{{Short description|American actress (born 1993)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Nicole Kang | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|30}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California | occupation = {{hlist|Actress}} | years_active = 2017–present | relatives = }}
'''Nicole Kang''' (born June 30, 1993) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Mary Hamilton in the superhero series ''Batwoman'' and Lynn Lieser in the thriller series ''You''.
==Early life== Kang attended business school in Ohio, where she took theatre as an elective. During her studies, a teacher told her that she was "allowed to want to do this", with regard to pursuing an acting career. As a result, she stole her parents' credit card for an application to New York University where she then auditioned, leaving her father's contact information. Whilst on holiday in Korea, her father received her acceptance letter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nicole Kang|url=https://storyandrain.com/article/people-nicole-kang|access-date=December 23, 2025 |website=storyandrain}}</ref>
==Career== Kang made her on-screen debut in the thriller series ''You'' playing the recurring role of Lynn Lieser.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Goliath' Casts Matthew Del Negro; Nicole Kang Joins 'You'|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/goliath-casts-matthew-del-negro-nicole-kang-you-1202176044/|access-date=December 23, 2025 |website=deadline.com}}</ref> She has also made appearances in the comedy drama series ''Orange is the New Black'' and the drama series ''The Code''.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Batwoman': Meagan Tandy, Camrus Johnson & Nicole Kang To Co-Star In the CW Pilot|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/batwoman-meagan-tandy-camrus-johnson-nicole-kang-to-star-in-the-cw-pilot-dc-1202541983/|website=deadline.com|access-date=December 23, 2025}}</ref> Her first role came playing Mary Hamilton and Poison Ivy in the superhero series ''Batwoman.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meagan Tandy, Camrus Johnson & Nicole Kang Join Ruby Rose In The CW Pilot 'Batwoman'|url=https://www.blackfilm.com/read/meagan-tandy-camrus-johnson-nicole-kang-join-ruby-rose-in-the-cw-pilot-batwoman/|website=blackfilm.com|access-date=December 23, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Batwoman': First Look At Nicole Kang As Poison Ivy In CW Series|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/batwoman-first-look-nicole-kang-as-poison-ivy-1234877495/|access-date=December 23, 2025|website=deadline.com}}</ref> She also played Bev in ''Swallow'' which was her first major film role.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERVIEW: Nicole Kang Discusses All Things 'Batwoman' on The CW, Diversity in the Entertainment Industry, Self-Love, and More|url=https://glittermagazine.co/2021/03/08/interview-nicole-kang-discusses-all-things-batwoman-on-the-cw-diversity-in-the-entertainment-industry-self-love-and-more/|access-date=December 23, 2025 |website=glittermagazine.com}}</ref>
==Personal life== Kang, along with actress Midori Francis, set up the ''Asian We Stand'' collective, providing talks and speeches for professors nationwide, to spread awareness and understanding of the increase in hate crime towards Asian Americans, in the US.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Batwoman' 's Nicole Kang on Speaking Out Against Hate Crimes: 'It's a Huge Endeavor of Mine'|url=https://people.com/tv/batwoman-nicole-kang-on-speaking-out-against-hate-crimes-reimagining-gotham/|access-date=December 23, 2025 |website=people.com}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2017 || ''ABC-Disney Discovers: New York Talent Showcase'' || Girl || Short |- | 2019 || ''The Social Ones'' || Jane Zap || |- | 2019 || ''Swallow'' || Bev || |- | 2020 || ''Ten Minutes To Midnight'' || Sienna || |- | 2021 || ''Cheyenne'' || Cheyenne || Short |- | 2025 || ''In Media Res'' || Kat || |- | 2025 || ''Lo Sguardo'' || Trinity || Short |- | 2026 || ''The Dark Wyoming'' || Josie || Short |- | 2026 || ''Just Wait'' || Alyssa || Short |- | 2026 || ''Jack and Jane'' || Jane || Short |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2018 || ''You'' || Lynn Leiser || 10 episodes |- | 2019 || ''The Code'' || Seo-Yun || Episode; ''1st Civ Div'' |- | 2019 || ''The Feels'' || Cline || 2 episodes |- | 2019 || ''Orange Is the New Black'' || Kiki || 2 episodes |- | 2019 || ''Two Sentence Horror Stories'' || Hana || Episode; ''Gentleman'' |- | 2019 || ''Instinct'' || Stephanie || Episode; ''Go Figure'' |- | 2020 || ''Acting for a Cause'' || Maria || Episode; ''Twelfth Night'' |- | 2021 || ''For Entertainment Purposes Only'' || Lula || Episode; ''The Fool'' |- | 2019-2022 || ''Batwoman'' || Mary Hamilton || 50 episodes |- | 2025 || ''Barbie Mysteries'' || MC D-DUB || 3 episodes |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|9169007}}
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