Jason Chong

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Jason Chong (born 29 October 1969) is an Australian actor.

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Chong was born in Sydney, Australia. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Australia. He is frequently seen on television; his credits include: Wildside , Bondi Banquet , Murder Call , Going Home , Farscape , All Saints and Maximum Choppage . In 2006, Chong played a news reporter in the American horror movie, See No Evil .

He plays the recurring role of General Kasar in Netflix's series Marco Polo . [1]

Chong played the lead Chinese role of Zhang Lin in Sydney Theatre Company's 2017 production of Chimerica at the Roslyn Packer Theatre. [2]

In 2021, Chong starred in the voice role of Andy Ling in Space Nova .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1997The HostagesDu Van HoeTV movie
1998 Never Tell Me Never JasonTV movie
1999 The Dark Redemption Klaus VanderonShort film
1999In the RedBobbiFeature film
2000Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeAh YeeTV movie
2000 Better Than Sex Guy DFeature film
2001Hard KnoxJacksonTV movie
2002 The Pact Detective MoellerFeature film
2003 The Twins Effect (aka Chin Gei Bin)Jackie Chan English revoice)Feature film
2003 Mermaids CarloTV movie
2005 Little Fish MinghFeature film
2005 The Myth (aka San Wa)Jack / General Meng Yi (English revoice)Feature film
2006 See No Evil News reporterFeature film
2006Five Moments of InfidelityDanny / Mitchell's gay loverAnthology film (segment 3)
2008 The Forbidden Kingdom Lu Yan / Old Hop (uncredited)Feature film
2018 Guardians of the Tomb Chen XuFeature film
2018Black LipsHomg FengShort film
2019 Little Monsters LieutenantFeature film
TBABed FrameDamianShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1994 Time Trax Yakuza #2TV series, 1 episode
1998 Murder Call Claude WangTV series, 1 episode
1998 Wildside Tuan MaTV series, Season 1, episodes 21-22
1999Bondi BanquetYao Ming DeTV series
2000-01 Going Home Kwan David LeeTV series, 67 episodes
2001 The Bill Joey TranhTV series, 1 episode
2001-02 The Lost World Arjax / RoacTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2002 Bad Cop, Bad Cop Kenneth L FookTV series, 1 episode
2002-03 Farscape General Rahzaro / E'AletTV series, 3 episodes
2004-05 All Saints Dr Oscar WuTV series, Season 7, 4 episodes
2007 The Starter Wife Rickshaw DriverTV miniseries, 1 episode
2008 Satisfaction Peter YuanTV series, 3 episodes
2008 Blue Water High Angus LiTV series, 3 episodes
2009 Sea Patrol JayaTV series, 1 episode
2011 Crownies Adam LongTV series, 1 episode
2011 Terra Nova Arthur ChangTV series, 2 episodes
2012-13 Dance Academy RafTV series, 5 episodes
2013 Serangoon Road Lim Chee KitTV series, 2 episodes
2015 Maximum Choppage Pump’dTV miniseries, 6 episodes
2015 Home and Away Dr ChanTV series, 1 episode
2016 Janet King Bao LongTV series, 2 episodes
2016 Marco Polo General KasarTV series, 3 episodes
2017 Wolf Creek Steve ChamTV series, Season 2, 4 episodes
2018 Bite Club Detective WongTV series, 1 episode
2018 Pine Gap Zhou LinTV miniseries, 6 episodes
2019 Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Tony WuTV series, 1 episode
2019 SeaChange Phil TranTV series, 1 episode
2020 The New Legends of Monkey Kimira One EyeTV series, 3, episodes
2020-21 Space Nova Andy Ling (voice role)Animated TV series, 10 episodes
2020-22Grey NomadsStephen BoyceTV series, 12 episodes
2023 Kangaroo Beach Sid/Lin (voice role)Animated TV series, 8 episodes
2023 The Messenger Henry TanTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2024 Return To Paradise (TV series) Ep: Curl Up & Dye Troy LuxtonTV miniseries, S1, E3

Theatre

YearTitleRoleCompany / Venue
2017 Chimerica Zhang Lin Sydney Theatre Company at Roslyn Packer Theatre

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References

  1. "MiNDFOOD - Artist Profile – Jason Chong". MINDFOOD. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. Sebag-Montefiore, Clarissa (6 March 2017). "Chimerica review – electrifying thriller traverses Tiananmen Square and modern New York". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 18 April 2017.