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	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Hong moved to Auckland after graduation, undertaking casual work while auditioning for acting jobs.<ref name=elle2024 />		Hong moved to Auckland after graduation, undertaking casual work while auditioning for acting jobs.<ref name=elle2024 /> She has appeared in a variety of stage productions throughout New Zealand, including several Shakespeare performances. On screen she has appeared in the New Zealand shows ], Inked, ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Jess Hong Profile & Bio {{!}} J&L Acting Agency NZ \|url=https://www.johnsonlaird.com/our-actors/Jess-Hong \|access-date=2024-05-23 \|website=Johnson & Laird}}</ref>

	Her biggest career break came with the offer of a leading role in the Netflix series '']'', released in 2024.<ref name=elle2024 /> According to '']'', Hong's character Jin Cheng, who is originally of Chinese descent, was rewritten to reflect her New Zealand background and accent. To prepare for her role, Hong read ]'s '']'' and listened to scientific podcasts and ] on various topics including the ] and ].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rankin \|first1=Seija \|title=Jess Hong Is in Netflix’s Biggest Show of the Year So Far — But Don’t Call Her a Star \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/3-body-problem-jess-hong-interview-1235851622/ \|access-date=21 April 2024 \|work=] \|date=19 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406183450/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/3-body-problem-jess-hong-interview-1235851622/ \|archive-date=6 April 2024\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Her biggest career break came with the offer of a leading role in the Netflix series '']'', released in 2024.<ref name=elle2024 /> According to '']'', Hong's character Jin Cheng, who is originally of Chinese descent, was rewritten to reflect her New Zealand background and accent. To prepare for her role, Hong read ]'s '']'' and listened to scientific podcasts and ] on various topics including the ] and ].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rankin \|first1=Seija \|title=Jess Hong Is in Netflix’s Biggest Show of the Year So Far — But Don’t Call Her a Star \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/3-body-problem-jess-hong-interview-1235851622/ \|access-date=21 April 2024 \|work=] \|date=19 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406183450/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/3-body-problem-jess-hong-interview-1235851622/ \|archive-date=6 April 2024\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	== Filmography ==		== Filmography ==

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			\|Sage
			\|Season 3.
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	\|Netflix. Dir. Derek Tsang, Andrew Stanton, Minkie Spiro, Jeremy Podeswa.		\|Netflix. Dir. Derek Tsang, Andrew Stanton, Minkie Spiro, Jeremy Podeswa.
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			\|Summer Shakespeare, Palmerston North
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			\|The Crucible
			\|Abigail
			\|UCOL
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			\|Festival of New Arts: That Moment
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			\|Globe Theatre, Palmerston North
			\|-
			\|2014
			\|Festival of New Arts: Hindsight
			\|Dancer
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			\|2014
			\|Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog
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			\|As You Like It
			\|Rosalind
			\|Summer Shakespeare, Palmerston North
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			\|King Lear
			\|Cordelia
			\|Summer Shakespeare, Palmerston North
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			\|Frankenstein
			\|Agatha
			\|Centrepoint Theatre, Palmerston North
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			\|Once On This Island
			\|Ensemble
			\|Toi Whakaari
			\|-
			\|2018
			\|Rushes
			\|Dancer
			\|Circa Theatre, Wellington
			\|-
			\|2018
			\|Grand Opening
			\|Party Girl
			\|The Civic Theatre, Auckland
			\|-
			\|2019
			\|Romeo and Juliet
			\|Juliet
			\|Pop Up Globe
			\|-
			\|2019
			\|Much Ado About Nothing
			\|Hero/Ensemble
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			\|-
			\|2019
			\|An Organ of Soft Tissue
			\|Prefrontal Cortex
			\|Basement Theatre
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			\|2020
			\|Front Yard Festivals
			\|Wahine
			\|Te Pou Theater
			\|-
			\|2020
			\|48 Nights on Hope Street
			\|Nathan/Narrator
			\|ASB Waterfront Theatre
			\|-
			\|2021
			\|Duffy in Bubble Trouble
			\|Scruffy
			\|''Various on tour''
			\|-
			\|2022
			\|The First Prime-Time Asian Sitcom
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			\|Silo Theatre
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Revision as of 04:15, 23 May 2024

New Zealand actress

Jess Hong

Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present
Known for	3 Body Problem (2024) The Brokenwood Mysteries (2021)

Jess Hong is a New Zealand actress of Chinese descent, known for her role as Maddy in The Brokenwood Mysteries (2021) and as Jin Cheng in the Netflix series 3 Body Problem (2024).

Early life and education

Jess Hong was raised in Palmerston North in New Zealand, by her mother, an immigrant from Guangzhou, China. Her father is from Shanghai. She is the youngest of three sisters.

She started taking drama classes at the age of 13, mainly to combat her shyness and social anxiety. After completing her secondary education, she moved to Wellington to study for three years at the national drama school, Toi Whakaari, graduating in 2019.

Career

Hong moved to Auckland after graduation, undertaking casual work while auditioning for acting jobs. She has appeared in a variety of stage productions throughout New Zealand, including several Shakespeare performances. On screen she has appeared in the New Zealand shows The Brokenwood Mysteries, Inked, Creamerie, and My Life is Murder.

Her biggest career break came with the offer of a leading role in the Netflix series 3 Body Problem, released in 2024. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hong's character Jin Cheng, who is originally of Chinese descent, was rewritten to reflect her New Zealand background and accent. To prepare for her role, Hong read Cixin Liu's Remembrance of Earth's Past and listened to scientific podcasts and TED Talks on various topics including the multiverse and String theory.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	The Brokenwood Mysteries	Maddy	Season 7. Dir. Aidee Walker & Mike Smith.
2021	Inked	Aifei	Dir. Mingjian Cui & Jimmy Yang.
2021	Creamerie	Wellness Worker	Dir. Roseanne Liang
2023	My Life Is Murder	Sage	Season 3.
2024	3 Body Problem	Jin Cheng	Netflix. Dir. Derek Tsang, Andrew Stanton, Minkie Spiro, Jeremy Podeswa.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	Grafted	Angela	Dir. Sasha Rainbow

Theatre


Year	Title	Role	Venue
2013	The Tempest	Juno, Nymph	Summer Shakespeare, Palmerston North
2013	The Crucible	Abigail	UCOL
2014	Festival of New Arts: That Moment	Girlfriend	Globe Theatre, Palmerston North
2014	Festival of New Arts: Hindsight	Dancer	Globe Theatre, Palmerston North
2014	Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog	Penny	Globe Theatre, Palmerston North
2014	As You Like It	Rosalind	Summer Shakespeare, Palmerston North
2015	King Lear	Cordelia	Summer Shakespeare, Palmerston North
2015	Frankenstein	Agatha	Centrepoint Theatre, Palmerston North
2017	Once On This Island	Ensemble	Toi Whakaari
2018	Rushes	Dancer	Circa Theatre, Wellington
2018	Grand Opening	Party Girl	The Civic Theatre, Auckland
2019	Romeo and Juliet	Juliet	Pop Up Globe
2019	Much Ado About Nothing	Hero/Ensemble	Pop Up Globe
2019	An Organ of Soft Tissue	Prefrontal Cortex	Basement Theatre
2020	Front Yard Festivals	Wahine	Te Pou Theater
2020	48 Nights on Hope Street	Nathan/Narrator	ASB Waterfront Theatre
2021	Duffy in Bubble Trouble	Scruffy	Various on tour
2022	The First Prime-Time Asian Sitcom	Angela Xu	Silo Theatre

References

^ Hong, Jess (22 March 2024). "'3 Body Problem': Jess Hong on Jin Cheng, Season 2, and Working with Benioff and Weiss". Elle (Interview). Interviewed by Puckett-Pope, Lauren. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
"Jess Hong profile & bio". Johnson & Laird. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
"Jess Hong Profile & Bio | J&L Acting Agency NZ". Johnson & Laird. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
Rankin, Seija (19 March 2024). "Jess Hong Is in Netflix's Biggest Show of the Year So Far — But Don't Call Her a Star". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

External links

Jess Hong at IMDb
Jess Hong at Rotten Tomatoes

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