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Grace Chow is a multi-award winning Asian-Australian actress and writer.[1][2][3]
Early Life
[edit]Born in Singapore, Grace Chow grew up in the Western Australian rural town, Bruce Rock.[4] With little else to do, she focused on her creative pursuits which included painting and writing.[4] In interviews, Chow describes having to prove to her Taiwanese/Singaporean parents that a creative career was worth pursuing.[5][4]
Career
[edit]Grace Chow is an established playwright and actor in Australia and the US.[6] She is represented by Moore Creative Artists in Australia and 42MP in the UK/US, whose other notable clients include Anna Sawai and Ralph Fiennes.
Her most notable works as a writer include The Promise Land, which was the recipient of the 2022 Griffin Award,[5][2] and The Comprehensive A-Z of Missing Persons Australia.[1][7][8][9]
Chow studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts as a multi-disciplinary artist.[10][11] As an actor, she is known for playing Constable Cindy Cheung in the ABC Australian television series Mystery Road: Origin,[12] which was awarded Best Television Drama Series at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards,[13] and has been featured at the Toronto Film Festival, the Sydney Film Festival, the BBC and AcornTV.[14][15] In 2025, Chow will feature in the main cast of Good Cop/Bad Cop, opposite Leighton Meester, Luke Cook and Clancy Brown, which is to be released on The CW (USA) and Stan (Australia).[3] She is also known for playing Wendy Hang alongside Sam Neill in season two of The Twelve,[5][3][16] Her acting awards include being named a 'Top 10 Rising Star of Australian Stage and Screen' by the Casting Guild of Australia in 2024[17][18][5] and the Best Drama Ensemble at the Equity Ensemble Awards in 2023.[19] Other notable actors in the aforementioned top 10 list include Alyla Browne as Young Furiosa in the Mad Max franchises, and Courtney Monsma, who plays Glinda in 'Wicked!' on Broadway.[4][2][17]
Chow has also appeared on the Australian stage, having led an opera at the West Australian Opera, and performed with other companies such as the Black Swan State Theatre Company and Barking Gecko.[3][20][5][21]
Chow is also a successful painter. In 2023, her painting 'Desert in Peak Hour' was shortlisted for the international Boynes Artist Award.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Grace Chow - Perth playwright starting national conversation". The West Australian. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ a b c "2024 CGA Rising Stars Revealed: Grace Chow". FilmInk. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ a b c d Whittock, Jesse (2024-08-05). "The CW, Roku & Stan's 'Good Cop/Bad Cop' Adds Seven To Regular Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ a b c d Wang, Cynthia (2024-11-11). "CGA Rising Stars: Grace Chow". WHO Magazine Australia. p. 35.
- ^ a b c d e Kornits, Dov (2024-11-05). "Grace Chow on the Cusp". FilmInk. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Annie (2024-11-10). "CGA Rising Star Grace Chow Interview". Spotlight Report. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Watson, Graeme (2024-11-12). "A bold new play explores why people go missing". OUTinPerth. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Annie (2024-11-10). "CGA Rising Star Grace Chow Interview". Spotlight Report. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ McNeill, Sarah (2024-11-16). "Playwright Takes Up a Loss Cause". The Post: TimeOut. p. 76.
- ^ a b "Artist (Hsin Rou) Grace Chow". Boynes Artist Award. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Sasha (2022-08-03). "In Conversation: Grace Chow". Griffin Theatre Company. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Ward, Sarah (2022-07-01). "Prequel Series 'Mystery Road: Origin' Is an Ace Addition to Australia's Best Film and TV Franchise". Concrete Playground. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Mather, Lauren (2023-02-23). "'Mystery Road: Origin' on top at AACTA International Awards". Bunya Productions. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ "BBC Four - Mystery Road: Origin". BBC. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Mystery Road: Origin (2022) | MUBI. Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via mubi.com.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (2023-07-31). "'The Twelve,' 'Colin From Accounts' Score Strongly at Australia's Logie Awards – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ a b Says, Ryan (2024-11-04). "Casting Guild of Australia Rising Stars 2024 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Mayoh, Lisa (2024-11-02). "Revealed: Aussie Acting's Top 10 Rising Stars of 2024".
- ^ Slatter, Sean (2023-05-08). "Wins for 'Mystery Road: Origin', 'Colin From Accounts', 'Significant Others' at Equity Ensemble Awards". IF Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ "Our Little Inventor channels imagination at The Maj". The West Australian. 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Lochrie, Conor; GORDON, BOB (2023-04-26). "Barking Gecko Embraces A Sense Of New Wonder For Its 2023 Season". Variety Australia. Retrieved 2024-11-18.