Hong Chau

Birthday: 1979-01-01
Birthplace: Thailand
Gender: Female
Drafted: 326
Drafted By: Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Owned By: Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 1
Win Bonus: 1
Nom Bonus: 1
Total Points: 4

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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Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
2023 44 The Whale (2022) Supporting Actress Nom 4
Career 4

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
2026-02-20 Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
2026-02-12 Wuthering Heights Nelly Dean
2024-08-02 The Instigators Dr. Donna Rivera
2024-05-30 Kinds of Kindness Sarah / Sharon / Aka
2023-06-08 Asteroid City Polly
2023-04-07 Showing Up Jo
2022-12-09 The Whale Liz
2022-11-17 The Menu Elsa
2020-12-17 Driveways Kathy
2020-05-29 Artemis Fowl Opal Koboi (uncredited)
2019-09-12 American Woman Jenny
2018-04-27 Duck Butter Glow
2017-12-22 Downsizing Ngoc Lan Tran
2014-12-12 Inherent Vice Jade
2014-07-30 Market Hours Angela