Wu has starred in the television variety shows Happy Camp, After School Club, Weekly Idol, Infinite Challenge, Cool Kiz on the Block, Day Day Up, and A Date with Lu Yu. In 2014 he won a Sohu Fashion Award for Asian Fashion Icon of the Year and a Sina 15th Anniversary Award for Outstanding Youth Award. In 2015 Wu won a Best New Actor award at the 3rd China International Film Festival London. He has starred in the movies Somewhere Only We Know and Mr. Six in 2015.