Celebrate the A100, the most impactful Asian Pacific Leaders.

Daniel Wu

Actor, Producer & Race Car Driver

Daniel Wu is an American actor, director, producer, race car driver, and most recently community activist. After graduating from the University of Oregon in 1997 with a degree in architecture, Wu went to Hong Kong on what was meant to be a short graduation trip. He was soon discovered by art house film director Yonfan and was asked to play the lead role in his first film, “Bishonen”. Wu quickly rose to stardom and has made over 60 films in 20 years while playing a wide range of roles ranging from historical figures to action heroes in “The Last Supper” (2012), “Tomb Raider” (2018), “New Police Story” (2004) and “Caught in Time” (2020) and most recently “Reminisce”(2021). Daniel moved back to the States to executive produce and star in the AMC action series “ Into the Badlands ” and continues to balance careers in both Asia and the US.