Daniel Wu

Name: Daniel Wu
Birth Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Height: 183 cm (6″1)
Birthday: 30th September, 1974
Family: Parents , 2 elder sisters
PET : 1 Bull Dog, 1 Lizard
Nationality: USA
Originality: 100% Shanghaiese
Language: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Shanghaiese
Chinese zodiac: Tiger

Horoscope: Libra
Education: University of Oregon ( BA Of Architecture)
Hobbies: Kung Fu , Travel and Photograph
Favorite Food: Italy Cuisine, Chinese Cuisine & Japanese Cuisine
Favorite Sport: Swimming, War game, Wakeboard
Favorite Movies: God Father , Pulp fiction, Citizen Kane
Special Talent: Kung Fu (Ten Years Kung Fu Practice)
Manager: Willie Chan
Company: JC Group

Daniel Wu Yin-jo was born in San Francisco in 1974. He majored in Architecture in university. After his graduation in 1997, he was discovered whilst traveling in Hong Kong and began modeling part-time. Wu is a martial arts enthusiast, and has trained in martial arts since his childhood. After Wu met Jackie Chan, he was introduced to his agent Willie Chan and soon embarked on a career in film.
Wu’s first film role was in Yon Fan’s Bishonen, and he also participated in City of Glass and Beijing Rocks both directed by Mable Cheung. Subsequently, he appeared a number of high-grossing blockbusters, including Gorgeous, Gen X Cops, Purple Storm, and 2000 AD.

In 2001, he once again collaborated with director Yon Fan in Peony Pavilion adapted from the novel of the same name. Wu’s chiseled good looks and his serious attitude have secured him a unique place within a new generation of onscreen leading men. Wu’s film credits also include Young and Dangerous: The Prequel, Headlines, Cop on a Mission, Hit Team, Born Wild, Princess D, Love Undercover, The Peeping and Beauty and The Breast.

Daniel Wu (Chinese: 吳彥祖) (born September 30, 1974 in San Francisco, California) is a Hong Kong film actor. Raised in Orinda, California, he attended the Head Royce School in Oakland, California and the University of Oregon. He moved to Hong Kong in 1997, where he began his modeling and acting career.

He has won a Golden Horse Award in 2005 for Best Supporting Actor in New Police Story.

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