Li Jun Li

Li Jun Li is an American actress, known for her roles as Iris Chang in the ABC series Quantico, Rose Cooper in the Fox series The Exorcist, Jenny Wah in the Netflix series Wu Assassins, Lady Fay Zhu in the period drama Babylon, Grace Chow in the horror film Sinners (2025), and Felicia "Cat" Hardy in the neo-noir superhero series Spider-Noir (2026).

Early life

Li was born in Shanghai, China. Her father was a painter and he moved the family to Bogotá, Colombia

Career Li had her first break in the acting world starring in Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific (2008) at New York's Lincoln Center. Following on from this early success, she won roles on a variety of TV shows and films including Blue Bloods (2010), Damages (2011), The Following (2013), Cédric Klapisch's Chinese Puzzle (2013) and Mistress (2014). Li expanded her visibility and presence on a global level by landing major television roles in Neil LaBute's Billy and Billie (2015) and Minority Report (2015) on Fox.

In 2016, Li was cast in the recurring role of FBI recruit Iris Chang on the ABC thriller series Quantico. In the same year, she joined the NBC procedural Chicago P.D. in the fourth season.

On July 26, 2017, it was announced by Deadline Hollywood that Li would join as a series regular in the second season of the Fox television series The Exorcist as Rose Cooper.

On January 15, 2019, it was announced that Li had been cast in the series regular role of Jenny Wah on the Netflix supernatural crime drama series Wu Assassins. In December 2020, she was cast in Damien Chazelle's film Babylon, playing a role inspired by silent film actress Anna May Wong. The film received polarizing reviews, though her performance attracted some praise.

In April 2024, Li was cast as shopkeeper Grace Chow in Ryan Coogler's Sinners, which premiered in 2025, receiving critical acclaim and giving Li the Gotham Independent Film Awards Ensemble Tribute Award as part of the film's cast.

In July 2024, Li was cast as series regular on the MGM+ and Prime Video live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir.

In April 2026, it was announced that Li had been cast as Miriam, the mother of Yara and Lev, in the third season of the HBO drama series The Last of Us. She was also cast as Min in the fourth and final season of the Netflix series The Night Agent.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2013 Chinese Puzzle Nancy 2014 Song One YouTube interviewer The Humbling Tracy 2015 Front Cover Miao Ricki and the Flash Nail clerk 2022 Babylon Lady Fay Zhu 2025 Alma and the Wolf Alma Sinners Grace Chow

Television