Garrett Wang

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Garrett Wang

Born Garrett Richard Wang
December 15, 1968 (1968-12-15) (age 39)
Riverside, California, U.S.

Garrett Richard Wang (born December 15, 1968; Chinese name: traditional Chinese: 王以瞻; pinyin: Wáng Yǐzhān) is a Chinese American actor. Wang is best known for his role in Star Trek: Voyager as Ensign Harry Kim.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Wang was born in Riverside, California, to Chinese immigrant parents who moved to Indiana and then to Bermuda. He has a sister named Laura.

Wang graduated from Harding Academy High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Wang then moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA to study Asian culture where he was encouraged by a professor to study theatre.

[edit] Career

Wang is best known for his role as Ensign Harry Kim on Voyager which ran from 1995 to 2001. He was keen to participate in a new role for the 2007 fan production Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, saying, "it’s always more challenging for an actor to play a bad guy."[1]

Wang also made an appearance in the television series All American Girl episode "Submission:Impossible" #1.2 as Raymond Han. (He also dated the show's star Margaret Cho for a time.)

Wang has repeatedly stated that he intends to pursue other projects outside of acting because, as he said in a 2005 interview with Esquire, "sometimes talent does not measure up to ambition, so you have to seek alternative options."

Wang is also briefly seen in Rage Against the Machine's music video "Sleep Now in the Fire".

[edit] Filmography

Start Year Title Character Notes
2007 Star Trek: Of Gods and Men Garan
2005 Into the West Chow-Ping Yen TV miniseries
2002 Demon Island Paul
2002 Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force (game) Ensign Harry Kim Voice-over
1999 The Auteur Theory Mike Wong/God
1998 Hundred Percent Troy Tashima
1998 Ivory Tower Mark Burton
1995 Angry Cafe No Name
1995 Flesh Suitcase No Name
1995 Star Trek: Voyager Ensign Harry Kim TV show spanning until 2001

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Let There Be Lights: "Of Gods and Men" Shoots", startrek.com, July 12, 2006. 
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