Tom Wu
Biography
Tom Wu is a Hong Kong-born British actor and martial artist. He grew up in Chinatown, London, started training in martial arts at ten, and later studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 1995 he became a founding member of Yellow Earth Theatre, appearing in its productions and choreographing Why The Lion Danced in 2013. His stage credits include M. Butterfly in 1989 and the original production of Miss Saigon that same year. On screen he often played Chinese Triad gang members or leaders, including Out for a Kill (2003), Wake of Death (2004) and Revolver (2005). He was Fung in The Scorpion King 2 (2008), Hundred Eyes in the Netflix series Marco Polo, Sir George in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), and Lord George in The Gentlemen (2020). He also appeared in Ra.One (2011) and Hobbs & Shaw (2019).
54years old
Turns 55 on May 15in 214 days
- Born Hong Kong
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 22 years1998 to 2020
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Behind the camera
Tom Wu helped found Yellow Earth Theatre, a British theater company started in 1995. Over the years he acted in its productions, such as The Magic Paintbrush and Play to Win, and in 2013 he choreographed its touring show Why The Lion Danced.
Own stunts
Tom Wu started training in martial arts at ten, studying Hung Gar, karate and Wing Chun, and he added acrobatics to his skills afterward.
A first
Tom Wu represented Britain in 1988 at China's International wu-shu tournament, a martial arts event, and came away with a gold medal plus two bronze medals.
Tom 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
Guy Ritchie directed three of these films. Eleven actors appear in two 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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All films by Guy Ritchie
Also two films together5 more actors
- Stephen ChangWake of Death (2004) and Out for a Kill (2003)
- Warrick GrierThe Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (2008) and Wake of Death (2004)
- Hon Ping TangOut for a Kill (2003) and The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998)
- Jacqueline ChanMutant Chronicles (2008) and Wake of Death (2004)
- Pierre MaraisThe Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (2008) and Wake of Death (2004)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Tom Wu's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
9 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 13 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$760M71.0% of the total
- 2$149M13.9% of the total
- 3$115M10.8% of the total
- 4$36M3.4% of the total
- 5$7.2M0.7% of the total
- 6$2.1M0.2% of the total
- 7$547K0.1% of the total
- 8$522K0.0% of the total
$254,988from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.