5 things to know about Simu Liu, who landed the role of Marvel’s superhero Shang-Chi through Twitter

Marvel Studios’ announcement of the cast of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, its first ever Asian Marvel movie, has generated much speculation about who would play the title role of Shang-Chi. Punters had placed bets on actors ranging from Eddie Peng to Daniel Wu, so when it was announced that Simu Liu, best known for his role as Jung in Kim’s Convenience, would be taking up the mantle, the internet exploded. But who is Simu Liu? Here are 5 interesting facts about the new superhero. 1. He was once an accountant View this post on Instagram the irony... i can't... . stock photo shoot from 2014. i used to be an accountant. . . . . . . #kimsconvenience #okseeyou #irony #wtf #nowords #smh #accounting #accountant A post shared by Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@simuliu) on Feb 21, 2017 at 9:22pm PST Simu Liu was born in Harbin, China. The 30-year-old emigrated with his parents to Canada when he was 5. To fulfil the expectations of his parents, who wanted their son to have a stable well-paid job, he studied finance and accounting at Ivey Business School for two years, and worked as an accountant at Deloitte, one of the “big four” accounting firms. Who is Naomi Scott, Princess Jasmine in Aladdin remake? He left the company to explore his dreams of making it as an actor. Liu said on his Twitter feed that he was laid off because he “was so bad” at the job. this is massively ironic because i worked for deloitte out of business school and got laid off because i was so bad hahahaha — Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) February 22, 2017 What is Yoson An, Liu Yifei’s Mulan love interest, like in real life? 2. Liu has starred in many TV series View this post on Instagram Thanks to a very generous friend working at an ad agency, I now have a gigantic poster of my face. Half my real face for scale! #bananaforscale #kimsconvenience #okseeyou A post shared by Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@simuliu) on Dec 8, 2016 at 10:29am PST Liu has starred in 16 television drama series. His first role was as a Hong Kong Police constable in Nikita in 2012. His best-known role has been as Jung Kim in Kim’s Convenience, the Canadian sitcom which launched globally on Netflix in 2018. Liu also had a prominent role in the television series, Blood and Water. He was nominated for an ACTRA Award for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor” and Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series in 2017. View this post on Instagram #TFW when you watch your pages come to life. Shoutout to the spectacular cast of @bloodandwatertv for knocking their performances out of the park. So, so proud of all of you @elfinaluk @lalettreu @lilygao1 @owenkwong @fionafu_images @byronmann @iamstephsong A post shared by Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@simuliu) on Nov 25, 2016 at 10:38am PST What is Yoson An, Liu Yifei’s Mulan love interest, like in real life? 3. He became Shang-Chi through Twitter OK @Marvel, are we gonna talk or what #ShangChi — Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) December 3, 2018 From “sitting at a desk in underwear eating shrimp crackers” to becoming a superhero, it is all about one magical line Liu posted on Twitter. He tagged Marvel in his tweet “OK @Marvel are we gonna talk or what? #Shangchi” in December 2018. One click is all it takes to go from ordinary to superhero status, so it seems like Twitter can be the platform to help people land their dream job. Hard to believe that a week ago I was just sitting at my desk in my underwear eating shrimp crackers and now... okay well I'm still doing that but I'm also a superhero — Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) July 23, 2019 4. He is super sporty View this post on Instagram Credit goes to @fabiensanglard for climbing up and getting this shot! Never has a climber of such terrible skill been photographed looking so not terrible. But rest assured gang, it's a lie #planetgranite #itwasa59 #rockclimbing A post shared by Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@simuliu) on Jan 30, 2017 at 11:25pm PST Liu plays lots of sports – so it should be no surprise that he has an athletic body. He plays basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, goes waterskiing, rock climbing and practises kung fu and karate … He is now ready to save the world. View this post on Instagram on friday nights we grind while you party . . . . . . . . . . . #tricking #backflip #gymnastics #okseeyou #kimsconvenience #parkour #corkscrew #riseandgrind #grind #stunts #stuntman A post shared by Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@simuliu) on Aug 4, 2017 at 8:38pm PDT 18 video games destined to be made into films and TV shows View this post on Instagram Mood (ft. @barkleythemalamute) A post shared by Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@simuliu) on Jul 7, 2019 at 1:11am PDT 5. He sings! View this post on Instagram #tbt recording Korean songs for @kimsconvenience. premiering October on @CBC! #okseeyou #actorslife #kimsconvenience A post shared by Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@simuliu) on Aug 18, 2016 at 11:33am PDT Never judge a book by its cover is a cliché that is appropriate in Liu’s case. He showed his prowess with a performance on his Instagram post as well as recording Korean songs for Kim’s Convenience. Will one of these 5 Chinese actors play Marvel’s Shang-Chi? View this post on Instagram New set up with canon t5i and a shotgun mic. The difference in sound is INCREDIBLE! A post shared by Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@simuliu) on Apr 25, 2016 at 2:29pm PDT Want more stories like this? Sign up here. Follow STYLE on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter

5 things to know about Simu Liu, who landed the role of Marvel’s superhero Shang-Chi through Twitter

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Did Kim’s Convenience star’s playful tweet to Marvel help land him the title role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings?