Garrett Wang
Actor
Los Angeles, CA
Biography:
Born in Riverside, California to Chinese immigrant parents, Garrett Wang (pronounced Wong) spent his formative years on the move, living in Indiana, Bermuda and Tennessee. He moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA where he majored in East Asian Studies and minored in theater.
He was especially proud of his portrayal of Michio Tanaka in Wakako Yamauchi's play 12-1-A, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the wrongful internment of Japanese American civilians during World War II. In his first stage performance outside of UCLA, Garrett garnered critical acclaim as the lead in Chay Yew's controversial play, Porcelain.
For five years, Garrett focused on theater and attempted to convince his Asian parents and relatives that acting was a viable profession, as opposed to becoming a doctor as he had originally planned since eighth grade. With his parents finally on his side, he signed with his first talent agent in 1993.
Within a year he landed his first speaking role, guest starring on the first episode of the ABC sitcom All American Girl starring comedienne Margaret Cho. Three months later, Wang was cast in the role of Harry Kim on Star Trek Voyager.
In addition to being a series regular on Voyager, Garrett was named as one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People as well as one of E! Channel's "20 Coolest Bachelors."
Since 2005, Garrett has taken an extended break from Hollywood. With the exception of the occasional cameo appearance in random indie projects such as the comedy Unbelievable, Garrett has been focused on traveling the world, working behind the scenes at Dragon Con, designing scifi/fantasy inspired tee-shirts and relishing the role of an avid NFL Football fan.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2025
- Star Trek: The Cruise 2025 - February 23 - March 2, 2025 in Departing from Miami, FL 2024
- Spacecon San Antonio 2024 - October 25-27, 2024 in San Antonio, TX
- Dragon Con 2024 - August 29 - September 2, 2024 in Atlanta, GA
- STLV: 58-Year Mission 2024 - August 1-4, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV
- Star Trek: The Cruise 2024 - February 22-29, 2024 in Departing from Port Canaveral, FL 2023
- Dragon Con 2023 - August 31 - September 4, 2023 in Atlanta, GA
- STLV: 57-Year Mission 2023 - August 3-6, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV
- Star Trek: The Cruise 2023 - February 24 - March 3, 2023 in Departing from Los Angeles, CA 2022
- German Comic Con Dortmund Winter 2022 - December 3-4, 2022 in Dortmund, Germany
- Capital City Comic Con 2022 - September 23-25, 2022 in Victoria, BC, Canada
- Dragon Con 2022 - September 1-5, 2022 in Atlanta, GA
- 56-Year Mission 2022 - August 25-28, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV
- Star Trek: The Cruise 2022 - February 26 - March 5, 2022 in Departing from Port Canaveral, FL
- Villicon 2022 - January 21-23, 2022 in Orlando, FL 2021
- Destination Star Trek London 2021 - November 12-14, 2021 in London, UK
- Ancient City Con 2021 - September 17-19, 2021 in St. Augustine, FL
- Dragon Con 2021 - September 2-6, 2021 in Atlanta, GA
- Station Unity 2021 - August 20-22, 2021 in National Habor, MD
- 55-Year Mission Tour 2021 - August 11-15, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV 2020
Official Star Trek Convention 2020 - December 9-13, 2020 in Las Vegas, NVConvention CancelledDestination Star Trek London 2020 - November 13-15, 2020 in London, UKConvention CancelledCapital City Comic Con 2020 - March 20-22, 2020 in Victoria, BC, CanadaConvention Cancelled- Star Trek: The Cruise 2020 - March 1-8, 2020 in Departing from Miami, FL 2019
- HawaiiCon 2019 - September 26-29, 2019 in Kailua-Kona, HI
- Dragon Con 2019 - August 29 - September 2, 2019 in Atlanta, GA
- Star Trek Vegas 2019 - July 31 - August 4, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV
- StarQuest 2019 - July 27-28, 2019 in Frederick, MD
- Phoenix Fan Fusion 2019 - May 23-26, 2019 in Phoenix, AZ
- FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2019 - April 19-20, 2019 in Salt Lake City, UT
- Capital City Comic Con 2019 - March 22-24, 2019 in Victoria, BC, Canada
Pensacon 2019 - February 22-24, 2019 in Pensacola, FLCancelled Appearance 2018- Northeast Trek Con 2018 - October 26-28, 2018 in Albany, NY
Vegas Fan Fusion 2018 - September 28-30, 2018 in Las Vegas, NVConvention Cancelled- HawaiiCon 2018 - September 13-16, 2018 in Waimea, HI
- Space Coast Comic Con 2018 - September 7-9, 2018 in Cocoa, FL
- Dragon Con 2018 - August 30 - September 3, 2018 in Atlanta, GA
- Official Star Trek Convention 2018 - August 1-5, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV
- Penti-Con 2018 - June 8-10, 2018 in Penticton, BC, Canada
- Armageddon Christchurch 2018 - June 2-4, 2018 in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Armageddon Tauranga 2018 - May 26-27, 2018 in Tauranga, New Zealand
- Motor City Comic Con 2018 - May 18-20, 2018 in Novi, MI
- Calgary Expo 2018 - April 26-29, 2018 in Calgary, AB, Canada
- GalaxyFest 2018 - February 9-11, 2018 in Colorado Springs, CO 2017
- Foothills Comic Con 2017 - October 14, 2017 in Aldersyde, AB, Canada
- Drumheller Dinosaur & Comic Expo 2017 - September 29-30, 2017 in Drumheller, AB, Canada
- Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo 2017 - September 22-24, 2017 in Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Dragon Con 2017 - September 1-4, 2017 in Atlanta, GA
- Minnesota Fan Fest 2017 - August 19-20, 2017 in St. Paul, MN
- Windsor ComiCon 2017 - August 12-13, 2017 in Windsor, ON, Canada
- Official Star Trek Convention 2017 - August 2-6, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV
- Indy PopCon 2017 - July 7-9, 2017 in Indianapolis, IN
- Denver Comic Con 2017 - June 30 - July 2, 2017 in Denver, CO
- Awesome Con 2017 - June 16-18, 2017 in Washington, DC
- Phoenix Comicon 2017 - May 25-28, 2017 in Phoenix, AZ
- Calgary Expo 2017 - April 27-30, 2017 in Calgary, AB, Canada
- GalaxyFest 2017 - February 24-26, 2017 in Colorado Springs, CO
- Albuquerque Comic Con 2017 - January 13-15, 2017 in Albuquerque, NM 2016
- Starbase Indy 2016 - November 25-27, 2016 in Indianapolis, IN
- Santa Fe Comic Con 2016 - October 21-23, 2016 in Santa Fe, NM
- Destination Star Trek Europe 2016 - October 7-9, 2016 in Birmingham, UK
- Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo 2016 - September 23-25, 2016 in Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Saskatoon Comic & Entertainment Expo 2016 - September 17-18, 2016 in Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Dragon Con 2016 - September 2-5, 2016 in Atlanta, GA
- 50 Year Mission Tour 2016 - August 26-28, 2016 in Cherry Hill, NJ
- Official Star Trek Convention 2016 - August 3-7, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV
- Denver Comic Con 2016 - June 17-19, 2016 in Denver, CO
- Northern Fancon 2016 - May 13-15, 2016 in Prince George, BC, Canada
- Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2016 - April 28 - May 1, 2016 in Calgary, AB, Canada
- The Great Philadelphia Comic Con 2016 - April 22-24, 2016 in Oaks, PA
- Sci-Fi Weekender 2016 - March 17-20, 2016 in Pwllheli, Wales, UK
- GalaxyFest 2016 - February 19-21, 2016 in Colorado Springs, CO 2015
- Ottawa Pop Expo 2015 - November 21-22, 2015 in Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Central Canada Comic Con 2015 - October 30 - November 1, 2015 in Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo 2015 - September 25-27, 2015 in Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Dragon Con 2015 - September 4-7, 2015 in Atlanta, GA
- Space City Comic Con 2015 - July 24-26, 2015 in Houston, TX
- Montreal Comiccon 2015 - July 3-5, 2015 in Montréal, QC, Canada
- Niagara Falls Comic Con 2015 - June 5-7, 2015 in Niagara Falls, ON, Canada
- Denver Comic Con 2015 - May 23-25, 2015 in Denver, CO
- Atlantic City Boardwalk Con 2015 - May 14-17, 2015 in Atlantic City, NJ
- Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2015 - April 16-19, 2015 in Calgary, AB, Canada
- Newcastle Film & Comic Con 2015 - March 28-29, 2015 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
- Planet Comicon Kansas City 2015 - March 13-15, 2015 in Kansas City, MO
- Pensacon 2015 - February 27 - March 1, 2015 in Pensacola, FL 2014
- Hal-Con 2014 - November 7-9, 2014 in Halifax, NS, Canada
- Geek Media Expo 2014 - October 24-26, 2014 in Franklin, TN
- Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo 2014 - September 26-28, 2014 in Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Rose City Comic Con 2014 - September 20-21, 2014 in Portland, OR
- Dragon Con 2014 - August 29 - September 1, 2014 in Atlanta, GA
- Evolution Expo 2014 - June 27-29, 2014 in Oakland, CA
- Official Star Trek Convention 2014 - June 21-22, 2014 in Boston, MA
- Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2014 - April 24-27, 2014 in Calgary, AB, Canada 2013
- Hal-Con 2013 - November 8-10, 2013 in Halifax, NS, Canada
- Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo 2013 - September 28-29, 2013 in Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Dragon Con 2013 - August 30 - September 2, 2013 in Atlanta, GA
- Trekology 2013 - July 27-28, 2013 in Manchester, UK
- Phoenix Comicon 2013 - May 23-26, 2013 in Phoenix, AZ 2012
- Geek Media Expo 2012 - October 26-28, 2012 in Franklin, TN
- Dragon*Con 2012 - August 31 - September 3, 2012 in Atlanta, GA 2011
- Comikaze Expo 2011 - September 5-6, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA
- Dragon*Con 2011 - September 2-5, 2011 in Atlanta, GA 2010
- Dragon*Con 2010 - September 3-6, 2010 in Atlanta, GA 2008
- FedCon USA 2008 - June 13-15, 2008 in Dallas, TX 2006
- Toronto Trek 2006 - July 7-9, 2006 in Etobicoke, ON, Canada 1995
- Shore Leave 1995 - July 7-9, 1995 in Hunt Valley, MD
100 confirmed guest appearances