Khanh Doan is a Vietnamese stage, film, and television actress best known for her roles in Family, Chop Socky Boom, and Knights of Badassdom.
She voiced Melissa Sing, Elizabeth Harris, and the 911 Operator in Saw: The Video Game.
Early Life
Khanh Doan was born in Vietnam and moved to the United States as a child. Following her immigration, she was a dedicated student but also appreciated theater. She took her first acting class in ninth grade, graduated from Stanford University, and began a professional acting career in Seattle, Washington, in 2003.
Career
Doan has performed onstage at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre in Miss Saigon, the Village Theater in Jesus Christ Superstar, and the ACT Theatre in A Christmas Carol. In 2012, Doan performed the lead role of Sita in the ACT Theatre-staged retelling of the sacred Hindu epic Ramayana. Doan regularly performs at the Seattle Children's Theatre. She has appeared in Sleeping Beauty, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Peter Pan, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Art Dog, Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like, Busytown, High School Musical, Lyle the Crocodile, and Go, Dog. Go!.
On-screen, Doan has appeared alongside Peter Dinklage in The Knights of Badassdom, Elliott Gould in Switchmas, Timothy Hutton in Leverage, and Antonio Banderas in The Big Bang. She has also appeared in several independent film projects, including Simply FOBulous, God Machine, Family, and the short film Safe Passage. From 2012 to 2014, Doan starred as Khanh, the Red Dragon Warrior, in the original web television Series Chop Socky Boom.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Simply FOBulous | Vietnamese Nurse |
| 2009 | Safe Passage | The One Who Goes Back |
| 2010 | The Big Bang | Mail Carrier |
| 2012 | God Machine | Dr. Tran |
| Switchmas | Female Airline Escort | |
| 2013 | Touchy Feely | Massage Client #2 |
| Knights of Badassdom | Andie | |
| 2020 | Language Arts | Raisa |
| 2022 | Loch Ness Monster of Seattle |
Television Series
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Family | Mai Ly |
| 2012 | Leverage | Reporter |
| 2012-2014 | Chop Socky Boom | Khanh |
Television Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Gamers: The Shadow Menace | Jamie |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Saw: The Video Game | Melissa Sing / 911 Operator / Elizabeth Harris |
| Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy | Izzy Romero |
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