Katie Leung (born 8 August 1987; pronounced [lœ:ŋ]) is a Scottish actress. Initially famous for playing Cho Chang, the titular character's first love interest in the Harry Potter film series, she is also known for her roles as Caitlyn in the animated series Arcane and Ash in the sci-fi series The Peripheral. In 2012, Leung made her stage debut in the play Wild Swans, and has since appeared in many other stage productions.
Leung has an interest in the arts, having studied painting and design at the University of the Arts London, and has degrees in photography from Edinburgh College of Art and theatre from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Leung was born in Dundee, Scotland, to Peter Leung, a Hong Kong-born businessman and restaurateur who opened a company in Glasgow, and Kar Wai Li, a banker. Her parents divorced when she was three, and she continued living in Scotland with her father, stepmother, and siblings after her mother moved back to Hong Kong. Leung's father's work led to her growing up in a variety of Scottish cities, including Ayr, Hamilton, and Motherwell. She attended secondary school at Hamilton College.

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