Garrett Wang portrays ops/communication officer Harry Kim. A graduate of the Starfleet Academy, Harry boarded the starship U.S.S. Voyager after a stellar academic career. As the ship travels through the uncharted Delta Quadrant, he embraces the challenges of space exploration.
Born in Riverside, CA, to Chinese immigrant parents, Wang spent his formative years on the move, living in Indiana, Bermuda and Tennessee.
He moved to Los Angeles and attended UCLA, where he majored in Asian studies and dabbled in theater. He credits UCLA theater professor Jenny Roundtree as a key influence in his development as an actor.
"Jenny was responsible for my first breakthrough," he says. "She inspired me to go beyond the status quo."
In 1997, People magazine named him to its "50 Most Beautiful People" list and E! Entertainment named him one of its "20 Coolest Bachelors."
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