In 2001, Tan was cast in the lead role of Liat by
Trevor Nunn in his production of
South Pacific at the
Royal National Theatre, and sang the song "Happy Talk" as a duet with the character of Bloody Mary, which features on the musical soundtrack recorded at
Abbey Road Studios. In 2006, she was nominated for Best Actress at the ECU European Independent Film Festival. Her television credits include
Nighty Night,
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet,
EastEnders, ''
'Til Death, Boston Legal, Entourage, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Hawaii Five-0 and Doctor Who. She played Kelli Lin in Person of Interest, was Anne in Hand of God'' for Amazon, and 'Angeline Borgen' in the Norwegian crime drama
Frikjent. Tan played Lucy Chang in the
HBO feature film
Starter for 10, Sala Khan in the film
Jewtopia, April in Gina Prince-Bythewood's
Beyond the Lights, Xandra in Paul Thomas Anderson's
Inherent Vice, and Elyse in
Tully. In 2023, Tan joined the cast of
The Lazarus Project in the role of Zhang. In 2025, she joined the cast of
Virdee as Rebecca Armitage. ==Filmography==