“The main character is always, you know, this blond-haired, blue-eyed guy who's the high school quarterback or the star of the basketball team. That's all I wanted to be, really, truly. I definitely was not that.”

Canadian actor

Simu Liu is a Canadian actor who came to wide attention for playing Shang-Chi in Marvel’s 2021 film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. He is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is set to return to the role in Avengers: Doomsday (2026). His best-known work is tied to that breakout role, which made him a familiar face to international audiences. He is associated with contemporary action filmmaking and with a character that brought him broad recognition on screen.