Hong Chau is a Thai-born American Actor acclaimed for her supporting roles in Downsizing (2017) and The Whale (2022), the latter of which earned her an Academy Award nomination. Born in a Thai refugee camp to Vietnamese parents, she was raised in New Orleans and studied film at Boston University. Her prolific career includes roles as an Actor in The Menu (2022), Asteroid City (2023), and the hit series The Night Agent (2023). In 2024, she starred in Kinds of Kindness (2024) and The Instigators (2024), followed by her 2026 role as an Actor in the romantic drama Wuthering Heights (2026).