Christina Chong
Christina Chong | |
|---|---|
| File:Christina Chong by Gage Skidmore.jpg Chong in 2025 | |
| Born | Enfield, London, England |
| Alma mater | Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 2003–present |
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).
Early life
[edit | edit source]Chong 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, her mother moved her and her 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 studied at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London. After graduation, in 2003 she earned a role in Elton John's musical Aida being performed at the Colosseum Theatre 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. When Chong returned to London, 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
[edit | edit source]In 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]
Since 2023, Chong is a main cast member 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
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Freakdog | Yoshimi | ||
| Chemical Wedding | Mei-Ling | |||
| 2010 | Legacy | Jane | ||
| 2011 | W.E. | Tenten | ||
| Johnny English Reborn | Barbara | |||
| 2015 | Christmas Eve | Karen | ||
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | — | Deleted scenes | [6][7] | |
| 2021 | Tom and Jerry | Lola |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Doctor Who | Lorna Bucket | "A Good Man Goes to War" | |
| Case Sensitive | DC Amber Williams | 2 parts | ||
| 2011–2012 | Monroe | Sarah Witney | Season 2 | |
| 2012 | Whitechapel | Lizzie Pepper | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Black Mirror | Tamsin | "The Waldo Moment" | |
| The Wrong Mans | May Wu | |||
| 2014 & 2021 | Line of Duty | DI Nicola Rogerson | Seasons 2 & 6; 7 episodes | |
| 2014 | Halo: Nightfall | Macer | 5 episodes | |
| 24: Live Another Day | Mariana | |||
| 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[9] | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | La'An Noonien-Singh | Main role; 30 episodes | |
| 2022-2024 | The Ready Room | Herself | 2 episodes |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Justin Knoll: ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Casts Christina Chong. Variety, 17 July 2014
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Jamie Lovett: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Star Christina Chong Reveals Her Cut Star Wars Role. Comicbook.com, 1. Juni 2022
- ^ https://deadline.com/2025/02/line-of-duty-christina-chong-hint-return-season-seven-1236283308/
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Christina Chong at IMDb
- Christina Chong ('Doctor Who') interview
- Interview about her roles in Doctor Who and Monroe (Red Carpet TV, 8 mins)
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Living people
- 1983 births
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actresses from Hertfordshire
- Actresses from Lancashire
- Actresses from London
- Alumni of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
- English film actresses
- English people of Chinese descent
- English television actresses
- Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni
- People from Broxbourne
- People from Longridge
- Singers from the London Borough of Enfield
- Actors from the London Borough of Enfield
- People from Enfield, London
- Actors from the Borough of Broxbourne