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B.D. Wong as Dr. George Huang in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Bradley Darryl Wong (Chinese: 黃榮亮 Jyutping: Wong4 Wing4 Leung6;; pinyin: Huáng Róngliàng) (born October 24, 1962) is an American actor who has had roles in All American Girl, Oz, Jurassic Park and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has also had guest appearances on The X-Files and Sesame Street. His Broadway debut performance was in M. Butterfly. Wong is the only actor to be honored with the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award and Theater World Award[1] for the same performance. He is openly gay and was presented the Davidson/Valentini Award at the 14th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

He also portrayed United States Army Special Operations Sergeant Louie in Executive Decision. In 2005, Wong directed the film Social Grace, starring Margaret Cho.

Personal life

Born in San Francisco as Bradley Darryl Wong, he attended Lincoln High School before graduating from San Francisco State University. He is currently on the board of advisors for Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE).

He and then-partner Richie Jackson hired a surrogate mother to bear their child. Jackson's sister provided the ovum. The boy, Jackson Foo Wong, was one of a set of twins born on May 28, 2000. The child's twin, Boaz Dov Wong, died at birth, the result of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. Wong wrote a book, Following Foo: the Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut Man, about the experience. He has since broken up with his partner.

Broadway Productions

Awards

Filmography

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B.D.Wong, in a scene from Oz, as Father Ray Mukada.