Daniel Wu Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated for best actor at the 40th Annual Golden Horse Film Awards for his work in "Night Corridor" and later won for best supporting actor for "New Police Story" the following year
• Majored in architecture at the University of Oregon
• Began his career in the entertainment industry as a model, where he was discovered by director Yonfan
• Made his feature film debut in 1998's "Bishonen" despite not being able to read or speak the film's language, Cantonese
• A lifelong admirer of Jackie Chan, he signed with Chan's JC Group in the late 1990s after meeting the actor at a local restaurant
• Co-founded the faux rock band Alive in 2005 with friends Terence Yin, Andrew Lin and Conroy Chan in order to make the mockumentary film "The Heavenly Kings" in 2006, his directorial debut
• His first trip to Asia was with his family to witness the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China in 1997
• Began studying the wushu style of martial arts at age 11 after seeing "The Shaolin Temple" starring Jet Li