Biography

Samantha Wan is a director/actor.  She is most well know for being one of the creators and stars of City TV’s sit-com Second Jen. Second Jen was nominated for Best Comedy Series by the Canadian Screen Awards. She also directed half of the last season of series. Samantha is also known for playing Zoe Chow in Globals hit detective series Private Eyes, and currently plays Cathy on CBC's latest comedy Run The Burbs. In other projects, Samantha is also the creator and star of Sudden Master, an online Kung Fu series commissioned by OMNI TV.  The show has accumulated numerous awards, including Best Action Series at the LA Action On Film Festival. The Festival also awarded Wan with a Woman With A Vision Award for her work as a producer and creator and best Female Action Performer of the Year for the project. She was also named Best Actress in a Drama at the Hollyweb Festival. Samantha recently finished directing two movies, Love at Sky Gardens and Road Trip Romance, as well as Lady Ada's Secrete Society, a digital series for Marble Kids. Samantha also works in theatre, co-creating the play Madame Mao, that went on to win five Best of Fest awards from NOW Magazine.

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Awards & Nominations 

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• Best Comedy Series - Canadian Screen Award Nomination - Second Jen

• Trail Blazer Award - Reel World FilmFestival - For overall contributions to the industry 

• Female Action Performer of the Year 2015 - LA Action On Film Festival - Sudden Master

• Best Actress in a Drama – Hollyweb - Sudden Master

• Women With a Vision Award - LA Action On Film Festival - Sudden Master 

• Best Digital Series - Rockie Nomination, Banff World Media Festival - Sudden Master

• Best Rookie Script - WGC Nomination - Second Jen

• Best Action Series - Vancouver Webfest - Sudden Master

• Best New Play – NOW Magazine - Madame Mao