Russell Wong’s Net Worth, Height, Age, & Personal Info Wiki

Before landing his first on-screen roles in 1985, Russell Wong worked for a living as a photographer and dancer acting in music videos alongside Janet Jackson, Donna Summer, and David Bowie, among others. Russell also plays Gordon Chen in a cinematic version of James Clavell’s best-selling novel “Tai-Pan” and “Ge wu sheng ping,” or “Musical Dancer,” a Hong Kong musical.

In the following years, Russell portrayed various characters on television shows and in movies, including Narong Bansari, on an episode of the 1980s crime drama “The Equalizer.” However, it wasn’t until 1989 that he started to land better roles. The actor was notable for his recurrent performance as Locke in the drama series “21 Jump Street” episode “The Dragon and the Angel” that year. In Wayne Wang’s critically praised indie romance comedy “Eat a Bowl of Tea,” he also got the role of Ben Loy, the film’s protagonist.

Russell played the rising Chinese American gang leader Yung Gan in Abel Ferrara’s “China Girl,” a Romeo and Juliet-style love story with tensions between Chinese criminals and the Italian mafia in New York. Following Russell’s supporting appearances, the actor made a portrayal of Lam Cheng Shen in “China Cry,” Bobby Chow in “China White,” and Park in “New Jack City.” Moreover, he once more teamed up with Wayne Wang when he was chosen to play Lin Xiao in the screen version of Amy Tan’s best-selling book “The Joy Luck Club.”

Russell’s breakthrough role came in the short-lived television series “Vanishing Son,” in which he portrayed a Chinese political activist exiled in America. Three sequels were produced because of how well-liked the original series was, and a syndicated TV series was also created. In 1995, People magazine selected him as one of the top fifty “Beautiful People.”

After “Vanishing Son” hit theaters, Russell proceeded to work on several other hit movies, including “Prophecy II,” in which he took on the role of Danyael. Furthermore, the films he was in also included “The Tracker,” in which he portrayed Rick Tsung, and “Romeo Must Die,” in which he played Kai, the antagonist to Jet Li’s hero. And the historical drama filmed for the show “The Lost Empire,” in which he portrayed The Monkey King, the lead role.

In the Philip Kaufman-directed movie “Twisted,” which also starred Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, and Andy Garcia, he portrayed Lieutenant Tong. Then, the Asian-American actor played the role of a former drug cop named Tom Chang in the 2003 television series “Black Sash,” which was created by Robert Mark Kamen and Carlton Cuse. In order to teach a group of young students “the art of 8 palm changes,” popularly known as Baguazhang, Tom Chang was assigned the task of opening a martial arts school in San Francisco by his master, Master Li, who was portrayed by Mako. Drew Fuller, Ray J, Sarah Carter, Missy Peregrym, and Corey Sevier also appeared in the series. Although, there were eight episodes were produced, only episode six on The WB.

In the video game “True Crime: Streets of LA,” the actor provided the voice for Nick Kang, the protagonist, and undercover police officer, in 2003. In the Rob Cohen-directed “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” in 2008, he played General Ming Guo opposite Michelle Yeoh and Jet Li. Alongside Inthira Charoenpura, Michael B, and Patharawarin Timkul, he played Patrick in the Thailand action film “The Sanctuary.”

Additionally, Russell Wong portrayed Leon in the independent films “Undoing,” which was released in 2006, starring Sung Kang and Kelly Hu, and “Dim Sum Funeral” in 2008, starring Bai Ling and Talia Shire. Russell appeared in several TV shows as a guest star, including “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” where he played Lieutenant Arthur Chen, and “Just Legal,” where he played the district attorney. More of his work includes the film “Commander in Chief,” where he played a member of the Cabinet, and “Numb3rs,” where he played Jeremy Wang.

Russell made appearances in the TV shows “Nikita” as Victor Han and “Hawaii Five-0” as Kong Liang. The actor Russell Wong also portrayed Winston, Joan Chen’s character’s husband, in HBO Asia’s “Serangoon Road” in the 1997 “Hawaii Five-O TV” movie as Nick Wong. Additionally, Russel made an appearance in the 2013 HBO Asia movie “The Last Days of the World.”

The well-known actor collaborated with Wayne Wang on “Snow Flower” and “Secret Fan” in 2011 as the bank CEO who gave a speech to Archie Kao and Li Bingbing in the beginning, among other projects that were filmed in China or Asia. Moreover, Russell also made a portrayal of Peter in “What Women Want” in 2011, a Chinese remake starring Andy Lau and Gong Li. In 2014, the outstanding actor completed filming on the HBO Asia horror series “Grace,” which was also co-directed by Tony Tilse, who previously worked on “Serangoon Road.” Russell acted in the role of Roy Chan, the family patriarch. (6)