Daniel Yin-Cho Wu is an American actor, director and producer. Since his film debut in 1998, he has been featured in over 60 films. Wu has been called "the young Andy Lau," and is known as a "flexible and distinctive" leading actor in the Chinese-language film industry.
Daniel N. Wu , Ng Yin Jou , Dan , the young Andy Lau , Yin-Cho Ng , Yan-zu Wu , Yin-Jo Ng , Daniel Wu Yan-zu , Daniel Ng , Yanzu Wu
Awards
Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Director
Nominations
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer, Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor
Movies
Warcraft, New Police Story, The Banquet, Naked Weapon, Shinjuku Incident, That Demon Within, Tai Chi 0, Inseparable, House of Fury, Around the World in 80 Days, Protégé, Night Corridor, The Man with the Iron Fists, Triple Tap, Beauty, The Heavenly Kings, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Tai Chi Hero, E...
Together with Andrew Lin, Terence Yin and Conroy Chi-Chung Chan, created the Hong Kong boy band Alive. The band was created as a vehicle to make the film Sei dai tinwong (2006) (aka The Heavenly Kings), a mockumentary about the Hong Kong pop music industry based on their experience.
4
He is referred to as Ng Yin-Cho (or Ng Yin-Jo) in Cantonese and Wu Yan-zu in Mandarin.
5
He was born in Berkeley, California, grew up in Orinda, California and went to high school in Oakland, California.
6
Is of Shanghainese descent.
7
Posed for renowned Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee for Kee's 2006 charity photo-book "Super Stars", dedicated to the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster, which consist of photographs (mostly erotic) of 300 Asian celebrities by Kee.
8
Founder and first instructor of the University of Oregon Wushu (Chinese Martial Arts) Club.
9
Co-starred in Naked Weapon (2002) (aka 'Naked Weapon') along with ex-girlfriend Maggie Q.