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| Chinese name | 黃榮亮 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 黄荣亮 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Huáng Róngliàng (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Wong4 Wing4 Loeng6 (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | Bradley Darryl Wong |
| Born | October 24, 1960 San Francisco, California, USA |
| Other name(s) | Bradd D. Wong Bradd Wong |
| Years active | 1983-present |
| Partner(s) | Richie Jackson (1988-2004) |
| Children | Jackson Foo Wong (2000- ) Boaz Dov Wong (2000-2000) |
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Bradley Darryl "BD" Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American actor, best-known for his roles as Dr. George Huang on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as Father Ray Mukada on HBO's Oz, Henry Wu in the movie Jurassic Park, and for his starring role as Song Liling in the Broadway production of M. Butterfly.
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Wong was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Roberta Christine (née Leong), a telephone company supervisor, and William D. Wong.[1] He is of Chinese descent.[2] Wong attended Lincoln High School before attending San Francisco State University.
Wong gained attention for his Broadway debut in M. Butterfly opposite John Lithgow. The play won multiple awards, including several for Wong. He is notable as the only actor to be honored with the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award,[3] Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award for the same role.[4] In addition to his long-running stint on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as FBI psychiatrist Dr. George Huang, he has had recurring roles in All American Girl and as a prison priest on Oz, with guest appearances on The X-Files and Sesame Street. On the big screen, he has appeared in The Freshman (1990), the 1991 remake of Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel, Father of the Bride Part II, Jurassic Park (1993), Executive Decision (1996) and Slappy and the Stinkers (1997). He also provided the voice of Captain Shang in Disney's Mulan (1998) and its direct-to-video sequel. He returned to Broadway as Linus in a revival of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, alongside Anthony Rapp, Roger Bart and Kristin Chenoweth, and the 2004 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures. In 2008, he starred in the one-man show Herringbone, in which he portrays 11 roles, at the McCarter Theatre at Princeton University. He brought the show to the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego the following year.[5]
Wong, who is openly gay, began a long-term relationship with talent agent Richie Jackson in 1988.[6] In 2000, Wong had twin sons: Boaz Dov, who died 90 minutes after birth, and Jackson Foo Wong. They were born through a surrogate mother, using Wong's sperm and an egg donated by Jackson's sister. In 2003, Wong wrote a memoir about his experiences with surrogacy titled Following Foo: the Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut Man. Wong and Jackson ended their relationship in 2004.[6]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | The Karate Kid, Part II | Boy on Street | as Bradd Wong |
| 1989 | Family Business | Jimmy Chiu, Adam's MIT Prof | |
| 1990 | The Freshman | Edward | |
| 1991 | Mystery Date | James Lew | |
| Father of the Bride | Howard Weinstein | ||
| 1992 | The Lounge People | Billy | |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Henry Wu | |
| 1994 | The Ref | Dr. Wong, Marriage Counselor | AKA Hostile Hostages |
| Men of War | Po | ||
| 1995 | Kalamazoo | Justin | |
| Father of the Bride Part II | Howard Weinstein | ||
| 1996 | Executive Decision | Sergeant Louie | |
| Joe's Apartment | Cockroach | Voice | |
| 1997 | Seven Years in Tibet | Ngawang Jigme | |
| 1998 | Slappy and the Stinkers | Morgan Brinway | |
| Mulan | Shang | Voice | |
| The Substitute 2: School's Out | Warren Drummond | ||
| 2002 | The Salton Sea | Bubba | |
| 2004 | Mulan II | Shang | Straight-to-video Voice |
| 2005 | Stay | Dr. Ren | |
| 2006 | Ira & Abby | Party Guest |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1983 | No Big Deal | Miss Karnisian's Class | TV film as Bradd Wong |
| 1986 | Simon & Simon | Counterboy - Photo Shop Clerk | Episode: "Mobile Home of the Brave" |
| 1987 | Double Switch | Waiter | TV film |
| 1988 | Crash Course | Kichi | TV film as Bradd Wong aka Driving Academy |
| 1990 | Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston | Kim Tan | TV Film aka The Charles Stuart Story |
| 1991 | Alive from Off Center | Actor | Episode: "Dances in Exile" |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Kico Govantes | HBO TV film |
| 1994-95 | All-American Girl | Dr. Stuart Kim | 18 episodes |
| 1994 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Johnny Angel | Episode: "Magical Make-Over" |
| 1995 | Dazzle | Teng | TV film |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | The Wolf | Episode: "Little Red Riding Hood" | |
| Bless This House | Johnny Chen | Episode: "Neither a Borrower Nor a Landlord Be" | |
| 1996 | The X-Files | Det. Glen Chao | Episode: "Hell Money" |
| Lauren Hutton and... | Himself | Episode: "B.D. Wong" | |
| 1997-03 | Oz | Father Ray Mukada | 47 episodes |
| 1998 | The Substitute 2: School's Out | Warren Drummond | TV film |
| Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan' | Captain Li Shang | TV film | |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Himself | Episode: "Episode dated 28 May 1998" | |
| 1999 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Kai Chang | Episode: "Upstairs, Downstairs" |
| 2000 | Welcome to New York | Dennis | Episode: "Jim Gets a Wig" |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Agent Will Du | Voice Episode: "Number One" |
| 2001–2011[7] | Law and Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. George Huang | 187 episodes |
| 2004 | Century City | U.S. Attorney Matthew Chin | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Marco Polo | Pedro | TV film |
| 2011- | Awake | Dr. John Lee | Series regular |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Captain Li Shang | (English) |
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