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Hong Chau

Jun 25, 1979 (46 years old) in Thailand

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

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NCIS
FBI Lab Tech Molly Choi
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Julie Blanch
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American Dad!
Korean Spy (voice)
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How I Met Your Mother
Cook Pu
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BoJack Horseman
Pickles Aplenty (voice)
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The Night Agent
Diane Farr
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Poker Face
Marge
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Good Luck Charlie
Theresa
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Watchmen
Lady Trieu
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The Menu
Elsa

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