Benedict Wong
| Benedict Wong | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1971 (age 44–45) Eccles, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Benedict Wong (born 1971) is a British actor.
Early life
Wong was born in Eccles, in Greater Manchester, north-west England, to parents who had emigrated from Hong Kong to the UK via Ireland.[1] He was brought up in Salford.
He took a two-year performing arts course at Salford College, and, while there, worked as an usher at Manchester’s now defunct Green Room Theatre.[2]
Career
His first role was in a 1993 BBC Radio play called Kai Mei Sauce, written by Kevin Wong. He appeared alongside Sean Lock in the situation comedy 15 Storeys High, and as Dr. Franklin Fu in the second series of Look Around You.[3]
In 2007, Wong starred in the feature film Grow Your Own.[4]
Wong went on to appear in the second episode of Series 4 of the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd, playing the character Prime, a previous Countdown contestant who had won the sixteenth Countdown teapot when he was known as Harold Tong.[5] Wong also appeared in the movie Shanghai playing the character Juso Kita and the BBC series Spirit Warriors in the role of Li.[6]
In 2012, Wong appeared in the highly anticipated film Prometheus.[7]
In 2013, it was announced that Wong had been cast in the lead role of #aww: The Arrest of Ai WeiWei at the Hampstead Theatre.[8] Shortly after, the Almeida Theatre announced that Wong had joined the cast of new play Chimerica.[9]
Also in 2013, Wong played the role of gangster Lau in the BBC Two comedy-drama The Wrong Mans.[10]
In 2014, Wong played the role of Kublai Khan in the Netflix series Marco Polo,[11][12] which on 7 January 2015 was renewed by Netflix for a 10-episode second series.
The next year, he appeared in another Ridley Scott science fiction film, playing Bruce Ng in The Martian.[13] In 2016, he joined the cast of the superhero film Doctor Strange.[14]
Awards
In 2003, Wong was nominated at the British Independent Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Guo Yi in Dirty Pretty Things.[15]
In 2013, Wong was nominated for the West End Frame award for Best Dramatic Performance 2013, for his role as Zhang Lin in Chimerica.[16]
Credits
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Screenplay | Le Van Dong | Episode: "Small Metal Jacket" |
| 1993 | Last of the Summer Wine | Chinese Man | Episode: "Aladdin Gets on Your Wick" |
| 1994 | The Chief | Peng | Episode #4.2 |
| Frank Stubbs Promotes | Lee | Episode: "Chinatown" | |
| 1995 | Cardiac Arrest | Radiographer | Episode: "Shallow End" |
| Night Watch | Guard | TV film | |
| 1996 | Pie in the Sky | Michael Cheung | Episode: "Chinese Whispers" |
| Cracker | Peter Yang | Episode: "White Ghost" | |
| 1997 | Supply & Demand | Frankie Li | |
| Breakout | Jerry | ||
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | Hassan | Miniseries |
| 2002 | The Bill | DS David Chiu | Episodes: 052, 053, 054, 056, 057 |
| 15 Storeys High | Errol | ||
| TLC | Terry | ||
| Look Around You | Chess/draughts player | Episode: "The Brain" | |
| 2003 | State of Play | Pete Cheng | Episode: No.1.1 |
| 2005 | Look Around You | Dr Franklin Fu | Episode: "Health" |
| 2006 | Eleventh Hour | Danny | Episode: "Containment" |
| 2007 | Frankenstein | Ed Gore | TV film |
| 2008 | The Peter Serafinowicz Show | Various characters | |
| 2009 | Spirit Warriors | Li | |
| 2010 | The IT Crowd | Prime | Episode: "The Final Countdown" |
| Spooks | Kai | Episode: 4 | |
| 2010-11 | Law & Order: UK | Eli Smart | Episodes: "ID" & "Fault Lines" |
| 2011 | Covert Affairs | Shen Yue | Episode: "World Leader Pretend" |
| Top Boy | Vincent | ||
| 2012 | Top Boy Season 2 | Vincent | |
| 2013 | The Wrong Mans | Lau | |
| Words of Everest | Tenzing Norgay | ||
| Run | Gao | ||
| 2014 | Prey | DS Ashley Chan | |
| Marco Polo | Kublai Khan |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) | Pat Proudence | |
| 2001 | Wit | Fellow 2 | |
| Spy Game | Tran | ||
| Double Happiness | Dan | Short film | |
| 2002 | Dirty Pretty Things | Guo Yi | |
| 2003 | Code 46 | Medic | |
| 2005 | On a Clear Day | Chan | |
| A Cock and Bull Story | Ed | ||
| 2007 | Sunshine | Trey | |
| Grow Your Own | Kung Sang | ||
| 2008 | Largo Winch | William Kwan | |
| 2009 | Moon | Thompson | |
| My Dad the Communist | Dad | ||
| 2010 | Shanghai 2010 | Juso Kita | |
| 2011 | The Lady | Karma Phuntsho | |
| Johnny English Reborn | Chi Han Ly | ||
| 2012 | Prometheus | Ravel | |
| Painkiller | Jay | Short film | |
| 2013 | Hummingbird | Mr Choy | |
| Kick-Ass 2 | Mr. Kim | ||
| 2015 | The Martian | Bruce Ng | |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange | Wong |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Letter | Ong Chi Seng | Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) |
| 1998 | The Merchant of Venice | Solanio | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 1998 | The Honest Whore | Castruchio | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 1999 | Julius Caesar | Calphurnia/Lucillius | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 1999 | Antony and Cleopatra | Menas/Scarus | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 2003 | In Arabia We'd All Be Kings | Vic/Cop | Hampstead Theatre |
| 2009 | The Pillowman | Ariel | Curve (theatre) |
| 2010 | Hungry Ghosts | Zhi-Hui | Orange Tree Theatre |
| 2012 | Hamlet | Laertes | Young Vic |
| 2013 | #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei | Ai Weiwei | Hampstead Theatre |
| 2013 | Chimerica | Zhang Lin | Almeida Theatre |
References
- ↑ Mesure, Susie (28 July 2013). "Benedict Wong: 'I'm the go-to guy for victims of torture'". The Independent. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/170655889-manchesters-greenroom-closes-its-doors-good
- ↑ O'Neill, Phelim (9 March 2007). "First sight: Benedict Wong". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ Kelly, Ann. "Benedict Wong - Grow Your Own interview". BBC Films. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ Archived May 21, 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Press Office - Spirit Warriors press pack: introduction". BBC. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ Cameron K (20 February 2012). "Actor Benedict Wong talks about Prometheus". Den of Geek. Dennis Publishing. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ "Casting announced for #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei". Hampstead Theatre. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ "Benedict Wong People". Headlong. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ "The Wrong Mans full cast and crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/dec/13/benedict-wong-marco-polo-netflix
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/the-chinese-game-of-thrones-marco-polo-sets-sail-for-netflix-9890764.html
- ↑ "The Martian full cast and crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/martian-actor-nabs-key-doctor-858155?utm_source=twitter
- ↑ "Benedict Wong". BIFA. Chapter Media. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ "Vote: Best Dramatic Performance 2013". West End Frame Awards. West End Frame. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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