Hong Chau
Known for Acting · 34 credits
- Born
- 1979-06-25 (age 46)
- Place of birth
- Thailand
- Also known as
- هونگ چائو
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 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 2019 films Driveways and American Woman and further supporting roles in the 2022 film The Menu and the 2023 Netflix series The Night Agent.
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Known For
TV Shows (19)
NCIS
2003
as FBI Lab Tech Molly Choi
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Julie Blanch
American Dad!
2005
as Korean Spy (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Cook Pu
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Pickles Aplenty (voice)
The Night Agent
2023
as Diane Farr
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Good Luck Charlie
2010
as Theresa
Poker Face
2023
as Marge
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
as Asian Masseuse
Watchmen
2019
as Lady Trieu
Big Little Lies
2017
as Jackie
Treme
2010
as Linh
Homecoming
2018
as Audrey Temple
$#*! My Dad Says
2010
as DJ
A to Z
2014
as Lora
Forever
2018
as Sarah
Movies (15)
The Sheep Detectives
2026
as Beth Pennock
"Wuthering Heights"
2026
as Nelly
The Menu
2022
as Elsa
The Whale
2022
as Liz
Asteroid City
2023
as Polly
Inherent Vice
2014
as Jade
Kinds of Kindness
2024
as Sarah / Sharon / Aka
The Instigators
2024
as Dr. Donna Rivera
Downsizing
2017
as Ngoc Lan Tran
Artemis Fowl
2020
as Opal Koboi (uncredited)
Showing Up
2023
as Jo
Duck Butter
2018
as Glow
Driveways
2020
as Kathy
American Woman
2019
as Jenny
Market Hours
2014
as Angela
About Hong Chau
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… With 34 credits spanning from 2000 to 2026, Hong Chau has appeared in 15 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hong Chau Movies
- The Sheep Detectives (2026) — as Beth Pennock
- "Wuthering Heights" (2026) — as Nelly
- The Menu (2022) — as Elsa
- The Whale (2022) — as Liz
- Asteroid City (2023) — as Polly
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