Canadian actor Simu Liu has a steady fan base from his film and TV roles. You may recognize him as Jung in the CBC sitcom “Kim’s Convenience.”

Or maybe you’re a fan for other reasons.

Do I look like a dorky sidekick to you? pic.twitter.com/6MFpgZHuiJ — Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) March 10, 2019

But fame and success did not come overnight for Liu, who was born in China and grew up in Mississauga, Ont.

Like many aspiring actors, he worked his fair share of odd jobs to pay the bills, including the respectable stock photography circuit.

From Getty Images’ vast repository of “business people in office working together,” we present Liu’s body of work in this very specific category.

FatCamera via Getty Images

FatCamera via Getty Images

FatCamera via Getty Images

FatCamera via Getty Images

Liu himself has shared some of these gems over the years. He’s particularly fond of stock images used to promote accounting — as losing his job as an accountant is what led him to pursue an acting career.

Call @Alanis Morissette because I just died from irony. I did a stock photo shoot in 2014 and it ended up here. I used to be an accountant. pic.twitter.com/2spNQuG4MH — Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) February 22, 2017

this is massively ironic because i worked for deloitte out of business school and got laid off because i was so bad hahahaha — Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) February 22, 2017

PLEASE STOP USING MY FACE FOR YOUR ACCOUNTING MATERIALS!!



I WAS AN ACCOUNTANT FOR 9 MONTHS I WAS AWFUL AT IT AND I HATED EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY AT WORK



(That’s not to say that accounting is not a perfectly valid pursuit for certain people!! Live yo best life!!) pic.twitter.com/lhqr7Y6YZ8 — Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) May 16, 2019

In addition to “an associate giving a presentation in the boardroom,” it looks like Liu nailed the role of “active young person.”

100% me but from 4 years ago when I did a stock photo shoot for $120!!! — Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) March 14, 2018

That stock photo shoot always finds a way to come back and haunt me LOL — Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) September 25, 2018

An outspoken advocate of Asian representation in Hollywood, Liu will star as Marvel’s first Chinese superhero in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” slated for release in 2021.

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