Andy Wu (actor)
{{Short description|Taiwanese actor}}
{{about|the Taiwanese actor|the Japanese wrestler|Andy Wu (wrestler)}}
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| caption = Wu in April 2020
| native_name = 吳岳擎
| native_name_lang = zh
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Taiwan
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| alma_mater = Tamkang University
| occupation = Actor
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| yearsactive = 2016–present
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Andy Wu Yue-qing ({{zh|t=吳岳擎}}; 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20181123ent002 |title=活在美好世界裡 吳岳擎各款女神愛王淨 |date=29 November 2018 |website=Mirror Media |author=郭曉芸 |access-date=31 October 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529043415/https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20181123ent002/ |url-status=live }} His father hails from Hualien, and he grew up in Hualien City from primary school through high school.{{Cite web |url=https://star.ettoday.net/news/1109634 |title=《鬥魚》男星看統帥飯店倒了 淚憶過世父親！ |date=7 February 2018 |website=ETtoday |author=林映妤 |access-date=31 October 2024 |language=zh}} His family moved to Taipei after Wu enrolled at Tamkang University. Wu was obese as a child, weighing over 98 kg, and only began to lose weight during his university years.{{Cite web |url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/tw/fitness/work-outs/a60931960/andy-wu/ |title=吳岳擎：接納自己非常重要，每個人都因為不完美而獨一無二。享受運動、熱愛馬拉松，養成靜坐習慣排解壞情緒 |date=30 May 2024 |website=Women's Health |last=Han |first=Leah |access-date=31 October 2024 |language=zh}} He graduated with a bachelor's degree in International Business.{{Cite web |url=https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/4222035 |title=33歲男星眼光精準「惦惦擁2房產」 親曝投資心法：心臟跳超快 |date=25 February 2023 |website=Liberty Times |author=李紹綾 |access-date=31 October 2024 |language=zh}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%B0%88%E8%A8%AA%E6%8A%8A%E8%87%89%E6%9B%B8ig%E7%95%B6%E6%9C%88%E8%A8%98%E4%BE%86%E5%AF%AB%E5%90%B3%E5%B2%B3%E6%93%8E%E5%A4%A9%E8%A0%8D%E5%BA%A7%E7%9A%84%E6%B5%AA%E6%BC%AB%E6%9B%9D%E7%B5%90%E5%A9%9A%E8%A8%88%E7%95%AB%E5%80%92%E6%95%B86%E5%B9%B4-083056425.html |title=專訪／吳岳擎把FB、IG當「月記」來寫！ 背後藏「天蠍座的浪漫」曝倒數6年結婚計畫 |date=18 December 2019 |website=Yahoo! News |author=簡子喬 |access-date=31 October 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923075047/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%B0%88%E8%A8%AA%E6%8A%8A%E8%87%89%E6%9B%B8ig%E7%95%B6%E6%9C%88%E8%A8%98%E4%BE%86%E5%AF%AB%E5%90%B3%E5%B2%B3%E6%93%8E%E5%A4%A9%E8%A0%8D%E5%BA%A7%E7%9A%84%E6%B5%AA%E6%BC%AB%E6%9B%9D%E7%B5%90%E5%A9%9A%E8%A8%88%E7%95%AB%E5%80%92%E6%95%B86%E5%B9%B4-083056425.html |url-status=live }}
Career
In 2015, he joined Wang Shaudi's acting workshop, Q Place, graduating as part of the second cohort.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ctwant.com/article/56019/ |title=「植劇場2」年底開拍！華麗導演陣容 24名超強新星回娘家 |date=11 June 2020 |website=Want China Times |author=林翊涵 |access-date=31 October 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207050216/https://www.ctwant.com/article/56019 |url-status=live }} He made his debut with leading roles in the affiliated {{ill|Q Series (program)|lt=Q Series|zh|植劇場}}, which features television dramas starring Q Place graduates,{{Cite web |url=https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/1391953 |title=《胡如虹和她的藝人朋友們》 吳岳擎一「演」鍾情 終生修行 |date=10 August 2020 |website=Liberty Times |author=胡如虹 |access-date=31 October 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506132215/https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/1391953 |url-status=live }} including Life Plan A and B and {{ill|1000 Walls in Dream|zh|植劇場—夢裡的一千道牆}}. 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 {{ill|Kira Kira in the life|zh|你好，幸福}}. That same year, he also landed a lead role as Shan Li-chien in {{ill|The Outsiders (2018 film)|lt=The Outsiders|zh|鬥魚 (電影)}}, a film adaptation of the 2004 television series of the same name.
In 2019, he starred in the romance series {{ill|Brave to Love|zh|愛情白皮書 (2019年電視劇)}} and {{ill|Déjà vu (2019 TV series)|lt=Déjà vu|zh|如果愛，重來}}, followed by a leading role alongside Eleven Yao in the 2020 sci-fi series {{ill|Amensalism (2020 TV series)|lt=Amensalism|zh|覆活}}. In 2022, Wu had leading roles in the romance series {{ill|Dear Adam|zh|親愛的亞當}} and the LGBTQ-themed series {{ill|My Tooth Your Love|zh|我的牙想你}}, and made a cameo appearance as Eleven Yao's character's boyfriend in the Disney+ series Women in Taipei. In 2023, he released his first photo book Andy.{{Cite web |url=https://star.ettoday.net/news/2447293 |title=父癌逝扛家計！吳岳擎投資精準「買下台北2房」 寫真集脫了寵粉 |date=24 February 2023 |website=ETtoday |author=林奕如 |access-date=31 October 2024 |language=zh}}
Filmography
= Film =
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2018
| {{ill|The Outsiders (2018 film)|lt=The Outsiders|zh|鬥魚 (電影)}} | Shan Li-chien (單立傑) | {{Cite web |url=https://www.gq.com.tw/entertainment/content-34964 |title=睽違14年《鬥魚》電影版開拍！5位主要角色確定 |date=18 January 2018 |website=GQ Taiwan |last=Hung |first=Eric |access-date=30 October 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224204346/https://www.gq.com.tw/entertainment/content-34964 |url-status=live }} |
= Television =
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6784877}}
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Category:21st-century Taiwanese actors
Category:Tamkang University alumni