Mayko Nguyen
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Mayko Nguyen is a Vietnamese-Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Mayko Tran on ReGenesis
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where she pursued her love for acting at Eric Hamber Secondary School
. There she performed in many of her school's theatrical productions; she played Addaperle in The Wiz
, Starveling in A Midsummer Night's Dream
, the lead role in Family Portrait
and Dora Tomb in Tomb with a View.
Mayko continued to develop her passion for acting at the University of British Columbia
in the production Over the Moon and The Bacchae
. While attending UBC, Mayko started to study with Gemini award-winning actor Jeff Seymour, who cast her as an actor in An Evening of Scenes he was directing. She continues to take Scene Study classes with Jeff in Toronto.
Her list of film and television credits include, the PAX TV Sci-Fi Mysterious Ways, the Simon Fraser University
film Sophisticated Boom Boom and Vancouver Film School's Great Expectation, and a role in the Lifetime series, Wild Card
starring Joely Fisher
. Mayko also landed the starring role in the MuchMusic
movie Going the Distance.
To maintain a balanced life, when Mayko is not performing she practices yoga and fitness. A quick study, Mayko reprises her role as "Mayko Tran", the fiery bioinformatics researcher at NorBAC.
Mayko's family remains in Vancouver, but she now calls Toronto home.
ReGenesis
ReGenesis is a Canadian television program produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC , a fictional organization with a lab based in Toronto...
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Biography
She grew up in VancouverVancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
where she pursued her love for acting at Eric Hamber Secondary School
Eric Hamber Secondary School
Eric Hamber Secondary School is a large public secondary school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.The school is named after Eric Hamber, former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia....
. There she performed in many of her school's theatrical productions; she played Addaperle in The Wiz
The Wiz
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A...
, Starveling in A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
, the lead role in Family Portrait
Family Portrait
Family Portrait may refer to:portraiture painting* a genre of portrait painting** Family Portrait or The Bellelli Family, a portrait by Degas** Portrait of the Family Hinlopen by Metsu** Portrait of the Vendramin Family by Titianphotography...
and Dora Tomb in Tomb with a View.
Mayko continued to develop her passion for acting at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
in the production Over the Moon and The Bacchae
The Bacchae
The Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy by the Athenian playwright Euripides, during his final years in Macedon, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon. It premiered posthumously at the Theatre of Dionysus in 405 BC as part of a tetralogy that also included Iphigeneia at Aulis, and which...
. While attending UBC, Mayko started to study with Gemini award-winning actor Jeff Seymour, who cast her as an actor in An Evening of Scenes he was directing. She continues to take Scene Study classes with Jeff in Toronto.
Her list of film and television credits include, the PAX TV Sci-Fi Mysterious Ways, the Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
film Sophisticated Boom Boom and Vancouver Film School's Great Expectation, and a role in the Lifetime series, Wild Card
Wild Card (TV series)
Wild Card is an American comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Canada from August 2003 to July 2005.-Synopsis:...
starring Joely Fisher
Joely Fisher
Joely Fisher is an American actress best known for her work on television as Paige Clark on Ellen as well as Joy Stark in the Fox sitcom Til Death, and also on stage and in films.-Background:...
. Mayko also landed the starring role in the MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
movie Going the Distance.
To maintain a balanced life, when Mayko is not performing she practices yoga and fitness. A quick study, Mayko reprises her role as "Mayko Tran", the fiery bioinformatics researcher at NorBAC.
Mayko's family remains in Vancouver, but she now calls Toronto home.
Filmography
- Going the Distance (2004) — Jill
- Lie with MeLie with MeLie with Me is a Canadian drama film with graphic sexual content that played at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. It is based on the novel of the same name by Tamara Berger...
(2005) — Kika - Why I Wore Lipstick to My MastectomyWhy I Wore Lipstick to My MastectomyWhy I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy is a 2006 television film that aired on Lifetime Television and starred Sarah Chalke. It is based on the memoir of the same name, written by Geralyn Lucas...
(2006) — Donna - This Movie Is BrokenThis Movie Is BrokenThis Movie Is Broken is a film by Canadian director Bruce McDonald, released in 2010. A cross between a romantic comedy and a concert film, the film stars Greg Calderone as Bruno, a young man hoping to convince his longtime crush Caroline to become his girlfriend by taking her to a Broken Social...
(2010)
Television
- ReGenesisReGenesisReGenesis is a Canadian television program produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC , a fictional organization with a lab based in Toronto...
(2004–2008) ... as Mayko Tran - TiltTilt (TV series)Tilt is a U.S. TV series set against the backdrop of the World Championship of Poker tournament in Las Vegas, and with the tagline "You're playing poker. They're playing you." The series first aired on January 13, 2005, and is the second original drama series from ESPN, following Playmakers...
(2004) ... as Cathy Kwan - 11 Cameras11 Cameras11 Cameras is a short-lived CBC Television half-hour drama series that showed its characters through webcams. The show aired in the summers of 2006 and 2007. CBC ordered 22 episodes in total, and did not renew the show, although it lives on in South America and can be seen in other parts of the world...
(2006) ... as Sarah - Rent-a-GoalieRent-a-GoalieRent-a-Goalie is a half-hour comedy television series from Canada that aired on Showcase from 2006 - 2008. Its third season premiered 20 October 2008. The first season was nominated for three Gemini Awards, including Best Comedy Series...
(2006) ... as Stuart - PrincessPrincessPrincess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....
(2008) ... as Sophie Baxter - The ListenerThe ListenerThe Listener was a weekly magazine established by the BBC in January 1929 which ceased publication in 1991. The entire digitised catalogue was made available online to libraries, educational and research institutions in 2011....
(2009) ... as Jennifer - Bloodletting & Miraculous CuresBloodletting & Miraculous CuresBloodletting & Miraculous Cures is a short story collection by Vincent Lam, published in 2006. The book, inspired by Lam's own experiences in medical school and as a professional physician, is a volume of interconnected short stories about the lives and relationships of Fitzgerald, Ming, Chen and...
(2010) ... as Ming - Rookie Blue (2011) ... as Sue, 5 episodes
- Against the Wall (TV series)Against the Wall (TV series)Against the Wall is an American drama television series created by Annie Brunner. The series stars Rachael Carpani as Abby Kowalski, a police detective who recently joined the Internal Affairs division of the Chicago Police Department....
(2011) ... as Mackie Phan