Christina Chong Biography
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 Ins*ute 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.
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.
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. 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 cl*es.
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
- Christina Chong at IMDb
- Christina Chong ('Doctor Who') interview
- Interview about her roles in Doctor Who and Monroe (Red Carpet TV, 8 mins)
