- Evelyn Chew was born to Chinese Malaysian parents in Scarborough, Ontario. She is a graduate of both Douglas College and Studio 58 Acting Programs in Vancouver, Canada. Since graduating, she's appeared on stage and screen with recent appearances on Hulu's The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021), Freeform's Motherland: Fort Salem (2020) and Leo Awards Winner for Best Web Series NarcoLeap (2018).
As a performer, she's been described as intelligent, convincing, fearless, fiercely honest and hilarious. Her performance in the stage production of "She Has A Name", a play about human trafficking, garnered her critical acclaim. In "Canada, It's Complicated" director and comedy icon, Mary Walsh, presented Evelyn as one of the country's up-and-coming performers.
Evelyn is an educator and mentor who helps develop new material and talent for stage and screen. Her work has been supported by UBCP/ACTRA. She continues to deepen her craft with experimental theatre and her collaborators.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Attended both Douglas College and Studio 58 acting programs in Vancouver, Canada.
- Mary Walsh showcased her as one of Canada's next up and coming performers in national tour "Canada, It's Complicated".
- Featured in the "2019 Asians In Movies Campaign Calendar" by the Vancouver Asian Film Festival.
- Regularly spends time in San Francisco, California. She attended an "Acting Technique" class with the Young Conservatory at the American Conservatory Theatre during a summer off from high school.
- I love telling a good story. And if I can find the heart of a good story, hard work doesn't feel like work. It's fun and even thrilling.
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