Christina Chong
Chong on set of series Of Kings and Prophets in 2015
Born
Enfield, London, England
Alma materItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2003–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 and education

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, she moved with her mother and siblings to Longridge, her mother's hometown, where Chong and her siblings were the only mixed-race children attending the local school. 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

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 three years, she had regular and guest roles in a number of different English 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, 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

Film

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

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
2022–present The Ready Room Herself 2 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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)
  3. ↑ Justin Knoll: ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Casts Christina Chong. Variety, 17 July 2014
  4. ↑ "Cast for Syfy's Dominion Expands in Season 2". Dread Central. 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Cast Revealed, Including Legacy Characters". TrekNews.net. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Star Wars Episode 7: British actor Christina Chong joins cast". The Guardian. 18 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Jamie Lovett: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Star Christina Chong Reveals Her Cut Star Wars Role. Comicbook.com, 1. Juni 2022
  8. ↑ 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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