Khanh Doan

Khanh Doan is a stage and screen actress from Seattle, Washington.[1]

Khanh Doan
Born
Vietnam
Alma materStanford University
OccupationActress
Years active2003-present
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and education

Doan was born in Vietnam and moved to the United States as a child. She was a dedicated student following her immigration, but also appreciated theater. She took her first acting class in ninth grade, graduated from Stanford University and began a professional acting career in Seattle, WA in 2003.[2]

Career

Stage

Doan has performed onstage at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre in Miss Saigon,[3] at Village Theater in Jesus Christ Superstar, and at the ACT Theatre in A Christmas Carol. [4] In 2012, Doan performed the lead role of Sita in the ACT Theatre staged retelling of the sacred Hindu epic, Ramayana. [5] Doan performs regularly at the Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT) and has appeared in: Sleeping Beauty,[6] Harold and the Purple Crayon, [7]Peter Pan, [8] The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, [9]Art Dog [10] Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like, [11] Busytown,[12] High School Musical, [13] Lyle the Crocodile, [14] and Go, Dog Go. [15]

Film

On screen, Doan has appeared with Peter Dinklage in The Knights of Badassdom, with Elliott Gould in Switchmas, with Timothy Hutton in Leverage, and with Antonio Banderas in The Big Bang. Doan has also appeared in several Independent Film projects including Simply Fobulous, God Machine, Family and the Seattle International Film Festival Fly Film Safe Passage.[16] Doan currently stars as Khanh, the Red Dragon Warrior in the Original Web television Series, Chop Socky Boom.[17]

Games

Doan voices characters in Daylight, Saw and Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy.[18]

References
  1. Khanh Doan IMDB. 1990-2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015
  2. Roxanne Ray (August 15, 2012), "A Vietnamese Actress Takes The Stage", International Examiner
  3. Athima ChanSanchai (April 29, 2005), "It's A Fateful Day For Vietnamese : 30 Years Since Saigon's Fall", Seattle PI
  4. Jay Irwin (December 1, 2014), "BWW Reviews ACTs A Christmas Carol Alive With Magic", Broadway World, archived from the original on July 6, 2015
  5. Misha Berson (October 19, 2012), "Ramayana Aa ACT Vivid Dramatization of The Hindu Epic", Seattle Times
  6. Doug Kim (December 24, 2005), "Sleeping Beauty", Seattle Times
  7. Misha Berson (September 29, 2011), "Harold and the Purple Crayon Musical Enchants", SeattleTimes
  8. Misha Berson (November 21, 2009), "Peter Pan Boasts a Charming Hero", Seattle Times
  9. BWW Newsdesk, "Khanh Doan Theater Credits", Broadway World
  10. BWW Newsdesk (January 9, 2015), "2014 Gypsy Rose Lee Award Nominations", Broadway World, archived from the original on July 6, 2015
  11. Misha Berson (April 14, 2007), "Puppet Theatre Gives Wings By Pulling Strings", SeattleTimes
  12. Tom Keogh (May 3, 2008), "Busytown Richard Scarry's World Has Kids Squealing With Delight", Seattle Times
  13. Misha Berson (September 22, 2007), "High Scholl Musical Is A Bopping Bit Of Fantasy", Seattle Times
  14. Nancy Worssam (December 9, 2010), "Lyle the Crocodile Finds Way to Your Heart", Seattle Times
  15. Jeff Bond (January 19, 2011), "Go Dog Go a Doggie Treat", Queen Anne & Magnolia News
  16. Khanh Doan IMDB. 1990-2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015
  17. Jay Irwin (May 1, 2012), "Stage Tube Episode 1 of New Web Series Chop Socky Boom Premieres", Broadway World
  18. Khanh Doan IMDB. 1990-2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015
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