BD Wong

Actor

Birth Date: October 24, 1960

Age: 62 years old

Birth Place: San Francisco, California

Born Bradley Darryl Wong, actor BD Wong began his career on the stage. He made his Broadway debut in 1988 playing Song Liling opposite John Lithgow in "M. Butterfly". His performance gained him widespread attention, both from critics and audiences, and he was awarded the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award for his portrayal of this role. Following his work on the stage, Wong moved to film and television. Memorable film roles included Howard Weinstein in 1991's "Father of the Bride", and 1995's "Father of the Bride Part II", Dr. Henry Wu in 1993's "Jurassic Park", the cockroach in the oddball comedy "Joe's Apartment" (1996), and Shang in animated hits "Mulan" (1998) and "Mulan II" (2004). In 2001 Wong originated the role of Dr. George Huang in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC, 2001-2015). In 2015 Wong appeared as a guest actor on season 1 of "Mr. Robot" (USA, 2015-). His character made another appearance in Season 2 and was moved to the slate of series regular in Season 3. In 2017 Wong commenced hosting the HLN series "Something's Killing Me With BD Wong". The show explores strange and unusual life-threatening illnesses.