Mayko Nguyen Biography

Date of Birth: April 19, 1980

Vancouver-raised Mayko Nguyen won first place in the 15-19 age group at the Firehall Art Centre's 1997 Be Scene Talent Contest. Before landing a starring role in the Canadian film Going the Distance (2004), she had been making a name for herself in the industry with small roles on TV shows such as Mysterious Ways and in independent shorts such as Great Expectations, Sophisticated Boom Boom and Devitrified. She also played a regular role as Mayko Tran in the seven-episode Canadian series, Regenesis.

Since then, she's played regular and starring roles on series such as Rent-a-Goalie, Against the Wall, Rookie Blue, Cracked, Slasher and Killjoys. Most recently, she played the role of Detective Dyer in the Netflix original film Anon (2018), co-starring Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried.

Mayko has also done voice over work and appeared in commercials and various theater productions. She speaks Vietnamese fluently and keeps active with swimming, baseball, yoga and snowboarding.

Filmography:

Anon (Netflix)
Below Her Mouth (2017)
A Family Man (2016)
Rupture (2016)
Stag (2013)
This Movie Is Broken (2010)
The Last New Year (2009)
Lie With Me (2005)
Going the Distance (2004)