biography

athena kaitlin trinh is a settler in Tkaronto, on the traditional territories of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, the Wendat peoples, and now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. She is a Dora nominated acting graduate from the National Theatre School of Canada and the 2021 recipient of the Jon Kaplan Award for Young Canadian Playwright. She is a queer, Chinese-Vietnamese actor, writer, and spoken-word poet. With roots stemming from Viet Nam, Toronto, and Southern China, athena celebrates and dedicates herself to diverse, intersectional, and inclusionary art-making.

selected credits:
film/tv: Run the Burbs/Sherren Lee;Pier 21 Films, The Acrylic/Daniel J. Pike;County House Productions, Language/Elizabeth Lazebnik;Per Speculum Productions
theatre: Gloria/André Sills;Crow’s Theatre, Portia’s Julius Caesar/Eva Barrie;Hart House Theatre, Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls/Andrew Lamb;Roseneath Theatre, Outside/Andrew Lamb;Roseneath Theatre