Katie Leung (Cho Chang)

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Katie Leung got the role of Cho Chang after her father saw a casting ad and suggested she try it. After waiting 4 hours for a 5-minute audition, Leung was chosen to play Harry Potter’s first love interest. Katie appeared in 4 Harry Potter films, as well as 2 games. After the Potter series, Leung wasn’t sure if she wanted to continue acting, however after attending a drama course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, she decided to continue. She played Jung Chang as her debut stage role in Jung Chang’s autobiographical play Wild Swans. In 2017, Leung co-starred with Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan in The Foreigner, playing Fan, Chan’s character’s daughter.