Dallas Liu

Dallas James Liu (born August 21, 2001) is an American actor. Liu made his acting debut as young Jin Kazama in Tekken (2009). He has gone on to appear in the television series PEN15 as Shuji Ishii-Peters and as Carter in Legendary Dudas. He portrays Prince Zuko in the Netflix series Avatar: The Last Airbender, a live-action remake of the animated series of the same name.

Dallas Liu
Liu at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024
Born	Dallas James Liu (2001-08-21) August 21, 2001 (age 23) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	劉家駒
Simplified Chinese	刘家驹
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Jiā Jū Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Lau Ka-kui Jyutping Lau4 Gaa1 Keoi1

Early life

Liu grew up in San Gabriel Valley, California.^[1] Liu practices Japanese Shotokan and competed in the North American Sport Karate Association.^[2] He began practicing martial arts when he was 5 years old and stopped competing internationally at 13 years old.^[3]

Career

Liu made his film debut as young Jin Kazama on Tekken (2009). He was referred to the audition by one of his martial arts teachers.^[3] Liu's manager initially found him through karate videos uploaded onto YouTube.^[4] He had a recurring role as Carter on Nickelodeon's Legendary Dudas.

Liu played Maya Erskine's brother Shuji on the Hulu dramedy Pen15.^[4]

Liu played Taylor King in Snapchat's young-adult drama series, Players.^[5] Liu later appeared in the 2021 Marvel film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as the younger brother of Awkwafina's character Katy.^[6]

On September 26, 2020, Liu did a virtual reading of Seven Minutes in Heaven for the play's 10th anniversary.^[7]

On August 12, 2021, Netflix revealed that Liu was cast as Zuko in their live action television adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.^[8]

Personal life

Liu is of Chinese descent. His mother is a Chinese Indonesian from Jakarta, Indonesia.^[2][9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2009	Tekken	Jin Kazama at 6 years old
2015	Underdog Kids	Young Jimmy
2017	Ella	Abe	Short film
2021	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings	Ruihua Chen
2023	The Slumber Party	Mikey	Disney Channel Original Movie[10]

Television

Year(s)	Title	Role(s)	Notes
2013	Mortal Kombat: Legacy	Young Bi-Han	Episode: "Liu Kang and Kung Lao Reunite in Macau"
2014	Enormous	Boy	Episode: "Enormous"
	Bones	Riley	Episode: "The Mutilation of the Master Manipulator"
2015	Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street	Yoshi	Episode: "Gortimer vs. The Terrible Touch-Up"
2016	CSI: Cyber	Jake Hazelton	Episode: "Legacy"
	Hopefuls	Reed	TV Movie
	Legendary Dudas	Carter	5 episodes
2018	The Who Was? Show	Bruce Lee	4 episodes
2019–2021	Pen15	Shuji Ishii-Peters	14 episodes
2019	No Good Nick	Pete	2 episodes
2020	Players	Taylor King	8 episodes
2024—present	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Zuko	Main role

References

1. Bonnet, Alexandra (October 5, 2020). "Dallas Liu, A Breath of Fresh Air – BELLO Mag". Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
2. Casino, Khier (2019-02-16). "Dallas Liu Aspires to Be the Next Jackie Chan". NextShark. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
3. Johnson, Patricia (2020-09-01). "Interview: We Speak To Young Actor Dallas Liu Ahead of Season Two of PEN15". hello asia!. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
4. Clark, Nicole (September 18, 2020). "Dallas Liu of 'Pen15' on defying stereotypes as the cool older brother". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
5. Ramos, Dino-Ray (2021-03-31). "'Pen15's Dallas Liu To Appear In Marvel's 'Shang-Chi And The Legend of the Ten Rings'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
6. Stone, Sam (2021-09-02). "Shang-Chi: Dallas Liu Tackles Bringing a Family Perspective to the MCU Epic". CBR. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
7. Gans, Andrew (September 11, 2020). "In the News: Leslie Odom Jr., Sting Set for Virtual SummerStage Jubilee Concert, Steven Levenson's Seven Minutes in Heaven to Launch Colt Coeur Season, More". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
8. Carras, Christi (August 12, 2021). "Meet the live-action stars of Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
9. #COD Cast Avatar: The Last Airbender Udah Bak Saudara, 'Zuko' Pengen Pulkam ke Jakarta, retrieved 2024-02-27
10. Denise Petski (September 27, 2022). "'The Slumber Party' Coming-Of-Age Comedy Movie Based On 'The Sleepover' Teen Novel Ordered By Disney Branded Television". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

External links

• Dallas Liu at IMDb