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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
2026
as Beth Pennock
George Hardy, a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep ca...
Wuthering Heights
2026
as Nelly Dean
A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Hea...
The Instigators
2024
as Dr. Donna Rivera
Rory and Cobby are unlikely partners thrown together for a heist. But when it goes awry, they team up with an unusual accomplice — Rory's therapist — ...
Kinds of Kindness
2024
as Sarah / Sharon / Aka
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at...
Asteroid City
2023
as Polly
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Showing Up
2023
as Jo
In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.
The Whale
2022
as Liz
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
The Menu
2022
as Elsa
A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
Driveways
2020
as Kathy
Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he can't relate to the neighbourhood kids, things take ...
Artemis Fowl
2020
as Opal Koboi (uncredited)
Artemis Fowl is a 12-year-old genius and descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds. He soon finds himself in an epic battle against a race of ...
American Woman
2019
as Jenny
A political activist helps take care of a group of America’s most wanted fugitives, including a well-known, recently radicalized heiress.
American Woman
2019
Executive Producer
A political activist helps take care of a group of America’s most wanted fugitives, including a well-known, recently radicalized heiress.
Duck Butter
2018
as Glow
Dissatisfied with the dishonesty they see in dating, strangers Naima and Sergio make a pact to spend 24 straight hours together in an attempt to fast ...
Downsizing
2017
as Ngoc Lan Tran
A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and affo...
Inherent Vice
2014
as Jade
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
Market Hours
2014
as Angela
Randall spends his days imagining the vibrant inner lives of various vendors at the multicultural urban market where he works; none more so than Angel...