• 2010: Hot Summer Days
• 2010: Triple Tap
• 2011: Don't Go Breaking My Heart
• 2011: Inseparable
• 2011: The Founding of a Party
• 2011: Overheard 2
• 2012: The Man with the Iron Fists
• 2012: CZ12
• 2013: Europe Report
• 2015–2019: Into the Badlands (TV series)
• 2016: Warcraft: The Beginning (Warcraft)
• 2017: Geostorm
• 2018: Tomb Raider

Web links

Commons : Daniel Wu  - Collection of Images

• Daniel Wu in theInternet Movie Database(English)
• Daniel Wu / Wu Yin-Cho / Wu Yanzu at Hong Kong Movie Database (Chinese, English)
• Daniel Wu / Wu Yin-Cho / Wu Yanzu at Hong Kong Cinemagic (French, English)
• Daniel Wu / Wu Yin-Cho / Wu Yanzu at MTime (Chinese)