Hong Chau Biography
Hong Chau, an American actress, has won numerous honors for her performances in Downsizing and The Whale, including Best Supporting Actress for the latter.
How old is Hong Chau? – Age
She is 44 years old as of 25 June 2023. She was born in 1979 in Thailand.
Hong Chau Family
Chau resided in Vietnam with her parents and two brothers. Chau’s mother was six months pregnant when the family joined the Vietnamese boat people fleeing their homeland in 1979. Chau’s father was shot and nearly died during their escape. On June 25, that year, Chau was born in a refugee camp in Thailand. A Vietnamese Catholic church in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, arranged for her family to be sponsored by a local Vietnamese family. Chau spoke Vietnamese as her first language as a child and then learned English in school. Her family lived in public housing and relied on subsidized lunch programs.
Hong Chau Education
Chau began her studies in creative writing at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. When her parents requested that she pursue something more practical, she changed her degree to cinema studies. She tried acting to overcome her introversion; she appeared in other students’ short films and was encouraged to continue. In 2001, she received her bachelor’s degree in film studies from Boston University’s College of Communication. Chau obtained a job with PBS after college and planned to work in documentaries. To overcome her introversion, Chau began attending public speaking classes, which led to improv workshops.
Hong Chau Daughter
Chau gave birth to a daughter in November 2020.
Hong Chau Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $18 Million.
Hong Chau The Night Agent
She appeared as Diane Farr, the White House chief of staff in the American action thriller television series The Night Agent. FBI Agent Peter Sutherland is drawn into a massive plot involving a mole at the highest levels of the US government. To preserve the country, he embarks on a desperate search for the traitor, all while sheltering former tech CEO Rose Larkin from the individuals who murdered her aunt and uncle.
Hong Chau Watchmen
She appeared as Lady Trieu, the owner of Trieu Industries in the 2019 American superhero drama limited series Watchmen. Lady Trieu was the CEO of Trieu Industries and a billionaire businessman. She was produced by Bian My with Adrien Veidt’s sperm to spite him and managed to escape from Antarctica on the night of the 11/2 incident. She pushed the boundaries of science and technology in the disciplines of aerospace and biotechnology with her huge money and exceptional brain. Unsatisfied with the status of a world that Veidt had saved from World War 3 decades before, and tormented with a colossal hubris that rivaled even her own father’s, she attempted to control and absorb the power of Doctor Manhattan in order to “fix the world.”
Hong Chau Homecoming
In Homecoming, Chau plays Audrey Temple. Audrey Temple works as an assistant at the parent corporation of the covert organization. Heidi Bergman worked as a social worker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a Geist Group-run live-in institution that reportedly assisted troops in transitioning to civilian life. Bergman has begun a new life as a waitress four years later, but she has trouble remembering her time at Homecoming. After a US Department of Defense auditor questions her about why she left Homecoming, Bergman realizes she was mislead about the facility’s true purpose.
Hong Chau Movies
♦ 2023 – Asteroid City
♦ 2022 – Showing Up
♦ 2022 – The Whale
♦ 2022 – The Menu
♦ 2020 – Artemis Fowl
♦ 2019 – Driveways
♦ 2019 – American Woman
♦ 2018 – Duck Butter
♦ 2017 – Downsizing
♦ 2014 – Inherent Vice
Hong Chau TV Shows
♦ 2023 – Poker Face
♦ 2023 – The Night Agent
♦ 2019 – Watchmen
♦ 2018 – BoJack Horseman
♦ 2018 – Forever
♦ 2018–2020 – Homecoming
♦ 2017 – Big Little Lies
♦ 2017 – American Dad!
♦ 2014–2015 – A to Z
♦ 2012 – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
♦ 2012 – Good Luck Charlie
♦ 2011–2013 – Treme
♦ 2010 – How I Met Your Mother
♦ 2010 – Trenches – Spc. Wing
♦ 2010 – NCIS
♦ 2010 – My Boys
♦ 2010 – $#*! My Dad Says
♦ 2008 – The Sarah Silverman Program
♦ 2006 – Finding My America
