Wan began her career in the early 2010s, playing supporting roles in several web series, short films, and other productions. She garnered further attention in 2016, when she co-created and starred in Second Jen.
Wan has been outspoken about the need for more diversity on TV. In an interview with The Huffington Post, Wan said: "We realized we were auditioning for mail order brides and geishas — we needed to make our own shows to represent the neighbourhoods we grew up in."
In addition to her work on Second Jen, Wan is also the creator, Writer and star of Sudden Master, which is a female-centric web series that focuses on Chinese martial arts. It was funded and produced with OMNI and has won several awards, including Best Action Series at the Vancouver Web Series Festival in 2016. The series was released on YouTube via the KindaTV channel, which is run by Smokebomb Entertainment.
