Daniel Wu
Biography
Daniel Wu is a Hong Kong-American actor who built a career in Chinese-language cinema after starting out as a model. Born in Berkeley, California, and raised in Orinda, he studied architecture at the University of Oregon, where he founded a wushu club. A modeling job in Hong Kong led director Yonfan to cast him in Bishonen (1998), his debut, even though he could not speak Cantonese at the time. His breakthrough came with Gen-X Cops (1999), and he went on to make films including Love Undercover (2002), One Nite in Mongkok (2004) and New Police Story (2004), winning best supporting actor at the Golden Horse Awards for the last of these. He wrote and directed The Heavenly Kings (2006), taking best new director at the Hong Kong Film Awards. He starred as Sunny in Into the Badlands from 2015 to 2019 and appeared in Warcraft (2016), Tomb Raider (2018) and Reminiscence (2021).
52years old
Turns 53 on September 30in 324 days
- Born Berkeley
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Wu Yanzu, Daniel Wu Neh-Tsu and Daniel Ng Neh-Tsu
Movie Career
- Films
- 28
- Career span
- 23 years1998 to 2021
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First role
Daniel Wu could not speak Cantonese or read Chinese when he finished his first film, Yonfan's Bishonen, in 1998. The day after it wrapped, he was offered the lead in Mabel Cheung's City of Glass.
Behind the award
Daniel Wu won best supporting actor at the 41st Golden Horse Film Awards for New Police Story. The win surprised him because he did not think much of his own performance in the film.
Behind the camera
Daniel Wu first worked in film production on Julian Lee's 2003 movie Night Corridor, his starring role. Budget limits led him to help seek funding and distribution and to recruit Jun Kung for the soundtrack, and he earned a best actor nomination at Taiwan's 40th Golden Horse Film Awards.
Daniel Wu movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Tung-Shing Yee directed five of these films, Alan Mak three and Felix Chong three. Two actors appear in six of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Tung-Shing YeeDirector, 5 films, 2004 to 2011
Alan MakDirector, 3 films, 2009 to 2014
Felix ChongDirector, 3 films, 2009 to 2014
Also four films together3 more actors
- Lau Ching-WanOverheard 3 (2014), Overheard 2 (2011), The Great Magician (2011) and Overheard (2009)
- Charlene Choi Chuek-YinTriple Tap (2010), House of Fury (2005), Blade of Kings (2004) and New Police Story (2004)
- Zhou XunOverheard 3 (2014), Beginning of the Great Revival (2011), The Great Magician (2011) and The Banquet (2006)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Daniel Wu's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.0 billion
14 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 28 films: 14 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 11 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 11Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$434M42.6% of the total
- 2$275M27.0% of the total
- 3$222M21.8% of the total
- 4$23M2.2% of the total
- 5$21M2.0% of the total
- 6$19M1.8% of the total
- 7$8.7M0.9% of the total
- 8$5.5M0.5% of the total
$12.1 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total