{{family name hatnote|[[Wong (surname)|Wong]]|lang=Chinese}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2013}} {{EngvarB|date=January 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{infobox person | name = Wong He | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Kwong Ngai-yee (鄺毅怡)<ref>[http://sports.cctv.com/20080429/107691.shtml 演员王喜采访珠峰圣火展示 遭遇高原反应又翻车].CCTV.2008-04-29 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204113306/http://sports.cctv.com/20080429/107691.shtml}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|7|27}} | birth_place = Hong Kong | occupation = Actor, singer, presenter | years_active = 1992–present | awards = '''Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards'''<br>'''My Favourite Shot'''<br>2005 ''[[Net Deception]]''{{awards|award=[[TVB Anniversary Awards]]|name='''My Favourite Television Character'''<br>2002 ''[[Burning Flame II]]''}} | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | p = Wáng Xǐ }} | module2 = {{infobox musical artist|embed=yes | alias = Wong Hei | background = temporary | origin = Hong Kong | genre = [[Cantopop]] | instrument = Singing | label = [[Avex Trax]] }} }} '''Wong He''' ({{lang-zh|link=no|王喜}}, born 27 July 1967), sometimes credited as '''Wong Hei''', is a [[Hong Kong people|Hong Kong]] actor, singer, and presenter. He is best known for his [[firefighter]] roles in [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]]'s ''[[Burning Flame]]'' trilogy. As a former police officer, Wong has acted primarily in [[law enforcement]] roles during his career at [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]], which gave rise to rumours that his stage name is based on the [[Cantonese]] term "皇氣" (lit. "royal air"), a slang term for the [[Royal Hong Kong Police]]. Wong is a practising [[Buddhist]], having converted in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.qq.com/a/20070227/001431_13.htm|script-title=zh:组图：娱乐圈明星信佛知多少|date=27 February 2007|work=QQ News |language=zh |access-date=21 May 2012}}</ref>
==Early life and police career== Born in Hong Kong as Kwong Ngai-yee (鄺毅怡), Wong He grew up in [[Lam Tin]] where he attended SKH Kei Hau Secondary School. He has an elder sister and a younger brother. He served in the [[Royal Hong Kong Police]] as an airport officer and a [[Police Tactical Unit (Hong Kong)|Police Tactical Unit]] member before entering the entertainment industry.
On 24 July 1989, in a case of attempted murder on police officers, Wong saved three of his colleagues from a burning building on [[Nathan Road]]. This incident was remembered as one of the top ten heroic acts within the Hong Kong Police Force in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=香港警隊羅列十大英雄王喜榜上有名|url=http://ent.sina.com.hk/news/-2762-437582/1.html|date=31 March 2010|website=sina.com.hk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129191339/http://ent.sina.com.hk/news/-2762-437582/1.html|archive-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>
==Entertainment career== Wong began his entertainment career in 1992 as a radio host for [[Commercial Radio Hong Kong]] and later as a host for [[Asia Television|ATV]]. It was during his radio days that he picked the stage name "Wong He" for himself, named after a waiter in the novel ''[[To Live (novel)|To Live]]''.
In 1996, Wong joined [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]] and starred his first TV series ''[[Nothing to Declare (TV series)|Nothing to Declare]]''. He became popularly known for his role as Yau Chi Dak ("OK Dak") in the successful TVB drama, ''[[Food of Love (TV series)|Food of Love]]''. In 1997, Wong received his first nomination for [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] at the [[TVB Anniversary Awards]] for his performance in ''[[Deadly Protection]]''. Later that year, Wong starred in TVB comedy ''[[A Tough Side of a Lady]]''.
In 1998, Wong scored his breakthrough role when he played a [[firefighter]] in the classic hit TVB series ''[[Burning Flame]]''. He was nominated as one of the top five finalists for [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] at the 1999 [[TVB Anniversary Awards]]. ''[[Burning Flame]]'' made Wong a household name and led to the reprisal of his firefighter role in the 2002 sequel ''[[Burning Flame II]]''. Wong won My Favourite Television Character Award for his role as Kei Tak Tin in ''[[Burning Flame II]]'' at the 2002 [[TVB Anniversary Awards]].
In 2000, Wong launched an "au naturel" pictorial book, "Access Wong He," the proceeds of which were all donated to the relief fund for [[Taiwan]]'s [[1999 Jiji earthquake]]. Wong has also made a number of film appearances in Hong Kong. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the fifth [[Golden Bauhinia Awards]] for ''[[The Boss Up There]]''. In addition, he has starred in several TV series in Singapore, [[Taiwan]], and [[mainland China]].
As a popular TVB actor, Wong signed a recording contract with [[Avex Trax]]. In 2001, Wong released his debut EP, ''Xi Xin Chang Ge'' (喜新唱歌), featuring "Love is the Sea," the ending theme song from ''[[A Matter of Customs]]''. With the success of his debut EP, Wong released his debut album ''I Believe...Wong He'' in February 2002. In September of the same year, Wong released another album ''Call Me in the Morning''. In addition, he sang the theme songs for several of his TV series, ''[[Doomed to Oblivion]]'', ''[[Net Deception]]'', ''[[Shades of Truth]]'', and ''[[Twilight Investigation]]''.
In 2004, Wong played a computer hacker in TVB's ''[[Net Deception]]'', which was released overseas in 2004 and in Hong Kong in 2006. He won the My Favourite Shot Award for his role in ''[[Net Deception]]'' at the 2005 Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards in [[Malaysia]]. Later in the same year, Wong starred opposite [[Chilam Cheung]] in ''[[Shades of Truth]]''.
Wong had lead roles in TVB series ''[[C.I.B. Files]]'' (2006) and ''[[Fathers and Sons (2007 TV series)|Fathers and Sons]]'' (2007). In 2008, he appeared in ''[[The Gem of Life]]''.
In 2009, Wong reprised his role as a firefighter in ''[[Burning Flame III]]''. In 2010, Wong paired up with [[Linda Chung]] in mystery comedy ''[[Twilight Investigation]]'' and received praises for their performances.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvbchannel.com/christmas-holiday-ratings.html|script-title=zh:《囧探》接5大讚個案|date=29 December 2010|work=TVB Channel|language=zh|archive-date=29 August 2011|access-date=13 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829181020/http://www.tvbchannel.com/christmas-holiday-ratings.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In early 2016, Wong's face was blurred out in a state-run mainland television program (the [[China Central Television|CCTV]] adaptation of Korea's ''[[Infinite Challenge]]'') following revelations that he had used social media to call attention to a new book that suggested former mainland leader [[Zhou Enlai]] might have been gay.<ref>[https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1899866/hong-kong-stars-face-blurred-out-chinese-state-tv-show-after-he Hong Kong star’s face blurred out on Chinese state TV show after he shared news report suggesting former premier Zhou Enlai was gay] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110201904/http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1899866/hong-kong-stars-face-blurred-out-chinese-state-tv-show-after-he |date=10 January 2017 }} ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' 11 January 2016</ref> Wong had previously generated controversy about saying "you China Telecom" during a visit to the mainland in 2015.<ref>[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20160112/19448440 CCTV whacks Wong He for Facebook comment repeating report Zhou Enlai was gay] ''[[Apple Daily]]'' 12 January 2016</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=一句「你們中國電信」王喜首都機場被訓斥 – 香港經濟日報 – 中國頻道 – 即時中國 |url=https://china.hket.com/article/533002 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=china.hket.com |language=zh-Hant}}</ref>
==Personal life== Wong was diagnosed with kidney failure in the 2020s. In 2025, he stated that he thinks he was drugged and raped in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actor-wong-he-says-he-was-drugged-and-sexually-assaulted-twice-in-2024-at-his-friends-homes|title=Actor Wong He says he was drugged and sexually assaulted twice in 2024 at his friends' homes|work=The Strait Times|date=14 May 2025|last1=Yan|first1=Lim Ruey|archive-date=24 May 2025|access-date=24 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250524185126/https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actor-wong-he-says-he-was-drugged-and-sexually-assaulted-twice-in-2024-at-his-friends-homes|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Network ! Notes |- |rowspan=2|1996|| ''[[Nothing to Declare (TV series)|Nothing to Declare]]'' || Cheung Hou Fai || TVB || |- | ''[[Food of Love (TV series)|Food of Love]]'' || Yau Chi Dak || TVB || |- |rowspan=2|1997|| ''[[Deadly Protection]]'' || Chan Fu Gwai || TVB || Nominated – [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor]] (Top 8) |- | ''[[A Tough Side of a Lady]]'' || Ho Ko Sing || TVB || |- | 1998 || ''[[Burning Flame]]'' || Lok Tin Yau || TVB || Nominated – [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor]] (Top 5)<br>Nominated – [[TVB Anniversary Awards|TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas)]] (Top 5) |- |rowspan=2| 1999 || ''[[Side Beat]]'' || Chou Sai Fan || TVB || |- | ''Sensitive New Age Guy'' || Zhao Zheng Nan ||Singapore [[MediaCorp]]|| |- | 2000 || ''[[A Matter of Customs]]'' || Lam Chi Kong || TVB || Nominated – [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor]] <br> Nominated – [[TVB Anniversary Awards|TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character]]<br>Nominated – [[TVB Anniversary Awards|TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas)]] with [[Jessica Hsuan]] |- |rowspan=2| 2001 || ''[[A Step into the Past]]'' || Drummer (cameo) || TVB || (Episode 6) |- | ''Jiao Feng'' || Xu Jiang Hai || Mainland China || |- |rowspan=3|2002|| ''[[Burning Flame II]]'' || Kei Tak Tin (Peter) || TVB || '''Won – [[TVB Anniversary Awards|TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character]]''' <br> Nominated – [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor]]<br> Nominated – [[TVB Anniversary Awards|TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas)]] with [[Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee]] |- | ''[[Doomed to Oblivion]]'' || Cheng Ban Kiu || TVB || |- | ''[[Wind and Cloud]]'' || Chun Seung (Frost) || Taiwan [[China Television|CTV]] || |- | 2003 || ''Romancing Hong Kong'' || Yu Zhen Bang || Mainland China || |- |rowspan=2|2004|| ''[[Net Deception]]'' || Yiu Sing Tin (Eros) || TVB || '''Won – Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards for My Favourite Shot''' |- | ''[[Shades of Truth]]'' || Lam Chi-Chung (TC) || TVB || Nominated – [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor]] |- | 2005 || ''Beauty Girls'' || Zhuang Jia Ying || Mainland China || |- | 2006 || ''Powder Leads a Race'' || Chen Hao || Mainland China || |- | 2006 || ''[[C.I.B. Files]]'' || Chung Jing (Mark) || TVB || Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actor (Top 20) <br> Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 20) |- | 2007–2008 || ''[[Best Selling Secrets]]'' || Ng Gung-Gan (Kilo) || TVB || |- | 2007 || ''[[Fathers and Sons (2007 TV series)|Fathers and Sons]]'' || Ko Ching || TVB || Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actor (Top 20) <br> Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 24) |- | 2008–2009 || ''[[The Gem of Life]]'' || Shek Tai Wor || TVB || |- | 2009 || ''[[Burning Flame III]]'' || Chung Yau Sing || TVB || Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actor (Top 15)<br> Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 15) |- |rowspan=2|2010 || ''[[Some Day (TV series)|Some Day]]'' || Gau Man-fu || TVB || |- | ''[[Twilight Investigation]]'' || Kei On-kui (Encore) || TVB || |- | 2015 || ''Elite Brigade III'' || || RTHK || Airing on 3 October 2015<ref>{{cite web |url= http://app3.rthk.org.hk/press/main.php?id=1208 |title= 港台消防處聯合製作《火速救兵III》 演員與真實消防員齊齊展現團隊精神 |date= 5 March 2015 |accessdate= 6 May 2015 |work= [[RTHK]] |archive-date= 31 March 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150331042626/http://app3.rthk.org.hk/press/main.php?id=1208 |url-status= live }}</ref> |}
===Film=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1994 || ''Touches of Love'' || || |- |rowspan=3| 1995 || ''Mack the Knife'' || Tiger || aka ''Dr. Mack'' |- | ''Passion 1995'' || Lung || |- | ''Husbands and Wives'' || || |- |rowspan=2| 1996 || ''The Killer Has No Return'' || Dung Jan Wa || |- | ''Stooge, My Love'' || Biscuit || |- |rowspan=2| 1997 || ''Mad Stylist'' || Dee || |- | ''Love is Not a Game, But a Joke'' || DJ of Sex Chatline || |- |rowspan=2| 1999 || ''The Accident'' || Wong Man-Lok || |- | ''The Boss Up There'' || Dog || |- |rowspan=3| 2000 || ''Legend of 2 Dragons'' || || |- | ''Sworn Revenge'' || Ching Fai || |- | ''Undercover Blues'' || Charles || |- |rowspan=2| 2001 || ''The Bird of Prey'' || To Ping || TV-movie (TVB) |- | ''Zhan You'' || || |- |rowspan=3| 2002 || ''Twilight Zone Cops: Models Angel'' || Chiu Zhong Han || |- | ''Love in Garden Street'' || Ronald || |- | ''Memento'' || Officer Chow || |- |rowspan=4| 2003 || ''The Final Shot'' || Fai || TV-movie (TVB) |- | ''Sai Kung Story'' || Ming || |- | ''The Story of Soccer Bet'' || || aka ''Football Gambling'' |- | ''The Dark Side of My Mind'' || Kent || |- |rowspan=2| 2004 || ''My Baby Shot Me Down'' || Wong Wai Tim || |- | ''Men in a Blue Mood'' || Pat || aka ''Men in the Blue Mood'' |- |rowspan=2| 2010 || ''Close to You'' || || |- | ''Color Me Love'' || || |- |rowspan=2| 2012 || ''Laugh and Cry Forbidden'' || || |- | ''Love 789'' || || |}
==Discography==
===Albums=== * 2001 ''Xi Xin Chang Ge'' (喜新唱歌) (EP) * 2002 ''I Believe...Wong Hei'' * 2002 ''Call Me in the Morning''
===Television theme songs=== * 2000 '"Love is the Sea" (戀愛是個海) ''[[A Matter of Customs]]'' ending theme song * 2002 "Hardly Confused" (難得糊塗) ''Doomed to Oblivion'' opening theme song * 2002 "Scanty with Words" (沉默寡言) ''Doomed to Oblivion'' ending theme song * 2004 "Gray Terror" (灰色恐怖) ''[[Net Deception]]'' opening theme song * 2004 "Worth" (價值) ''[[Net Deception]]'' ending theme song * 2004 "No Half Space" (沒有半分空間) ''[[Shades of Truth]]'' theme song * 2010 "Mind Eater" (食腦) ''[[Twilight Investigation]]'' theme song
==Awards and nominations== *1997: Next TV Awards- Most Promising New Actor *1997: Next TV Awards- Top 10 Artists (Ranked #9) *1997: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor|Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama]] for ''Deadly Protection'' *1998: Next TV Awards- Top 10 Artists (Ranked #10) *1999: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor|My Favourite Leading Actor of the Year]] for ''[[Burning Flame]]'' *1999: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas) for ''[[Burning Flame]]'' *2000: [[Golden Bauhinia Awards]]- Nominated Best Supporting Actor for ''The Boss Up There'' *2000: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor|My Favourite Leading Actor of the Year]] for ''[[A Matter of Customs]]'' *2000: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated My Favourite Television Character for ''[[A Matter of Customs]]'' *2000: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas) for ''[[A Matter of Customs]]'' *2001: Next TV Awards- Top 10 Artists (Ranked #8) *2002: TVB Anniversary Awards- My Favourite Television Character for ''[[Burning Flame II]]'' *2002: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor|My Favourite Leading Actor of the Year]] for ''[[Burning Flame II]]'' *2002: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas) for ''[[Burning Flame II]]'' *2003: Hong Kong 3 Weekly Magazine Popularity Awards- Popular Male Artist Award *2005: [[Malaysia]] [[Astro Wah Lai Toi|Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards]]- My Favourite Shot for ''[[Net Deception]]'' *2005: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]] for ''[[Shades of Truth]]'' *2006: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated Best Actor for ''[[C.I.B. Files]]'' *2006: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated My Favourite Male Character for ''[[C.I.B. Files]]'' *2007: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated Best Actor for ''[[Fathers and Sons (2007 TV series)|Fathers and Sons]]'' *2007: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated My Favourite Male Character for ''[[Fathers and Sons (2007 TV series)|Fathers and Sons]]'' *2009: Hong Kong Next Magazine Awards- Top 10 Healthy Artists *2009: Singapore i-Weekly Magazine Awards- Top 10 Most Loved Hong Kong Actors (Ranked #8) *2009: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated Best Actor for ''[[Burning Flame III]]'' *2009: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated My Favourite Male Character for ''[[Burning Flame III]]'' *2009: TVB Anniversary Awards- Nominated TVB.com Popular Artist
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0939094|Hei Wong}} *{{hkmdb name|10882|Wong Hei}} *[https://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/wong_hei.htm Wong Hei] at LoveHKFilm
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