Dallas James Liu (born August 21, 2001) is an American actor. Liu made his acting debut as young Jin Kazama in Tekken (2009). He has gone on to appear in the television series PEN15 as Shuji Ishii-Peters and as Carter in Legendary Dudas. He portrays Prince Zuko in the Netflix series Avatar: The Last Airbender, a live-action remake of the animated series of the same name.
Dallas Liu | |||||||||||||
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 Liu at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Born | Dallas Liu August 21, 2001 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Actor | ||||||||||||
| Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉家駒 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘家驹 | ||||||||||||
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Early life
editLiu grew up in San Gabriel Valley, California.[1] Liu practices Japanese Shotokan and competed in the North American Sport Karate Association.[2] He began practicing martial arts when he was 5 years old and stopped competing internationally at 13 years old.[3]
Career
editLiu made his film debut as young Jin Kazama on Tekken (2009). He was referred to the audition by one of his martial arts teachers.[3] Liu's manager initially found him through karate videos uploaded onto YouTube.[4] He had a recurring role as Carter on Nickelodeon's Legendary Dudas.
Liu played Maya Erskine's brother Shuji on the Hulu dramedy Pen15.[4]
Liu played Taylor King in Snapchat's young-adult drama series, Players.[5] Liu later appeared in the 2021 Marvel film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as the younger brother of Awkwafina's character Katy.[6]
On September 26, 2020, Liu did a virtual reading of Seven Minutes in Heaven for the play's 10th anniversary.[7]
On August 12, 2021, Netflix revealed that Liu was cast as Zuko in their live action television adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.[8]
Personal life
editLiu is of Chinese descent. His mother is a Chinese Indonesian from Jakarta, Indonesia.[2][9]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tekken | Jin Kazama at 6 years old | |
| 2015 | Underdog Kids | Young Jimmy | |
| 2017 | Ella | Abe | Short film |
| 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Ruihua Chen | |
| 2023 | The Slumber Party | Mikey | Disney Channel Original Movie[10] |
Television
edit| Year(s) | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Young Bi-Han | Episode: "Liu Kang and Kung Lao Reunite in Macau" |
| 2014 | Enormous | Boy | Episode: "Enormous" |
| Bones | Riley | Episode: "The Mutilation of the Master Manipulator" | |
| 2015 | Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street | Yoshi | Episode: "Gortimer vs. The Terrible Touch-Up" |
| 2016 | CSI: Cyber | Jake Hazelton | Episode: "Legacy" |
| Hopefuls | Reed | TV Movie | |
| Legendary Dudas | Carter | 5 episodes | |
| 2018 | The Who Was? Show | Bruce Lee | 4 episodes |
| 2019–2021 | Pen15 | Shuji Ishii-Peters | 14 episodes |
| 2019 | No Good Nick | Pete | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Players | Taylor King | 8 episodes |
| 2024—present | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Zuko | Main role |
References
edit- ^ Bonnet, Alexandra (October 5, 2020). "Dallas Liu, A Breath of Fresh Air – BELLO Mag". Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ a b Casino, Khier (2019-02-16). "Dallas Liu Aspires to Be the Next Jackie Chan". NextShark. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ a b Johnson, Patricia (2020-09-01). "Interview: We Speak To Young Actor Dallas Liu Ahead of Season Two of PEN15". hello asia!. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ a b Clark, Nicole (September 18, 2020). "Dallas Liu of 'Pen15' on defying stereotypes as the cool older brother". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2021-03-31). "'Pen15's Dallas Liu To Appear In Marvel's 'Shang-Chi And The Legend of the Ten Rings'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ Stone, Sam (2021-09-02). "Shang-Chi: Dallas Liu Tackles Bringing a Family Perspective to the MCU Epic". CBR. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (September 11, 2020). "In the News: Leslie Odom Jr., Sting Set for Virtual SummerStage Jubilee Concert, Steven Levenson's Seven Minutes in Heaven to Launch Colt Coeur Season, More". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ Carras, Christi (August 12, 2021). "Meet the live-action stars of Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ #COD Cast Avatar: The Last Airbender Udah Bak Saudara, 'Zuko' Pengen Pulkam ke Jakarta, retrieved 2024-02-27
- ^ Denise Petski (September 27, 2022). "'The Slumber Party' Coming-Of-Age Comedy Movie Based On 'The Sleepover' Teen Novel Ordered By Disney Branded Television". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
External links
edit- Dallas Liu at IMDb