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Born:
1979-06-25

Birthplace:
Thailand

Credits:
35 Total Roles

Hong Chau

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Biography

Hong Chau (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She has received several award nominations for her film roles as Ngoc Lan Tran in Downsizing (2017) and as Liz, a nurse, in The Whale (2022), including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter.

Chau was born to Vietnamese parents who lived in a refugee camp in Thailand after fleeing Vietnam in the late 1970s. A Vietnamese Catholic church in New Orleans sponsored Chau and her family to move to the United States. She grew up in New Orleans and majored in film studies at Boston University College of Communication before pursuing an acting career. She appeared in the TV series Treme (2010–2013) and the film Inherent Vice (2014). She went on to have supporting roles in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019) and the Prime Video series Homecoming (2018–2020). Chau has also played leading roles in the 2019 films Driveways and American Woman and further supporting roles in the 2022 film The Menu and the 2023 Netflix series The Night Agent.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 The Sheep Detectives MOVIE Beth Pennock
2026 "Wuthering Heights" MOVIE Nelly
2024 The Instigators MOVIE Dr. Donna Rivera
2024 Kinds of Kindness MOVIE Sarah / Sharon / Aka
2023 Asteroid City MOVIE Polly
2023 Showing Up MOVIE Jo
2023 The Night Agent TV Diane Farr
2023 People Are Amazing: Making 'The Whale' MOVIE Self
2023 Poker Face TV Marge
2022 The Whale MOVIE Liz

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