Li Jun Li

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li (李).

Li Jun Li (Chinese: 李麗君; pinyin: Lǐ Lìjūn) is a Chinese American actress, known for her roles as Iris Chang in the ABC series Quantico, Rose Cooper in the Fox series The Exorcist, Jenny Wah in the Netflix series Wu Assassins, Lady Fay Zhu in the period drama Babylon (2022), and Grace Chow in Sinners (2025).

Li Jun Li
Li in 2018
Born	Shanghai, China
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present

Early life

Li was born in Shanghai, China. Her father was a painter, and he moved the family to Bogotá, Colombia,^[1] for work when Li was six years old. Three years later, they immigrated to New York City in the United States.

She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School's dance program.^[2][3]

Career

Li had her first break in the acting world starring in the Tony Award winning Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific (2008) at New York's Lincoln Center.^[4] Following on from this early success, she won roles on a variety of TV shows and films including Blue Bloods (2010), Damages (2011), The Following (2013), Cédric Klapisch's Chinese Puzzle (2013) and Mistress (2014). Li expanded her visibility and presence on a global level by landing major television roles in Neil LaBute's Billy and Billie (2015) and Minority Report (2015) on Fox.

In 2016, Li was cast in the recurring role of FBI recruit Iris Chang on the ABC thriller series Quantico.^[5] In the same year, she joined the NBC procedural Chicago P.D. in the fourth season.^[6]

On July 26, 2017, it was announced by Deadline that Li would join as a series regular in the second season of the Fox television series The Exorcist as Rose Cooper.^[7]

On January 15, 2019, it was announced that Li had been cast in the series regular role of Jenny Wah on the Netflix supernatural crime drama series Wu Assassins.^[8] In December 2020, she was cast in Damien Chazelle's film Babylon, playing a role inspired by silent film actress Anna May Wong.^[9] The film received polarizing reviews, though her performance attracted some praise.^[10]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role
2008	Xu Wu Di Ai	Un­known
2013	Chinese Puzzle	Nancy
2014	Song One	YouTube interviewer
	The Humbling	Tracy
2015	Front Cover	Miao
	Ricki and the Flash	Nail clerk
2019	Modern Persuasion	Rebecca Duvalier
2021	Construction	Theresa
2022	Babylon	Lady Fay Zhu
2025	Alma and the Wolf	Alma
	Sinners	Grace Chow

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Live from Lincoln Center	Liat	Episode: "South Pacific"
	Blue Bloods	Nicka	Episode: "After Hours"
2011	Body of Proof	Mira Ling	Episode: "Talking Heads"
	One Life to Live	Gothic Vegas chapel assistant	1 episode
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Yasmin	Episode: "Rispetto"
2011–2012	Damages	Maggie Huang	Recurring role (seasons 4 & 5)
2012	Americana	Eloise Russell	Television film
	Freestyle Love Supreme	Danielle	Television film
	Smash	Store clerk	Episode: "Enter Mr. DiMaggio"
2013	The Following	Meghan Leeds	Recurring role (season 1)
	Hatfields & McCoys	Cara Quo	Television film
	Hostages	Attractive woman	Episode: "Truth and Consequences"
2014	Unforgettable	Natalie	Episode: "New Hundred"
2015	One Bad Choice	Lisette Lee	Episode: "Meili Cady"
	Minority Report	Akeela	Main role
2015–2016	Billy and Billie	Denise
	Chicago P.D.	Anna Tse / Julie Tay	5 episodes
2016	Chicago Fire	Julie Tay	Episode: "The Hose or the Animal"
2016–2017	Quantico	Iris Chang	Recurring role
2017	Blindspot	Karen Sun	Recurring role (season 2)
2017–2018	The Exorcist	Rose Cooper	Main role (season 2)
2018	Gone	Dana Parker	Episode: "Don't Go"
2019	Wu Assassins	Jenny Wah	Main role
	Why Women Kill	Amy Grove	3 episodes
2019–2024	Evil	Grace Ling	Recurring role
2021–2023	Sex/Life	Francesca	Recurring role
2023	Based on a True Story	Michelle	Recurring role (season 1)
2026	Spider-Noir †	TBA	Main role[11]