Hong Chau

Hong Chau

  • Birthday: 1979-06-25
  • Place of birth: Thailand
  • Also know as: 홍 차우

Biography

Hong Chau (born June 25, 1979) is a Vietnamese-American actress who gained recognition for her supporting role in the 2017 film Downsizing, in which she played the character Ngoc Lan Tran. For her performance, she was nominated for several supporting-actress awards. Variety wrote in 2022 that Chau had "been prolific in recent years" and that she had "an acclaimed turn" in the TV series Watchmen (2019) and Homecoming (2018–2020). Before Downsizing, she appeared in the television series Treme (2010–2013) and the film Inherent Vice (2014). In 2018, she had guest star roles in several TV series. In 2019, she played a supporting role in the limited series Watchmen, and had leading roles in the films American Woman and Driveways. In 2020, she had a starring role in the second season of the TV series Homecoming, having had a supporting role in its first season in 2018. In 2022, she appeared in supporting roles in the films Showing Up, The Menu, and The Whale with the latter earning her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. 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, Louisiana sponsored Chau and her family to move to the United States. She grew up in New Orleans and studied film at Boston University before pursuing an acting career.

Filmography

American Woman

2019

As Jenny

Driveways

2020

As Kathy

Market Hours

2014

As Angela

Showing Up

2022

As Jo

Downsizing

2017

As Ngoc Lan Tran

Duck Butter

2018

As Glow

The Whale

2022

As Liz

Inherent Vice

2014

As Jade

The Menu

2022

As Elsa

Artemis Fowl

2020

As Opal Koboi (uncredited)

Asteroid City

2023

As Polly

Production

American Woman

2019

As Executive Producer

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