Tom Wu (born 15 May 1972) is a Hong Kong-born British actor.
1988
In 1988, he competed for Britain at China's International wu-shu (martial arts) tournament, winning two bronze medals and a gold medal.
1995
Wu is one of the founding members of the British theatre company Yellow Earth Theatre, which was established in 1995.
Wu is known for playing numerous Chinese Triad gang member or leader roles in various films.
2003
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).
2008
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.
2010
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).
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.
2016
He portrayed the character Hundred Eyes in the Netflix original series Marco Polo before its abrupt cancellation in late 2016.
2017
Wu played Sir George, King Arthur's mentor in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword in 2017.
2018
In 2018, Wu played Hong Kong Inspector Daniel Tsui in the series Strangers.
2019
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.
