Daniel Wu American Actor Born 1974 in Berkeley

Daniel Wu, born 30 September 1974 in Berkeley, is an American actor. He is known for playing Sun Wukong in Karate kid leyends (2023).

Early life

Schooling on record includes University of Oregon College of Design, Head-Royce School and University of Oregon.

Career

His first listed screen credit dates to 1998, with Bishonen. Work from the 1990s includes Gorgeous (1999) and Gen-X Cops (1999). Around the World in 80 Days (2004, as Bak Mei) and New Police Story (2004) are among his 2000s credits. In the 2010s, he appeared in Warcraft (2016, as Gul'dan) and Tomb Raider (2018). The 2020s brought Reminiscence (2021) and Love Hurts (2025).

The list below counts 64 films and 2 TV series from 1998 to 2026. Action is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (4), followed by science fiction (2). His latest credit on record is Cold War 1994 (2026). Geostorm (2017) is recorded with a worldwide box office of $222 million. Daniel Wu also worked as director and writer on The Heavenly Kings.

Jackie Chan appears in nine of his listed titles, including CZ12 (2012) and The Twins Effect II (2004). Another co-star who recurs in his credits is Nick Frost (two titles). Daniel Wu also appears as a member of Alive.

Personal life

He has been married to Lisa S. since 2010.