Clay, Chris (27 October 2016). "Mississauga-raised actor stars in Kim's Convenience, lands role in NBC's Taken | Mississauga.com". Mississauga.com . Retrieved 6 July 2017. Shafer, Ellise (11 November 2021). "Simu Liu, Jude Hill, Greig Fraser Among Honorees at Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021 . Retrieved 6 September 2022. Liu, who spent five seasons on the Canadian comedy series, Kim’s Convenience, writes about shaking the “model-minority Asian” card, as well as the experiences that pushed him to leave the “comfort zone” of a finance career to pursue acting. In October 2020, Liu became a UNICEF Canada Ambassador [56] and has since appeared in every Youth Advocacy Summit hosted by UNICEF Canada. In 2023, Liu made an appearance despite having torn his Achilles tendon [57]. Oh, Sandra (23 May 2022). "Simu Liu Is on the 2022 TIME 100 List". Time. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022 . Retrieved 25 May 2022.

As Liu notes in a press release, “This is the story I want to tell—a story about our little family of three that crossed the ocean from China to North America in the relentless pursuit of a better life. A story about the obstacles that nearly tore us apart, whether it was a clash of cultures, a gap of generations or simply our own stubbornness. A story about an imperfect family that made mistakes, often hurt one another and nearly imploded on many occasions, but held on, survived and even thrived.”a b c d "Marvel star Simu Liu: 'I felt like my parents wanted to rid my life of joy or happiness' ". TheGuardian.com. 21 May 2022. Witty, honest, inspiring and relatable, We Were Dreamers weaves together the narratives of two generations in a Chinese immigrant family who are inextricably tied to one another even as they are torn apart by deep cultural misunderstanding. Let's just say, it's really hard to be seen as cool amongst your peers when your parents assign you hours of extra homework every night. And it's similarly hard to admit to those parents, years later, not only that you've lost your respectable accounting job — the one they invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in to prepare you for — but also that you kinda want to be an actor.

On April 7, 2023, Liu released his debut single, titled Don't. [38] [39] Other work and public image [ edit ]Simu Liu and Tina Jung, Behind the Scenes of Meeting Mommy | Ricepaper Magazine". 22 March 2018 . Retrieved 31 July 2023. Grobar, Matt (14 September 2021). " 'Bright: Samurai Soul' Trailer, Premiere Date: Simu Liu Cast In Netflix Anime Film Based On David Ayer's 'Bright' ". From immigrant to superhero: Simu Liu tells his own origin story in memoir 'We Were Dreamers' ". www.wbur.org . Retrieved 21 December 2022.

Ahsan, Sadaf (10 June 2021). "Simu Liu offers sneak peek at upcoming memoir". Etalk . Retrieved 12 September 2021. He’d had success in Canada, and had landed a role in Kim’s Convenience, about a Korean-Canadian family, but when he went to LA to try to audition for bigger parts he found the attitudes were different. One influential agent turned him down, saying she already represented an Asian-American actor, implying there wasn’t room for two. “I guarantee you it happens still to this day,” he says with a grim smile.Discography [ edit ] Singles [ edit ] List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title a b "KollabCast Episode 144 – Simu's Convenience w/ Simu Liu". Kollaboration . Retrieved 2 November 2017. Canada's 25 Hottest Bachelors of 2017". Hello! Canada. 27 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021 . Retrieved 20 March 2018.

Watch Homer Go Down a Conspiracy Hole as 'The Simpsons' Season 34 Opener Pays Homage to 'Don't F**k with Cats' (EXCLUSIVE)". 23 September 2022. Liu initially worked as an accountant at Deloitte but was laid off in April 2012 after nine months. [12] He began to explore other career options and decided to pursue a career as an actor and stuntman. [13] [14] Liu became distant from his parents after losing his accounting job and entering acting, but after discussing the matter with his parents, the family reconciled and became closer as a result. [15] Career [ edit ] 2012–2018: Early work and television roles [ edit ]

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I realized, if I don’t step into the spotlight, and the person next to me doesn’t step in, and the people around me don’t step in, then who will?” he said. “Who’s going to speak for us when we need somebody out there? I want to be outspoken.” The book is also a reconciliation story to an extent: Liu’s parents left him in the care of his grandparents in China as a toddler, while they went to Canada to set up a better future for the family. By the time Liu reunited with his family in Toronto, he was four years old and, as the publisher notes explain, “emotionally distant and difficult to relate to… separated by culture, language and values.” Chew, Cohan (23 May 2019). "INTERVIEW: Kim's Convenience star Simu Liu answers YOUR questions". Resonate . Retrieved 17 January 2020.