Jason Wong
Born (1986-03-24) 24 March 1986
London, England, UK
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2010-present

Jason Wong (born 24 March 1986) is a British actor and model. 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

Wong was born in London, England, to a Malaysian father and a Singaporean mother. He grew up in West London, and graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.[1] Wong spent a year teaching drama and English in Hong Kong, while pursuing his acting career.[2]

Career

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. On 13 May 2021, Wong was cast as Dralas in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.[11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023Guy Ritchie's The CovenantJoshua "JJ" Jung
2023Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among ThievesDralas
2022The 355Stevens
2021Swipe RightMale Friend on PhoneShort
2021Wrath of ManFBI Agent Okey
2019The GentlemenPhuc
2019Intrigo: Dear AgnesBenjamin Delgado
2018Solo: A Star Wars StoryWeapons Check Enforcer
2014PanicDao
2014Jarhead 2: Field of FireLi
2014AsylumLimVideo
2013RedemptionChinese GuyVideo
2010RaptureKyouShort

Television

YearTitleRolesNotes
2021Silent WitnessDr. Adam Yuen4 episodes
2021Midsomer MurdersStephan Ashworth1 episode
2019ChimericaZhao3 episodes
2018White DragonKai6 episodes
201424: Live Another DayAgent McRoberts1 episode
2012MissingFitzpatrick7 episodes
2010Spirit WarriorsHowler1 episode

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (16 November 2018). "Guy Ritchie's 'Toff Guys' Adds Jason Wong". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Jarhead 2 Field of Fire, film stasera in tv: trama e curiosità". Cube Magazine (in Italian). 28 January 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "David Gyasi 'Rear Window'-esque Thriller 'Panic' Gets New Release Date (Trailer + Poster)". shadowandact.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. ↑ Tonks, Andrea (26 September 2018). "Strangers on ITV: The stunning filming locations in Hong Kong". Daily Express. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "ITV thriller Strangers ends with a bittersweet finale – and a LOT of questions". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  8. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (16 November 2018). "Guy Ritchie's 'Toff Guys' Adds Jason Wong". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  9. ↑ Nolan, Emma (25 February 2019). "Chimerica on Channel 4 air date, cast, trailer, plot: When does Chimerica start?". Daily Express. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Drama policial dirigido por Guy Ritchie tem direitos de exibição adquiridos". cinemacomrapadura.com.br. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  11. ↑ 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.
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