David Wu

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

Twin Dragons

Cafe Waiter

Twilight Tubes

A Chinese Ghost Story

Secretary Chiu

Once a Thief

Auctioneer

I Love Maria

Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal

Examiner

The Funny Half Show

The Diary of a Big Man

Cheng's Assistant

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2015	Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal	Examiner
2004	Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing	Self
1996	Somebody Up There Likes Me	Traffic Cop
1994	Hello! Who Is It?
1993	Flying Dagger	Western Ace
1993	C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993	Shadow Cop
1993	A Roof with a View
1993	The Killer's Love	Lee Thai-Shui
1993	Master Wong vs. Master Wong	Ah Yan
1992	Twin Dragons	Cafe Waiter
1992	Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1991	Once a Thief	Auctioneer
1990	Promising Miss Bowie
1990	Doctor Vampire	Dr Chang K K
1990	Sunshine Friends
1988	Fatal Love	David
1988	The Diary of a Big Man	Cheng's Assistant
1988	I Love Maria
1988	Carry On Dancing
1988	Bitter Taste of Blood
1988	Gunmen	Cheung Chor-Fan
1988	Mother Vs Mother	Song
1987	Goodbye Darling	Dr. Peter Lee
1987	A Chinese Ghost Story	Secretary Chiu
1987	Sister Cupid	Band Member
1987	That Enchanting Night	Cheng
1987	Double Fixation	David
1987	Seven Years Itch	Willie's colleague
1986	Where's Officer Tuba?	Molester
1986	Happy Ghost III	Sex Club Thug
1986	Immortal Story
1986	Cadets on the Beat
1986	Peking Opera Blues	General Cho's Interpreter
1985	Run Tiger Run
1985	The Musical Singer
1985	Working Class	Factory Supervisor
1985	Crazy Romance	Hui Koon Yan
1984	Double Trouble
1984	The Comedy
1984	The Company
1984	Winner Takes All?
1984	The Surgeon
1984	The Ghost Informer
1983	The Drummer
1982	Young Dreams
1982	Plain Jane to the Rescue	Movie Director
1981	To Sir with Troubles
1981	All the Wrong Clues	Capone's Dumb Thug
1980	Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind	Tour Guide
1980	We're Going to Eat You
1980	Super Power	Chun Ming's Tutor
1980	The Way to Hell
1979	Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again
1979	Dance of the Drunk Mantis	Pickpocket
1978	Follow the Star

Year	TV Show	Role
1994	Twilight Tubes
1990	The Funny Half Show