Jason Wong

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Jason Wong
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Born (1986-03-24) 24 March 1986 (age 38)
London, England, UK
Alma mater Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2010-present

Jason Wong (born 24 March 1986) is a British actor. He has appeared in television shows including Missing (2012), Chimerica (2019) and Silent Witness (2021) , as well as feature films such as The Gentlemen (2019), Wrath of Man (2021), The 355 (2022), Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023) and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).

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Early life

Wong was born in London, England, to a Malaysian father and a Singaporean mother. He grew up in Harrow Road, West London, and graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. [1] Before this he attended North Westminster Community School, a comprehensive which has since shut down. Wong spent a year teaching drama and English in Hong Kong, while pursuing his acting career. [2]

Career

In 2012, Wong was cast on the American Broadcasting Company series Missing. [3]

In 2014, he co-starred in the feature film Jarhead 2: Field of Fire. [4]

Wong also starred in the crime-drama Panic with David Gyasi, released in 2016, [5] and has appeared in the crime drama Strangers, broadcast on ITV in 2018. [6] [7]

He appeared in the Channel 4 miniseries Chimerica , [8] released in the spring of 2019, [9] and played the role of Phuc in The Gentlemen, which was theatrically released in 2020. [10]

He joined BBC's Silent Witness in 2021 for Series 24 only as regular Adam Yuen.[ citation needed ] On 13 May 2021, Wong was cast as Dralas in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves . [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Guy Ritchie's The Covenant Joshua "JJ" Jung
2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Dralas
2022 The 355 Stevens
2021Swipe RightMale Friend on PhoneShort
2021 Wrath of Man FBI Agent Okey
2019 The Gentlemen Phuc
2019Intrigo: Dear AgnesBenjamin Delgado
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story Weapons Check Enforcer
2014PanicDao
2014Jarhead 2: Field of FireLi
2014AsylumLimVideo
2013RedemptionChinese GuyVideo
2010RaptureKyouShort

Television

YearTitleRolesNotes
2024 Alex Rider Nile8 episodes
2021 Silent Witness Dr. Adam Yuen4 episodes
2021Midsomer MurdersStephan Ashworth1 episode
2019 Chimerica Zhao3 episodes
2018White DragonKai6 episodes
2014 24: Live Another Day Agent McRoberts1 episode
2012 Missing Fitzpatrick7 episodes
2010Spirit WarriorsHowler1 episode

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