Benedict Wong

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**Benedict Wong** (born 3 July 1971) is a British-Hong Kong actor who has appeared on film, television, and stage. Wong is known for portraying Kublai Khan in Netflix's *Marco Polo* (2014–2016) and Bruce Ng in *The Martian* (2015).

Wong portrays Wong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making his first appearance in *Doctor Strange* (2016) and later in *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018) and *Avengers: Endgame* (2019).

## Early life and education

Wong was born in Eccles, Lancashire, England, to parents who had emigrated from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom via Ireland. He was brought up in Salford and is a supporter of Manchester United. He attended De La Salle Sixth Form College on Weaste Lane, Salford after leaving high school. He took a two-year performing arts course at Salford City College.

## Career

His first role was in a 1993 BBC Radio play called *Kai Mei Sauce*, written by Kevin Wong. He appeared as Errol Spears alongside Sean Lock in the situation comedy *15 Storeys High*, and as Franklin Fu in the second series of *Look Around You*.

In 2007, Wong starred in the feature film *Grow Your Own*.

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. Wong also appeared in the film *Shanghai* playing the character Juso Kita and the BBC series *Spirit Warriors* in the role of Li.

In 2012, Wong appeared in the Ridley Scott film *Prometheus* as ship's pilot Ravel.

In 2013, Wong was cast in the lead role of *#aww: The Arrest of Ai WeiWei* at the Hampstead Theatre. Shortly after, the Almeida Theatre announced that Wong had joined the cast of the play *Chimerica*.

Also in 2013, Wong played the role of gangster Lau in the BBC Two comedy-drama *The Wrong Mans*.

In 2014, Wong played the role of Kublai Khan in the Netflix series *Marco Polo*, 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 the director of the Jet Propulsion Lab, Bruce Ng in *The Martian*. In 2016, he co-starred as Wong in the superhero film *Doctor Strange* and reprised the role in the crossover film *Avengers: Infinity War*. He again reprised his role in *Avengers: Endgame*.

In 2016, he appeared in "Hated in the Nation", an episode of the anthology series *Black Mirror*, playing Shaun Li, an agent with the National Crime Agency.

In 2017, he voiced the character of Alex Yu in Arkane Studios's game, *Prey*. He also starred in "2036: Nexus Dawn", a promotional short film prequel to *Blade Runner 2049* directed by Luke Scott and co-starring Jared Leto.

He appeared as the scientist Lomax in the 2018 science fiction horror film *Annihilation*.

In 2019, he performed the voice of the Skeksis general skekVar in the Netflix series *The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance*.

## 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*.

In 2013, Wong was nominated for the West End Frame award for Best Dramatic Performance 2013, for his role as Zhang Lin in *Chimerica*.

## References

1. ↑ Mesure, Susie (28 July 2013). "Benedict Wong: 'I'm the go-to guy for victims of torture'". Retrieved on 13 July 2014.
2. ↑ "Premier League Predictions". 15 December 2014. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30396743. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
3. ↑ "The Greater Manchester actors who hit the big time on stage and on screen" (25 March 2018). Retrieved on 2 April 2018.
4. ↑ O'Neill, Phelim (9 March 2007). "First sight: Benedict Wong". Retrieved on 13 July 2014.
5. ↑ Kelly, Ann (11 June 2007). "Benedict Wong - *Grow Your Own* interview". BBC Films. https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/06/11/grow\_your\_own\_2007\_interview.shtml. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
6. ↑ "Benedict Wong discusses playing Prime". Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130521063027/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-it-crowd/articles/benedict-wong-discusses-playing-prime. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
7. ↑ "Press Office - Spirit Warriors press pack: introduction". BBC. 21 December 2009. https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/12\_december/21/spirit.shtml. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
8. ↑ K., Cameron (20 February 2012). "Actor Benedict Wong talks about Prometheus". Dennis Publishing. http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/18758/actor-benedict-wong-talks-about-prometheus. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
9. ↑ "Casting announced for *#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei*". 1 March 2013. http://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/news/2013/03/casting-announced-for-aiww-the-arrest-of-ai-weiwei/. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
10. ↑ "Benedict Wong People". 13 September 2013. http://headlong.co.uk/work/chimerica/people/benedict-wong/. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Aroesti, Rachel (13 December 2014). "Benedict Wong: 'Television is reflecting an era that has passed, it's wrong'". Retrieved on 10 August 2016.
12. ↑ Hughes, Sarah (29 November 2014). "The 'Chinese Game of Thrones': Marco Polo sets sail for Netflix". Retrieved on 10 August 2016.
13. ↑ "'The Martian' Slammed Over 'White-Washing' Asian-American Roles". *Variety*. 8 October 2015. https://variety.com/2015/film/news/the-martian-white-washing-asian-american-ridley-scott-1201614155/.
14. ↑ Kit, Borys (21 January 2016). "'The Martian' Actor Nabs Key 'Doctor Strange' Role". Retrieved on 10 August 2016.
15. ↑ "Benedict Wong Confirmed For Avengers Infinity War". http://comicbook.com/marvel/2016/10/21/benedict-wong-confirmed-for-avengers-infinity-war/.
16. ↑ "Avengers 4 Reshoots: Chris Hemsworth Headed to Set, Benedict Wong Already There". Screen Rant. https://screenrant.com/avengers-4-reshoots-chris-hemsworth-benedict-wong-set/.
17. ↑ "Film Review: 'Annihilation'". *Variety*. 21 February 2018. https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/annihilation-review-natalie-portman-1202706321/.
18. ↑ "Benedict Wong". *BIFA*. Chapter Media. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. https://archive.is/20130628212110/http://bifa.chaptermedia.com/people/benedict-wong. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
19. ↑ "Vote: Best Dramatic Performance 2013". *West End Frame Awards*. West End Frame. 22 October 2013. http://www.westendframe.com/2013/10/BestDramaticPerformance-VotingPage.html. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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