Andrea Bang

Andrea Bang (born 2 May 1989)^[1] is a Canadian actress and screenwriter from Burnaby, British Columbia. She is best known for playing Janet Kim in the CBC comedy Kim's Convenience, for which she was nominated three times at the Canadian Screen Awards. She has appeared in A Million Little Things, Fresh and Running with Violet.

Andrea Bang
Bang in February 2024
Born	(1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 (age 35) Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater	University of British Columbia
Occupation(s)	Actress, writer
Years active	2011–present
Relatives	Diana Bang (sister)
Website	www.andreabang.com

Background

Bang was born in Burnaby, British Columbia^[1][2] to Korean immigrant parents.^[3] Her sister, Diana Bang, is also an actress and writer.^[3] Bang attended Burnaby North Secondary School^[4] and was in the chorus in a school production of Bye Bye Birdie.^[5][6]

Bang graduated in 2012 with a degree in psychology from University of British Columbia, while also taking acting lessons.^[3][7] In 2017, she told the Vancouver Sun:

For the longest time, I kept my interest in acting a secret. Minus a select few, no one really knew. I played around with so many different non-acting career paths. Finally, one day I said 'screw it.' I got an agent and a job that allowed me to audition—and the rest is history.^[5]

Bang's parents, who had immigrated from Korea,^[6] initially found it "distressing" that Andrea and her sister, Diana Bang, had chosen to pursue acting as a career, but have since become fully supportive.^[3]

Career

In 2015, Bang won a best actress (Summer Award) at the Asians on Film Festival for her debut movie performance as Francesca in the short film Playdate.^[6] In 2016, she landed the main role of Janet Kim in the CBC comedy Kim's Convenience alongside Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Simu Liu and Andrew Phung.^[6][3]

In 2020, Bang received a nomination at the Canadian Screen Awards for Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series for her role as Samantha in Running with Violet.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Note
2015	Playdate	Fran (Francesca)	Short film
2016–2021	Kim's Convenience	Janet Kim	Main cast
2016	Networking with James	Erica	Short film
	Sunnyhearts Community Centre	Lucille	Web series
	Bon Bon Fire	Sinclaire Suzuki	Short film
	Convos with my 2-Year-Old	Girl Guide #2	Web series
2017	Android Employed	May
	The Prodigal Dad	Teresa
	Lucy Dies	Lucy	Short film
	Adventures in Public School	Autumn
2018	Even the Devil Swiped Right	Jen	Short film
	Camp Death III in 2D!	Angela Park
2018	The Date	Girl on Date	Short film
2018	Karaoke Mamas		Short film, director
2019	Luce	Stephanie Kim
2019	Hudson and Rex	Gwen "Sixie" Chiu	Rex Machine, S2, Ep11
2019	Running with Violet	Samantha	Web series
2021–2023	A Million Little Things	Claudia	13 episodes
2021	A Small Fortune	Susan Crowe
2022	Fresh	Penny
2022	Stay the Night	Grace
2023	Dear David	Evelyn
2023	Float	Waverly	[9]
2025	The Chinatown Diner	Mula	Post-Production[10]

Writing

Year	Title	Notes
2011	Schnitzel or Spaetzle	Short film
2015	Playdate
2017	Lucy Dies
2018	Karaoke Mamas
2019	Idols Never Die
	In Loving Memory

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2015	Asians on Film Festival	Best Actress (Summer Award)	Playdate	Won	[6]
2017	Leo Awards	Best Performance in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series	Kim's Convenience	Nominated	[11]
2018				Won	[12]
2019				Nominated	[13]
2020				Won	[14]
2020		Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama (Shared with: Jerome Yoo)	Idols Never Die	Nominated	[14]
2021		Best Performance in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series	Kim's Convenience	Nominated	[15]
2022				Won	[16]
2017	Canadian Screen Awards	Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role	Kim's Convenience	Nominated	[17]
2018		Best Lead Actress in a Comedy		Nominated	[18]
2020		Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series	Running with Violet	Nominated	[8]
2022		Best Lead Actress in a Comedy	Kim's Convenience	Nominated	[19]

References

1. "Andrea Bang Films". MovieFone. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
2. Yeung, Lien (11 October 2016). "Burnaby actor's lead role in Kim's Convenience a rarity in mainstream TV". CBC News. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
3. Takeuchi, Craig (6 October 2016). "Vancouver's Andrea Bang hopes Kim's Convenience helps boost Asian Canadian representation". straight.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
4. Thompson, Bob (31 December 2014). "The Interview a big break for Diana Bang". O Canada. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015.
5. "Burnaby actor Andrea Bang thrilled to be a busy body in TV, film". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
6. "Kim's Convenience Cast: Andrea Bang". cbc.ca. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
7. "Kim's Convenience actress comes to Kingston". The Journal. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
8. "2022 Canadian Screen Awards - Television & Digital Media Nominations". Andrea Bang. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
9. Sun, Rebecca (1 October 2021). "Lionsgate Boards Robbie Amell's Wattpad Romance 'Float' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
10. Wiseman, Andreas. "'The Chinatown Diner': First Teaser Revealed For Under-The-Radar Indie Pic Starring Aileen Wu, Curtis Lum, Andrea Bang, Olivia Cheng & Tzi Ma". Deadline. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
11. "2017 Leo Awards". leoawards.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
12. "2018 Leo Awards". leoawards.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
13. "2019 Leo Awards". leoawards.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
14. "2020 Leo Awards". leoawards.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
15. "2021 Leo Awards". leoawards.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
16. "2022 Leo Awards". leoawards.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
17. "2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations revealed". etcanada.com. 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.
18. "Canadian Screen Award nominations 2018". globalnews.ca. 16 January 2018.
19. "2022 Canadian Screen Awards - Television & Digital Media Nominations". Canadian Screen Awards. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Andrea Bang at IMDb