Tom Wu

Tom Wu (born 15 May 1972) is a Hong Kong-born British actor. He is a martial artist whose films include Shanghai Knights (2003), Out for a Kill (2003), Belly of the Beast (2003), Revolver (2005), Batman Begins (2005) and the Bollywood film Ra.One (2011).^[1] On television, he is known for his roles in the CBBC series Spirit Warriors (2010), the Netflix series Marco Polo (2014–2016) and the ITV crime drama Strangers (2018).

Tom Wu
Born	(1972-05-15) 15 May 1972 (age 52) British Hong Kong
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1988–present
Known for	Martial arts

Early life

Wu was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Chinatown, London. At the age of ten, Wu began practising various martial arts such as Hung Gar, karate and Wing Chun and later took up acrobatics. In 1988, he competed for Britain at China's International wu-shu (martial arts) tournament, winning two bronze medals and a gold medal.^[2]

Career

Wu is one of the founding members of the British theatre company Yellow Earth Theatre, which was established in 1995.^[3]

Wu is known for playing numerous Chinese Triad gang member or leader roles in various films. Such as Out for a Kill, Wake of Death, Revolver and Kick-Ass 2 and most recently, in 2019 playing a criminal and tattoo artist in the Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw and playing the Chinese Triad leader Lord George in the British film The Gentlemen.

One of his notable roles was in The Scorpion King 2 (2008) where he played Fung, a Chinese Ming dynasty soldier rescued by Mathayus and his allies and who later assists them towards the end of the film.

In 2014, he portrayed the character Hundred Eyes in the Netflix original series Marco Polo before its cancellation in late 2016. Wu played Sir George, King Arthur's mentor in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword in 2017. In 2018, Wu played Hong Kong inspector Daniel Tsui in the series Strangers.

Filmography

Film & Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Rockliffe's Babies	Ho Lee	Episode: "A Very Diplomatic Incident"
1991	The Godfather Squad	Triad Member In Restaurant
1992	To Be the Best	Airline Official	TV movie
1996	Thief Takers	Chang Ming	2 episodes
	Cracker	Detective Lawyer	Episode: "White Ghost"
1998	Immotality	Gang Member
1999	Rogue Trader	George Seow
2003	Shanghai Knights	"Lead Boxer" Liu
	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life	Sean's Man
	Out for a Kill	Li Bo
	Belly of the Beast	General Jantapan
2004	Wake of Death	Andy Wang
2005	Batman Begins	Bhutanese Prison Guard #1
	Revolver	Lord John
2008	The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior	Fong
	Mutant Chronicles	Corporal Juba Kim Wu
2010	Spirit Warriors	Hwang	7 episodes
2011	Ra.One	Akaashi / Ra.One	Hindi film
2012	Treasure Island	Joe Thoby	TV film
	Skyfall	Silva's Mercenary
2013	RED 2	Security Officer
	Kick-Ass 2	Genghis Carnage
2014	Da Vinci's Demons	Quon Shan	5 episodes
2014–2016	Marco Polo	Hundred Eyes	18 episodes
2015	Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes	Hundred Eyes	TV short
2017	King Arthur: Legend of the Sword	Kung Fu George
2018	Strangers	Detective Inspector Daniel Tsui	8 episodes
2019	Baliko'	King	Short film
	Strike Back: Revolution	Uncle Laoshu	2 episodes
	Hobbs & Shaw	Tsoi
	The Gentlemen	Lord George
2020	The Host	Yong
2022	The Sandman	Pegasus (voice)	Episode: "Dream of a Thousand Cats"
2024	3 Body Problem	Count of the West	Episode: "Red Coast"
2024	Havoc		Post-production

References

1. "SRK ropes in Tom Wu for 'Ra.One'". NDTV Movies. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
2. "Tom Wu". Visible Chinese. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
3. "Tom Wu". Yellow Earth Theatre. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

External links

• Tom Wu at IMDb