Grace Park Biography

Grace Park (born March 14, 1974) is an American-born Canadian actress. She gained recognition as Sharon "Boomer" Valerii and Sharon "Athena" Agathon on Battlestar Galactica, as well as Shannon Ng in the Canadian television series teen soap Edgemont. Park currently stars as Officer Kono Kalakaua in the CBS television series Hawaii Five-0, which debuted on September 20, 2010.

Early life

Born on March 14, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, Park moved with her family to Canada when she was 22 months old. She was raised in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Kerrisdale. Grace Park graduated from Magee Secondary School in 1992 and holds a degree in psychology from the University of British Columbia.

Career

At age 25, Park was cast as high school student Shannon Ng on the Canadian teen soap opera Edgemont.

She appeared in the miniseries Battlestar Galactica in 2003 and continued as the same or related characters in subsequent series and films.

Park had a role in the 2007 movie West 32nd, a crime drama set in New York City's Korean neighbourhood.

She appeared as Lt. Sandra Telfair in Electronic Arts' Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, along with her Battlestar Galactica co-star, Tricia Helfer.

In 2008, she had co-starring roles in the A&E series The Cleaner until it was canceled on September 25, 2009 and the CBC series The Border until it was cancelled in 2010. In 2009, Park had an uncredited cameo role on the television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She appeared as a fan in a crowd at a science fiction convention, objecting to a gritty remake of a Star Trek-like series, comparable to the Battlestar Galactica remake in which she starred. In 2009 she reprised her role from Battlestar Galactica in the television movie Battlestar Galactica: The Plan. In 2010, she appeared in the Fox series Human Target as Eva Kahn and as Kono Kalakaua in the 2010 CBS revival of Hawaii Five-0.

Personal life

In 2004, Park lived in Vancouver with her husband, Phil Kim. Park holds a Dual Citizenship for America and Canada.

Awards

Park was ranked 59th in Maxim Online's 2011 Hot 100 List, 93rd in the "Maxim" Online's 2006 "Hot 100 List" and 81st on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Romeo Must Die	Asian Dancer
2003	Fluffy	Amy	Short film
2007	West 32nd	Lila Lee
2008	Run Rabbit Run	Hannah Moon

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	'	Virtual Avatar	Episode: "Bits of Love"
1997	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Maddie	Episode: "The Crypt Ghost"
2000	Secret Agent Man	Louann / Staffer #2	Episodes: "From Prima with Love", "Uncle S.A.M."
2000-2001	'	Mikiko	Recurring role (5 episodes)
2001	'	Satchko	Episode: "Time to Time"
2001	Dead Last	Bartender #2	Episode: "Pilot"
2001	Dark Angel	Female Breeding X5	Episode: "Designate This"
2001	Stargate SG-1	Lt. Satterfield	Episode: "Proving Ground"
2001-2005	Edgemont	Shannon Ng	Main role (69 episodes)
2002	L.A. Law: The Movie	Charmaigne	TV film
2003	Jinnah: On Crime - White Knight, Black Widow	Cynthia Wong	TV film
2003	Battlestar Galactica	Lt. Sharon Valerii	TV miniseries
2003-2004	Jake 2.0	Fran Yoshida	Recurring role (4 episodes)
2004	Human Cargo	Taiwanese Woman #1	TV miniseries
2004	Andromeda	Doctor 26 Carol	Episode: "Machinery of the Mind"
2004	'	Sexy Bridesmaid	Episode: "Speak Now"
2004-2009	Battlestar Galactica	Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii/Lt. Sharon 'Athena' Agathon	Main role (73 episodes)
2007	Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars	Lt. Sandra Telfair	Video game
2007	Battlestar Galactica: Razor	Lt. Sharon Valerii	TV film
2008-2009	Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy	Number Eight	TV miniseries
2008-2009	'	Akani Cuesta	Main role (26 episodes)
2008-2010	'	Special Agent Liz Carver	Main role (12 episodes)
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Convention Attendee	Episode: "A Space Oddity"
2009	Battlestar Galactica: The Plan	Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii	TV film
2010	Human Target	Eva Khan	Episode: "Corner Man"
2010, 2013	American Dad!	Akiko Yoshida (voice)	Episodes: "Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls", "Spelling Bee My Baby"
2010"present	Hawaii Five-0	Kono Kalakaua	Main role