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- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Benedict Wong is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Kublai Khan in Netflix's Marco Polo (2014-2016), Bruce Ng in The Martian (2015), and Wong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Doctor Strange (2016). Wong was born on 3 July 1971 in Eccles, Greater Manchester, the son of Hong Kong immigrant parents who had traveled through Ireland before settling in England. He was brought up in Eccles, and attended Salford City College (then called De La Salle Sixth Form College) in the surrounding area of Salford. He then took a two-year performing arts course at Salford City College.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
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- His parents emigrated from Hong Kong to the UK via Ireland.
- Took a two-year performing arts course at Salford City College.
- Was brought up in Salford.
- Frequently appears in space-themed movies. As of 2015, has appeared in four of them: Sunshine (2007), Moon (2009), Prometheus (2012) and The Martian (2015).
- Fan of Manchester United.
- Khan let Polo be his eyes and ears. He was the first one to build a bridge between East and West.
- I'd like to helm my own series. Something British.
- I'm in the loners' society. I don't want to classify myself as anything.
- Bruce Lee has always been a hero of mine, and the choreography in 'Enter The Dragon' is amazing.
- Customer freedom! Don't dictate how I want to watch my TV!
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