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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 25, 1979
Place of Birth:
Thailand
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Hong Chau
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie | Beth Pennock |
| 2026 | Wuthering Heights | Nelly Dean |
| 2024 | The Instigators | Dr. Donna Rivera |
| 2024 | Kinds of Kindness | Sarah / Sharon / Aka |
| 2023 | Asteroid City | Polly |
| 2023 | Showing Up | Jo |
| 2022 | The Whale | Liz |
| 2022 | The Menu | Elsa |
| 2020 | Artemis Fowl | Opal Koboi (uncredited) |
| 2020 | Driveways | Kathy |
| 2019 | American Woman | Jenny |
| 2018 | Duck Butter | Glow |
| 2017 | Downsizing | Ngoc Lan Tran |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Jade |
| 2014 | Market Hours | Angela |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Night Agent | Diane Farr |
| 2023 | Poker Face | Marge |
| 2019 | Watchmen | Lady Trieu |
| 2018 | Homecoming | Audrey Temple |
| 2018 | Forever | Sarah |
| 2017 | Big Little Lies | Jackie |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Pickles Aplenty (voice) |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self |
| 2014 | A to Z | Lora |
| 2010 | $#*! My Dad Says | DJ |
| 2010 | Good Luck Charlie | Theresa |
| 2007 | The Sarah Silverman Program. | Asian Masseuse |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Cook Pu |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Korean Spy (voice) |
| 2003 | NCIS | FBI Lab Tech Molly Choi |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Julie Blanch |