Jing Lusi (born Lu Sijing; simplified Chinese: 陆思敬; traditional Chinese: 陸思敬; 16 May 1985) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles in Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2016), the film Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and the BAFTA nominated series Gangs of London (2020). She has presented for the BBC documentaries My Chinese New Year (2015) and Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth (2016).
Jing Lusi | |||||||
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| Born | Lu Sijing 16 May 1985 Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | University College London | ||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||
| Years active | 2010–present | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陸思敬 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陆思敬 | ||||||
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Early life and education
editJing Lusi was born in Pudong, Shanghai, China, and moved with her parents to the United Kingdom at the age of five.[1] Her family settled in Southampton,[2] her father having been granted a scholarship to study a master's degree at the university. She studied at Peter Symonds College, Winchester, then read law at University College London.[3][2][4]
Career
editJing Lusi's first television role was in the BBC's BAFTA award-winning medical drama series Holby City. She made her debut in 2012, playing Tara Lo.[5] In 2013, she left the cast when her character died during neurosurgery, her final episode airing on 16 April 2013. She has starred in TV shows such as Stan Lee's Lucky Man as the villainous Lily-Anne Lau alongside James Nesbitt, played detectives in Scott & Bailey and Gangs of London, and has made guest appearances in shows like Matthew Weiner's anthology series The Romanoffs.
In films, she has appeared in the 2015 action thriller Survivor, and was in the main cast of Crazy Rich Asians (2018) as Amanda Ling and Heart of Stone (2023) as MI6 agent Theresa Yang.
On stage, Jing Lusi performed as Amanda in the Pulitzer Prize shortlisted play 4000 Miles at the Theatre Royal, Bath[6] and The Print Room in London in 2013,[7] for which she received critical acclaim.[8][9] The Independent described her performance as, "cruelly well observed, and very funny... Jing Lusi nails the narcissism and the ridiculous, relentless self-promotion of the Facebook age".[10]
She performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015 as part of a collective of comedians in Immigrant Diaries; a comedy story telling show aimed to 'show a different side' to the heaviness of the topic during the General Election of the same year.[11]
In 2015–16, she hosted the Chinese New Year celebrations in Trafalgar Square[12] and was the subject of the BBC One programme My Chinese New Year, which was broadcast on 1 March 2015.[13]
She starred in a lead role for the ITV series Red Eye in 2024.[14]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Breathe | Lauren | |
| 2011 | The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines | Meng Li Hua | |
| Jack Falls | Carly | ||
| 2012 | Tezz | Reporter | |
| 2015 | Survivor | Joyce Su | |
| 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians | Amanda Ling | |
| 2021 | SAS: Red Notice | Zada | |
| 2023 | Heart of Stone | Theresa Yang | |
| 2024 | Argylle | Li Na |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 | Holby City | Dr. Tara Lo-Valentine | Recurring role, 36 episodes |
| 2014 | Law & Order: UK | Gabby | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Josh | Holly | 1 episode |
| 2016–2018 | Bob the Builder | Mei Moon (voice) | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2016 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Lily-Anne Lau | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
| 2016 | Scott & Bailey | DC Anna Ram | 3 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Zapped | Scrape | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs | Kiera Ming | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Pure | Sef | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | The Feed | Mayu Hatfield | Main role, 10 episodes |
| 2020 | Gangs of London | Victoria 'Vicky' Chung | Main role, 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Man vs. Bee | Nina Kolstad-Bergenbatten | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Pennyworth | Zahra Zhin | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Red Eye | DC Hana Li | Main role, 6 episodes |
| † | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
References
edit- ^ "Visible Chinese: Jing Lusi". Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Jing Lusi on life in Hampshire, working with Philip Schofield and getting her big break on Holby City". Great British Life. 17 March 2015.
- ^ Interview Extra: Jing Lusi Archived 25 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine TV Choice Magazine 28 February 2012
- ^ Churchward, Sally (4 June 2013). "Southampton actress Jing Lusi reveals how playing top role in hit drama was emotionally draining".
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (29 November 2012). "'Holby City' Jing Lusi: 'Tara, Ollie should stay together'". Digital Spy.
- ^ "4000 Miles". TheatreRoyal.org.uk. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
- ^ 4000 Miles Archived 3 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Print Room.
- ^ Wicker, Tom (23 May 2013). "4000 Miles". Exeunt Magazine.
- ^ Bolton, Tom (17 May 2013). "Connections Across Generations: 4000 Miles At The Print Room". The Londonist.
- ^ Williams, Holly (23 May 2013). "Theatre review: 4000 Miles, The Print Room, London". The Independent.
- ^ Paternoster, Tamsin (24 August 2015). "Edinburgh Fringe Review: Immigrant Diaries: Sajeela Kershi and Guests, The Assembly Rooms". A Younger Theatre.
- ^ Kebble, Mark (20 February 2015). "Jing Lusi Hosts Chinese New Year Extravaganza". The Resident.
- ^ "My Chinese New Year". BBC One. 1 March 2015.
- ^ Mangan, Lucy (21 April 2024). "Red Eye review – the mile-high mystery that wishes it were Hijack". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2024.