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Benedict Wong

Benedict Wong

Actor, also producer · Born July 3, 1971 (55) · Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Benedict Wong (born 3 July 1971) is an English actor. He began his career on stage before starring in the film Dirty Pretty Things (2002), which earned him a British Independent Film Award nomination, and the BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High (2002–2004). This was followed by roles in the films On a Clear Day (2005), Sunshine, Grow Your Own (both 2007) and Moon (2009), and the CBBC series Spirit Warriors (2010). Wong gained further recognition in the 2010s for his roles as Kublai Khan in the Netflix series Marco Polo (2014–2016), Bruce Ng in the film The Martian (2015), and Wong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the film Doctor Strange (2016), and the Syfy series Deadly Class (2019). Wong's performance in the film Nine Days (2020) earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination. As of 2024, he stars in the Netflix series 3 Body Problem. His recent films include Bad Genius (2024) and Weapons (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Benedict Wong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
July 3, 1971 (55)
From
Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Benedict Wong's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Self
24%
Survival
15%
Bonds
14%
Society
10%
Power
5%
Ideas
5%
Identity10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 3 of 11 analyzed roles.

Mentor
3 of 11
Ally
3 of 11
Herald
2 of 11
Shapeshifter
1 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
Threshold guardian
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
14
Dread
11
Hopeful
10
Contemplative
11
Other
24

How their films linger

Thought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet17
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Benedict Wong's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Benedict Wong's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

86 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Dog Stars(2026)

    as Aaron

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rock Springs(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Ah Tseng

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Weapons(2025)

    as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Bad Genius(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Meng Kang

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • London journey of PJ❤ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • 3 Body Problem(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Detective Clarence 'Da' Shi

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Magician's Elephant(2023)

    as Magician (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • She Hulk: Attorney at Law(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Wong

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness(2022)

    as Wong

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Toast of Tinseltown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Rusty Halloween

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home(2021)

    as Wong

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings(2021)

    as Wong

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Wong (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Nine Days(2020)

    as Kyo

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Raya and the Last Dragon(2021)

    as Tong (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Extinct(2021)

    as Dr. Chung (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Wong (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Lady and the Tramp(2019)

    as Bull (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Personal History of David Copperfield(2019)

    as Mr. Wickfield

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Gemini Man(2019)

    as Baron

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance(2019)

    Show 9 episodes · as skekVar (The General) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Wong

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • What We Do in the Shadows(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Wallace

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Deadly Class(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Master Lin

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Avengers: Infinity War(2018)

    as Wong

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Annihilation(2018)

    as Lomax

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Andrews

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • 2036: Nexus Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Lawmaker

  • Doctor Strange(2016)

    as Wong

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes(2015)

    as Kublai Khan

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Martian(2015)

    as Bruce Ng

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Marco Polo(2014)

    Show 20 episodes · as Kublai Khan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Prey(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ashley Chan

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Kick-Ass 2(2013)

    as Mr. Kim

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Gao

  • Redemption(2013)

    as Mr Choy

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Ai Weiwei

  • Prometheus(2012)

    as Ravel

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Painkiller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jay

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Shaun Li

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Lady(2011)

    as Karma Phuntsho

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Johnny English Reborn(2011)

    as Chi Han Ly

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Flying Machine(2010)

    as Lang Lang (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Shanghai(2010)

    as Juso Kita

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Spirit Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 7 episodes · as Li

  • Moon(2009)

    as Thompson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: UK(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch(2008)

    as Kwan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Slapper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as David

  • Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ed Gore

  • The Peter Serafinowicz Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Various

  • Grow Your Own(2007)

    as Kung Sang

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Sunshine(2007)

    as Trey

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hallo Panda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Panda's Voice (voice)

  • The IT Crowd(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Prime

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Eleventh Hour(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • On a Clear Day(2005)

    as Chan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tristram Shandy(2005)

    as Ed

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Code 46(2003)

    as Medic

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • State of Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Pete Cheng

  • tlc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nurse Terry Cheung

  • 15 Storeys High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 12 episodes · as Errol

  • Look Around You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Chess Player · as Dr. Franklin Fu

  • Dirty Pretty Things(2002)

    as Guo Yi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Kai

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Spy Game(2001)

    as Tran

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(2001)

    as Pat Proudence

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Double Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer · as Dan

  • Wit(2001)

    as Fellow 2

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Arabian Nights(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hassan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Supply & Demand(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · as DC Frankie Li

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Breakout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jerry

  • Cracker: White Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Peter Yang

  • Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Mark

  • Detonator II: Night Watch(1995)

    as Guard

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Wages Clerk

  • Hearts and Minds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · as Interpreter

  • Cardiac Arrest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Radiographer

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Cheung

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Frank Stubbs Promotes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee

  • Small Metal Jacket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Le Van Dong

  • The Chief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Peng

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Le Van Dong

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Fonda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Masque of the Red Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Hop Frog

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 86 titles, 84 of them dated from 1984 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

$1.9B worldwide

Highest rated

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19842026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 86: 83 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thWriting1 of 86: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 86: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

86 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s25 · 25 acting · 1 crew2010s28 · acting2020s17 · 17 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 34 roles
9505101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2021, Best Supporting Male.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Benedict Wong's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 39; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up27
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Flying Machine (2010)

90th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Benedict Wong's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles34–88 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles9–52 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles26–75 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles6–71 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles36–86 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Benedict Wong work with?

People who share at least 2 of Benedict Wong's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Benedict Cumberbatch shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles