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Russell Wong

Highest Rated: 81% New Jack City (1991)

Lowest Rated: 0% Contract to Kill (2016)

Birthday: Mar 1, 1963

Birthplace: Troy, New York, USA

Asian-American actor Russell Wong first appeared on film as a dancer in music videos of the '80s, leading to his first film role in the musical "Ge wu sheng ping." His first English-language film, "Tai-Pan," based on the novel by James Clavell, led to a supporting role in 1987's re-telling of "Romeo and Juliet," "China Girl." Gaining exposure, Wong had a breakthrough role in 1989 as Ben Loy in Wayne Wang's indie romance "Eat a Bowl of Tea," an exploration of culture and love. Continuing to make Chinese films, he starred in "China White," about the drug trade, in 1989. Expanding his range, Wong was cast in Mario Van Peebles's directorial debut, "New Jack City," starring Wesley Snipes as a ruthless drug lord. Working with Wang again in 1993, Wong was cast as Lin Xiao in the Asian-American drama "The Joy Luck Club." Based on the book by Amy Tan, the film follows four women and their daughters in transition between cultures. The following year Wong took on the role of Jian-Wa in the made-for-tv actioner "Vanishing Son," spawning three other TV movies and a series that ran for 13 episodes in 1995. In the '00s Wong continued to appear in martial arts-centered parts like Kai in "Romeo Must Die," but broke out of the Asian stereotype with roles like Lieutenant Tong in the Ashley Judd thriller "Twisted" and as Frank in the David Ogden thriller "Inside Out."

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Highest rated movies

81% 80% New Jack City
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58% 94% Clifford the Big Red Dog Watchlist
33% 44% The Prophecy II
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32% 61% Romeo Must Die
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31% 23% Undoing
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22% 48% Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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14% 39% Tai-Pan
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13% 30% The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Watchlist 2% 31% Twisted Watchlist 0% 25% Contract to Kill Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
58% 94% Clifford the Big Red Dog Mr. Yu (Character) $48.9M 2021
No Score Yet 13% Escape Plan: The Extractors Wu Zhang (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 44% The Jade Pendant Mr. Wong (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Chinese Exclusion Act Unknown (Voice) - 2017
No Score Yet 18% Lost in the Pacific Gary Gao (Character) - 2016
0% 25% Contract to Kill Sharp (Character) - 2016
0% 29% What Women Want Peter / 007 (Character) - 2011
22% 48% Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Bank CEO (Character) $1.3M 2011
No Score Yet 11% The Sanctuary Patrick (Character),
Producer
- 2009
0% 36% Dim Sum Funeral Alexander (Character) - 2008
13% 30% The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Ming Guo (Character) $102.2M 2008
31% 23% Undoing Leon (Character) $45.0K 2006
No Score Yet 26% Honor Unknown (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 37% Inside Out Frank (Character) - 2005
2% 31% Twisted Lieutenant Tong (Character) $25.2M 2004
No Score Yet 59% The Lost Empire Unknown (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 56% Takedown Tsutomu Shimomura (Character) - 2000
32% 61% Romeo Must Die Kai (Character) $56.0M 2000
No Score Yet 0% The Tracker Rick Tsung (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cybertraque Tsutomu Shimomura (Character) - 2000
33% 44% The Prophecy II Danyael (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vanishing Son Jian-Wa (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vanishing Son III Jian-Wa (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Satin Steel Ken (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vanishing Son IV Jian-Wa (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vanishing Son II Jian-Wa (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Summer Lover Zeniger (Character) - 1992
81% 80% New Jack City Park (Character) $44.1M 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet China White Bobby Chow (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 85% China Cry Lam Cheng Shen (Character) $1.3M 1990
No Score Yet 49% Eat a Bowl of Tea Ben Loy (Character) $95.2K 1989
No Score Yet 50% China Girl Yung Gan (Character) $918.1K 1987
14% 39% Tai-Pan Gordon Chen (Character) $3.8M 1986

TV

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No Score Yet 84% NCIS Feng Zhao (Guest Star) 2024
No Score Yet 100% The Oath Unknown (Guest Star) 2019
89% 76% Lethal Weapon Stan (Guest Star) 2018
87% 73% Lucifer Vincent Green (Guest Star) 2018
25% 47% Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Inspector Jin Taan (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 64% NCIS: New Orleans Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Grace Unknown (Character) 2014
No Score Yet 69% Hawaii Five-0 Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lost Empire Unknown (Character) 2012
85% 69% Nikita Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 93% Numb3ers Jeremy Wang (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 80% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Black Sash Tom Chang (Character) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vanishing Son Unknown (Character) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet 21 Jump Street Locke (Guest Star) 1989