NANCY SUN is the queer daughter of Chinese immigrants and currently based in New York City. She made her studio feature film debut in Going in Style, directed by Zach Braff and opposite Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and Alan Arkin. Notable TV credits include NBC's Shades of Blue, Showtime’s Homeland, TVLand’s Younger, and NBC’s The Slap. She recently appeared onstage in the world premiere of Deborah Stein's Marginal Loss at the Humana Festival at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. American Theatre called her portrayal of a star-on-the-rise trader in the days immediately following 9/11 "the festival’s most nuanced female character." Broadway World wrote "Nancy Sun drives home...these moments with emotional probity, and it is evident that she took this role to heart. "

As a playwright, Nancy just finished her year as a member of the 2024-25 Echoes Writers Group at Primary Stages, led by Calamity West. She was previously a finalist for the Target Margin Institute for Theater Makers Fellowship and a semifinalist for the Signpost Fellowship founded by Chisa Hutchinson. Her writing online has earned her a SXSW Interactive Award nomination and mention in the New York Times. Bechdel Project and Asian American Film Lab have previously hosted readings of her work. She is currently working on two full-length plays.

As a supporter of independent film, Nancy has also served two years on the Tribeca Film Festival Preselection Committee and worked as the Industry Registration Coordinator for the IFP Project Forum, now known as The Gotham’s Project Market. 

She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Maggie Flanigan Studio two-year professional acting program. A proud member of Actors Equity and SAG-AFTRA, she served as an NYC Strike Captain in 2023.