Anthony Wong
Anthony Brandon Wong (born May 12, 1965 in Sydney ) is an Australian actor .
Life
Wong's film career began in 1988 in the series Home and Away . In 1991 he got his first role in a movie, he starred in But then she came along. Wong starred in the last two parts of the Matrix trilogy, Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions . A year later, in 2004, he received a role in The Flight of the Phoenix , a remake of the 1965 film of the same name. More recently, Wong has also appeared frequently in popular television series such as Navy CIS in 2008 , Glee in 2010 and 2012 in Hawaii Five-0 . In 2011 he starred as Jiang in Haywire and in 2012 as Asian Elvis in Guns and Girls .
Wong is avowedly gay.
Filmography (selection)
- 1988; 1998: Home and Away (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1989: Body Surfer (TV series)
- 1991: But then it came (Till There Was You)
- 1991: Acropolis Now (TV series, episode)
- 1992: Seeing Red
- 1996: Lilian's Story
- 1997: Spellbinder - In the Land of the Dragon Lord ( Spellbinder 2: Land of the Dragon Lord , TV series, 22 episodes)
- 1998: Water Rats - Die Hafencops ( Water Rats , TV series, an episode)
- 1998: Flipper Adventure ( pinball , TV series, an episode)
- 1999: The Reunion (short film)
- 2001: Shipwreck ( Jumping Ship , TV movie)
- 2003: Matrix Reloaded (The Matrix Reloaded)
- 2003: Enter the Matrix (video game)
- 2003: Matrix Revolutions (The Matrix Revolutions)
- 2004: The Flight of the Phoenix (Flight of the Phoenix)
- 2005: Little Fish
- 2005: Wu Ji - The Riders of the Winds (Wújí)
- 2007: The Unit ( The Unit , TV series, an episode)
- 2008: Mask of the Ninja (TV movie)
- 2008: Samurai Girl (miniseries, 6 episodes)
- 2008: Secrets of the Forbidden City (TV documentary)
- 2008: Navy CIS ( NCIS , TV series, an episode)
- 2008: Crooked Business
- 2010: The Booth at the End (TV series, one episode)
- 2010: Glee (TV series, an episode)
- 2011: Haywire
- 2012: Hemingway & Gellhorn (TV movie)
- 2012: Hawaii Five-0 (TV series, one episode)
Web links
- Anthony Wong in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Glitz: Cinema, this summer . In: The Advocate . May 27, 2003, p. 40 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
- ^ Marcus O'Donnell: Gendered Outcasts and Sexual Outlaws . Ed .: The Haworth Press. 2006, Western Gay Society and Pornographic Depictions of Asian Men, pp. 169 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search). First published in 1997
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wong, Anthony |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wong, Anthony Brandon (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney , Australia |