Christina Chong (born 18 September 1989 in Enfield, London) is an English actress who played futuristic soldier Lorna Bucket on Doctor Who. She had been a fan of the show and, appropriately, her character is constantly trying to find the Doctor. Since 2022, she's portrayed Lt. La'an Noonien-Singh in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Do not confuse her with Christina Chang, who appeared in Live Free or Die Hard.
Roles
- Chemical Wedding (2008) as Mei-Ling
- Freakdog (2008) as Yoshimi
- Legacy: Black Ops (2010) as Jane
- Monroe (2011) as Sarah Whitney
- Doctor Who (2011 episode "A Good Man Goes to War") as Lorna Bucket
- Whitechapel (TV Series) (2012) as Lizzie Pepper
- Johnny English Reborn (2011) as Barbara
- W.E. (2011) as Ten Ten
- Black Mirror (2013 episode "The Waldo Moment") as Tamsin
- The Wrong Mans (2013) as May Wu
- Halo: Nightfall (2014) as Talitha Macer
- Tom and Jerry (2021) as Lola
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022-) as Lt. La'an Noonien-Singh
Tropes
- Animal Lover: During the Covid-19 Pandemic, she created an Instagram account for her dog, Runa, and jokingly lobbied for Runa to appear in Star Trek. Runa was later cast as a dog named Runa in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S1E08 "The Elysian Kingdom", where she plays the fairy tale dog of Chong's character, who is turned into a Princess Classic thanks to a Negative Space Wedgie.
- Deleted Role: She had a small role in The Force Awakens that was left on the cutting room floor. Had her scene been included, this would have made her one of very few actors to appear in all of the Big Three English-language sci-fi franchises: Doctor Who, Star Trek and Star Wars.
- Promoted Fanboy
- Star-Making Role: Is best known for the Breakout Character of La'an Noonien-Singh on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
- Typecasting: As various Asians.
