Hu appears in The 100, one entry in a long career across American genre film and television. Her best known role, a silent enforcer with retractable blades in a mutant franchise, was performed with no dialogue at all, which required the entire characterisation to be delivered through movement and expression.
She is American, of Hawaiian, Chinese and English descent, and she came to acting through pageantry and modelling before moving into television. She trained in martial arts and performs much of her own fight work, which is why she has been cast so consistently in physical roles across three decades.
Recurring subjects: discipline, women whose competence is physical rather than verbal, and antagonists who are professionals rather than fanatics. She plays stillness between fights and uses it to convey intent before a move happens, and her voice work across animation and games has given her a substantial parallel career.
Her mutant franchise role is among the most recognised silent performances in superhero cinema, and her television work spans a large number of significant American genre series across three decades. She has been an active advocate on Asian American representation in casting throughout a career spanning three decades.
For viewers who want performances built on physical technique. Suited to anyone approaching the post apocalyptic series, and to those who should follow it with the mutant franchise entry where she never speaks.
