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Elaine Tan

Actor • Born 1979

Elaine Tan

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About

Elaine Tan – English actress of Malaysian Chinese heritage, born 28 June 1979 in London, England. Trained at Sylvia Young Theatre School and holds a law degree from the University of Exeter. She began her career on stage, originating the role of Liat in South Pacific at the Royal National Theatre and appearing in The King and I and Royal Variety Shows. Her most notable film roles include Lucy Chang in Starter for 10 (2006, HBO), Xandra in Inherent Vice (2014, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson), April in Beyond the Lights (2014, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood), and Elyse in Tully (2018, directed by Jason Reitman). On television she has appeared in Doctor Who (2015) as Nagata, Love, Death & Robots (2019) as Adult Yan (voice), The Lazarus Project (2022–2023) as Zhang Rhui, Red Eye (2024) as Shen Zhào, and Virdee (2025) as Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca Armitage.

Known for

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation posterCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000Doctor Who posterDoctor WhoSeries • 2005Hawaii Five-0 posterHawaii Five-0Series • 2010Person of Interest posterPerson of InterestSeries • 2011Boston Legal posterBoston LegalSeries • 2004Entourage posterEntourageSeries • 2004Love, Death & Robots posterLove, Death & RobotsSeries • 2019'Til Death poster'Til DeathSeries • 2006Red Eye posterRed EyeSeries • 2024Inherent Vice posterInherent ViceMovie • 2014Footballers' Wives posterFootballers' WivesSeries • 2002The Lazarus Project posterThe Lazarus ProjectSeries • 2022Grandfathered posterGrandfatheredSeries • 2015Acquitted posterAcquittedSeries • 2015Moonhaven posterMoonhavenSeries • 2022Tully posterTullyMovie • 2018Out for a Kill posterOut for a KillMovie • 2003The Hyperions posterThe HyperionsMovie • 2022Starter for 10 posterStarter for 10Movie • 2006Beyond the Lights posterBeyond the LightsMovie • 2014Jewtopia posterJewtopiaMovie • 2012