Ellen Wong

Ellen Wong

Birthdate
January 1, 1985 (39 years old)
Place of Birth
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
January 1, 1985 (39 years old)
Place of Birth
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting

Biography

Ellen Wong was born in Ontario, Canada. The first film she watched in a movie theatre was "Titanic". Her favourite actress is Kate Winslet. Her first role was on the award winning television series "This is Wonderland". She is best known for her role as Knives Chau in "Scott Pilgrim VS The World", starring alongside Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jason Schwartzman. She auditioned against many hopefuls through an international talent search to fill the role of Knives Chau. Edgar Wright wanted to work with Ellen as she was able to showcase herself as a unique actress, with the ability to also take on intense fight choreography. During training for "Scott Pilgrim VS The World", the on-set trainer nicknamed Ellen, The Ellen-nator. She trains in WTF Taekwondo. Her favourite action stars are Michelle Yeoh, Tony Jaa, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Yanin Vismitananda aka "Jeeja" Yanin, Jet Li.

Ellen Wong's LGBTQ+ Titles

The Christmas Setup
The Christmas Setup
Madelyn McKay

Acting (21)

2023
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as Knives Chau (voice) (8 episodes)
2023
Beacon 23 as Iris (5 episodes)
2021
Best Sellers as Rachel Spence
2020
The Christmas Setup as Madelyn McKay
2020
Film Fest as Amy
2020
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis as Self - Knives Chau
2020
Good Boy as Annie
2019
In the Life of Music as Hope
2017
GLOW as Jenny Chey (30 episodes)
2017
The Circle as Renata
2016
The Void as Kim
2015
Dark Matter as Misaki Han-Shireikan (4 episodes)
2014
The Baddest Part as Olivia
2013
The Carrie Diaries as Jill 'Mouse' Chen (26 episodes)
2012
Silent Night as Brenda
2011
Silent Cargo as Daiyu
2010
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' as Self
2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Knives Chau
2009
Castle as Zhu Yin (1 episode)
2006
Runaway as Macy (1 episode)
2004
This Is Wonderland as Amy Li (1 episode)

Production (1)

2014
The Baddest Part • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer

Writing (1)

2014
The Baddest Part • Writer
• Writer