
Chantal Thuy
Acting
Biography
Chantal Thuy is a Canadian-American actress best known for her appearances in the series Black Lightning (2018) and Magnum P.I. (2021). She has also received awards for her supporting role in the film Ru (2023). Chantal Thuy was born in Montreal, Canada, to Vietnamese boat refugee parents. She speaks English, French, and Vietnamese and completed her acting training at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York. Her professional career includes television roles, film appearances, and theater productions, including a Broadway engagement. In 2024, she won a Canadian Screen Award for her supporting role in the drama Ru.
Known For

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.
The Rookie

Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year later, they begin receiving messages from someone using the name "A" who threatens to expose their secrets — including long-hidden ones they thought only Alison knew.
Pretty Little Liars

Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL, returns home from Afghanistan and applies his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii taking jobs no one else will—with the help of fellow vets T.C. Calvin and Rick Wright, and former MI:6 agent, Juliet Higgins.
Magnum P.I.

After years away from the CIA, Elizabeth McCord is pulled back into the political arena. The newly appointed Secretary of State is tough, fair, and smart, driving international diplomacy, wrangling office politics, and circumventing protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues, both at the White House and at home.
Madam Secretary

Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community.
Black Lightning

In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
Inherent Vice

An invested father-in-law, Nicolas is devastated when his girlfriend leaves him and cuts him off. So he takes refuge in his childhood hometown to find his friends and navigate with them through their lives as modern men.
Belflower

In the near future the earth has become desolate and dangerous. Now inhabited by by a mysterious race of creatures, humanity has been forced to find refuge in the SkyArk, a man-made city in the sky. As the population grows, space becomes scarce and only the rich and powerful can stay, dumping the poor and orphaned of SkyArk to the abandoned earth.
Battle For SkyArk

After a dangerous sea crossing and a stay in a camp in Malaysia, the young Vietnamese Tinh and her family are accepted as refugees in Canada and arrive in Montreal where they begin their new life. But for Tinh, adapting has its share of difficulties.
Ru

A tale of sacrifice and showmanship told through rival doctors in the old west.
Mosquito

A heartbroken girl spiraling through life stumbles upon the true nature of her existence after stealing the vest off of a service dog.
Dog Bowl

Linh, a disillusioned Vietnamese woman carrying out evictions for a landlord, is instructed to evict Vietnamese refugees. She must decide whether to follow through with their eviction or reject it in solidarity.
Little Bird

Alex, Vampire Slayer is the world's sole defender against vampires, werewolves, and other forces of darkness. Unfortunately for Alex, none of these things actually exist. Nevertheless, he's got a job to do, and there's no way he's going to let reason, logic, or sanity get in his way.