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Anthony Brandon Wong

Australian actor (born 1965)

Summary

Australian actor (born 1965)

Field	Value
name	Anthony Brandon Wong
image	Anthony Brandon Wong on the set of Queen of Oz.jpg
caption	Wong on the set of Queen of Oz
birth_date
birth_place	Sydney, Australia
occupation	Actor
years_active	1988–present
other_names	Anthony Wong

Anthony Brandon Wong (born 12 May 1965), often credited simply as Anthony Wong, is an Australian actor, singer-songwriter and acting teacher and coach. His roles include Ghost in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.

Career

His role of Ghost from The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions was greatly expanded in the video game Enter the Matrix, in which he starred alongside Jada Pinkett Smith as the lead. Prior to landing his role as Ghost, he originally auditioned for Tank in the first film, but lost out to Marcus Chong.

Wong's other roles include Jumping Ship as the leader of modern-day pirates, Little Fish, two stints on Home and Away, Mek – a scientist in Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord, the 2004 film Flight of the Phoenix and as Tasuke Kogo in the 2008 six-part miniseries, Samurai Girl. He played the role of Danny Law in the 2016 comedy TV series The Family Law.

In 2023, Wong starred in all six episodes of the BBC One comedy Queen of Oz. He plays Weiwei Weng, the sassy and sarcastic Master of the Household of Macquarie House, the fictitious royal residence of Queen Georgiana, played by Catherine Tate.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	'Til There Was You	Barman
1992	Seeing Red	Nguyen
1995	Singapore Sling: Midnight Orchid	Yvette
1996	Floating Life	Gar Ming	Lead role
Lilian's Story	Transvestite on bus
2003		Ghost
2003	Flight of the Phoenix	Lead Smuggler
2008	Crooked Business	Peter Cho
2011	Haywire	Jiang
2012	Guns, Girls and Gambling	Asian Elvis
2016	Thicker Than Water	Tin
2017	Emporium	Brady	Short film; lead role
2019	Sequin in a Blue Room	Virginia
2020		Accident Victim	Cameo
Unsound	Tristan
2021	The Pitch	Bobby Berman
2023	In The Room Where He Waits	Matthew
2024	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	Talk Show Announcer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Swap Shop		1 episode
Home and Away	David Lee	Recurring role; 6 episodes
Mission: Impossible	Tu	1 episode
1989	Trouble in Paradise	Ringe	Television film
Tanamera – Lion of Singapore	Miki	Miniseries; 5 episodes
Bodysurfer	Dr. Wu	Miniseries; 2 episodes
Cassidy	Wayne	Miniseries
Fear in Fun Park	Randolph	Television film
Boys from the Bush	Phoung	1 episode
1990	Embassy	Lee	3 episodes
1991		Winston Yip	2 episodes
Acropolis Now	Guido Mazzio	1 episode
1997	Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord	Mek	Main role; 26 episodes
	Hong (voice)	1 episode
1998	Home and Away	Hai	Recurring role; 7 episodes
2001	Jumping Ship	Frakes	Television film
2008	Samurai Girl	Tasuke Kogo	Miniseries, 6 episodes
2013	Nowhere Boys	Michael	7 episodes
2015	Maximum Choppage	Le Bok	5 episodes
2017	Pulse	Arthur Chan	2 episodes
2016–2019		Danny Law	18 episodes
2019	The Letdown	Phil	Episode: "Heavy Heart"
Reef Break	Dr Griffin	Episode: "Dream Lover"
The Commons	Harlow	2 episodes
2020	First Day	John Nguyen	2 episodes
2021	Wakefield	Clive	2 episodes
The Moth Effect	Politician	Episode: "Old Matey"
2022	The PM's Daughter	Tim Yeung	Miniseries
Bali 2002	Dr Harry	Miniseries
Upright	Richard Hodgkinson	Episode #2.1
2023	Queen of Oz	Weiwei	6 episodes
One Night	Mediator	1 episode
2024	The Twelve	Winston Hang	8 episodes

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Ding Dong I'm Gay	Mr Carnegie	1 episode

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Enter the Matrix	Ghost

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work
1992	Victorian Green Room Awards	Best Male Actor in a Leading Role	Sex Diary of an Infidel
1993	Best Supporting Actor	The Temple
Sydney Critics Circle Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Play	Sex Diary of an Infidel
2009	Victorian Green Room Awards	Best Male Performer in a Play	The Language of the Gods
2016	Equity Ensemble Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast – Comedy Series	Maximum Choppage
2017	The Family Law
Edmonton Festival of Fear International Film Festival	Best Actor – Short Film	Emporium
2018	Maverick Movie Awards	Best Ensemble Performance – Feature	Thicker Than Water
Los Angeles Film Awards	Honorable Mention – Supporting Actor
Equity Ensemble Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast – Comedy Series	The Family Law
2019	Asian Television Awards	Best Comedy Programme
2020	Equity Ensemble Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast – Comedy Series

References

Mark W. Worthing The Matrix Revealed: The Theology Of The Matrix Trilogy - 2004 - - Page 148 "The Theology Of The Matrix Trilogy "Ghost: Played by Anthony Wong. "
Barry, Rebecca. (3 May 2003). "Ghost of a chance". [[The New Zealand Herald]].
Taylor, Andrew. (9 January 2016). "The Family Law: Benjamin Law's 'comedy about divorce' screens on SBS". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
Mangan, Lucy. (16 June 2023). "Queen of Oz review – Catherine Tate is truly monstrous in her new BBC sitcom". The Guardian.

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