Born in China, raised in Ohio, and educated in Tokyo, Shaun Wu is an actor of Chinese descent based in Los Angeles.After getting his Bachelors in International Business from Sophia University in Tokyo ...Show More
Born in China, raised in Ohio, and educated in Tokyo, Shaun Wu is an actor of Chinese descent based in Los Angeles.After getting his Bachelors in International Business from Sophia University in Tokyo, he worked in finance at Goldman Sachs in both Tokyo and New York. After five years of interpreting the ups and downs of the stock market and taking his first ever acting class at HB Studios in New York, he realized he wanted to interpret the stories of other people. He was accepted into the prestigious MFA acting program at Harvard University's A.R.T Institute and graduated in 2016 after two and a half years of training.Shaun produced, wrote, and starred in the film, Jeff, which was selected for screening in the Cinema Diverse Palm Springs Film Festival in 2019. He continues to write and produce films centering on Asian American and diverse perspectives. He will next appear in "Deadly Illusions" along side Kristin Davis on Netflix in March 2021.In his free time, he works as a Mandarin and Japanese translator, drinks lots of coffee, and surfs on a regular basis. Hide
