Maggie Q was first seen in the television drama series ‘House of the Dragon’ in 1998. She made her big-screen debut in the 2000 comedy horror film ‘Model from Hell’’ directed by Chun Keung Chiu. The following year, she made a brief appearance in the American buddy action comedy film ‘Rush Hour 2’ directed by Brett Ratner. Even though the film saw mixed reviews from critics, it emerged as a major commercial success and grossed over $347.3 million against a budget of $90 million. She next appeared in films like ‘Naked Weapon’ (2002), ‘The Trouble-Makers’ (2003), ‘Magic Kitchen’ (2004), ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ (2004), ‘Rice Rhapsody’ (2004), and ‘Dragon Squad’ (2005). The year 2006 saw the release of the American action spy film where Q was seen playing the role of ‘Zhen Lei.’ The film received mostly positive reviews and did decent business at the box office. Q also received the ‘Asian Excellence Award’ for her performance in the film. In 2007, she starred as ‘Mai Linh’ in the American action-thriller film ‘Live Free or Die Hard’ directed by Len Wiseman. The film opened to a positive reception and grossed over $388.2 million against a budget of $110 million.Â
She was next seen in films like Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon’ (2008), ‘Deception’ (2008), ‘The Warrior and the Wolf’ (2009), ‘Operation: Endgame’ (2010), and ‘The King of Fighters’ (2010). In 2010, she joined the main cast of the American action thriller drama television series ‘Nikita’ where she played the role of ‘Nikita Mears.’ The series ran for 4 seasons and went off-air in 2013. Q also earned several award nominations including 3 ‘Teen Choice Award’ nominations for her role. In 2011, she appeared in the American action horror film ‘Priest’ directed by Scott Stewart. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. She portrayed ‘Tori Wu’ in the 2014 American social science fiction action film ‘Divergent’ directed by Neil Burger. The film opened to a mixed reception but managed to come out as a financial success. She reprised her role as ‘Tori Wu’ in ‘The Divergent Series: Insurgent’ (2015) and ‘The Divergent Series: Allegiant’ (2016). She continued to star in films like ‘The Crash’ (2017), ‘Slumber’ (2017), ‘The Con Is On’ (2018), ‘Modest Heroes’ (2018), ‘Fantasy Island’ (2020), ‘The Argument’ (2020), and ‘Death of Me’ (2020).Â
In 2021, she was seen playing the role of ‘Anna’ in the American action thriller film ‘The Protégé’ directed by Martin Campbell. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. She was last seen in the American comedy television series ‘Pivoting’ in 2022.
