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'''Garrett Richard Wang''' (Chinese name: {{zh|t=[[wikt:王|王]][[wikt:以|以]][[wikt:瞻|瞻]]|p=Wáng Yǐzhān}}) (born December 15, 1968) is an American [[actor]]. Wang is best known for his role in ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' as [[Harry Kim (Star Trek)|Ensign Harry Kim]]. |
'''Garrett Richard Wang''' (Chinese name: {{zh|t=[[wikt:王|王]][[wikt:以|以]][[wikt:瞻|瞻]]|p=Wáng Yǐzhān}}) (born December 15, 1968) is an American [[actor]]. Wang is best known for his role in ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' as [[Harry Kim (Star Trek)|Ensign Harry Kim]]. |
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Revision as of 00:55, 3 October 2010
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| Other names | Wang Yi-chung[1] (王以瞻)[2] |
Garrett Richard Wang (Chinese name: Chinese: 王以瞻; pinyin: Wáng Yǐzhān) (born December 15, 1968) is an American actor. Wang is best known for his role in Star Trek: Voyager as Ensign Harry Kim.
Biography
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 and a cousin named John Kao.
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.
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."[3]
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".
In 2010 Wang was named the Director of the Star Trek track for Dragon*Con
Filmography
| Start Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Ensign Harry Kim | TV show spanning until 2001 |
| 1995 | Flesh Suitcase | No Name | |
| 1995 | Angry Cafe | No Name | |
| 1998 | Ivory Tower | Mark Burton | |
| 1998 | Hundred Percent | Troy Tashima | |
| 1999 | The Auteur Theory | Mike Wong/God | |
| 2002 | Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force (game) | Ensign Harry Kim | Voice-over |
| 2002 | Demon Island | Paul | |
| 2005 | Into the West | Chow-Ping Yen | TV miniseries |
| 2007 | Star Trek: Of Gods and Men | Garan | |
| 2009 | Why Am I Doing This? | Vic |
References
- ^ Chat Transcript, 1998-05-07
- ^ "特写：美国华人龙年迎春巡礼". 中新社. 2002-02-02.
- ^ "Let There Be Lights: "Of Gods and Men" Shoots". startrek.com. July 12, 2006.
External links
- Garrett Wang at IMDb
- Garrett Wang at Memory Alpha
- Interview about his career and views on Star Trek (GeeksOn): Interview proper starts at 27min50sec
- Garrett Wang Myspace Group
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