Jason Wong
Jason Wong | |
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Born | London, England, UK | 24 March 1986
Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010-present |
Jason Wong (born 24 March 1986) is a British actor. A black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.
He has appeared in television shows including Missing (2012), Chimerica (2019) and Silent Witness (2021) , as well as feature films such as The Gentlemen (2019), Wrath of Man (2021), The 355 (2022), Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023) and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).
Early life
[edit]Wong was born in London, England to a Chinese Malaysian father and a Singaporean mother. He grew up in Harrow Road, West London, and graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.[1] Before this he attended North Westminster Community School, a comprehensive which has since shut down.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2012, Wong was cast on the American Broadcasting Company series Missing.[3]
In 2014, he co-starred in the feature film Jarhead 2: Field of Fire.[4]
Wong also starred in the crime-drama Panic with David Gyasi, released in 2016,[5] and has appeared in the crime drama Strangers, broadcast on ITV in 2018.[6][7]
He appeared in the Channel 4 miniseries Chimerica,[8] released in the spring of 2019,[9] and played the role of Phuc in The Gentlemen, which was theatrically released in 2020.[10]
He joined BBC's Silent Witness in 2021 for Series 24 only as regular Adam Yuen.[citation needed] On 13 May 2021, Wong was cast as Dralas in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.[11]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2024 | In the Grey | Gucci | Filming |
TBA | Mutiny | Taran | Filming |
2023 | Guy Ritchie's The Covenant | Joshua "JJ" Jung | |
2023 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | Dralas | |
2022 | The 355 | Stevens | |
2021 | Swipe Right | Male Friend on Phone | Short |
2021 | Wrath of Man | FBI Agent Okey | |
2019 | The Gentlemen | Phuc | |
2019 | Intrigo: Dear Agnes | Benjamin Delgado | |
2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Weapons Check Enforcer | |
2014 | Panic | Dao | |
2014 | Jarhead 2: Field of Fire | Li | |
2014 | Asylum | Lim | Video |
2013 | Redemption | Chinese Guy | Video |
2010 | Rapture | Kyou | Short |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
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2024 | Alex Rider | Nile | 8 episodes |
2023 | Warrior | Ming Yu | 2 episodes |
2021 | Silent Witness | Dr. Adam Yuen | 4 episodes |
2021 | Midsomer Murders | Stephan Ashworth | 1 episode |
2019 | Chimerica | Zhao | 3 episodes |
2018 | White Dragon | Kai | 6 episodes |
2014 | 24: Live Another Day | Agent McRoberts | 1 episode |
2012 | Missing | Fitzpatrick | 7 episodes |
2010 | Spirit Warriors | Howler | 1 episode |
References
[edit]- ^ Lui, John (1 May 2023). "Netflix hit Beef brings hope to Asian actor in Britain Jason Wong from The Covenant, Dungeons & Dragons movies". Strait's Times. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ McCarty, Stephen (26 September 2021). "Jason Wong, British-born Chinese actor, on Matthew McConaughey, his Silent Witness role and his year of living and teaching in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (16 November 2018). "Guy Ritchie's 'Toff Guys' Adds Jason Wong". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Jarhead 2 Field of Fire, film stasera in tv: trama e curiosità". Cube Magazine (in Italian). 28 January 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "David Gyasi 'Rear Window'-esque Thriller 'Panic' Gets New Release Date (Trailer + Poster)". shadowandact.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ Tonks, Andrea (26 September 2018). "Strangers on ITV: The stunning filming locations in Hong Kong". Daily Express. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "ITV thriller Strangers ends with a bittersweet finale – and a LOT of questions". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (16 November 2018). "Guy Ritchie's 'Toff Guys' Adds Jason Wong". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ Nolan, Emma (25 February 2019). "Chimerica on Channel 4 air date, cast, trailer, plot: When does Chimerica start?". Daily Express. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Drama policial dirigido por Guy Ritchie tem direitos de exibição adquiridos". cinemacomrapadura.com.br. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (13 May 2021). "Lucy Freyer Boards Owen Wilson Comedy 'Paint'; Jason Wong Joins Untitled 'D&D' Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Jason Wong at IMDb
- Jason Wong on Twitter
- Jason Wong on Instagram
- Living people
- 1986 births
- 21st-century English male actors
- Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- English people of Chinese descent
- English people of Malaysian descent
- English people of Singaporean descent
- Male actors from London
- British actor stubs