Ellen Wong

Acting

Ellen Wong

Born 1985-05-31 · 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. 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 credits

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice poster
6.7

Two gangsters and the woman they love try to survive the most dangerous night of their lives. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s one wild ingredient added to the mix: a time machine.

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

2026

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World poster
7.5

As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

2010

The Circle poster
5.5

A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and actions will determine the future of humanity.

The Circle

2017

The Void poster
6.0

In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the subterranean depths of the hospital in a desperate bid to end the nightmare before it's too late.

The Void

2016

Best Sellers poster
6.3

A cranky, retired author reluctantly embarks on a final book tour to help out a young publisher.

Best Sellers

2021

The Christmas Setup poster
6.3

Follows the story of New York lawyer Hugo who heads to Milwaukee with his best friend Madelyn to spend the holidays with his brother Aiden and his mom Kate, who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick, Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley. As they enjoy the local holiday festivities together, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction to each other is undeniable and it looks as though Kate’s Santa-style matchmaking is a success. But as Hugo receives word of a big promotion requiring a move to London, he must decide what is most important to him.

The Christmas Setup

2020

The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' poster
8.6

A hyperkinetic behind the scenes look at the film.

The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'

2010

Silent Night poster
5.2

As their small Midwestern town prepares for its annual Christmas Eve parade, a sheriff and his deputy discover that a maniac in a Santa suit is murdering those he judges as naughty.

Silent Night

2012

Good Boy poster
6.5

When Maggie gets an emotional support dog to help quell some of her anxiety, she finds him to be even more effective than she imagined... because unbeknownst to her, he kills anyone who adds stress to her life.

Good Boy

2020

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis poster
9.0

A majority of the Scott Pilgrim cast reunite for a read through of the screenplay on behalf of Water for People.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis

2020

Film Fest poster
5.4

Struggling filmmakers travel to an obscure festival to sell their movie.

Film Fest

2020

In the Life of Music poster
9.0

In the Life of Music follows the journey of Hope, a young American girl visiting her relatives in Cambodia for the first time. Determined to learn the history of her parents, Hope discovers the story of how one song, “Champa Battambang” played an integral part of three generations. Starting with how her parents met and fell in love in 1968, to their fight for survival during the war-torn Khmer Rouge years of the 1970’s and finally finishing in the modern day with Hope getting the answers she has longed for.

In the Life of Music

2019

The Baddest Part poster
NR

Deep in the Southwest desert, a wayward young couple embarks on a violent crime that unfolds in unexpected ways.

The Baddest Part

2014

Silent Cargo poster
5.0

A group of illegal immigrants are smuggled across the ocean in a shipping container; only to have their humanity tested as they run out of food, water and air.

Silent Cargo

2011

Behind the camera