Hong Chau received critical acclaim for her role in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale opposite Brendan Fraser, for which she earned Academy®, SAG, and BAFTA Award nominations, among many other critics group recognitions. She received rave reviews for her performances in The Menu (Searchlight) and Showing Up, and also starred in the hit series “The Night Agent” and Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. Recently, she was seen in The Instigators (Apple TV) alongside Matt Damon and Casey Affleck.

Her breakout role in the film Downsizing (2017, dir. Alexander Payne) as Vietnamese amputee and political activist Ngoc Lan Tran earned her a Golden Globe® Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, among many others.

Chau is also known for her roles in the series “Homecoming” and the Emmy Award® winning limited series “Watchmen.” She has also appeared in the television series “Treme” and film Inherent Vice (2014, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson), and has guest starred in several TV series, including “Bojack Horseman” and “Big Little Lies,” amongst others. Her performance in Driveways (2019, dir. Andrew Ahn), which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, earned her a Best Female Lead nomination for the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards.