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in ''Tekken'' (2009). He has gone on to appear in the television series ''

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'' as Shuji Ishii-Peters and as Carter in ''

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''. He will portray

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in the upcoming

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live action remake series '' Avatar: The Last Airbender''.

Early life

Liu grew up in

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, California. Liu practices Japanese

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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

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

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. He had a recurring role as Carter on

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's ''

''. Liu played

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's brother Shuji on the

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''. Liu played Taylor King in

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's young-adult drama series, ''Players.'' Liu later appeared in the 2021 Marvel film, ''

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''. He portrayed Ruihua, the younger brother of

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's 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,

revealed that Liu was cast as

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in their live action television adaptation of '' Avatar: The Last Airbender''.

Personal life

Liu is of Chinese and Indonesian descent.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Dallas Living people Male actors from Los Angeles County, California American actors of Chinese descent American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of Chinese-Indonesian descent Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American male actors