Personal Info
Known For
Editing
Gender
Male
July 31, 1952 (73 years old)
Hong Kong, China
Also Known As
- Dawei Hu
- Dai-Wai Woo
- Da-wei Hu
- David Wu Dai-Wai
- 胡大為
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
Acting
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
2015
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993
Flying Dagger
1993
Twin Dragons
1992
Once a Thief
1991
The Diary of a Big Man
1988
I Love Maria
1988
A Chinese Ghost Story
1987
Peking Opera Blues
1986
Happy Ghost III
1986
Where's Officer Tuba?
1986
Working Class
1985
All the Wrong Clues
1981
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
1980
We're Going to Eat You
1980
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
1979
Crew
See You Tomorrow
Editor
2016
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
Editor
2015
XIII: The Series
Director
2011
Red Cliff II
Editor
2009
Merlin's Apprentice
Director, Editor
2006
Missing
Director
2003
Webs
Director, Editor
2003
Snow Queen
Director
2002
The 51st State
Editor
2001
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Editor
2001
Bride of Chucky
Editor
1998
Blackjack
Producer
1998