Andy Wu Yue-qing (; born 14 November 1989) is a Taiwanese actor. Making his debut with the melodrama ''
Life Plan A and B'' (2016), Wu secured starring roles in the television series ''
Jojo's World'' (2017), ''Amensalism'' (2020), and ''Dear Adam'' (2022), as well as in the romance film ''The Outsiders'' (2018).
Early life and education
Wu was born on 14 November 1989 in Taiwan.
His father hails from
Hualien, and he grew up in
Hualien City
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from primary school through high school.
His family moved to
Taipei
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after Wu enrolled at
Tamkang University
Tamkang University (TKU; ) is a private university in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It was founded in 1950 as a junior college of English. Today it is a comprehensive university with 11 colleges that serves nearly 25,000 students ...
.
Wu was obese as a child, weighing over 98 kg, and only began to lose weight during his university years. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in International Business.
After graduation, Wu worked as a model, a bartender, a salesman, a shopkeeper at an accessories store, and at a department store before discovering the Q Place acting workshop and auditioning for it.
Career
In 2015, he joined
Wang Shaudi's acting workshop, Q Place, graduating as part of the second cohort.
He made his debut with leading roles in the affiliated , which features television dramas starring Q Place graduates, including ''
Life Plan A and B'' and '.
Following his debut, Wu began his television acting career and made a special appearance in ''
Love, Timeless''.
He starred as Zhang Xiao-shuo in the 2017 romance series ''
Jojo's World'',
followed by another leading role in the 2018 drama series '.
That same year, he also landed a lead role as Shan Li-chien in ', a film adaptation of the
2004 television series of the same name.
In 2019, he starred in the romance series ' and ',
followed by a leading role alongside Eleven Yao in the 2020 sci-fi series '.
In 2022, Wu had leading roles in the romance series ' and the LGBTQ-themed series ',
and made a cameo appearance as Eleven Yao's character's boyfriend in the
Disney+
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series ''
Women in Taipei''.
In 2023, he released his first
photo book ''Andy''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
21st-century Taiwanese actors
Tamkang University alumni
Taiwanese film actors
Taiwanese television actors