Raymond K. Wong

Raymond Kin Wong is an American actor and writer. He is the author of the award-winning novel, The Pacific Between. He was also named as one of Pittsburgh MagazineTemplate:'s 25 Most Beautiful People in 2007.

Career

Raymond K. Wong began his career as an Information Technology Consultant. He later became a Screen Actors Guild actor and has worked with Peter Falk, Julianne Moore, Sarah Jessica Parker, directors Rob Marshall and Peter Yates in features and TV series such as Oscar-nominated Roommates and Emmy-winning series Sex and the City.

As a writer, he is the author of the novel, The Pacific Between, which won a 2006 IPPY Book Award (Multicultural Adult Fiction). Other publications include the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Writers Post Journal, the Deepening, Stories of Strength, and his film column has appeared in Actors Ink, Talk Entertainment, Cleveland.com, Boston.com, and Cincinnati.com.

Personal life

Ray, a Chinese American, was born as Raymond Kin Wong. He grew up in Hong Kong, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with honor. Later, he studied Creative Writing at UCLA. He became interested in acting and writing in college.

Publications

• The Pacific Between (2006) – Novel
• Better Safe Than Sorry (2007) – Short Story
• The Watch (2004) – Essay
• The Coins (2006) – Short Story
• Stories of Strength – Essay
• Ray's Rave Reviews (2003–present) – Movie Reviews
• I, the Author – Writer's Blog

Awards

• IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Award) (Multicultural Adult Fiction) – 2006

Stage

• South Pacific – Henry
• The Pirates of Penzance – Featured pirate
• Triumph of Love – Dimas
• The King and I – Lun Tha

Filmography

• Roommates (1995) – Deng
• Sex and the City (2004) – Featured
• The Extra (2010) - Featured

External links

• Template:Trim/ Raymond Wong at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidata
• Independent Publishers Book Award
• Website