A USC film school alumnus and native of the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles, David Liu's work as a screenwriter and director has been supported by the Sundance Institute's Feature Film Program, SFFILM Rainin Grant, IFP/Gotham Week Project Market, Visual Communications Armed with a Camera Fellowship, Deutsche Bank Frieze LA Film Fellowship, and CAPE New Writers Fellowship.
Graduated from Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California, where he served as editor-in-chief of the newspaper and delivered the baccalaureate address for his senior class.
Classically trained as a pianist since age nine, studying under Josephine Chu and Dr. Karen Owen.