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Hong Chau

Hong Chau

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1979-06-25

Birth Place

Thailand

Movies and TV shows :

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$#*! My Dad Says

2010

6.2

TV
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A to Z

2014

6.5

TV
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American Dad!

2005

7.0

TV
American Woman

American Woman

2019

5.1

Movie
Artemis Fowl

Artemis Fowl

2020

5.6

Movie
Asteroid City

Asteroid City

2023

6.5

Movie
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Big Little Lies

2017

7.9

TV
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BoJack Horseman

2014

8.6

TV
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

7.6

TV
Downsizing

Downsizing

2017

5.4

Movie
Driveways

Driveways

2020

7.0

Movie
Duck Butter

Duck Butter

2018

5.4

Movie
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Forever

2018

6.5

TV
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Good Luck Charlie

2010

7.9

TV
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Homecoming

2018

7.0

TV
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How I Met Your Mother

2005

8.2

TV
Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

2014

6.6

Movie
Kinds of Kindness

Kinds of Kindness

2024

6.6

Movie
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Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
Market Hours

Market Hours

2014

0.0

Movie
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NCIS

2003

7.6

TV
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Poker Face

2023

7.7

TV
Showing Up

Showing Up

2023

5.7

Movie
The Instigators

The Instigators

2024

6.2

Movie
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The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

5.4

TV
The Menu

The Menu

2022

7.2

Movie
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The Night Agent

2023

7.8

TV
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The Sarah Silverman Program.

2007

6.3

TV
The Whale

The Whale

2022

7.8

Movie
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie

Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie

2026

0.0

Movie
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

4.4

TV
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Watchmen

2019

7.7

TV
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

2026

0.0

Movie