Garrett Wang
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Wang in 2013 at FedCon in Germany.
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Garrett Richard Wang December 15, 1968 Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Wang Yi Jahn (王以瞻) |
| Years active | 1994-present |
Garrett Richard Wang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Wáng Yǐzhān) (born December 15, 1968) is an American actor. Wang is known for his role in Star Trek: Voyager as Ensign Harry Kim.
Wang was born in Riverside, California, to Chinese immigrant parents who moved to Indiana and then to Bermuda, Memphis, Tennessee and then back to California. He moved from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in 2008.
Wang graduated from Harding Academy High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Wang then moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA to major in pre-med. He switched majors multiple times, going from Biology to Political Science to History to Economics and finally Asian Studies with all his upper division electives in Theater.
Wang is most noted for his series regular role as Ensign Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager which ran from 1995 to 2001. In 2005, Wang played the role of Chow Ping in the TV miniseries "Into The West" which was executive produced by Steven Spielberg. He played the part of Garan in the 2007 fan production Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, saying, "it’s always more challenging for an actor to play the bad guy."
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