Chase Sui Wonders

Chase Charmayne Sui Wonders (born March 21, 1996) is an American actress, director, screenwriter, and model. She is best known for her role as Riley in the 2021 dramedy television series Generation.

Chase Sui Wonders
Wonders in 2021
Born
Chase Charmayne Sui Wonders

(1996-03-21) March 21, 1996
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actress
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • model
Years active2009–present

Early life

Wonders was born in Detroit, Michigan. Her father is of Chinese ancestry and her mother is Caucasian. They are both American in nationality.[1] She is a niece of American fashion designer Anna Sui.[2] She graduated from Harvard University with magna cum laude, majoring in film studies and production, where she wrote for the college humor publication, The Harvard Lampoon.[3]

Career

Wonders started her film career as the protagonist, co-director, and lead screenwriter in the 2009 film A Trivial Exclusion.[4] She also directed and wrote feature-length film Last Migration in 2015. In 2019, she starred as Makayla in the psychological horror film Daniel Isn't Real.[5] Wonders starred in a small role in 2020 comedy-drama film On the Rocks, directed by Sofia Coppola.[6]

In 2021, Wonders joined the main cast of HBO Max's dramedy television series Generation as Riley, an independent and self-possessed mature high school student.[7] In 2022, Wonders teamed up with Vogue China magazine to direct a short film titled Wake.[8]

On May 11, 2021, Wonders joined the cast of slasher film Bodies, Bodies, Bodies, directed by Halina Reijn.[9] The film is set to premiere at the 2022 South by Southwest.[10] In October 2021, she was cast in Neil LaBute's Out of the Blue, alongside Diane Kruger and Hank Azaria.[11] In January 2022, it was announced that she is set to star as Samantha, the lead character of Apple TV+'s City on Fire, series based on the book of the same name.[12]

As a model, she appeared in a fashion collaboration campaign between her aunt, Anna Sui and Batsheva Hay in 2021.[13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 A Trivial Exclusion Chase Carter Also as director and screenwriter
2015 Last Migration Sloane Stafford Also as director and screenwriter
2018 Salami on White Chase Short
2019 Daniel Isn't Real Makayla
2019 Warpaint for the Teenage Soul Wynne Short
2020 On the Rocks Extra
2021 Beau Beau Short
2022 Wake June Short; Also as director and screenwriter
2022 Bodies, Bodies, Bodies Emma [14]
TBA Out of the Blue Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Betty Niki 2 episodes
2021 Generation Riley Main cast; 16 episodes
TBA City on Fire Samantha Filming

References
  1. Baker, Jessica (March 12, 2021). "Introducing Chase Sui Wonders, Star of HBO Max's New Must-Watch Series". Who What Wear. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. Petrarca, Emilia (May 23, 2017). "Chase Sui Wonders, Anna Sui's Niece, Is a Harvard-Educated Comedy Buff and Aspiring Actress". W. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. McCarthy, Lauren (October 3, 2021). "Chase Sui Wonders Goes Back to High School on 'Generation'". Nylon. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. "Chase Sui Wonders". MN2S. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  5. Raez, Constanza Falco (August 13, 2021). "Chase Sui Wonders | Let That State of Mind Flow". Flaunt. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  6. Verney, Harriet (February 11, 2020). "Anna Sui's niece is set to make a major breakthrough in 2020 starring in Sofia Coppola's drama". Love. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  7. Ramos, Dino-Ray (September 25, 2019). "'Generation': Justice Smith, Chloe East and 8 More Join Lena Dunham-Produced HBO Max Dramedy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  8. Amari (January 30, 2022). "Wake (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)". Wherever I Look. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  9. Kroll, Justin (May 11, 2021). "Lee Pace, Rachel Sennott, Chase Sui Wonders, and Conner O'Malley Join A24 Slasher Pic 'Bodies, Bodies, Bodies'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  10. Melanson, Angel (February 2, 2022). "SXSW Lineup Announced! Including X World Premiere, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, And BODIES BODIES BODIES". Fangoria. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  11. Ravindran, Manori (October 26, 2021). "Neil LaBute's 'Out of The Blue' Rounds Out Cast With Chase Sui Wonders, WestEnd Films Boards Sales – AFM (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  12. Otterson, Joe (January 19, 2022). "'City on Fire' Series at Apple Casts Chase Sui Wonders (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  13. Yotka, Steff (November 2, 2021). ""Spontaneous Things Can Be Done"—Anna Sui and Batsheva Are Rethinking the Fashion Collab". Vogue. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  14. Smith, Sarah (February 3, 2022). "Bodies Bodies Bodies Image Shows Borat 2 Star's Follow Up Horror Movie". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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