Jason Wong

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).

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

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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