Tom Wu
Tom Wu
Born/Date of Birth: May 15, 1972
Place of Birth: Hong Kong
Occupation: Actor
Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Education: Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Nationality: Chinese, English
Known for: Martial arts
Tom Wu (born 15 May 1972) is a Hong Kong-born British actor who grew up in Chinatown, London. He is a martial arts expert who has appeared in films such as Revolver, Shanghai Knights, Batman Begins and the Bollywood film Ra.One.
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. He is one of the founding members of the British theatre company Yellow Earth Theatre, which was established in 1995.
He portrayed the character Hundred Eyes in the Netflix original series Marco Polo before its abrupt cancellation in late 2016.
Recently, Wu has played the role of Sir George, King Arthur's mentor in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword in 2017.
In 2018, Wu played the role of Hong Kong Inspector Daniel Tsui in the series Strangers
in 2019 Wu returned to his villain acting roots playing a tattoo artist in the Fast & Furious spin off Hobbs & Shaw and playing the Chinese Triad leader Lord George in the British film The Gentlemen
