Grace Lynn Kung

Grace Lynn Kung (born 1987) is a Canadian actress. She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for the spy series InSecurity as Jojo Kwan.[1]

Grace Lynn Kung
Born1987 (age 33–34)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress

Kung holds two certificates of distinction from Trinity College London in the United Kingdom, where she also studied naturopathic medicine. She plays Chairman Mao in HBO's Fahrenheit 451, incited violence aboard Star Trek: Discovery, fought alongside Jessica Chastain in Miss Sloane (2016), a political thriller about lobbyists in Washington, and rose to the ranks of Congresswoman in Designated Survivor.

Screen credits include The Expanse, The Strain, Being Erica, Away From Her, Slings & Arrows, Odd Squad, House Party,[2] and Cube 2: Hypercube. On stage, she has performed The Vagina Monologues in Oranjestad, Aruba, as Janet in the award-winning play Kim's Convenience,[3] Izzy in Seminar by Theresa Rebeck, Zoe/The Girl in La Ronde, Yuko in Yukonstyle at Canadian Stage Company, collaborating with Judith Thompson on her new works and playing writer-historian Iris Chang in the international debut of A Nanking Winter by Marjorie Chan at Nightwood Theatre, a theatre specialising in forging creative alliances among female artists.

Filmography

Films
List of film credits
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Lost and Delirious Lauren Credited as Grace Kung
2002 Cube 2: Hypercube Sasha
2006 Injustice Erica Lam
2006 Away from Her Nurse Betty
2007 Blue State Esther Yang
2007 P2 Kim Phu (Woman in Elevator)
2008 One Week n/a
2013 Bank$tas Diane
2015 Portrait of a Serial Monogamist Eve
2016 The Death (and Life) of Carl Naardlinger Pam Naardlinger Nominated – ACTRA Award for Outstanding performance - Female[4]
2016 Miss Sloane Lauren
2016 Dissecting Gwen Gwen Short film
2016 Birdland Claire
2017 Expiry Date Madison Von Boheme
2017 Cult of Chucky Claire Feature film
2017 The Carmilla Movie Charlotte Brontë Feature film
2018 Fahrenheit 451 Chairman Mao Feature film
2019 Lie Exposed Betsy

Television
List of television credits
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Open House Lavender Blue Television film, CBS
2005 Plague City: SARS in Toronto April Television film
2005 Slings & Arrows Emily Lu 5 episodes
2006 G-Spot Belinda Episode: Lucky
2006 Night of Terror Donna Television film
2006 House Party Allison Television film[5]
2007 Billable Hours The Bad Ass Episode: Cancer, Baby!
2007 Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming Friendly Nurse Television film
2008 The Border Lab Tech Episode: Enemy Contact
2008 House Party Allison 6 episodes
2009 Retail Jill Television film
2009 – 2010 Being Erica Meeri Kung 9 episodes[6]
2011 – 2012 InSecurity JoJo Kwan Regular role[7]
Nominated – Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role (2011)[8]
2012 The Listener Lucy Estevez Episode: Crossed
2013 Mother Up! Suzi Chu 2 episodes
2013 The Doozers The Doozer Reuser (voice) Episode: Doozers Re-Users
2013 Degrassi: The Next Generation Police Officer Episodes: Karma Police (Parts 1 & 2)
2014 Remedy Dr. Livia Fung Episode: The Living Things
2014 The Lottery Sara Bell Episode: Rules of the Game
2014 Touring T.O. Samantha 8 episodes
2015 Hard Rock Medical Heather 4 episodes
2015 The Strain Grace Wu Episode: Intruders
2015 Heartland Vanessa Episode: Fearless
2015 - 2016 Odd Squad Evil Teddy 2 episodes
2016 12 Monkeys Stacy Episode: Bodies of Water
2017 Mary Kills People Annie Chun TV mini series
2017–Present Frankie Drake Mysteries Wendy Quon Recurring
2017 The Expanse Doris Episode: Pyre
2017 Designated Survivor Congresswoman Mae Yoshida 2 episodes
2017 Star Trek: Discovery Psycho Episode: Context Is for Kings
2019 The InBetween Amy Shu Recurring
2019 The Stranded Professor Lin Thai TV series
2020 Transplant Vivian Barnes
2020 Japan Sinks: 2020 Mari Mutō (voice) Netflix ONA; English dub

Video games
List of video game credits
Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Doozers Doozer Reuser
2014 Far Cry 4 Kirat, Female Rebel Soldiers
2018 For Honor Ying (Female Tiandi)
2018 Fallout 76 Agent Mochou, Libby Wastelanders DLC

References
  1. CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/More+Shows/InSecurity/Season+1/ID/1809954597/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. from Grace Lynn Kung (2012-07-22). "House Party | Allison on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  3. "Hit Toronto play 'Kim's Convenience' being adapted for both film and TV". CTV News. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2019-07-01. Ins Choi, Jean Yoon, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and Grace Lynn Kung star in Soulpepper's 'Kim's Convenience.'
  4. "2017 ACTRA Awards in Toronto Nominees | ACTRA Toronto". www.actratoronto.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  5. "House Party | Grace Lynn Kung on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  6. CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/Being+Erica/Season+2/ID/1311033374/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "InSecurity - Female Spies (NISA Declassified)". YouTube. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  8. "26th Annual Gemini Awards 2011". geminiawards.tribute.ca. Retrieved 28 February 2017.


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