# Chantal Thuy

Chantal Thuy is a Canadian American actress known for her role as Grace Choi in Black Lightning.

## Early life and education

Thuy was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. Her parents are refugees from Vietnam, having fled the Vietnam War by boat and eventually arriving in Quebec. Her father is a former IBM engineer.
Thuy is a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. She is fluent in English, French, and Vietnamese.

## Career

Thuy is known for her portrayal of the DC Comics character Grace Choi on the CW Network show Black Lightning (2018), which ran for four seasons. In October 2020, she was promoted to series regular on the series. Thuy has also appeared on television series like Madam Secretary, Pretty Little Liars and Matador.
In 2018, Thuy optioned Caroline Vu's novel, That Summer in Provincetown, about three generations of Vietnamese Canadians and is currently looking to adapt it into a screenplay.
In 2021, Thuy began portraying detective Lia Kaleo on the CBS action-crime drama series Magnum P.I..
In 2024 she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Film at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards, for her performance in the film Ru.

### Theater

In February 2019, Thuy co-starred in Tracy Letts' play, Linda Vista, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and later reprised her role on Broadway with the Second Stage Theater at the Helen Hayes Theatre.
Her theatre credits also include Pan Asian Repertory Theater's play "We Are", Harold Clurman Lab Theatre's "The Seagull" (Nina) and "Winter's Tale" (Perdita), and reading series with the Ma-Yi Lab Theatre, African American Playwrights Exchange and Teesri Duniya Theatre. She appeared as Marie Louise-Yvette L'Amour in the play "The Lady Was Gentleman" with the Broads' Word Ensemble in Los Angeles.

## Personal life

Thuy grew up Catholic but currently practices Buddhism under a Tibetan Buddhist teacher.
In 2024, Thuy announced that she became an American citizen.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Alex, Vampire Slayer | Witch | Short film |
| 2010 | Naked Eye | Anna May Wong | Short |
| 2010 | Penny Royal | Kaila | Short film |
| 2012 | Pawnbrokers | Mrs. Schofield | Short film |
| 2013 | La Bella | | Short film |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Groupie | Uncredited |
| 2014 | Halloween Judge | Party guest | Short film |
| 2015 | Dog Bowl | Silver Lake Fox | Short film |
| 2015 | LA Woman | Samantha DuBois | Short film |
| 2017 | Holly | Holly | Short film |
| 2017 | Battle for Skyark | Dark seeker | |
| 2017 | Promesas | Shi | Short film |
| 2018 | Half Magic | Beautiful woman | |
| 2018 | Tokyo Ghoul | Rize | Short film (Fan-made film) |
| 2023 | Ru | | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Onion SportsDome | Fake reporter | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Pretty Little Liars | Jacqueline "Jackie" | Episode: "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" |
| 2014 | Matador | Song | Episode: "Dead Dreaming in Bagan" |
| 2014 | Fast Food Heights | Kim | Episode: "Study Abroad" |
| 2015 | Madam Secretary | Nhung Chuang | Episode: "Whisper of the Ax" |
| 2016 | Crossing the Rubicon: Season 1 - The Journey | Kim Wong | Guest role (4 episodes) |
| 2017 | High Expectasians | Actress | Episode: "The Audition" |
| 2018–2021 | Black Lightning | Grace Choi | Main Role (season 4); Recurring Role (season 1–3); (22 episodes) |
| 2021–2022 | Magnum P.I. | Lia Kaleo | Recurring role |