Robert Wu
{{short description|American actor}}
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Robert Wu is an American actor, producer and writer. He played Ming, who transforms into a version of "Ming the Merciless", the arch-enemy of Flash Gordon, (during an hallucination that Sam J. Jones, the actor who plays Flash Gordon has) in Seth MacFarlane's film, Ted (2012). He has also worked with MacFarlane on episodes of Family Guy, providing voices for several characters on the show. He also has appeared as the character Scooby/Wayne on multiple episodes of The Shield.
Career
=Film and TV work=
In addition to Ted, Wu has appeared in the feature films Hot Tub Time Machine (as Mr. Wang), Juwan Chung's Baby (2008) (as the first Wah Ching gangster), Kung Phooey (as Lo Fat), and Phil Gorn's S.F. (as Detective Yee). He also appeared as a translator in the squad of four in Stephane Gauger's Chinatown Squad, written by Baby co-star Feodor Chin, and starring Chin as well as other Baby co-star David Huynh.
He is probably most known for his recurring role on the TV show Family Guy as Mr. Washee Washee. Survivor's Remorse he regularly appears as Chen, a Chinese shoe executive. The Shield as Scooby / Wayne. Other TV shows he has appeared on include It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (as the Man in the episode "The Gang Gets Trapped"), Good Luck Charlie (as Tim), Criminal Minds (as Paul Jones), The Defenders (as ADA Gow), Rubicon (as Chair Bumper Guy), The Good Guys (as Lee Huang), Bones (as James Sok), 7th Heaven (as Doctor Thomas Quawn), George Lopez (as Andrew), Threshold (as Philip Choi), Numb3rs (as Raymond Hmong), Clubhouse (as Von), Robbery Homicide Division (as Binh Joe/Bobby Poon), Boston Public (as Younger Man), Nash Bridges (as Consulate Guard) and the Chinese TV series Tou du.
=Video game voice work=
Wu has also provided his voice talents to videogames such as Resident Evil 6, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, MAG, L.A. Noire, Dead to Rights: Retribution, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, X-Men Origins: Wolverine (the voice of David Nord/Agent Zero), Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots,Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, closing credits, 4 minutes in - Metal Gear Online Unit - Voice-Over Cast - Soldiers GoldenEye: Rogue Agent, and Jet Li's Rise to Honor.
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2003
| Lo Fat | |
| 2007
| Baby | Wah Ching #1 | |
| 2007
| Nanking | Li Pu | |
| 2010
| Mr. Wang | Uncredited |
| 2012
| Ted | Quan Ming / Ming the Merciless | |
| 2017
| Logan | Federale | |
| 2017
| Weird City: Street Root | Cassander Li | Short film |
| 2018
| Leverage | Trey | Short film |
| 2019
| Maternal Instinct | Dr. Lee | Television film |
| 2023
| Palace Minister, Pigsly (voices) | |
=Television=
| Class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2005
| Andrew | Episode: "George Says I Do... More in This Marriage" |
| 2011
| Tim | Episode: "Meet the Parents" |
| 2011
| Paul Jones | Episode: "With Friends Like This" |
| 2011-2020
| Mr. Washee Washee, Octopus, Charles Yamamoto, various voices | 21 episodes |
| 2014-2017
| Da Chen Bao | 22 episodes |
| 2017
| Sterling Lam | Episode: "And the Fatal Separation" |
| 2018
| Episode: "The Tam Turbulence" |
=Video games=
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| Year
!Title !Role !Source |
|---|
| 2003
| Billy Soon | |
| 2004
| | |
| 2008
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Enemy Soldiers, MGO Soldiers | |
| 2009
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| 2010
| No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle | Ryuji |
| 2010
| MAG | S.V.E.R. Soldier #2 | |
| 2010
| Triad, Security Guard | {{cite video game | developer=Volatile Games | title=Dead to Rights: Retribution | publisher=Namco Bandai Games | scene=Ending credits, 2:46 and 2:56 in, Voice Over Cast | year=2010}} |
| 2011
| Male Pedestrian 7 | |
| 2011
| Nomad 61 | |
| 2012
| The Expendables 2 Videogame | Enemy | |
| 2012
| Civilians |
| 2012
| Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse | Additional Voices | |
| 2017
| Feng | |
| 2019
| The Novelist's Son | |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDB name|0943160}}
- [http://robertwu.com/ Official Site of Actor Robert Wu]
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Category:American male video game actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American male actors of Chinese descent
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