BD Wong Biography

Bradley Darryl "BD" Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Dr. George Huang on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as Father Ray Mukada on Oz, as Dr. John Lee on Awake, Henry Wu in the movie Jurassic Park, his portrayal of Ngawang Jigme in the movie Seven Years in Tibet, as well as voice-over and stage acting.

Early life

Wong was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Roberta Christine (née Leong), a telephone company supervisor, and William D. Wong. He is of Chinese descent. Wong attended Lincoln High School before attending San Francisco State University.

Career

Wong gained attention for his Broadway debut in M. Butterfly opposite John Lithgow. The play won multiple awards, including several for Wong. He is notable as the only actor to be honored with the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award for the same role. In addition to his long-running stint on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as FBI psychiatrist Dr. George Huang, he has had recurring roles in All American Girl and as a prison priest on Oz, with guest appearances on The X-Files and Sesame Street. On the big screen, he has appeared in The Freshman (1990), the 1991 remake of Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel, Father of the Bride Part II, Jurassic Park (1993), Executive Decision (1996) and Slappy and the Stinkers (1997). He also provided the voice of Captain Shang in Disney's Mulan (1998) and its direct-to-video sequel. He returned to Broadway as Linus in a revival of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, alongside Anthony Rapp, Roger Bart and Kristin Chenoweth, and the 2004 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures. In 2008, he starred in the one-man show Herringbone, in which he portrays 11 roles, at the McCarter Theatre at Princeton University. He brought the show to the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego the following year.

Wong announced his departure from the cast of Law & Order: SVU in July 2011, to join another NBC police drama, Awake where he portrayed Dr. Johnathan Lee, a confrontational therapist of an LAPD detective (portrayed by Jason Isaacs) who lived in two realities. Wong guest starred in a thirteenth season episode of Law & Order: SVU titled "Father Dearest" (which aired May 2, 2012).

Personal life

Wong began a long-term relationship with talent agent Richie Jackson in 1988. In 2000, Wong had twin sons: Boaz Dov, who died 90 minutes after birth, and Jackson Foo Wong. They were born through a surrogate mother, using Wong's sperm and an egg donated by Jackson's sister. In 2003, Wong wrote a memoir about his experiences with surrogacy titled Following Foo: the Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut Man. Wong and Jackson ended their relationship in 2004.

Wong also donates his time and resources to a number of LGBT and arts-related charities, such as the Ali Forney Center and Materials for the Arts.

Work

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1986	The Karate Kid, Part II	Boy on Street	as Bradd Wong
1989	Family Business	Jimmy Chiu, Adam's MIT Prof
1990	The Freshman	Edward
1991	Mystery Date	James Lew
	Father of the Bride	Howard Weinstein
1992	The Lounge People	Billy
1993	Jurassic Park	Henry Wu
1993	And the Band Played On	Kico Govantes
1994	The Ref	Dr. Wong, Marriage Counselor	AKA Hostile Hostages
	Men of War	Po
1995	Kalamazoo	Justin
	Father of the Bride Part II	Howard Weinstein
1996	Executive Decision	Sergeant Louie
	Joe's Apartment	Cockroach	Voice
1997	Seven Years in Tibet	Ngawang Jigme
1998	Slappy and the Stinkers	Morgan Brinway
	Mulan	Shang	Voice
	The Substitute 2: School's Out	Warren Drummond
2002	The Salton Sea	Bubba
2004	Mulan II	Shang	Straight-to-video Voice
2005	Stay	Dr. Ren
2006	Ira & Abby	Party Guest
2012	White Frog	Oliver Young	World Premiere March 8, 2012
2014	Focus	Liyuan	Filming

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
1983	No Big Deal	Miss Karnisian's Class	TV film as Bradd Wong
1986	Simon & Simon	Counterboy - Photo Shop Clerk	Episode: "Mobile Home of the Brave"
1987	Double Switch	Waiter	TV film
1988	Crash Course	Kichi	TV film as Bradd Wong aka Driving Academy
1990	Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston	Kim Tan	TV Film aka The Charles Stuart Story
1991	Alive from Off Center	Actor	Episode: "Dances in Exile"
1993	And the Band Played On	Kico Govantes	HBO TV film
1994-95	All-American Girl	Dr. Stuart Kim	18 episodes
1994	ABC Afterschool Specials	Johnny Angel	Episode: "Magical Make-Over"
1995	Dazzle	Teng	TV film
	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	The Wolf	Episode: "Little Red Riding Hood"
	Bless This House	Johnny Chen	Episode: "Neither a Borrower Nor a Landlord Be"
1996	The X-Files	Det. Glen Chao	Episode: "Hell Money"
	Lauren Hutton and...	Himself	Episode: "B.D. Wong"
1997-03	Oz	Father Ray Mukada	47 episodes
1998	The Substitute 2: School's Out	Warren Drummond	TV film
	Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan'	Captain Li Shang	TV film
	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	Himself	Episode: "Episode dated 28 May 1998"
1999	Chicago Hope	Dr. Kai Chang	Episode: "Upstairs, Downstairs"
2000	Welcome to New York	Dennis	Episode: "Jim Gets a Wig"
2002	Kim Possible	Agent Will Du	Voice Episode: "Number One"
2001-2013	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. George Huang	228 episodes, recurring character seasons 2-3, main cast seasons 4-12, guest appearances seasons 13 & 14
2004	Century City	U.S. Attorney Matthew Chin	Episode: "Pilot"
2007	Marco Polo	Pedro	TV film
2012	Awake	Dr. John Lee	Series regular

Video games

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	Kingdom Hearts II	Captain Li Shang	(English)

Theater

Year	Show	Role	Notes
1988-1990	M. Butterfly	Song Liling	Broadway Debut Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Male Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Debut Performance Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
1999	You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown	Linus
2004-2005	Pacific Overtures	Reciter

Awards

• 1988 Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Male " M. Butterfly
• 1988 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Debut Performance " M. Butterfly
• 1988 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play " M. Butterfly
• 1988 Theatre World Award " M. Butterfly
• 1988 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play " M. Butterfly
• 2003 GLAAD Davidson/Valentini Award