Personal Info

Known For

Editing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-07-31 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, China

Also Known As

Dawei Hu
Dai-Wai Woo
Da-wei Hu
David Wu Dai-Wai
胡大為
Wu Dai-Wai
David Woo Dai-Wai
David Hu
Hu Da-Wei
Hu Tai-Wai
Hu Kua
胡大为

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

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Acting

2015

Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal as Examiner

2004

Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing as Self

1996

Somebody Up There Likes Me as Traffic Cop

1994		Hello! Who Is It?
1994		Twilight Tubes

1993		C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993		A Roof with a View
1993		The Killer's Love as Lee Thai-Shui
1993		Master Wong vs. Master Wong as Ah Yan
1993		Flying Dagger as Western Ace
1993		Shadow Cop

1992		Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992		Twin Dragons as Cafe Waiter

1991

Once a Thief as Auctioneer

1990		Doctor Vampire as Dr Chang K K
1990		Sunshine Friends
1990		Promising Miss Bowie
1990		The Funny Half Show

1988		Bitter Taste of Blood
1988		Gunmen as Cheung Chor-Fan
1988		Fatal Love as David
1988		The Diary of a Big Man as Cheng's Assistant
1988		Mother Vs Mother as Song
1988		Carry on Dancing
1988		I Love Maria

1987		Goodbye Darling as Dr. Peter Lee
1987		Double Fixation as David
1987		A Chinese Ghost Story as Secretary Chiu
1987		That Enchanting Night as Cheng
1987		Sister Cupid as Band Member
1987		Seven Years Itch as Willie's colleague

1986		Immortal Story
1986		Peking Opera Blues as General Cho's Interpreter
1986		Happy Ghost III as Sex Club Thug
1986		Where's Officer Tuba? as Molester
1986		Cadets on the Beat

1985		Working Class as Factory Supervisor
1985		Crazy Romance as Hui Koon Yan
1985		The Musical Singer
1985		Run Tiger Run

1984		Winner Takes All?
1984		The Surgeon
1984		The Ghost Informer
1984		Double Trouble
1984		The Company
1984		The Comedy

1983

The Drummer

1982		Plain Jane to the Rescue as Movie Director
1982		Young Dreams

1981		All the Wrong Clues as Capone's Dumb Thug
1981		To Sir with Troubles

1980		Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind as Tour Guide
1980		The Way to Hell
1980		Super Power as Chun Ming's Tutor
1980		We're Going to Eat You

1979		Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again
1979		Dance of the Drunk Mantis as Pickpocket

1978

Follow the Star

Crew

1994

From Zero to Hero as Script

Directing

2011		Cold Steel as Director
2011		XIII: The Series as Director

2009		Iron Road as Director
2009		Iron Road as Director

2008

Son of the Dragon as Director

2007

The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker as Director

2006

Merlin's Apprentice as Director

2005

Plague City: SARS in Toronto as Director

2003		Missing as Director
2003		Webs as Director

2002

Snow Queen as Director

1997

Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother as Director

1994

From Zero to Hero as Director

1993

The Bride with White Hair 2 as Director

1992

Once a Black Sheep as Director

1990

Sunshine Friends as Director

1989

Spy Games as Director

1982

Food For The Sharks as Director

Editing

2023

Over My Dead Body as Editor

2016

See You Tomorrow as Editor

2015

Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal as Editor

2009

Iron Road as Editor

2007

The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker as Editor

2006

Merlin's Apprentice as Editor

2005

Plague City: SARS in Toronto as Editor

2003

Webs as Editor

2001		The 51st State as Editor
2001		Brotherhood of the Wolf as Editor

1998		Bride of Chucky as Editor
1998		Once a Thief: Family Business as Editor

1997

Warriors of Virtue as Editor

1996		Once a Thief as Editor
1996		Tri-Star as Editor

1995		The Phantom Lover as Editor
1995		Crying Freeman as Supervising Editor

1994

From Zero to Hero as Editor

1993

All's Well End's Well, Too as Editor

1992

Hard Boiled as Editor

1991		The Banquet as Editor
1991		Once a Thief as Editor

1989		Spy Games as Editor
1989		A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon as Editor

1988		The Big Heat as Editor
1988		I Love Maria as Editor
1988		The Eighth Happiness as Editor

1987

Seven Years Itch as Editor

1986		My Heavenly Lover as Editor
1986		Peking Opera Blues as Editor
1986		Happy Ghost III as Editor
1986		Cadets on the Beat as Editor

1985

Working Class as Editor

1984		The Surgeon as Editor
1984		The Ghost Informer as Editor
1984		Double Trouble as Editor
1984		The Comedy as Editor

1983

Devil Fetus as Editor

1982		Coolie Killer as Editor
1982		Carry On Police as Editor

1980

The Club as Editor

1979

The Butterfly Murders as Editor

1976

Challenge of the Masters as Editor

1975

The Spiritual Boxer as Editor

Production

2009

Iron Road as Producer

1998

Blackjack as Producer

Sound

1996

Somebody Up There Likes Me as Original Music Composer

1994

From Zero to Hero as Music

1992

Now You See Love... Now You Don't as Music

1990

Fatal Termination as Original Music Composer

1988		The Big Heat as Original Music Composer
1988		Carry on Dancing as Music

1987		A Better Tomorrow II as Original Music Composer
1987		A Chinese Ghost Story as Original Music Composer
1987		Heartbeat 100 as Original Music Composer

1986

A Better Tomorrow as Music

1985

Lucky Diamond as Original Music Composer

1984

Double Trouble as Original Music Composer

1982		Coolie Killer as Original Music Composer
1982		Carry On Police as Original Music Composer

Writing

2011

Cold Steel as Writer

1993

The Bride with White Hair 2 as Writer

1992

Once a Black Sheep as Writer

1989

Spy Games as Writer