Ellen Wong

Actor

Born May 31, 1985 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Ellen Wong is a prominent Canadian actress best known for playing Knives Chau in the cult classic film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and its animated spin-off Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. She is of Cambodian and Chinese descent, she has built a versatile career across both film and television.

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She is easily recognized for her standout television roles, including the whip-smart and loyal best friend Jill "Mouse" Chen in The CW's The Carrie Diaries, and the pop-culture-obsessed wrestler Jenny Chey ("Fortune Cookie") in the hit Netflix series GLOW. An accomplished martial artist with training in WTF Taekwondo, she frequently performs her own intense fight choreography

Acting

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Film, 2026
as Trudy
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
TV series, 2023
as Knives Chau (voice)
Beacon 23
TV series, 2023
as Iris
Best Sellers
Film, 2021
as Rachel Spence
The Christmas Setup
Film, 2020
as Madelyn McKay
Film Fest
Film, 2020
as Amy
Good Boy
Film, 2020
as Annie
In the Life of Music
Film, 2019
as Hope
GLOW
TV series, 2017
as Jenny Chey
The Circle
Film, 2017
as Renata
The Void
Film, 2016
as Kim
Dark Matter
TV series, 2015
as Misaki Han-Shireikan
The Baddest Part
Film, 2014
as Olivia
The Carrie Diaries
TV series, 2013
as Jill 'Mouse' Chen
Silent Night
Film, 2012
as Brenda
Silent Cargo
Film, 2011
as Daiyu
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Film, 2010
as Knives Chau
Castle
TV series, 2009
as Zhu Yin
Runaway
TV series, 2006
as Macy
This Is Wonderland
TV series, 2004
as Amy Li