Ben Wang is one of the fastest rising newcomers in Hollywood. Following his breakthrough in Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio.
Just days before Karate Kid: Legends’ premiere, Wang landed his next big role as the District 12 tribute, Wyatt Callow, in the Paramount+, and more.
American Born Chinese (2023)
Wang stars in the leading role of Jin Wang in Disney+’s American Born Chinese, an adaptation of Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel of the same name. In the series, Jin is an average high school student who unexpectedly finds himself recruited by the Monkey King’s son, Wei-Chen (Jimmy Liu), to help him secure a magical artifact. American Born Chinese is Wang’s breakthrough role in which he proved he was leading man material with his incredible martial arts skills and adeptness at portraying a realistic, sometimes awkward and insecure teenager. He contributed significantly to the show’s breathtaking action, diversity, and freshness while complementing its imaginative, mystical premise.
Chang Can Dunk (2023)
Chang Can Dunk centers on Xiao “Bernard” Chang (Bloom Li), a band kid interested in basketball who tries to prove himself by accepting a dare to score a slam dunk. With help from his friend Bo (Wang), Chang begins to train, hoping to perfect the dunk in just a few days. Chang Can Dunk is an excellent coming-of-age sports drama that poignantly captures the trials and triumphs of a high school kid desperate to reinvent himself. It’s an inspiring, lighthearted, and sometimes unpredictable underdog story. Meanwhile, Wang shines in his ing role as Bo, the computer buff and loyal best friend who reminds Chang and viewers that there’s more to life than being popular.
Karate Kid: Legends (2025)
Karate Kid: Legends brought the Karate Kid franchise back to the big screen after 15 years. The film follows Li Fong (Wang), a teenage boy who moves from Beijing to New York, leaving behind his kung-fu teacher, Mr. Han (Chan). However, despite his mother’s (Ming Na-Wen) opposition to him fighting, Li can’t seem to escape the call of martial arts. Once again, Wang’s incredible martial arts skills come in handy, resulting in numerous exhilarating karate action scenes, highly reminiscent of the original movies. While Chan and Macchio unite for the first time in Karate Kid: Legends, adding plenty of nostalgia, Wang is the real star with the charisma and emotion he packs into the role.
Sight (2023)
Sight is a biographical drama that follows the life of Dr. Ming Wang (Terry Chen), an immigrant who fled to America to escape communist China. In America, he becomes an eye surgeon, seeking to revolutionize the eye care field but struggling with the trauma of his past. Wang stars in the film as the young Dr. Wang, capturing some of the most emotionally raw scenes as the film revisits the doctor’s childhood as a young prodigy with college dreams repressed by the Cultural Revolution. Together, Chen and Wang beautifully bring Dr. Wang’s incredible true story to life in Sight, which poignantly and inspiringly depicts the immigrant experience and American dream.
Mean Girls (2024)
Mean Girls (2004). In the movie, Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) begins public high school for the first time after years of homeschooling and quickly gets swept up into the chaos of popular girls, status, and crushes. Mean Girls largely sticks to the same story and message as the original movie, but freshens it up with catchy musical numbers, new actors, and nostalgic cameos from the original stars. Wang boasts a small role but important role in Mean Girls as Jacob Zheng, a “mathlete,” who helps Cady embrace her talent for math instead of trying to be someone she’s not.
Sex Appeal (2022)
Sex Appeal is a teen rom-com that centers on Avery (Mika Abdalla), a nerdy high school student who recruits her childhood best friend, Larson (Jake Short), to help her through a crash course on sex education so she can perfect her sex ed AI tool before Stemcon. Wang appears in the film as Franklin, an intelligent high school student who, along with his classmates, seems to have an uncanny knowledge of sex. He helps add to the overall awkward vibe of the film. Sex Appeal can be pretty uncomfortable, but that’s the point. It humorously and realistically explores the pressure teens feel about sex and the moments that help them realize what really matters in a relationship.
Bob’s Burgers (2011-present)
Wang appears in two episodes of Bob’s Burgers (“Butt Sweat and Fears” and “Don't Stop Be-cheesin‘”) as the voice of Sam, an anxious high school student. He perfectly captures Sam’s anxiety, nerves, and tendency to spiral, but also his valiant efforts to overcome his fears and become comfortable in social settings. It’s a fun cameo, and Wang’s first and only voice acting role so far. He’s not the only guest star, as Bob’s Burgers frequently features celebrity cameos, further elevating the cartoon’s clever humor and ultimately quite touching, candid depiction of family.
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