Actor
Elaine Tan
47 years · London, England, UK · 11 films
Elaine Tan – English actress of Malaysian Chinese heritage, born 28 June 1979 in London, England. Trained at Sylvia Young Theatre School and holds a law degree from the University of Exeter. She began her career on stage, originating the role of Liat in South Pacific at the Royal National Theatre and appearing in The King and I and Royal Variety Shows. Her most notable film roles include Lucy Chang in Starter for 10 (2006, HBO), Xandra in Inherent Vice (2014, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson), April in Beyond the Lights (2014, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood), and Elyse in Tully (2018, directed by Jason Reitman). On television she has appeared in Doctor Who (2015) as Nagata, Love, Death & Robots (2019) as Adult Yan (voice), The Lazarus Project (2022–2023) as Zhang Rhui, Red Eye (2024) as Shen Zhào, and Virdee (2025) as Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca Armitage.
Best known for
Filmography 11
The Hyperions
2022 · Maya
On Plex
Tully
2018 · Elyse
Inherent Vice
2014 · Xandra
Beyond the Lights
2014 · April
On The CW
Lost Angeles
2012 · Actor
Jewtopia
2012 · Sala Khan
On Plex
Sironia
2011 · Danica
31 North 62 East
2009 · Mai Li
On Tubi TV
Starter for 10
2006 · Lucy Chang
On HBO Max
Out for a Kill
2003 · Luo Yi
On Plex
Infantile Disorders
1988 · Tiny