Christina Chong

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Christina Chong
Born18th September 1988
Enfield, London, England
OccupationActress
AgentIndependent Talent Group
TelevisionMonroe

Christina Chong (born 18th September 1988) is an English actress. 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.

Early life and education[]

Chong was born in Enfield, the daughter of a Chinese father and an English mother. She was first raised together with her five siblings in Broxbourne (Hertfordshire) north of London. Later, after the separation of her parents, she moved with her mother and siblings to Longridge (Lancashire), her mother's hometown. According to her own recollection, her siblings and she were the only mixed-race kids in the local school there. Chong started dancing at the age of four and attended the Sutcliffe School of Dance in Longridge. Aged 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 Berlin. An injury cut short her career in musical theater, though, so she turned to acting, training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City for 18 months. After her return to London, she had initially difficulties finding work as an actor, 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 (Hertfordshire).[1][2]

Life and career[]

In 2011, Chong made her breakthrough with supporting roles in the movies W.E. and Johnny English Reborn and TV appearances in a Doctor Who episode, and as a regular cast member in the medical series Monroe. In the next 3 years, she appeared as regular or guest in a number of different English and American TV series.[1][2]

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.[3]

Chong was cast in a minor role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but was not seen in the final cut of the film.[4]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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 N/A Deleted scenes [5]
2021 Tom and Jerry Lola

Television[]

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[6] Star Trek: Strange New Worlds La'An Noonien-Singh Post-production

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Christina’s acting star is rising auf longridgenews.co.uk am 11 August 2011
  3. ^ "Cast for Syfy's Dominion Expands in Season 2". Dread Central. 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. ^ Justin Knoll: ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Casts Christina Chong. Variety, 17 July 2014
  5. ^ "Star Wars Episode 7: British actor Christina Chong joins cast". The Guardian. 18 July 2014.
  6. ^ 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.

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