My chat with BD Wong!

BD Wong has made a terrific living as the voice of reason trying to help screwed-up people make sense of themselves on some very successful television shows.

Wong played Father Ray Makada on HBO’s Oz for six seasons and Dr. George Huang for 11 seasons on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and returns to series television tonight  on NBC’s new drama Awake.

On Awake, he plays Dr. John Lee, a psychiatrist who is trying to help series lead Jason Isaacs figure out which of his alternate realities is his real life.

‘I was taught early on in my acting training that being an actor relied a great deal on being a good listening,’ Wong says. ‘If you could really learn how to listen then you could really be a better actor and I think I really took that to heart.’

‘I like to think of myself as a person as someone who listens well to my friends and family in situations where it really counts,’ he adds. ‘I hope that’s what I’m accessing when I’m playing these parts. It may be indicative that I’m somewhat successful that I keep getting asked to do this listening thing.’

To read the rest of my interview with BD, here is a LINK to Gay Star News.