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B.D. Wong

  • Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
  • Birthday: October 24, 1960

Talented and handsome Asian-American performer of New York and L.A. theater and quirky character actor of film and TV. Wong is best known for his acclaimed performance as Song Liling in his Broadway debut, "M. Butterfly" (1988), as a male Chinese spy who successfully poses as a woman in a 25-year relationship with a French diplomat. His mesmerizing performance won an array of richly deserved awards including the 1988 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor, the Drama Desk Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theater World Award. Wong's s…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2005

    Cast opposite Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts in the Marc Forster thriller "Stay"

  • 2002

    Joined the cast of the NBC crime drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" as Dr. George Huang

  • 1999

    Played Linus in Broadway revival of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"

  • 1998

    Voiced Captain Li Shang in the animated Disney feature "Mulan"

  • 1997 to 2003

    Had regular role of Father Ray Mukada, the prison chaplain, on the HBO series "Oz"

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Awards

  • 1998

    Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

  • 1988

    Clarence Derwent Award:

  • 1988

    Outer Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actor

  • 1988

    Theatre World Award:

  • 1988

    Tony: Featured Actor in a Play

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