Leonard Wu

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Leonard Wu
Born (1986-05-12) May 12, 1986 (age 35)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
OccupationActor, writer, producer
Years active2003–present

Leonard Wu (born May 12, 1986) is an American actor, writer and producer. He is known for his roles as Orus in the Netflix television drama series Marco Polo (2016), Shiwei Chen in the drama television series Bosch (2018), Kinuba in the action film Alita: Battle Angel (2019) and Ryuzo in the video game Ghost of Tsushima (2020).

Early life[]

Wu was born in Washington, D.C. to Chinese parents on May 12, 1986. Wu graduated from the UCLA with a BA degree in English.

Career[]

From 2004 to 2013, he has appeared in a series of short films which lasted for nine years.

He has appeared in various television shows, including NCIS and Bones and several feature films including While She Was Out opposite Kim Basinger, and 17 Again.

In 2016, he portrayed Orus in the second and final season of the Netflix drama television series Marco Polo.[1][2][3] In his interview on Cliche Magazine, he stated that "Orus is a fierce and loyal warrior intent on bringing long-held traditions back to the people of Mongolia."[1] In 2019, he portrayed Kinuba in the science-fiction action film Alita: Battle Angel.[4][5]

In 2020, he then went on to provide the voice and motion-capture of Ryuzo, a leader of the Straw Hat ronin who is a childhood friend of the main character, Daisuke Tsuji's character, in the PlayStation 4 video game Ghost of Tsushima.

Wu has recently appeared on the gritty feature film based on the New York gang warfare of the 1990s, Revenge of the Green Dragons, from director Andrew Lau.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Purity Jonah Park
2006 Shamelove Ramon
2007 Finishing the Game Man #6
2008 While She Was Out Vingh
2009 Why Am I Doing This? Brian
2009 17 Again Kid in Office
2014 Revenge of the Green Dragons Ah Chung / Dai Lo
2015 Crush the Skull Koji Miller
2019 Alita: Battle Angel Kinuba

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Veronica Mars Hamilton Cho Episode: "Kanes and Abel's"
2007 Bones Nelson Han Episode: "The Boneless Bride in the River"
2009 NCIS Midshipman Alex Delapena Episode: "Endgame"
2013 Ironside Peng Lei Wu Episode: "Brothers in Arms"
2015 Workaholics Fred Episode: "Trivia Pursuits"
2016 Marco Polo Orus 8 episodes
2018 Bosch Shiwei Chen 7 episodes
2018 Arcadia 51/50 Jason Episode: "Getting Schooled"
2019 Soundtrack Stephen Episode: "Track 3: Sam and Dante"
2020 Bulge Bracket Paul Episode: "Volatility Index"
2021 The Casagrandes Hui (voice) Episode: "Bunstoppable"

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Ghost of Tsushima Ryuzo Voice and motion-capture

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ryan, Nicole (August 12, 2016). "Leonard Wu Talks His Latest Role in 'Marco Polo'". www.clichemagazine.com. Cliche Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Brinson, Ryan (July 19, 2016). "Leonard Wu talks the second season of Marco Polo on Netflix". www.bleepmagazine.com. Bleep Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. ^ FlorCruz, Michelle (July 18, 2016). "'Marco Polo' Actor Leonard Wu: TV Streaming Sites Are Good for Diversity". www.nbcnews.com. NBC News. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Leonard Wu Joins Alita: Battle Angel". www.comingsoon.net. ComingSoonNet. October 18, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Briers, Michael (October 19, 2016). "Marco Polo Actor Leonard Wu Enlists For Alita: Battle Angel". www.wegotthiscovered.com. We Got this Covered. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

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