Daniel Wu Yin-Cho is a Berkeley, California-born American actor, director as well as a producer who is based in Hong Kong. Born on 30 September 1974, to Chinese immigrant parents, Daniel is best known for his ongoing role as Sunny in the drama series “Into The Badlands”. A highly regarded actor in the Chinese language film industry, Daniel has been actively entertaining us since 1998.
One of the most popular actors in the Chinese film industry, how rich is Daniel Wu at the present? As of 2015, Daniel has been counting his net worth at a decent amount of $20 million. Needless to say, his activities in the film industry as a talented actor have been the most significant in adding to his wealth. Apart from acting, his directing skills and also being a producer have helped him add to his riches.
Daniel Wu Net Worth $20 Million
Raised in Berkeley and Orinda, California, Daniel was strongly inclined towards martial arts as a child. He started training in “wushu” when he was only eleven years old, being inspired by Jet Li and Jackie Chan. After completing his high school at Head-Royce School and earning his bachelors degree in architecture from the University of Oregon, he went to Hong Kong. Although, he had no intention of becoming an actorthere, he was offered a major role in a movie, so Wu debuted in the Chinese film industry in “Bishonen” which was released in 1998.
Despite his initial difficulties with the Chinese language, Wu started getting recognized due to his acting skills. In 1998, he starred in his second movie, “City Of Glass” which earned him a nomination at the Hong Kong Film Awards for best new actor. He acted in several more movies following his debut, and became one of the most prominent actors in Hong Kong. His breakthrough performance came in 2003 as he starred in the movie “Night Corridor”. Other highly successful movies of Daniel include “One Night In Mongkok”, “New Police Story”, “The Heavenly Dreams”, “Like A Dream” and several more. Needless to say, all of these movies have had a significant role in making Wu a multi-millionaire actor.
Meanwhile, Daniel has also been engaging himself in directing movies. His first directing role was the movie “The Heavenly Kings”, which he also wrote himself. For showing his excellent directing skills in the movie, Wu was rewarded with a Hong Kong Film Award in 2006. Along with being an actor and director, Daniel is also involved in movies as a producer, and has produced movies including “Night Corridor”. Obviously, these engaging projects have been very helpful in adding to Wu’s net worth over the years.
More recently, Daniel has been prominent on television in the main cast of the series “Into The Badlands”. He has also been filming his new movie “Battle Of Life”, while his other movie “Warcraft” is on the verge of release in 2016, continuing to add to his net worth.
In addition to this, Daniel has also been modeling for brands like L’Oreal and Seiko, and also serves as a spokesperson for the companies.
As for his personal life, 41 years old Daniel married Lisa S. in 2010. Together, they have a daughter and the family basically resides in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing. For now, Daniel has been living his life as one of the most successful actors in the Chinese film industry while enjoying his present net worth of $20 million.
