GQ talked to Wong about the perils of learning Mandarin phonetically, the trouble of tracking down a super-secret Jurassic Park script, and the surprisingly lucrative benefit of being forgotten. GQ: You don’t speak Mandarin, but your Mr.

Why does Huang leave SVU?

For 230 episodes, actor BD Wong starred as Dr. George Huang on “Law & Order: SVU.” So, what prompted him to leave such a successful show? According to Looper, he left to pursue another successful role. And, ironically enough, this role was also as a doctor in the mental health field.

When did Munch leave SVU?

For the record, Belzer was almost 70 when he left “SVU” in 2013, so he’d already worked well past the NYPD’s “hard and fast” retirement rule. Thankfully, he still managed to bring his infamously quippy character back into the fold via a pair of scene-stealing “SVU” cameos in ensuing seasons.