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David Wu

Known For

Editing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jul 31, 1952 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, China

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.

Known For

Acting
2015Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark CrystalExaminer
2004Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture EditingSelf
1996Somebody Up There Likes MeTraffic Cop
1994Hello! Who Is It?
1994Twilight Tubes
1993Flying DaggerWestern Ace
1993C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993Shadow Cop
1993A Roof with a View
1993The Killer's LoveLee Thai-Shui
1993Master Wong vs. Master WongAh Yan
1992Twin DragonsCafe Waiter
1992Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1991Once a ThiefAuctioneer
1991抢钱新一代
1990Promising Miss Bowie
1990Doctor VampireDr Chang K K
1990Sunshine Friends
1990The Funny Half Show
1988Fatal LoveDavid
1988Diary of a Big ManCheng's Assistant
1988I Love Maria
1988Carry On Dancing
1988Bitter Taste of Blood
1988GunmenCheung Chor-Fan
1988Mother Vs MotherSong
1987Goodbye DarlingDr. Peter Lee
1987A Chinese Ghost StorySecretary Chiu
1987Sister CupidBand Member
1987That Enchanting NightCheng
1987Double FixationDavid
1987Seven Years ItchWillie's colleague
1986Where's Officer Tuba?Molester
1986Happy Ghost IIISex Club Thug
1986Immortal Story
1986Cadets on the Beat
1986Peking Opera BluesGeneral Cho's Interpreter
1985Run Tiger Run
1985The Musical Singer
1985Working ClassFactory Supervisor
1985Crazy RomanceHui Koon Yan
1984Double Trouble
1984The Comedy
1984The Company
1984Winner Takes All?
1984The Surgeon
1984The Ghost Informer
1983The Drummer
1982Young Dreams
1982Plain Jane to the RescueMovie Director
1981To Sir with Troubles
1981All the Wrong CluesCapone's Dumb Thug
1980Dangerous Encounters of the First KindTour Guide
1980We're Going to Eat You
1980Super PowerChun Ming's Tutor
1980The Way to Hell
1979Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again
1979Dance of the Drunk MantisPickpocket
1978Follow the Star
Production
2009Iron RoadProducer
1998BlackjackProducer
Directing
2011Cold SteelDirector
2011XIII: The SeriesDirector
2009Iron RoadDirector
2009Iron RoadDirector
2008Son of the DragonDirector
2007The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge DrinkerDirector
2006Merlin's ApprenticeDirector
2005Plague City: SARS in TorontoDirector
2003WebsDirector
2003MissingDirector
2002Snow QueenDirector
1997Once a Thief: Brother Against BrotherDirector
1996Once a ThiefDirector
1994From Zero to HeroDirector
1993The Bride with White Hair 2Director
1992Once a Black SheepDirector
1990Sunshine FriendsDirector
1989Spy GamesDirector
1982Food For The SharksDirector
Writing
2011Cold SteelWriter
1993The Bride with White Hair 2Writer
1992Once a Black SheepWriter
1989Spy GamesWriter
Crew
1994From Zero to HeroScript