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Revision as of 19:56, 12 October 2010
Benedict Wong | |
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| Born | Benedict Wong |
Benedict Wong (born 1970) is an English actor and comedian.
Wong was born in Manchester and attended school in Salford. 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. In 2003, he earned a British Independent Film Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Guo Yi in Dirty Pretty Things.
In early 2009 he acted alongside Marc Warren in the play The Pillowman at Leicester's Curve Theatre, and then went on to play Li in the BBC's Spirit Warriors.
He recently appeared 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, and also appeared in the movie Shanghai 2010 playing the character Juso Kita, starring alongside John Cusack.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Frank Stubbs Promotes | Lee | Episode: "Chinatown" |
| 1995 | Cardiac Arrest | Radiographer | Episode: "Shallow End" |
| Night Watch | Guard | ||
| 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: #1.1 |
| 2005 | Look Around You | Dr Franklin Fu | Episode: "Health" |
| 2006 | Eleventh Hour | Danny | Episode: "Containment" |
| 2009 | Spirit Warriors | Li | |
| 2010 | The IT Crowd | Prime | Episode: "The Final Countdown" |
| 2010 | Spooks | Kai | Episode: 4 |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) | Pat Proudence | |
| 2001 | Wit | Fellow 2 | |
| Spy Game | Tran | ||
| Double Happiness | Dan | ||
| 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 | ||
| Frankenstein | Ed Gore | TV film | |
| 2008 | Largo Winch | William Kwan | |
| 2009 | Moon | Thompson | |
| My Dad the Communist | Dad | ||
| 2010 | Shanghai 2010 | Juso Kita |