Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1971-07-03
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Behold the Pop-Up
- Lo & Behold
- Lo & Behold Banded Set
- Lo & Behold (Lo & Behold, 1)
- Don't Just Cry Uncle
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Film & TV
Acting · Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Benedict Wong (born 3 July 1971) is an English actor. He began his career on stage before starring in the film Dirty Pretty Things (2002), which earned him a British Independent Film Award nomination, and the BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High (2002–2004). This was followed by roles in the films On a Clear Day (2005), Sunshine, Grow Your Own (both 2007) and Moon (2009), and the CBBC series Spirit…
Known for
- Rock Springs — Ah Tseng2026
- The Dog Stars2026
- Weapons — Marcus2025
- Bad Genius — Meng Kang2024
- London journey of PJ❤2024
- 3 Body Problem — Detective Clarence 'Da' Shi2024
- The Magician's Elephant — Magician (voice)2023
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness — Self - Wong2022
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law — Self2022
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness — Wong2022
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
- ModelFinder: fast model selection for accurate phylogenetic estimates
· 2017 · cited 16,307x
- Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia
· 2020 · cited 11,523x
- Human Breast Cancer: Correlation of Relapse and Survival with Amplification of the HER-2/<i>neu</i>Oncogene
· 1987 · cited 9,302x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,035x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1971-07-03 ) 3 July 1971 (age 54) , Eccles , Lancashire , England
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1992–present
- Traditional chinese
- 王漢斌
- Simplified chinese
- 王汉斌
- Hanyu pinyin
- Wáng Hàn Bīn
- Yale romanization
- Wòhng Hon-bān
- Jyutping
- Wong4 Hon3 Ban1
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 3 July 1971
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Benedict
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Manchester
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- British English
- Image
- Benedict Wong (28352087500) (cropped).jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
Benedict Wong (born 3 July 1971) is an English actor. He began his career on stage before starring in the film Dirty Pretty Things (2002), which earned him a British Independent Film Award nomination, and the BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High (2002–2004). This was followed by roles in the films On a Clear Day (2005), Sunshine, Grow Your Own (both 2007) and Moon (2009), and the CBBC series Spirit Warriors (2010).
Wong gained further recognition in the 2010s for his roles as Kublai Khan in the Netflix series Marco Polo (2014–2016), Bruce Ng in the film The Martian (2015), and Wong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the film Doctor Strange (2016), and the Syfy series Deadly Class (2019). Wong's performance in the film Nine Days (2020) earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination. As of 2024, he stars in the Netflix series 3 Body Problem. His recent films include Bad Genius (2024) and Weapons (2025).
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