Hong Chau

Born: 1979-06-25

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.


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Downsizing

as Ngoc Lan Tran
Released: 2017-12-22

A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so...

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as Liz
Released: 2022-12-09

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his...

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as Elsa
Released: 2022-11-17

A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has...

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Asteroid City

as Polly
Released: 2023-06-08

In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet...

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Inherent Vice

as Jade
Released: 2014-12-12

In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello...

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Artemis Fowl

as Opal Koboi (uncredited)
Released: 2020-06-12

Artemis Fowl is a 12-year-old genius and descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds. He...

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Kinds of Kindness

as uncredited
Released: 2024-06-06

A man seeks to break free from his predetermined path, a cop questions his wife's demeanor after...

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Duck Butter

as Glow
Released: 2018-04-27

Dissatisfied with the dishonesty they see in dating, strangers Naima and Sergio make a pact to...

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Showing Up

as Jo
Released: 2022-10-05

In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her...

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Driveways

as Kathy
Released: 2020-12-17

Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though...

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American Woman

as Jenny
Released: 2019-09-12

A political activist helps take care of a group of America’s most wanted fugitives, including a...

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Market Hours

as Angela
Released: 2014-07-30

Randall spends his days imagining the vibrant inner lives of various vendors at the...

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American Dad!

as Korean Spy (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Julie Blanch
First aired: 2000-10-06

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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How I Met Your Mother

as Cook Pu
First aired: 2005-09-19

A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four...

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BoJack Horseman

as Pickles Aplenty (voice)
First aired: 2014-08-22

Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of...

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The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2015-03-23

Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a...

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NCIS

as FBI Lab Tech Molly Choi
First aired: 2003-09-23

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents...

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self
First aired: 2014-12-21

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through...

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Good Luck Charlie

as Theresa
First aired: 2010-04-04

Teens PJ and Teddy and tween brother Gabe are typical kids -- that is, until their mother has...

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Big Little Lies

as Jackie
First aired: 2017-02-19

The tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point...

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Watchmen

as Lady Trieu
First aired: 2019-10-20

Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the...

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The Night Agent

as Diane Farr
First aired: 2023-03-23

While monitoring an emergency line, a vigilant FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a...

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$#*! My Dad Says

as DJ
First aired: 2010-09-23

Ed Goodson, a forthright and opinionated dad, relishes expressing his unsolicited and often...

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Poker Face

as Marge
First aired: 2023-01-26

This mystery-of-the-week series follows Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to...

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Forever

as Sarah
First aired: 2018-09-14

June and Oscar live a comfortable but very predictable wedded life when suddenly they find...

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A to Z

as Lora
First aired: 2014-10-02

The story follows the lives of Andrew, an employee at an internet dating site who dreams of...

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Homecoming

as Audrey Temple
First aired: 2018-11-01

Heidi Bergman is a caseworker at Homecoming, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition...

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