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David Wu

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David Wu

Born Jul 31, 1952 · 73 years113 titles 104 movies · 9 TV
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Biography

David Wu Tai Wai (Chinese 胡大為; born Hong Kong, 1952) is a Hong Kong-Canadian editor, director, and actor of film and television, known for his collaborations with directors John Woo and Ronnie Yu. He is also the editor of several international cult classics such as A Chinese Ghost Story , Hard Boiled, Bride of Chucky and Brotherhood of the Wolf. He has been nominated 12 times for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing, winning twice for Hard Boiled (1992) and The Crossing (2014). He has also been nominated for several Directors Guild of Canada and Leo Awards.

Also known as

Dawei Hu · Dai-Wai Woo · Da-wei Hu · David Wu Dai-Wai · 胡大為 · Wu Dai-Wai · David Woo Dai-Wai · David Hu · Hu Da-Wei · Hu Tai-Wai · Hu Kua · 胡大为

Born

Jul 31, 1952

Hong Kong, China

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

61

Acting credits

19

Directing

4

Writing

57

Other crew

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Career timeline

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1975 1 title(s)

1976 1 title(s)

1978 2 title(s)

1979 4 title(s)

1980 5 title(s)

1981 2 title(s)

1982 5 title(s)

1983 2 title(s)

1984 7 title(s)

1985 5 title(s)

1986 7 title(s)

1987 8 title(s)

1988 9 title(s)

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1991 3 title(s)

1992 4 title(s)

1993 8 title(s)

1994 3 title(s)

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1996 4 title(s)

1997 2 title(s)

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2001 2 title(s)

2002 1 title(s)

2003 2 title(s)

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2005 1 title(s)

2006 1 title(s)

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2008 1 title(s)

2009 3 title(s)

2011 2 title(s)

2015 1 title(s)

2016 1 title(s)

2023 1 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)