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Actor

2001-08-21 · Los Angeles, California, U.S. · Male

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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.

Early life

Liu grew up in San Gabriel Valley, California. Liu practices Japanese Shotokan and competed in the North American Sport Karate Association. He began practicing martial arts when he was 5 years old and stopped competing internationally at 13 years old.

Career

Liu made his film debut as young Jin Kazama on Tekken (2009). He was referred to the audition by one of his martial arts teachers. Liu's manager initially found him through karate videos uploaded onto YouTube. He had a recurring role as Carter on Nickelodeon's Legendary Dudas.

Liu played Maya Erskine's brother Shuji on the Hulu dramedy Pen15.

Liu played Taylor King in Snapchat's young-adult drama series, Players. 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.

On September 26, 2020, Liu did a virtual reading of Seven Minutes in Heaven for the play's 10th anniversary.

On August 12, 2021, Netflix revealed that Liu was cast as Zuko in their live action television adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

On January 9, 2025, Liu made his voice acting debut as Shin Asakura in the anime series Sakamoto Days.

Personal life

Liu is of Chinese and Indonesian descent. His mother is a Chinese Indonesian from Jakarta, Indonesia.