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