Paradigm Talent Agency - US Agent
CESD - US Voice Agent
Xana Tang
- Locations
- Auckland
- Ethnicity
- Chinese, Vietnamese
- Age Range
- 25 - 37
- Height
- 154cm / 5ft 1in
- Bust/Chest
- 82cm / 32in
- Waist
- 74cm / 29in
- Hips
- 81cm / 32in
Bio
Xana Tang made her screen debut at the tender age of 16 playing the role of Spit in the award-winning feature film Matariki. Soon after, she was a series regular on Hounds, which won Best Television Comedy at the 2012 New Zealand Film and Television Awards.
Other notable screen roles since include - Feature films The Justice of Bunny King and in 2020 Xana played the role of Xiu, Mulan’s Sister in the highly anticipated live action Disney film, Mulan, directed by award-winning New Zealand director, Niki Caro. TV series include Filthy Rich, Fresh Eggs, The Letdown (AUS), Dead Lucky (AUS), Sweet Tooth (US) & Power Rangers (US).
In 2023, she will be on our screens again in the original bilingual true crime drama series Far North alongside Temuera Morrison and Robyn Malcom, and Alice Englert’s (IndieWires 2023 Female Filmmakers to watch) directorial debut, a dark comedy feature Bad Behaviour led by Ben Whishaw & Jennifer Conolly.
Xana is also an accomplished theatre actor working on Auckland Theatre Company’s Single Asian Female, playing Zoe, which was the first Asian led production. Xana also voices Lea in Netflix’s The Sea Beast film and animation series Tales of Nai Nai (Maggie) and Yuki 7 (Yuki). Xana speaks fluent Cantonese & conversational Mandarin.
Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bad Behaviour | Robin (Support) | Badly Behaved Babes Ltd, Dir. Alice Englert | Feature Film |
| 2022 | Princess of Chaos | Bevan Chuang (Lead) | Chaos Films Ltd, Dir. Kiel McNaughton | Feature Film |
| 2021 | The Justice of Bunny King | Ai Ling | Dir. Gaysorn Thavatt | Feature Film |
| 2020 | Mulan | Xiu (Mulan's Sister) | Walt Disney Studios, dir. Niki Caro | Feature Film |
| 2009 | Matariki | Spit (Lead) | Dir. Michael Bennett | Feature Film |
Television
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Spinal Destination | Dr Jerry | Great Southern Television, dir. Paula Whetu Jones | Drama |
| 2023 | Far North | Bi (Series Regular) | Golden Retriever Family Ltd, Dir. David White & Mingjian Cui | Drama |
| 2021 | Sweet Tooth | Young Nurse (Guest) | Netflix, Dir. Jim Mickle | Drama |
| 2019 | The Letdown s2 | Georgia (Series Regular) | ABC / Netflix, dir. Trent O'Donnell | Drama |
| 2019 | Fresh Eggs | Luck (Recurring) | Warner Bros International TV Production NZ Ltd, dir. Various | Drama |
| 2018 | Dead Lucky | Bo Lin Tan (Series Regular) | Dead Lucky Productions Pty. Ltd. Australia | Drama |
| 2017 | The Letdown s1 | Georgia (Series Regular) | ABC / Netflix, dir. Trent O'Donnell | Drama |
| 2017 | Power Rangers: Ninja Steel | Emma Harris (Guest Star) | Power Rangers Productions Ltd | Drama |
| 2017 | Filthy Rich s2 | Cherry (Recurring) | Filthy Productions Ltd. | Drama |
| 2017 | Only in Aotearoa | Dr. Cullen (Co-Star) | Kura Productions, dir. Jermaine Ross | Drama |
| 2015 | Filthy Rich | Cherry (Recurring) | Filthy Productions Ltd. | Drama |
| 2014 | Power Rangers: Dino Charge | Customer (Co-Star) | Power Rangers Productions Ltd., dir. Jonathan Brough | Drama |
| 2012 | The Almighty Johnsons s3 | Mrs Kwan's Daughter (Co-Star) | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
| 2011 | Hounds | Lilly Carrington (Series Regular) | The Downlow Concept Ltd. | Drama |
Web Series
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pincher | Mei (Lead) | Dir. Pon Torthienchai | |
| 2016 | Friday Night Bites | Xana (Co-Star) | Dir. Roseanne Liang | |
| 2013-2016 | Flat 3 - Webseries | Xana (Co-Star) | Dir. Roseanne Liang |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Single Asian Female | Zoe (Lead) | Auckland Theatre Company, Dir. Cassandra Tse | |
| 2015 | The Two Farting Sisters | Daisy (Lead) | The Two Farting Sisters, Dir. Ella Becroft |
Short Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MUNKIE | Rosemary Tsang (Lead) | Future Cut Films, dir: Steven Chow | Short Film |
| 2016 | The John | Trix | Stinkwood Studios, dir. Neil Sonnekus | Short Film |
| 2013 | William's Song | Jane | Dir. Christian Yves Jones | Short Film |
Training
| Year | Description | Institution / Presenter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Summer Intensive | Kennedy Brown Acting Studio | ||
| 2020 | Lucid Voice | Kennedy Brown Acting Studio | ||
| 2020 | Script to Performance | Kennedy Brown Acting Studio | ||
| 2020 | Advanced Lucid Body | Kennedy Brown Acting Studio | ||
| 2019 | RASA Aesthetics Workshop | Kennedy Brown Acting Studio | ||
| 2019 | Stella Adler Technique | Laura Leyva at The Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre, Los Angeles | ||
| 2019 | Movement 1 (Lucid Body Technique) | Kennedy Brown, The Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre, Los Angeles | ||
| 2019 | Masterclass | Larry Moss | ||
| 2018 | Masterclass | Lisa Robertson |
Languages
Advanced: Cantonese
Intermediate: Mandarin
Accents
Advanced: American - Californian | American - General | Asian | British | Cantonese | Chinese | Mandarin | New Zealand | Standard US | UK - English
Intermediate: Neutral | South African | Thai | Vietnamese
Sports
Intermediate: Badminton | Frisbee
Driving & Flying
Advanced: Driving (general)
Singing Styles
Advanced: Lip Sync
Musical Instruments
Intermediate: Violin
Dance
Intermediate: Choreography | General Movement | Hip Hop