--- title: Chloe Bennet Name Change: Actor Addresses Racist Hollywood description: Actor Chloe Bennet spoke out about why she changed her surname from "Wang" in order to make it in Hollywood. canonical: https://time.com/4924769/chloe-bennet-last-name-change/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-01T13:55:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:46:58.452Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Actress Changed Last Name to Get Roles in 'Racist' Hollywood og:description: Chloe Bennet speaks out about her decision to change her Chinese surname og:url: https://time.com/4924769/chloe-bennet-last-name-change/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc6674acfaad28067/6988dc2c4ee26246b330ed47/chloe-bennet-last-name-change.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Premiere Of Disney And Marvel's "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Actress Changed Last Name to Get Roles in 'Racist' Hollywood twitter:description: Chloe Bennet speaks out about her decision to change her Chinese surname twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc6674acfaad28067/6988dc2c4ee26246b330ed47/chloe-bennet-last-name-change.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Actress Changed Her Last Name to Get Roles in 'Racist' Hollywood > Sponsored content. 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Actress Chloe Bennet attends the premiere of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" at Dolby Theatre on April 19, 2017 in Hollywood, California.Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Aurelie Corinthios / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Aurelie Corinthios / People Contributor Sep 1, 2017 1:55 PM UTC Chloe Bennet is speaking out against discrimination in show business. The _Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D._ star posted an Instagram praising actor [Ed Skrein](http://people.com/movies/who-is-ed-skrein/) for [stepping down](http://ew.com/movies/2017/08/28/ed-skrein-leaves-hellboy-whitewashing/) from playing Major Ben Daimio in the upcoming _Hellboy_ reboot after learning that in the original comic, the character is of mixed Asian heritage, which Skrein is not. A commenter then brought up the fact that the actress, who is half-Chinese, changed her last name from Wang to Bennet — and the 25-year-old didn’t hold back. “Changing my last name doesn’t change the fact that my BLOOD is half Chinese, that I lived in China, speak Mandarin, or that I was culturally raised both American and Chinese,” Bennet replied. “It means I had to pay my rent, and Hollywood is racist and wouldn’t cast me with a last name that made them uncomfortable,” she continued. “I’m doing everything I can, with the platform I have, to make sure no one has to change their name again, just so they can get work. So kindly love, f— off.” Fans have since flooded the post with comments applauding Bennet for her response. The original commenter’s Instagram account appears to have been deleted. Skrein, who played the villain in _Deadpool_, was cast last week in the _Hellboy_ reboot. After news broke that he would be playing a Japanese-American character, many accused Hollywood executives of whitewashing. Skrein announced Monday that he is stepping down, noting that he wasn’t aware of the character’s heritage. “There has been intense conversation and understandable upset since that announcement, and I must do what I feel is right,” he said. “It is clear that representing this character in a culturally accurate way holds significance for people, and that to neglect this responsibility would continue a worrying tendency to obscure ethnic minority stories and voices in the Arts. I feel it is important to honor and respect that. Therefore, I have decided to step down so the role can be cast appropriately.” In her Instagram post, Bennet thanked Skrein for “standing up against Hollywood’s continuous insensitivity and flippant behavior towards the Asian American community.” “DAMN, that’s a man,” she wrote. “There is no way this decision came lightly on your part, so thank you for your bravery and genuinely impactful step forward. I hope this inspires other actors/film makers to do the same.” “Also, dayum cute af AND a pioneer for social injustice?!” she added. “Fellas, take note. That’s how it’s done.” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/celebrity/chloe-bennet-changed-chinese-last-name-slams-hollywood-racism/) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4924769/chloe-bennet-last-name-change/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4924769/chloe-bennet-last-name-change/"},"headline":"This Actress Changed Her Last Name to Get Roles in 'Racist' Hollywood","datePublished":"2017-09-01T13:55:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:46:58.452Z","description":"\"Changing my last name doesn’t change the fact that my BLOOD is half Chinese\"","url":"https://time.com/4924769/chloe-bennet-last-name-change/","keywords":["celebrities","Newsfeed"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc6674acfaad28067/6988dc2c4ee26246b330ed47/chloe-bennet-last-name-change.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aurelie Corinthios / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc6674acfaad28067/6988dc2c4ee26246b330ed47/chloe-bennet-last-name-change.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Premiere Of Disney And Marvel's \"Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2\" - Arrivals","caption":"Premiere Of Disney And Marvel's \"Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2\" - Arrivals","creditText":"Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4924769/chloe-bennet-last-name-change/","name":"This Actress Changed Her Last Name to Get Roles in 'Racist' Hollywood"}}]}] ```