About

Known credits:
18
Birthday:
1979-06-25
Place of birth:
Thailand
Website:
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Hong Chau

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting

2026 Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie Actor N/A
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2024 The Instigators Actor Dr. Donna Rivera 60
Fair
2024 Kinds of Kindness Actor Sarah / Sharon / Aka 63
Fair
2023 Asteroid City Actor Polly 63
Fair
2023 Showing Up Actor Jo 58
Average
2023 The Night Agent Actor Diane Farr 77
Good
2022 The Whale Actor Liz 75
Good
2022 The Menu Actor Elsa 70
Good
2020 Driveways Actor Kathy 60
Fair
2020 Artemis Fowl Actor Opal Koboi (uncredited) 56
Average
2019 American Woman Actor Jenny 58
Average
2018 Homecoming Actor Audrey Temple 69
Fair
2018 Duck Butter Actor Glow 57
Average
2017 Downsizing Actor Ngoc Lan Tran 54
Average
2014 Inherent Vice Actor Jade 64
Fair
2014 A to Z Actor Lora 68
Fair
2014 Market Hours Actor Angela N/A
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Production

2019 American Woman Production Executive Producer 58
Average