About Benedict Wong
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). Wong's first role was in the 1993 BBC Radio play Kai Mei Sauce, written by his cousin, Kevin Wong. He appeared in the second episode of Series 4 of the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd as Prime, a previous Countdown contestant who had won the sixteenth Countdown teapot when he was known as Harold Tong. In 2012, Wong appeared in the Ridley Scott film Prometheus as the ship's pilot, Ravel.
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