Christina Chong is a British actress and singer. She has appeared in several notable roles in film and television, including Monroe, Line of Duty, Halo: Nightfall, Black Mirror, Doctor Who, and 24: Live Another Day. She plays La'an Noonien Singh in the Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present).
Christina Chong | |
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 Chong on set of series Of Kings and Prophets in 2015 | |
| Born | Enfield, London, England |
| Alma mater | Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
Early life and education
editChong was born in Enfield, the daughter of a Chinese father and an English mother. She was first raised with her five siblings in Broxbourne. Later, after her parents separated, she moved with her mother and siblings to Longridge, her mother's hometown. Chong started dancing at the age of four and attended the Sutcliffe School of Dance in Longridge. At 14, she gained a place at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London, graduating five years later. After graduation, she got a role in Elton John's musical Aida being performed in Essen. An injury cut short her career in musical theatre, so she turned to acting, training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City for 18 months. She returned to London, where she initially had trouble finding work, acting only in a few small supporting roles and commercials. To support herself, she gave acting lessons at schools and held a part-ownership of her chef father's Chinese restaurant in Harpenden.[1][2]
Career
editIn 2011, Chong made her breakthrough with supporting roles in the movies W.E. and Johnny English Reborn and TV appearances in the Doctor Who episode "A Good Man Goes to War", and as a regular cast member in the medical series Monroe. In the next three years, she had regular and guest roles in a number of different British and American TV series.[1][2]
In 2014, Chong was cast in a minor role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but was not seen in the final cut of the film.[3] In 2015, she had a recurring role in the second season of the SyFy series Dominion as Zoe Holloway, a member of Vega’s Archangel Corps, who becomes the leader of the rebellion of the city's lower classes.[4]
As of 2023[update], Chong appears in the main cast of the Paramount+ streaming series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as La'an Noonien Singh, a descendant of the character Khan Noonien Singh.[5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Freakdog | Yoshimi | ||
| 2008 | Chemical Wedding | Mei-Ling | ||
| 2010 | Legacy | Jane | ||
| 2011 | W.E. | Tenten | ||
| 2011 | Johnny English Reborn | Barbara | ||
| 2015 | Christmas Eve | Karen | ||
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | — | Deleted scenes | [6][7] |
| 2021 | Tom and Jerry | Lola |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Doctor Who | Lorna Bucket | "A Good Man Goes to War" | |
| 2011–12 | Monroe | Sarah Witney | Season 2 | |
| 2012 | Whitechapel | Lizzie Pepper | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Case Sensitive | DC Amber Williams | 2 parts | |
| 2013 | Black Mirror | Tamsin | "The Waldo Moment" | |
| 2013 | The Wrong Mans | May Wu | ||
| 2014, 2021 | Line of Duty | DI Nicola Rogerson | Season 2 and 6 | |
| 2014 | Halo: Nightfall | Macer | 5 episodes | |
| 2014 | 24: Live Another Day | Mariana | 5 episodes | |
| 2015 | Dominion | Zoe | ||
| 2016 | Of Kings and Prophets | Rizpah | 9 episodes | |
| 2017 | Ill Behaviour | Kira | ||
| 2018 | Bulletproof | Nell McBride | 6 episodes | |
| 2019 | Heirs of the Night | Calvina | ||
| 2022 | Grace | Sophie Bryce | ||
| 2022–present[8] | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | La'an Noonien-Singh | Main role; 24 episodes | |
| 2022–present | The Ready Room | Herself | 2 episodes |
References
edit- ^ a b Susannah Butter:May the force be with her: Christina Chong on why joining Star Wars has been such an incredible adventure. London Evening Standard, 3 November 2014
- ^ a b "Christina's acting star is rising". Longridge News. 8 August 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Justin Knoll: ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Casts Christina Chong. Variety, 17 July 2014
- ^ "Cast for Syfy's Dominion Expands in Season 2". Dread Central. 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Cast Revealed, Including Legacy Characters". TrekNews.net. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Star Wars Episode 7: British actor Christina Chong joins cast". The Guardian. 18 July 2014.
- ^ Jamie Lovett: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Star Christina Chong Reveals Her Cut Star Wars Role. Comicbook.com, 1. Juni 2022
- ^ Sperling, Nicole (1 August 2021). "Can Paramount+ Succeed? One Producer Hopes to Make It So". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
External links
edit- Christina Chong at IMDb
- Christina Chong ('Doctor Who') interview
- Interview about her roles in Doctor Who and Monroe (Red Carpet TV, 8 mins)