Simu Liu

I was thrown into my first few auditions right away. And my first role was a desk cop number one for this show called Nikita. And I had to speak with a Chinese accent. And in doing those kind of day player roles, I remember I did every accent in the book. I played a Japanese air traffic controller for the show called Mayday. And then it became very obvious to me that I needed to kind of

deepened my skill set if I wanted to progress, right? You know, I took like Second City acting classes and improv. I took every single night acting class that was available to me in Toronto.

deepened my skill set if I wanted to progress, right? You know, I took like Second City acting classes and improv. I took every single night acting class that was available to me in Toronto.

deepened my skill set if I wanted to progress, right? You know, I took like Second City acting classes and improv. I took every single night acting class that was available to me in Toronto.

Basically, any money that I made on the job, I put back into the business and then somehow wound up in a situation in 2016 where a sitcom called Kim's Convenience came along and I just happened to, you know, be in the right place at the right time.

Basically, any money that I made on the job, I put back into the business and then somehow wound up in a situation in 2016 where a sitcom called Kim's Convenience came along and I just happened to, you know, be in the right place at the right time.

Basically, any money that I made on the job, I put back into the business and then somehow wound up in a situation in 2016 where a sitcom called Kim's Convenience came along and I just happened to, you know, be in the right place at the right time.

Yeah, I wouldn't say it was a good job. I would say it was a job. I just kind of was doing everything that I could to pursue my dream and to fuel my passion. So one of those things was to be a stock photo model. And I'm sure I didn't realize the full consequences of my actions at the time. Of your hundred bucks.

Yeah, I wouldn't say it was a good job. I would say it was a job. I just kind of was doing everything that I could to pursue my dream and to fuel my passion. So one of those things was to be a stock photo model. And I'm sure I didn't realize the full consequences of my actions at the time. Of your hundred bucks.

Yeah, I wouldn't say it was a good job. I would say it was a job. I just kind of was doing everything that I could to pursue my dream and to fuel my passion. So one of those things was to be a stock photo model. And I'm sure I didn't realize the full consequences of my actions at the time. Of your hundred bucks.

of my $100, but I remember I paid $100 for a day of work, and I show up, and I've got all these different changes. I actually showed up with all of my work outfits. So these were outfits that I actually wore to my job at Deloitte that obviously I wasn't wearing anymore because I wasn't an accountant.

of my $100, but I remember I paid $100 for a day of work, and I show up, and I've got all these different changes. I actually showed up with all of my work outfits. So these were outfits that I actually wore to my job at Deloitte that obviously I wasn't wearing anymore because I wasn't an accountant.

of my $100, but I remember I paid $100 for a day of work, and I show up, and I've got all these different changes. I actually showed up with all of my work outfits. So these were outfits that I actually wore to my job at Deloitte that obviously I wasn't wearing anymore because I wasn't an accountant.

But I was like, oh, I think I could accurately portray this office environment, having lived it for a short time. So I showed up with all my work outfits. We did all these different poses in the boardroom. I put on a suit. I pointed at computers and smiled at people. And then I thought that would be it.

But I was like, oh, I think I could accurately portray this office environment, having lived it for a short time. So I showed up with all my work outfits. We did all these different poses in the boardroom. I put on a suit. I pointed at computers and smiled at people. And then I thought that would be it.

But I was like, oh, I think I could accurately portray this office environment, having lived it for a short time. So I showed up with all my work outfits. We did all these different poses in the boardroom. I put on a suit. I pointed at computers and smiled at people. And then I thought that would be it.

Little did I know the photos would actually do really well, and I've seen myself on billboards. I've seen myself on corporate websites, and I've seen myself on the cover of accounting textbooks. Accounting books. So when you're a stock photo model, you basically sign away your rights to the images in perpetuity.

Little did I know the photos would actually do really well, and I've seen myself on billboards. I've seen myself on corporate websites, and I've seen myself on the cover of accounting textbooks. Accounting books. So when you're a stock photo model, you basically sign away your rights to the images in perpetuity.

Little did I know the photos would actually do really well, and I've seen myself on billboards. I've seen myself on corporate websites, and I've seen myself on the cover of accounting textbooks. Accounting books. So when you're a stock photo model, you basically sign away your rights to the images in perpetuity.

And the stock photo company can basically take those images and just sell them over and over and over and over again. So, you know, I probably made that company like hundreds of thousands of dollars and have not seen a single penny. Because, again, when you're a stock photo model, I think it's actually pretty exploitative. But, you know, you get paid your hundred bucks and then that's it.