Ben Wang
Biography
Ben Wang is an American actor who studied musical theater at New York University before landing his first major part in an episode of MacGyver in 2021. Born in Beijing, he grew up in Northfield, Minnesota. He went on to play Bo in the Disney+ movie Chang Can Dunk (2023) and took the lead as high school student Jin Wang in the Disney+ series American Born Chinese, which was based on Gene Luen Yang's graphic novel. In 2025 he starred as Li Fong in Karate Kid: Legends, a role announced in early 2024, and ahead of that film's release he was named a Star of Tomorrow at the 2025 CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards.
29years old
Turns 30 on September 21in 343 days
- Born Beijing
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 4 years2022 to 2026
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First role
In 2021, Wang took on his first major role, appearing as Eli Brown in one episode of the series MacGyver.
Ben Wang movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Ben Wang made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jonathan EntwistleDirector, 1 film, 2025
All films by Jonathan Entwistle
Talia OsteenDirector, 1 film, 2022
All films by Talia Osteen
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