A decade ago, Hong Kong native Wesley Wong set his sights on an acting career while he was a student at USC.But in 2008, film roles for Asian actors were virtually non-existent.
Even in 2016, less than 6 percent of speaking roles were Asian in the top 100 films that year, according to a recent comprehensive USC study.
Moreover, according to the report, just two Asian men had lead roles in 2016.“I did some research and thought because of my ethnicity, I should go to Beijing (to pursue acting),” Wong tells Variety.
“That was 10 years ago – it wasn’t that established for minorities here.
We didn’t have that much opportunity.
Back then I thought my best choice was to start off in China or the Asian market.”Wong, who grew up speaking Cantonese, had to learn Mandarin and he also attended the prestigious Beijing Film Academy.
After a number of acting credits in Chinese films,
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