Hong Chau

About

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...

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NCISSeries • 2003CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000American Dad!Series • 2005How I Met Your MotherSeries • 2005BoJack HorsemanSeries • 2014Good Luck CharlieSeries • 2010The Night AgentSeries • 2023The Sheep DetectivesMovie • 2026Poker FaceSeries • 2023WatchmenSeries • 2019Big Little LiesSeries • 2017TremeSeries • 2010“Wuthering Heights”Movie • 2026Kinds of KindnessMovie • 2024The MenuMovie • 2022The Sarah Silverman ProgramSeries • 2007HomecomingSeries • 2018Asteroid CityMovie • 2023The WhaleMovie • 2022The InstigatorsMovie • 2024Inherent ViceMovie • 2014DownsizingMovie • 2017$#*! My Dad SaysSeries • 2010A to ZSeries • 2014