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May Hong
Bornc. 1988[2]
South Korea[2]
EducationRhode Island School of Design (BFA)
Occupation(s)Model, actress, artist
Years active2011–present
Modeling information
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
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May Hong (born c. 1988[2]) is an American model, actress, and artist. She has most notably modeled for designers including Eckhaus Latta, Marc Jacobs, and Gucci. As an actress, Hong has appeared on High Maintenance, Hacks, Tales of the City, and the animated film KPop Demon Hunters.

Life and career

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Hong was born in South Korea and immigrated to the United States at age six.[2] She was raised in Flushing, Queens, New York.[3] Hong attended high school at Fiorello LaGuardia High School, where she studied art and cultivated an interest in printmaking.[2] She received her bachelor of fine arts degree in printmaking from RISD.[4]

Hong moved to Brooklyn after graduation and managed a photography studio.[2] Her modeling career began when her friends Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta asked her to model for their fledgling brand in 2011.[2] She continued modeling and eventually began to do commercials.[2] She has modeled for designers including Adidas, Marni, Gucci, Telfar, and Marc Jacobs.[5][6][7][3] She has also walked New York Fashion Week.[8] Hong has walked in every Eckhaus Latta runway show.[9]

She has acted in the television shows Broad City, High Maintenance, New Amsterdam, and Hacks, and the film Adam.[10] She was a voice actor in the film KPop Demon Hunters.[11] Her first lead acting role was in the Netflix revival series Tales of the City (2019) as Margot Park.[10]

Hong resides in Brooklyn, and has identified as queer.[9][12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 Adam Kris
2025 KPop Demon Hunters Mira (voice)

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Broad City Ilana's Hookup Episode: "Twaining Day"
2018–19 High Maintenance Sara 2 episodes
2019 New Amsterdam Nancy Nan Episode: "Preventable"
Tales of the City Margot Park 8 episodes
2022 Hacks Morgan Episode: "The Captain's Wife"
2023 Up Here Steph 2 episodes
Full Circle Carol 3 episodes
2024 Fantasmas Alex, Bartender 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "May Hong". Next Management. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "May Hong's Beauty Routine Is A Product Junkie's Dream". Into The Gloss. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. ^ a b "These 3 Beauty Disruptors Are Redefining the New York Underground". Vogue. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  4. ^ "MAY HONG". The Prairie Ronde Artist Residency. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  5. ^ "See What the Models Are Wearing After Marc Jacobs' Triumphant Return | Of The Minute". MODELS.com. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  6. ^ "May Hong - Model". MODELS.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  7. ^ Collins, Petra (2022-03-03). "You'll Want to Follow Everyone In the New Adidas Campaign". W Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  8. ^ Ostani, Marj (2019-07-16). ""Tales of the City" Actress May Hong on "Gaysian" Representation". Bitch Media. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  9. ^ a b ""Imagine the Front Row and the Runway Merging"—How Eckhaus Latta Cast the Show of the Season in New York". Vogue. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  10. ^ a b Didymus, John Thomas (2019-06-09). "May Hong: Who is actress in Tales of the City?". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  11. ^ Lammers, Tim. "'KPop Demon Hunters' Arrives At No. 1 On Netflix With Stellar Critics' Score". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  12. ^ "May Hong's Beauty Routine Is A Product Junkie's Dream". Into The Gloss. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
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