Ali Ahn

Acting

Ali Ahn

Born 1991-07-24 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Alison Ahn is an American actress. She has appeared in TV series such as Billions, Orange Is the New Black, Raising Dion, and The Diplomat. Ahn grew up in Pasadena, California. She is of Korean descent. She was involved in dance and theatre at college at Yale University, where she graduated in 2003. She received her MFA in acting from the California Institute of the Arts in 2006. In New York theatre, Ahn made her Broadway debut in a short-lived revival of The Heidi Chronicles opposite Elisabeth Moss in February–May 2015. She starred off-Broadway in Rajiv Joseph's Letters of Suresh at the Tony Kiser Theatre in September–October 2021. A Times review said that her "messy charisma" elevated the play's letterwriting conceit. In television, Ahn played recurring characters in series such as Billions (2016–2018) and Orange Is the New Black (2018). She played biotechnology company CEO Suzanne Wu on the Netflix superhero show Raising Dion (2019–2022), a role that was promoted to series regular in season two. She played another Netflix main role, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) station chief Eidra Park, in the drama series The Diplomat (2023–present). She is set to appear in the Disney+ superhero show Agatha: Darkhold Diaries. Ahn is in a relationship with actor William Jackson Harper, who co-starred with her in an outdoor production of Romeo + Juliet in New York in 2012.

Acting credits

Liberal Arts poster
6.5

Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance.

Liberal Arts

2012

Take Me Home poster
NR

Anna, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting each others’ needs. When a Florida heat wave shatters their family and Anna’s routine, her future is uncertain - until she creates a world where she can thrive.

Take Me Home

2026

Equity poster
5.6

Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop’s world of high-power big money is brutal and fierce, and one she thrives in. When a controversial IPO threatens the fragile balance of power and confidentiality, Naomi finds herself entangled in a web of politics and deception.

Equity

2016

The Girl in the Book poster
5.8

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

The Girl in the Book

2015

Landline poster
6.2

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.

Landline

2017

ANYA poster
3.4

A newlywed couple turns to a scientist for help having a baby and find themselves at the center of a genetic puzzle with far reaching implications and an ethically ambiguous solution.

ANYA

2019

Lucky Grandma poster
6.4

In New York City's Chinatown, an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck — and in the middle of a gang war.

Lucky Grandma

2020

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along poster
8.1

Join Kathryn Hahn, Aubrey Plaza, Joe Locke, and more as they invite viewers behind-the-scenes of Agatha All Along.

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along

2024

Pig Village poster
NR

Set in a volatile borderland of crime and survival, bare-knuckle boxer Hammer finds himself trapped in a deadly web of crime and corruption after botching a fixed fight in San Diego. He ends up at Pig Village, a last-stop hotel near the Mexican border, right in the middle of the crosshairs of criminals, cartel fugitives, and corrupt lawmen - including crooked detective Steve and psychopathic spree killer Randy. With everyone after the money, the situation quickly spirals into mayhem.

Pig Village

No artwork available
NR

Liz and Anna Sargent have a lot of questions about what the future holds for their family: the world beyond their home is not made for someone like Anna, who lives with a cognitive disability. Their answer? To make a movie. This short documentary follows the sisters behind-the-scenes of their creative collaboration on the award-winning feature film Take Me Home, revealing how seeking answers in creative ways can lead to surprising outcomes.

Between Here and Home

The Scottish Play poster
8.0

A successful actress accepts the role of Lady Macbeth at a small New England theater, where she begins a flirtation with her charmingly awkward young director, and finds herself haunted by the ghost of William Shakespeare - who's keen to do some rewrites.

The Scottish Play

2020

No artwork available
NR

Sarah is in a rut. Lonely, depressed and unemployed as a 30-year-old New Yorker, her life is less than impressive. At the insistence of her psychiatrist, she takes an "upper" to help her get her life together. What ensues is a day like no other, but like all good things in life, what goes up must always come down.

Upper

2019