Bradley Darryl "B. D." Wong (lahir 24 Oktober 1960) adalah pemeran berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat. Dia memenangi penghargaan Tony Award untuk penampilannya sebagai Song Liling in M. Butterfly. Dia juga bermain sebagai Dr. George Huang dalam Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Father Ray Mukada dalam Oz, Dr. John Lee dalam Awake, Dr. Henry Wu dalam sequel pertama Jurassic Park, juga dalam sequel ke-empat Jurassic World, Ngawang Jigme di film Seven Years in Tibet. Selain itu dia juga menekuni profesi sebagai pengisi suara dan aktor panggung.
| BD Wong | ||||
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Wong pada tahun 2008 | ||||
| Lahir | Bradley Darryl Wong 24 Oktober 1960 San Francisco, California, Amerika Serikat | |||
| Pekerjaan | Pemeran | |||
| Tahun aktif | 1983–sekarang | |||
| Suami/istri | Richert Schnorr (m. 2018) | |||
| Pasangan | Richie Jackson (1988–2004) | |||
| Anak | 2 | |||
| Nama Tionghoa | ||||
| Hanzi Tradisional | 黃榮亮 | |||
| Hanzi Sederhana | 黄荣亮 | |||
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Wong lahir di San Francisco, California, putra pasangan Roberta Christine (née Leong), seorang supervisor perusahaan telepon dan William D. Wong, seorang karyawan di kantor pos. Orang tua mereka adalah keturunan Cina-Hong kong. Dia memiliki kakak dan adik laki-laki. Wong menyelesaikan pendidikan di Lincoln High School, dan mulai menyukai dunia seri peran sebelum melanjutkan di San Francisco State University.
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Wong mengawali debutnya di teater Broadway dalam repertoar M. Butterfly menjadi lawan main John Lithgow. Peran itu menghasilkan beberapa penghargaan. Namanya tercatat sebagai pemeran yang menerima penghargaan dari Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award untuk peran yang sama. Di samping itu, dia juga tampil dalam episode panjang Law & Order: Special Victims Unit sebagai agen FBI, Dr. George Huang. Dia juga menerima peran dalam All American Girl dan Oz, bintang tamu with dalam The X-Files dan Sesame Street. Di layar lebar, dia tamil dalam film The Freshman (1990), film daur ulang Father of the Bride, sequel, Father of the Bride Part II, Jurassic Park (1993), Executive Decision (1996) Slappy and the Stinkers (1997). Wong juga pernah mengisi suara Captain Shang dalam film animasi produksi Disney berjudul Mulan (1998), dan video games Kingdom Hearts II. Kemudian dia terlibat kembali di Broadway berperan sebagai Linus dalam You're a Good Man Charlie Brown.
Tahun 2014, Wong membintangi film adaptasi The Orphan of Zhao, sebuah film yang mengangkat legenda klasik, sejarah peristiwa empat abad sebelum masehi, disutradari oleh Carey Perloff di American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.).
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| Tahun | Judul | Peran |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Karate Kid, Part II | Boy on Street |
| 1989 | Family Business | Jimmy Chiu, Adam's MIT Prof |
| 1990 | The Freshman | Edward |
| 1991 | Mystery Date | James Lew |
| Father of the Bride | Howard Weinstein | |
| 1992 | The Lounge People | Billy |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Henry Wu |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Kico Govantes |
| 1994 | The Ref | Dr. Wong, Marriage Counselor |
| Men of War | Po | |
| 1995 | Kalamazoo | Justin |
| Father of the Bride Part II | Howard Weinstein | |
| 1996 | Executive Decision | Sergeant Louie |
| Joe's Apartment | Cockroach | |
| 1997 | Seven Years in Tibet | Ngawang Jigme |
| 1998 | Slappy and the Stinkers | Morgan Brinway |
| Mulan | Shang | |
| The Substitute 2: School's Out | Warren Drummond | |
| 2002 | The Salton Sea | Bubba |
| 2004 | Mulan II | Shang |
| 2005 | Stay | Dr. Ren |
| 2006 | Ira & Abby | Party Guest |
| 2012 | White Frog | Oliver Young |
| 2015 | Focus | Liyuan Tse |
| Jurassic World | Henry Wu |
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| Tahun | Pertunjukan | Peran | Catatan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | No Big Deal | Miss Karnisian's Class | TV film as Bradd Wong |
| 1986 | Simon & Simon | Counterboy - Photo Shop Clerk | Episode: "Mobile Home of the Brave" |
| 1987 | Double Switch | Waiter | TV film |
| 1988 | Crash Course | Kichi | TV film as Bradd Wong |
| 1990 | Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston | Kim Tan | TV Film aka The Charles Stuart Story |
| 1991 | Alive from Off Center | Actor | Episode: "Dances in Exile" |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Kico Govantes | HBO TV film |
| 1994–95 | All-American Girl | Dr. Stuart Kim | 18 episodes |
| 1994 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Johnny Angel | Episode: "Magical Make-Over" |
| 1995 | Dazzle | Teng | TV film |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | The Wolf Aladdin/The Genie | Episodes: "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Aladdin" | |
| Bless This House | Johnny Chen | Episode: "Neither a Borrower Nor a Landlord Be" | |
| 1996 | The X-Files | Det. Glen Chao | Episode: "Hell Money" |
| 1997–2003 | Oz | Father Ray Mukada | 47 episodes |
| 1998 | The Substitute 2: School's Out | Warren Drummond | TV film |
| Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan' | Captain Li Shang | TV film | |
| 1999 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Kai Chang | Episode: "Upstairs, Downstairs" |
| 2000 | Welcome to New York | Dennis | Episode: "Jim Gets a Wig" |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Agent Will Du | Voice Episode: "Number One" |
| 2001–2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. George Huang | 229 episodes, recurring character seasons 2-3, main cast seasons 4-12, guest appearances seasons 13, 14 & 15 |
| 2004 | Century City | U.S. Attorney Matthew Chin | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Marco Polo | Pedro | TV film |
| 2012 | Awake | Dr. John Lee | Series regular |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | Buzzy | HBO film |
| 2015 | NCIS: New Orleans | Dr. Gabriel Lin | Episode: "The Walking Dead" |
| 2015-2019 | Mr. Robot | Whiterose / Menteri Zhi Zhang | 22 episode musim 3–4; berulang di musim 1–2 |
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| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Captain Li Shang |
| 2015 | Lego Jurassic World | Henry Wu |
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| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988–1990 | M. Butterfly | Song Liling |
| 1999 | You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | Linus |
| 2004–2005 | Pacific Overtures | Reciter |
Referensi sunting
- "B. D. Wong Biography". filmreference. 2008. dari versi asli tanggal 2008-05-13. Diakses tanggal 2008-05-19.
- "BD Wong returns to his hometown for Orphan of Zhao". sfgate. 2014. Diakses tanggal 2014-07-19.
- The Grand Rapids Press. "'Law and Order' actor B.D. Wong to speak at Fountain Street Church". MLive.com. Diakses tanggal 2012-03-15.
- "53rd Drama Desk Awards". Drama Desk. 2008. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2008-07-04. Diakses tanggal 2008-05-19.
- "Theatre World Awards Recipients". Theatre World. 2008. dari versi asli tanggal 2008-05-16. Diakses tanggal 2008-05-19.
- Chris Tilly (March 18, 2014). "Dr. Henry Wu Returns in Jurassic World". IGN.
Pranala luar sunting
- BD Wong di Internet Broadway DatabaseInternet Broadway Database
- BD Wong di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)Internet Movie Database
- (Inggris) BD Wong di Internet Off-Broadway DatabaseInternet Off-Broadway Database
- BD Wong 2015-07-05 di Wayback Machine. at Movies List & Wiki