Katie Leung has spent much of her post-Potter career reinventing herself as a student, photographer, and actress, and she's become one of Britain's most promising talents in theatre, film, and television.
She starred in Tony Kushner's play, The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures, as well as the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Snow in Midsummer, before playing Jackie Chan's daughter on the big screen in The Foreigner. Meanwhile, she broke new ground in Asian representation in television with her portrayal of Lau Chen, a political activist in Hong Kong, in ITV's 2018 political thriller Strangers. "We're used to seeing Asian females being a certain kind of type of character — demure, silent, dominated, and all these kinds of connotations. So to have a role as dynamic and as headstrong as Lau is really incredible," Leung told Digital Spy. "When I read the script, it was a role I really wanted to fight for."
The actress is set to appear in the animated series Moominvalley and the TV drama series Chimerica in 2019. However, there's one genre this talented multi-hyphenate is hoping to conquer next: "Horror!" she told Wylde Magazine. "It's my favorite genre when it's done right. I could definitely see myself doing the spooking."
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