Russell Wong
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王盛德
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Russell Wong in 2009
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| Born | March 1, 1963
Troy, New York
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| Other names | Russell Jan Tak Wong |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Website | www |
Russell Wong (Chinese: 王盛德; pinyin: Wáng Shèngdé) is an American actor of film and television.
Wong attended Santa Monica City College and trained to be a dancer.[1]
In 2003, Wong Married Hong Kong Fashion designer Flora Cheong-Leen. The couple divorced in 2012.
Wong is trained in the martial arts, particularly taekwondo, shoji ryu karate, and fu jow pai kung fu.[2]
Wong is one of the first actors of Chinese descent to hold a leading role in a primetime American television series, portraying Jian-Wa with Chi Muoi Lo portraying Wago in the highly rated critically acclaimed Vanishing Son, first in a series of a made-for-television films followed by a 13-episode syndicated series. He has appeared in numerous films and series including Abel Ferrara's China Girl, New Jack City, The Joy Luck Club, Takedown, The Monkey King, Romeo Must Die, and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.[2]
In 2014, Wong finished shooting a horror series entitled Grace which was shot in Singapore for HBO Asia, and also directed by Serangoon Road co-director Tony Tilse.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | The Musical Singer | Russell | |
| 1986 | Tai-Pan | Gordon Chen | |
| 1987 | Harry's Hong Kong | Sergeant Lee | Television film |
| 1987 | Gwai ma hau yuen | Mr. Wong | |
| 1987 | China Girl | Yung Gan | |
| 1988 | C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf | Television film | |
| 1989 | Eat a Bowl of Tea | Ben Loy | |
| 1989 | China White | Bobby Chow | |
| 1990 | China Cry | Lam Cheng Shen | |
| 1991 | New Jack City | Park | |
| 1992 | Xia ri qing ren | Zeniger | |
| 1993 | Geoffrey Beene 30 | Man | Short film |
| 1993 | The Joy Luck Club | Lin Xiao | |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son | Jian-Wa | Television film |
| 1994 | Zhong jin shu | Ken Chan | |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son II | Jian-Wa | Television film |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son III | Jian-Wa | Television film |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son IV | Jian-Wa | Television film |
| 1998 | The Prophecy II | Danyeal | Direct-to-video |
| 2000 | Takedown | Tsutomi Shimomura | |
| 2000 | Romeo Must Die | Kai | |
| 2001 | The Tracker | Rick Tsung | Television film |
| 2004 | Twisted | Lieutenant Tong | |
| 2005 | Inside Out | Frank | |
| 2006 | Undoing | Leon | |
| 2006 | Honor | Ray | |
| 2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Ming Guo | |
| 2008 | House of Wong | The Man | Short film |
| 2008 | Dim Sum Funeral | Alexander | |
| 2009 | The Sanctuary | Patrick | |
| 2010 | Color Me Love | Zoe's Ex-husband | |
| 2011 | What Women Want | Peter | |
| 2011 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | Bank CEO | |
| 2013 | The Hong Kong Affair | Edward Lim | |
| 2014 | Light from the Dark Room | Li Cheung | |
| 2016 | Lost in the Pacific | Gary Gao | |
| 2016 | Contract to Kill | Matthew Sharp | Credited as "Russel Wong" |
| 2017 | The Jade Pendant | Mr. Wong | |
| 2018 | Forever Young | General | |
| 2019 | Escape Plan: The Extractors | Wu Zhang | |
| 2019 | Miss Boundless | Yajin | Short film |
| 2021 | Clifford the Big Red Dog | Mr Yu |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | The Equalizer | Narong Bansari | Episode: "Riding the Elephant" |
| 1989 | 21 Jump Street | Locke | Episode: "The Dragon and the Angel" |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver | Li Song | Episode: "Tungs" |
| 1995 | Vanishing Son | Jian-Wa | 13 episodes |
| 1997 | Hawaii Five-O | Nick Wong | Unaired Pilot |
| 1998 | Touched by an Angel | George | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Honolulu CRU | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2001 | The Monkey King | Monkey King | Miniseries |
| 2003 | Black Sash | Tom Chang | 8 episodes |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lieutenant Arthur Chen | Episode: "No Humans Involved" |
| 2005 | Just Legal | District Attorney | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | Cabinet Member | Episode: "First Disaster" |
| 2006 | Numb3rs | Jeremy Wang | Episode: "Undercurrents" |
| 2010 | Nikita | Victor Han | Episode: "Rough Trade" |
| 2012 | Hawaii 5-0 | Kong Liang | Episode: "Ohuna" |
| 2013 | Serangoon Road | Winston | Episode: "Episode #1.10" |
| 2014 | Grace | Roy Chan | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | NCIS: New Orleans | Cam Lin | Episode: "The Walking Dead" |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Inspector Jin | Episode: "Type A" |
| 2018 | Lucifer | Vincent Green | Episode: "High School Poppycock" |
| 2018 | Lethal Weapon | Stan | Episode: "Need to Know" |
| 2019 | Supergirl | General Tan | Episode: "Suspicious Minds" |
| 2019 | The Oath | 4 episodes | |
| 2020 | Westworld | Brompton | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | The Brothers Sun | Byron Chien | Episode: "Country boy" |
| 2024 | NCIS | Feng Zhao | Episode: "The Plan" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | True Crime: Streets of LA | Nick Kang | Voice Role[4] |
| 2007 | Stranglehold | Yung Gi | Voice Role |
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