We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

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Kim's Convenience star Simu Liu thanks his immigrant parents for his Canadian life". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 20 September 2019. Simu Liu: The 100 Most Influential People of 2022". Time. 23 May 2022 . Retrieved 21 December 2022. Canada's Most Beautiful 2018: See who made the list!". Hello! Canada. 25 June 2018 . Retrieved 26 February 2019.

a b Etan Vlessing, "Ryan Reynolds, Simu Liu, Catherine O’Hara to Receive Honorary Canadian Screen Awards". The Hollywood Reporter, January 18, 2023. He’d had success in Canada, and had landed a role in Kim’s Convenience, about a Korean-Canadian family, but when he went to LA to try to audition for bigger parts he found the attitudes were different. One influential agent turned him down, saying she already represented an Asian-American actor, implying there wasn’t room for two. “I guarantee you it happens still to this day,” he says with a grim smile. For the July-August issue of the magazine, Liu also discussed his upcoming Marvel debut as the MCU’s first leading superhero of Asian descent in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” in theaters Sept. 3.

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A 'Shang-Chi' sequel is officially in the works". NBC News. 7 December 2021 . Retrieved 23 February 2022.

In 2017, Liu appeared in the second season of Slasher as well as the CityTV miniseries Bad Blood, both as recurring characters. [20] David Friend, "Actor Simu Liu to host first outdoor Juno Awards at Toronto's Budweiser Stage in May". The Globe and Mail, 2 February 2022. Saturday Night Live' Review: The Best and Worst of Simu Liu's Hosting Debut". Indiewire. 21 November 2018.Davis, Erin (28 February 2017). "Move Over, Oscars: Canada's Finest Talent Inspired at the ACTRA Awards". Toronto Guardian . Retrieved 20 September 2019. A Chinese-Canadian to his parents: 'Privately, I yearned for your love' – Macleans.ca". Maclean's. 4 December 2017 . Retrieved 8 December 2017. In this honest, inspiring and relatable memoir, Simu Liu chronicles his family's journey from China to the bright lights of Hollywood with wit and humour. Canada's Most Beautiful 2017: See who made the list!". Hello! Canada. 18 May 2017 . Retrieved 20 March 2018.

In October 2020, Liu became a UNICEF Canada Ambassador [56] and has since appeared in every Youth Advocacy Summit hosted by UNICEF Canada. In 2023, Liu made an appearance despite having torn his Achilles tendon [57]. Grobar, Matt (14 September 2021). " 'Bright: Samurai Soul' Trailer, Premiere Date: Simu Liu Cast In Netflix Anime Film Based On David Ayer's 'Bright' ". As Liu notes in a press release, “This is the story I want to tell—a story about our little family of three that crossed the ocean from China to North America in the relentless pursuit of a better life. A story about the obstacles that nearly tore us apart, whether it was a clash of cultures, a gap of generations or simply our own stubbornness. A story about an imperfect family that made mistakes, often hurt one another and nearly imploded on many occasions, but held on, survived and even thrived.”Liu’s book begins with the call from Marvel to say that he has got the job as Shang-Chi, Marvel’s first Asian superhero. When he calls his parents, hoping they might share his excitement, that they might finally think all their sacrifices were worth it, his father’s reaction to the news, he writes, “sounds like someone’s just told him his dry cleaning would be ready on time”. They were just happy he had a job. His book is both funny and wry: “My parents didn’t have much to offer on the subject of coolness or puberty, other than that it was a totally meaningless diversion from the true purpose of childhood: getting into Harvard,” he writes. But it is also unflinching. The abuse, both physical and verbal, he suffers from his parents as a teenager is brutal – they beat and belittle him. Wasserman, Ben (19 May 2021). "Marvel Star Simu Liu Is the First East-Asian to Cover Men's Health in Over a Decade". CBR . Retrieved 21 May 2021. Sandra Gonzalez (21 July 2019). "Marvel's latest leading man Simu Liu will soon be a 'household name' ". CNN . Retrieved 21 July 2019. Through a swath of rejection and comical mishaps, Simu's determination to carve out a path for himself leads him to not only succeed as an actor, but also to open the door to reconciling with his parents. Liu initially worked as an accountant at Deloitte but was laid off in April 2012 after nine months. [12] He began to explore other career options and decided to pursue a career as an actor and stuntman. [13] [14] Liu became distant from his parents after losing his accounting job and entering acting, but after discussing the matter with his parents, the family reconciled and became closer as a result. [15] Career [ edit ] 2012–2018: Early work and television roles [ edit ]