I remember one scene on the show where my character had to recall a past moment and it involved family history and pressures, and I had to show that on camera and that was hard. My previous roles were mostly hard character types like FBI agents, soldiers and so on and for me those roles were easy to play. But on a serious note I think one of the hardest parts of the role for me was showing vulnerability on camera. I had some pretty hard lines to remember and “I went oh my god, this guy really hates me”. Yeah, and one of the writers of the show is a doctor and he was like “let’s construct the hardest line there and let’s give to Jason as a welcome”. Jason Wong portrays pathology expert, Dr Adam Yuen in Silent Witness 24 And you had to study forensic and pathology terminology just for this role correct? ![]() As an actor you need to map out where the character was in the script and what they were thinking and also to memorise all these medical terms. I would do something from episode two and then jump into a scene for episode six and then five, so it was very intense. And let me tell you these were some of the hardest dialogues I had to go through. So normally the scenes are all spread out but because of the delay, we had to squeeze all these post-mortem scenes in two weeks. Well we had to stop production for a couple of weeks because of COVID. But they were cool in the way they integrated me into the whole process and not just throw me in straight away. You’ve got to learn stuff like how to hold the scalpel like a pencil and so forth and it’s a lot to take in. ![]() They could have easily put some heavy scenes in that show with the pathology chat and the medical terms – and all that sort of stuff is pretty immense. I don’t know about that! I think it was more of a nice integration into the show you know. So, you’ve basically secured your role for the next 20 seasons then? And they said, “Yeah, Jason’s cool,” so I practically bought their stomachs (laughs). So on my first day on set, I bought everyone donuts to keep them happy. But also as the Asian in me, I’m a feeder and I figured whenever you give people food, they automatically like you. Everyone’s been super welcoming on the show, and it was great experience. It’s been really fun doing the show and personally for me, I’ve always wanted to do something like join a long running show and it’s nice to be able to do that. So how does it feel, joining a TV show with such a long history such as Silent Witness? Ahead of the season premiere this October we caught up with Jason to find out more about his involvement in the series and the Asian connection, his character Adam Yuen will present to audiences. Together with Jack Hodgson (David Caves), they make their return to Lyell Centre with new cases to unravel and investigate. However returning in season 24 is Emilia Fox who marks her return as Dr Nikki Alexander. His arrival adds a new dynamic to the series following the death of mainstay character Dr Thomas Chamberlain (Richard Lintern) and the departure of Clarissa Mullery (Liz Carr). Silent Witness Season 24 sees Jason stepping into the shoes of the newest addition to the team, who causes friction with his impetuous desire to impress. Dr Jack Hodgson (David Caves), Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) and Adam Yuen (Jason Wong) His mother is Singaporean, and his father is from Malaysia, so that alone serves as an added hook for audiences in both countries to tune in. Jason’s involvement in the series brings a bit of Asian flavour to the series, even more so to audiences in Southeast Asia. ![]() The new season sees Jason Wong joining the cast as Adam Yuen, a brilliant pathologist who is the team’s newest recruit. Airing in the UK for 25 years, it centres on a team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists who investigate heinous crimes. Silent Witness is Britain’s longest-running crime series currently on TV.
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