--- name: "Daniel Wu" canonical: "https://film.one/person/daniel-wu" fi1m_id: "daniel-wu" imdb_id: "nm0943079" tmdb_id: 64436 wikidata_id: "Q277193" roles: ["Actor"] born: "30 September 1974" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 50 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-10-05T14:06:13.451002+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Daniel Wu ## Identity Daniel Wu - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/daniel-wu - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** daniel-wu - **IMDb ID:** nm0943079 - **TMDB ID:** 64436 - **Wikidata ID:** Q277193 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Wu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277193, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943079/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64436 Actor. Born 30 September 1974 in Berkeley, California, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 30 September 1974, Berkeley, California, USA - **Active:** 2004–2016 - **Also known as:** Daniel Wu Yin-Cho, 吴彦祖, 吳彥祖, 오언조, Ngô Ngạn Tổ, دانیل وو, دنیل وو - **Average Fi1m score:** 50, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 56 (1), 2010s 43 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Wu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277193, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943079/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64436 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Warcraft*](https://film.one/film/warcraft.md) (43) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Daniel Wu is a Hong Kong-American actor. Born on 30 September 1974 in Berkeley, California, he moved to Hong Kong in the late 1990s and made his film debut in *Bishonen* (1998). He has appeared in more than 60 films. Wu is known for roles in *Warcraft* (2016) as Gul'dan, *Tomb Raider* (2018) as Lu Ren, *Geostorm* (2017) as Cheng Long, and *Reminiscence* (2021) as Saint Joe. He starred as Sunny in the series *Into the Badlands* (2015–2019), which he also executive produced, and as the Monkey King in *American Born Chinese* (2023). He trained at the University of Oregon. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Warcraft* (2016), Fi1m 43, as Gul'dan (Wizard) — [page](https://film.one/film/warcraft.md) - *Around the World in 80 Days* (2004), Fi1m 56, as Bak Mei — [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004.md) ## Complete filmography (89) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Cold War 1994* (2026), as Peter Choi (Young) - *Love Hurts* (2025), as Alvin 'Knuckles' Gable - *Decoded* (2024), as 小黎黎（容小来） - *Ground of Honor: Rondo* (2023), as Alpha - *American Born Chinese* (2023), series, as Sun Wukong / The Monkey King - *Reminiscence* (2021), as Saint Joe - *Caught in Time: Making Of* (2021), series, Actor - *Caught in Time* (2020), as Falcon Zhang - *No. 7 Cherry Lane* (2019), as Baron Louis (voice) - *Tomb Raider* (2018), as Lu Ren - *Geostorm* (2017), as Cheng Long - *Wished* (2017), as Daniel Li - *Sky on Fire* (2016), as Tinbo - *Westworld* (2016), series, as Jay — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md) - *Warcraft* (2016), as Gul'dan (Wizard) — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/warcraft.md) - *Into the Badlands* (2015), series, as Sunny - *Go Away Mr. Tumor* (2015), as Doctor Liang - *I Am Somebody* (2015), as Daniel Wu - *Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2* (2014), as Fang Qihong - *A Rose Reborn* (2014), as Mr. Lu - *Overheard 3* (2014), as Joe - *That Demon Within* (2014), as Dave Wong - *Control* (2013), as Mark · Producer - *Europa Report* (2013), as William Xu - *Chinese Zodiac* (2012), as Hospital Doctor - *The Man with the Iron Fists* (2012), as Poison Dagger - *Tai Chi Hero* (2012), as Mad Monk · Co-Executive Producer - *Tai Chi Zero* (2012), Co-Executive Producer - *The Last Supper* (2012), as Xiang Yu - *Inseparable* (2012), as Li - *The Great Magician* (2011), as Captain Tsai - *Overheard 2* (2011), as Joe Szema - *Beginning of the Great Revival* (2011), as Hu Shi - *Don't Go Breaking My Heart* (2011), as Fang Qihong - *Triple Tap* (2010), as Inspector Jerry Chong - *Like a Dream* (2010), as Max - *Red Earth* (2010), Actor - *Hot Summer Days* (2010), as Sushi Master - *Quattro Hong Kong* (2010), Actor - *Jump* (2009), as Doctor - *Overheard* (2009), as Max Lam - *Shinjuku Incident* (2009), as Jie - *Skate First* (2009), Actor - *Blood Brothers* (2007), as Feng - *Protégé* (2007), as Nick - *Ming Ming* (2006), as 阿D - *Rob-B-Hood* (2006), as Daniel - *The Banquet* (2006), as Crown Prince Wu Luan - *The Heavenly Kings* (2006), as Daniel Wu · Director, Writer - *McDull, the Alumni* (2006), as Hijacker #2 - *Everlasting Regret* (2005), as Kang Ming Xun - *Drink-Drank-Drunk* (2005), as Michael / 'Michel' - *Divergence* (2005), as Koo - *House of Fury* (2005), as Jason - *DragonBlade* (2005), as Hung Lang - *Beyond Our Ken* (2004), as Ken - *New Police Story* (2004), as Joe Kwan - *The Twins Effect II* (2004), as High Priest Wei Liao - *Around the World in 80 Days* (2004), as Bak Mei — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004.md) - *One Nite in Mongkok* (2004), as Lai-fu - *Enter the Phoenix* (2004), as Georgie Hung Chi-Kit - *Magic Kitchen* (2004), as Kevin - *Miss Du Shi Niang* (2003), as Ken Li - *Hidden Track* (2003), as Man - *Night Corridor* (2003), as Sam Yuen - *Love Undercover 2: Love Mission* (2003), as Au Hoi Man - *Naked Weapon* (2002), as Jack Chen - *Devil Face, Angel Heart* (2002), as Lon / Michael - *Princess D* (2002), as Joker - *The Peeping* (2002), as Calvin - *Love Undercover* (2002), as Au Hoi Man - *Beauty and the Breast* (2002), as Harper - *Peony Pavilion* (2001), as Xing Zhi Gang - *Beijing Rocks* (2001), as Michael Wu - *Born Wild* (2001), as Tide Ho - *Cop on a Mission* (2001), as Mike - *Hit Team* (2001), as Inspector Chau Chung - *Headlines* (2001), as Peter Wong - *Undercover Blues* (2000), as Joe Wong - *2000 AD* (2000), as Benny - *Purple Storm* (1999), as Todd - *Gen-X Cops* (1999), as Daniel - *Gorgeous* (1999), as Photographer's Assistant - *City of Glass* (1998), as David Hui - *Bishonen* (1998), as Sam Fai - *Young and Dangerous: The Prequel* (1998), as Big Head - *Getaway* (1992), series, Actor - *Twilight of the Warriors: The Final Chapter*, Actor - *Cold War 1995*, as Peter Choi (Young) ## Gallery - ![Daniel Wu](https://film.one/media/person/5683324/gallery-f35ae3ecdb56.jpg) Daniel Wu — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Daniel_Wu_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Daniel Wu, Tazio Ottis and Eric Purcell at the 2023 Prototype Celebration](https://film.one/media/person/5683324/gallery-702800582379.jpg) Daniel Wu, Tazio Ottis and Eric Purcell at the 2023 Prototype Celebration — Missvain, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/2023_Prototype_Celebration_-_June_2023_-_Sarah_Stierch_12.jpg/1280px-2023_Prototype_Celebration_-_June_2023_-_Sarah_Stierch_12.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Daniel Wu, Tazio Ottis and Eric Purcell at the 2023 Prototype Celebration](https://film.one/media/person/5683324/gallery-5f6144226e89.jpg) Daniel Wu, Tazio Ottis and Eric Purcell at the 2023 Prototype Celebration — Missvain, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/2023_Prototype_Celebration_-_June_2023_-_Sarah_Stierch_13.jpg/1280px-2023_Prototype_Celebration_-_June_2023_-_Sarah_Stierch_13.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - 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![Daniel Wu at the 2023 Prototype Celebration](https://film.one/media/person/5683324/gallery-c31414c966a9.jpg) Daniel Wu at the 2023 Prototype Celebration — Missvain, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/2023_Prototype_Celebration_-_June_2023_-_Sarah_Stierch_26.jpg/1280px-2023_Prototype_Celebration_-_June_2023_-_Sarah_Stierch_26.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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