Best known in Canada for his role on the acclaimed television show Kim’s Convenience, In 2021 Liu was chosen to play the titular Marvel comic book hero in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. In the United States, the movie was the second-highest grossing of 2021. This was followed by his role in Barbie along with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Liu is a New York Times, best selling author, and became the fourth actor of Chinese descent to host Saturday Night Live. He has previously hosted Canada’s Juno Awards in 2022 and ’23.
