Russell Wong Biography

American actor (born 1963)This article is about the actor. For the Singaporean photographer, see Russel Wong.

Russell Wong (Chinese: 王盛德; pinyin: Wáng Shèngdé) is an American actor of film and television.

Early life and education

Wong attended Santa Monica City College and trained to be a dancer.

Personal life

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.

Career

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.

In 2014, Wong finished shooting a horror series en*led Grace which was shot in Singapore for HBO Asia, and also directed by Serangoon Road co-director Tony Tilse.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

• Official website
• UCLA Asia Pacific Arts Interview
• Russell Wong at IMDb
• Starpulse Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine