Jadyn Wong is a Canadian actress, best known for playing mechanical prodigy Happy Quinn on the CBS show Scorpion.[1][2]
Jadyn Wong | |
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 Wong at the 33rd LAAPFF in 2017 | |
| Born | Jadyn Wong Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Early life and education
editWong was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, to immigrants from Hong Kong.[3] She completed her Bachelor of Commerce at the University of British Columbia.[4][3] She has a black belt in karate and is also a classical pianist.[3]
Career
editWong made her professional acting debut in the miniseries Broken Trail (2006) with Robert Duvall.[5] She was handpicked for the role by Duvall after hundreds of actresses were auditioned across North America.
She also appeared in Space Buddies (2009) as a Chinese reporter, as April Jung in the short film The Letters (2010), as a Money Channel Interviewer in Cosmopolis (2012), as Diondra in Debug (2014), and as Molly in the TV movie Client Seduction (2014). In 2016, she played Altagracia in You're Killing Me Susana.[5]
From 2014 to 2018, Wong starred in the CBS television series Scorpion as Happy Quinn.[6][7] In 2018, she joined the cast of Needle in a Timestack, a science fiction film written and directed by John Ridley.[8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Space Buddies | Chinese Reporter | |
| 2010 | The Letters | April Jung | Short film |
| 2012 | Cosmopolis | Money Channel Interviewer | |
| 2014 | Debug | Diondra | |
| 2016 | You're Killing Me Susana | Altagracia | |
| 2021 | Needle in a Timestack | Zoe Mikkelsen | |
| 2023 | Weak Layers | Lucy Lin |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Broken Trail | Ghee Moon (#1) | Mini-series |
| 2010 | Caprica | Game master | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Rookie Blue | Mary Vu | Episode: "Brotherhood" |
| Being Erica | Rachel | 6 episodes | |
| Stay with Me | Li | Unaired CTV pilot | |
| 2014 | Lost Girl | Dao Ming | Episode: "Destiny's Child" |
| Working the Engels | Shirl | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Spun Out | Esther Wing | Episode: "Carpoolers" | |
| Client Seduction | Molly | TV film | |
| 2014–2018 | Scorpion | Happy Quinn[9][10] | Main cast (93 episodes) |
References
edit- ^ Bill Keveney (23 November 2014). "'Scorpion' actors like to play it smart". USA TODAY. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Robert Lloyd (22 September 2014). "Review: Brainy nerds put IQs to use on 'Scorpion'; adventures ensue". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Eric Volmers (22 September 2014). "Medicine Hat actress Jadyn Wong plays genius problem solver, and kicks some butt, in CBS action series Scorpion". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Wong, Tony, "Scorpion's Jadyn Wong tickled to play Happy : Alberta actress talks about her role on hit CBS show and Happy's potential romance with Toby", Toronto Star, January 29, 2015
- ^ a b Aiden Mason (27 September 2017). "Five Things You Didn't Know About Jadyn Wong". Tvovermind.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Tallerico, Brian (18 September 2014). "Fall 2014 TV: "Forever," "Gotham" and "Scorpion"". Roger & Ebert.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Fall Television Shows With Asian American Actors". Audrey Magazine. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014.
- ^ Amanda N'Duka (22 June 2018). "'Scorpion' Actress Jadyn Wong Joins 'Needle In A Timestack'; Raymond J. Barry Cast In 'Made In Chinatown'". Deadline. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Hinckley, David. "'Scorpion,' TV review ". New York Daily News
- ^ Goodman, Tim. "Scorpion': TV Review". Hollywood Reporter.