Anthony Brandon Wong (born 12 May 1965), often credited simply as Anthony Wong, is an Australian actor, singer-songwriter and acting teacher and coach. His roles include

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in ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Career

His role of

from ''

'' and ''

'' was greatly expanded in the video game '' Enter the Matrix'', in which he starred alongside

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as the lead. Prior to landing his role as Ghost, he originally auditioned for Tank in the first film, but lost out to

Marcus Chong Marcus Scott Chong (né Wyatt; born July 8, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for playing Miguel Mendez in the short-lived crime drama, ''Street Justice'' (1991–1993), real-life activist Huey P. Newton in ''Panther'' (1995), directed by ...

. Wong's other roles include ''

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'' as the leader of modern-day pirates, '' Little Fish'', two stints on ''

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'', Mek – a scientist in '' Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord'', the 2004 film '' Flight of the Phoenix'' and as Tasuke Kogo in the 2008 six-part miniseries, '' Samurai Girl''. He played the role of Danny Law in the 2016 comedy TV series ''

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''. In 2023 Wong starred in all six episodes of the

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comedy ''

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''. He plays Weiwei Weng, the sassy and sarcastic Master of the Household of Macquarie House, the fictitious royal residence of Queen Georgiana, played by Catherine Tate.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Video games

Awards and nominations

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Anthony Brandon 1965 births 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian LGBT people 21st-century Australian male actors Australian gay actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Australian male video game actors Australian male voice actors Australian people of Chinese descent Living people Male actors from Sydney Australian acting coaches