Jason Wong

Jason Wong is a British actor. He is known for his role as Kai in the ITV series Strangers (2018).[1]

Jason Wong
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor

Early life

Wong was born to a Malaysian father and a Singaporean mother, both Cantonese-speaking, and raised on a West London estate. He trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.[2] After graduating, Wong spent a year teaching drama and English in Hong Kong.[3]

Career

In 2012, Wong was cast on the American Broadcasting Company series Missing.[4]

In 2014, he co-starred in the feature film Jarhead 2: Field of Fire.[5]

Wong also starred in the crime-drama Panic with David Gyasi, released in 2016,[6] and has appeared in the crime drama Strangers, broadcast on ITV in 2018.[7][8]

He appeared in the Channel 4 miniseries Chimerica,[9] released in the spring of 2019,[10] and played the role of Phuc in The Gentlemen, which was theatrically released in 2020.[11]

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.[12]

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