Nicole Kang (born June 30, 1993) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Mary Hamilton in the superhero series Batwoman and Lynn Lieser in the thriller series You.

Nicole Kang
Born (1993-06-30) June 30, 1993 (age 33)
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2017–present

Early life

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Kang attended business school in Ohio, where she took theatre as an elective. During her studies, a teacher told her that she was "allowed to want to do this", with regard to pursuing an acting career. As a result, she stole her parents' credit card for an application to New York University where she then auditioned, leaving her father's contact information. Whilst on holiday in Korea, her father received her acceptance letter.[1]

Career

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Kang made her on-screen debut in the thriller series You playing the recurring role of Lynn Lieser.[2] She has also made appearances in the comedy drama series Orange is the New Black and the drama series The Code.[3] Her first role came playing Mary Hamilton and Poison Ivy in the superhero series Batwoman.[4][5] She also played Bev in Swallow which was her first major film role.[6]

Personal life

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Kang, along with actress Midori Francis, set up the Asian We Stand collective, providing talks and speeches for professors nationwide, to spread awareness and understanding of the increase in hate crime towards Asian Americans, in the US.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2017ABC-Disney Discovers: New York Talent ShowcaseGirlShort
2019The Social OnesJane Zap
2019SwallowBev
2020Ten Minutes To MidnightSienna
2021CheyenneCheyenneShort
2025In Media ResKat
2025Lo SguardoTrinityShort
2026The Dark WyomingJosieShort
2026Just WaitAlyssaShort
2026Jack and JaneJaneShort

Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2018YouLynn Leiser10 episodes
2019The CodeSeo-YunEpisode; 1st Civ Div
2019The FeelsCline2 episodes
2019Orange Is the New BlackKiki2 episodes
2019Two Sentence Horror StoriesHanaEpisode; Gentleman
2019InstinctStephanieEpisode; Go Figure
2020Acting for a CauseMariaEpisode; Twelfth Night
2021For Entertainment Purposes OnlyLulaEpisode; The Fool
2019-2022BatwomanMary Hamilton50 episodes
2025Barbie MysteriesMC D-DUB3 episodes

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