# Jadyn Wong > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jadyn_Wong > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jadyn_Wong.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadyn_Wong > Source revision: 1335453193 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Canadian actress}} {{Use British English|date=March 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Jadyn Wong | image = JadynWong.jpg | caption = Wong at the 33rd [LAAPFF](/source/Los_Angeles_Asian_Pacific_Film_Festival) in 2017 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = [Medicine Hat](/source/Medicine_Hat), [Alberta](/source/Alberta), Canada | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2006–present }} '''Jadyn Wong''' is a Canadian actress, best known for playing mechanical prodigy [Happy Quinn](/source/Happy_Quinn) on the [CBS](/source/CBS) show ''[Scorpion](/source/Scorpion_(TV_series))''.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/11/23/cbs-scorpion-cast-talks-about-genius/19243827/ |title='Scorpion' actors like to play it smart |work= USA TODAY |author=Bill Keveney |date=November 23, 2014 |accessdate=July 26, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-scorpion-review-20140919-column.html |title=Review: Brainy nerds put IQs to use on 'Scorpion'; adventures ensue |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 22, 2014 |author=Robert Lloyd |accessdate=July 26, 2021}} == Early life and education == Wong was born in [Medicine Hat](/source/Medicine_Hat), [Alberta](/source/Alberta), Canada, to immigrants from [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong).{{cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/medicine-hat-actress-jadyn-wong-plays-genius-problem-solver-and-kicks-some-butt-in-cbs-action-series-scorpion |title=Medicine Hat actress Jadyn Wong plays genius problem solver, and kicks some butt, in CBS action series Scorpion |work=[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald) |author=Eric Volmers |date=September 22, 2014 |accessdate=April 12, 2023}} She completed her [Bachelor of Commerce](/source/Bachelor_of_Commerce) at the University of British Columbia.Wong, Tony, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2015/01/29/scorpions-jadyn-wong-tickled-to-play-happy.html "Scorpion's Jadyn Wong tickled to play Happy : Alberta actress talks about her role on hit CBS show and Happy's potential romance with Toby"], ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', January 29, 2015 She has a [black belt](/source/black_belt_(martial_arts)) in [karate](/source/karate) and is also a [classical pianist](/source/classical_pianist).'''''' == Career == Wong made her professional acting debut in the miniseries ''[Broken Trail](/source/Broken_Trail)'' (2006) with [Robert Duvall](/source/Robert_Duvall).{{cite web|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/five-things-didnt-know-jadyn-wong/ |title=Five Things You Didn't Know About Jadyn Wong |work=Tvovermind.com |author=Aiden Mason |date=September 27, 2017 |accessdate=July 26, 2021}} She was handpicked for the role by Duvall after hundreds of actresses were auditioned across North America. She also appeared in ''[Space Buddies](/source/Space_Buddies)'' (2009) as a Chinese reporter, as April Jung in the short film ''The Letters'' (2010), as a Money Channel Interviewer in ''[Cosmopolis](/source/Cosmopolis_(film))'' (2012), as Diondra in ''[Debug](/source/Debug_(film))'' (2014), and as Molly in the TV movie ''Client Seduction'' (2014). In 2016, she played Altagracia in ''[You're Killing Me Susana](/source/You're_Killing_Me_Susana)''. From 2014 to 2018, Wong starred in the [CBS](/source/CBS) television series ''[Scorpion](/source/Scorpion_(TV_series))'' as Happy Quinn.{{cite web |last1=Tallerico |first1=Brian |title=Fall 2014 TV: "Forever," "Gotham" and "Scorpion" |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/demanders/fall-2014-tv-forever-gotham-and-scorpion |website=[Roger & Ebert.com](/source/RogerEbert.com) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027140107/http://www.rogerebert.com/demanders/fall-2014-tv-forever-gotham-and-scorpion |archive-date=October 27, 2014 |date=September 18, 2014 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Fall Television Shows With Asian American Actors |url=http://audreymagazine.com/fall-television-shows-with-asian-american-actors |website=[Audrey Magazine](/source/Audrey_(magazine)) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228043110/http://audreymagazine.com/fall-television-shows-with-asian-american-actors |archive-date=December 28, 2014 |date=September 12, 2014}} In 2018, she joined the cast of ''[Needle in a Timestack](/source/Needle_in_a_Timestack)'', a science fiction film written and directed by [John Ridley](/source/John_Ridley).{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/scorpion-jadyn-wong-needle-in-a-timestack-raymond-j-barry-made-in-chinatown-1202416095/ |title='Scorpion' Actress Jadyn Wong Joins 'Needle In A Timestack'; Raymond J. Barry Cast In 'Made In Chinatown' |work=Deadline |author=Amanda N'Duka |date=June 22, 2018 |accessdate=July 26, 2021}} == Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2009 | ''[Space Buddies](/source/Space_Buddies)'' | Chinese Reporter | |- | 2010 | data-sort-value="Letters, The" | ''The Letters'' | April Jung | Short film |- | 2012 | ''[Cosmopolis](/source/Cosmopolis_(film))'' | Money Channel Interviewer | |- | 2014 | ''[Debug](/source/Debug_(film))'' | Diondra | |- |2016 |''[You're Killing Me Susana](/source/You're_Killing_Me_Susana)'' |Altagracia | |- | 2021 | ''[Needle in a Timestack](/source/Needle_in_a_Timestack)'' | Zoe Mikkelsen | |- |2023 |''[Weak Layers](/source/Weak_Layers)'' |Lucy Lin | |} === Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2006 | ''[Broken Trail](/source/Broken_Trail)'' | Ghee Moon (#1) | Mini-series |- | 2010 | ''[Caprica](/source/Caprica_(TV_series))'' | Game master | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="3" | 2011 | ''[Rookie Blue](/source/Rookie_Blue)'' | Mary Vu | Episode: "Brotherhood" |- | ''[Being Erica](/source/Being_Erica)'' | [Rachel](/source/Being_Erica) | 6 episodes |- | ''Stay with Me'' | Li | Unaired [CTV](/source/CTV_Television_Network) pilot |- | rowspan="4" | 2014 | ''[Lost Girl](/source/Lost_Girl)'' | Dao Ming | Episode: "Destiny's Child" |- | ''[Working the Engels](/source/Working_the_Engels)'' | Shirl | Episode: "Pilot" |- | ''[Spun Out](/source/Spun_Out)'' | Esther Wing | Episode: "Carpoolers" |- | ''Client Seduction'' | Molly | TV film |- | 2014–2018 | ''[Scorpion](/source/Scorpion_(TV_series))'' | [Happy Quinn](/source/Scorpion_(TV_series))Hinckley, David. [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/scorpion-tv-review-article-1.1945845 "'Scorpion,' TV review "]. ''New York Daily News''Goodman, Tim. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/scorpion-tv-review-734854 "Scorpion': TV Review"]. ''Hollywood Reporter''. | Main cast (93 episodes) |} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{Facebook|jadyn.wong}} * {{IMDb name|2144240}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|celebrity/jadyn_wong}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Jadyn}} Category:Living people Category:Actresses from Alberta Category:Canadian actresses of Hong Kong descent Category:21st-century Canadian actresses Category:Canadian film actresses Category:Canadian television actresses Category:People from Medicine Hat Category:Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jadyn Wong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadyn_Wong) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadyn_Wong?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.