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BENEDICT WONG starred as ‘Kublai Khan’ in Netflix's historical epic series Marco Polo before joining the Marvel Universe when he played 'Wong' in Dr. Strange, Avengers : Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame.
Wong also reprised his role in Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and in Spiderman: No Way Home.
Most recently he can be seen as ‘Mr. Wickfield’ in Armando Ianucci's, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon voicing the formidable giant ‘Tong’ and Edson Oda’s directorial debut, Nine Days.
Benedict was named to the list of: The 32 Greatest Character Actors Working Today, voted for by directors, showrunners, casting directors, and critics.
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BENEDICT WONG came to prominence in Stephen Frear's 2002 feature film Dirty Pretty Things in which his acclaimed performance as ‘Guo Yi’ earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 2003 British Independent Film Awards. Wong went on to give notable big screen performances in Danny Boyle's Sunshine, the Frank Cottrell-Boyce penned Grow Your Own, The Martian, and Prometheus both under the reigns of legendary Director Ridley Scott.
Wong began his stage career at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre under the tutelage of Mark Rylance and would continue to develop his growing reputation as a dramatic actor playing Laertes opposite Michael Sheen's Hamlet at the Young Vic in 2012. The following year Wong would receive critical acclaim for his performance in The Arrest of Ai Weiwei at the Hampstead Theatre and would earn a Best Dramatic Performance nomination at the West End Frame Awards in 2013 for his portrayal of Zhang Lin in Lucy Kirkwood’s 5-time Olivier award-winning Chimerica.
In 2014 Wong starred as ‘Kublai Khan’ in Netflix's historical epic series Marco Polo. After 2 years and 20 episodes he would journey from the Mongol Empire to the Marvel Universe when he played 'Wong' in Dr. Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame.
In 2019 BENEDICT WONG was first inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. In the same year, he would reunite with The Russo Brothers when he took command as ‘Master Lin’ in Deadly Class and also appear alongside Will Smith in Ang-Lee’s innovative Gemini Man.
Most recently Wong can be seen as ‘Mr. Wickfield’ in Armando Ianucci's, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon voicing the formidable giant ‘Tong’ and Edson Oda’s directorial debut, Nine Days. He received a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role, and also made Variety’s list of Oscar Nominee predictions in the same category. Benedict also made it onto the list of: The 32 Greatest Character Actors Working Today, voted for by directors, showrunners, casting directors, and critics.
Having completed Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Wong also reprised his role in Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and in Spiderman: No Way Home.
BENEDICT WONG has just begun work on David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ highly-anticipated 3-Body Problem, for Netflix.