I was born in Vietnam and raised in East London, the youngest of seven children whose family came to the UK as refugees in the early 80s. I come from a line of extremely hard working immigrants, and followed suit by completing a degree in Finance, before running a restaurant with my sister, but none of it rang true. I felt like I had been living somebody else's idea of a life, and soon realised that the longing I had for more artistic pursuits was never going to leave me. In fact the thought had become so loud that I could no longer ignore it. At the age of 30 I left the restaurant and began the journey of becoming an actor, writer, creator. I am still on that journey and am here to share my story, whatever that may be, in whatever form it takes. 

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I have performed on stage and screen, making my screen acting debut in the short film My Dad the Communist alongside Benedict Wong. Other credits include performances at the National Theatre, Royal court, Hampstead theatre, and many more, not forgetting one of my favourite roles as Ohval Saran in Shadow and Bone ll (Netflix), which earnt me a Best Guest Actress consideration in the 2023 Emmy nominations.

As a writer, I believe very strongly that there is a need for British Vietnamese stories to be out there for people to connect to and be seen. My play Summer Rolls was the first of such story to be staged in the UK, the success of which helped me become one of the recipients of the 2019/2020 Channel 4 Playwrights award. Since then I have contributed to various publications, including the ground breaking East Side Voices, which seeks to improve the visibility of East and South East Asian voices in the UK.

My debut novel based on the play Summer Rolls is due to be published by Trapeze at Orion books, an imprint of Hachette April 2025 and is now available to pre-order.

I am an artist who believes in the healing power of storytelling for all, reflected in my work as an actor, writer, and acting coach.

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