Elvin Ng

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Elvin Ng
Elvin Ng @ Play Would You Rather.jpg
Ng in May 2017
Born (1980-12-23) 23 December 1980 (age 43) [1]
Education
Alma mater National University of Singapore
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2005–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 黃俊雄
Simplified Chinese 黄俊雄
Hanyu Pinyin Huáng Jùnxíong

Elvin Ng Choon Siong (born 23 December 1980) is a Singaporean actor and former model.

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Early life

Ng attended Jurong Primary School, Catholic High School and National Junior College. He graduated with an honours degree in English literature from the National University of Singapore. [2] [3]

Career

Ng was discovered through a talent search programme School Belle and the Beau hosted by MediaCorp DJ and Host, Dennis Chew and Belinda Lee, during his university days. [4] They were filming the variety show at National University of Singapore where Ng studies at and his performance and looks caught the attention of the producers at MediaCorp. Ng was then given a supporting role in the 2005 series A Life of Hope where he acted alongside Joanne Peh, and after the airing of the series, MediaCorp offered Ng a contract with them.

Subsequently, Ng received two nominations at the Star Awards 2006, but lost the Most Popular Newcomer award to Kelvin Tan Weilian.

He won the Star Awards for All-Time Favourite Artiste after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Award 10 times from 2006 to 2016. He won the Rocket Award for the biggest breakthrough at the Star Awards 2010 after making the "Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes" list three consecutive times and earning a Best Actor nomination for his performance as a young man with autism in the series Breakout and also he was nominated for best on-screen couple with Zhou Ying in the same year.

In 2008, Dai Xiangyu replaced him, who was originally selected but was injured just prior to the filming, to play the role of Yamamoto Yousuke, in the drama series, The Little Nyonya .

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2005Love Concierge (爱的掌门人)Tanako-san
A Life of Hope Liangyi
2006 Love at 0°C She Weixiang
2007 Kinship Chen Yingjun
Kinship 2
The Peak Cai Zhihang
Happily Ever After Yang Tianying
Cowherd
2008 By My Side Chen Buqun
Rhythm of Life Liu Zhiyuan
2009 Together Huang Zhihao
The Ultimatum Ye Renyi
The Dream Catchers Sato
2010 Breakout Zou Jieming
No Limits Ou Yaoyang
New Beginnings Ye Jiajun
2011 Code of Honour Song Yazai
Yuan Chenxi
C.L.I.F. Zhang Guixiang
2012 Absolutely Charming Song Haomin
Unriddle 2 Xie Langfeng
2013 The Journey: A Voyage Zhang Dong'en
I'm in Charge Liu Guowei
It's a Wonderful Life Gu Zhiji
2014 World at Your Feet Wu Weixiong
Who Killed the Lead (侦凶)Detective Anthony
C.L.I.F. 3 Zhang Guixiang
2015 Life - Fear Not Wu YanbinCameo appearance
Sealed with a Kiss Zhu Jianan
Angry FeatWang Kailang
Let It Go (分手快乐)Mark Chow
You Can Be an Angel Too Fu Jiazi
2016 You Can Be an Angel 2 Cameo appearance
Eat Already? Chen Zhiwen
C.L.I.F. 4 Zhang Guixiang
If Only I Could Huang Degang
2017 Eat Already? 2 Chen ZhiwenCameo appearance
118 II Deng Bo
2018Till We Meet Again - Prequel
(千年来说对不起 — 前传)
Tang Sanzang
Gifted Guan Yaozu
Eat Already? 4 Chen Zhiwen
20 DaysEdrick Soh
2019Old Is Gold (老友万岁)Hugo HoCameo appearance
All Is Well - Taiwan (你那边怎样, 我这边OK)Eric Loke
Hello Miss Driver (下一站,遇见)Fang Wenliang
Heart to Heart (心点心)Yue Wenguang
2020Mister Flower (花花公子)Gao Yufei
How Are You 2 (好世谋2)Huang JuxiongCameo appearance
14 Days(14天的同居人)Edwin
Terror Within (内颤)Ke Yanyu
In The WindFinnCameo appearance
2021 The Heartland Hero Li Xiaofeng
2023 My One And Only Wan Defu

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014The Jade ElephantSam LeeTelemovie [5] [6]
Unexpected Strangers (小心陌生人)Wu Weixiong Toggle original movie

Bibliography

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryNominated workResultRef
2006 Star Awards Best Newcomer A Life of Hope (as Liang Yi)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
2007 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
2009 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
2010 Star Awards Rocket Award Together (as Huang Zhihao)Won
Best Actor Nominated
Favourite Male Character Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
2011 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
Best Actor Breakout (as Zhou Jieming)Nominated
Favourite Male Character Won
Favourite Onscreen Couple
(with Zhou Ying)
Nominated
Systema Charming Smile AwardWon
2012 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
Favourite Male Character C.L.I.F. (as Zhang Guixiang)Won
Favourite Onscreen Couple
(with Rui En)
Code of Honour (as Song Yazai)Won
Systema Charming Smile AwardWon
2013 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
Favourite Onscreen Couple
(with Rui En)
Unriddle 2 (as Xie Langfeng)Won
2014 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
Favourite Male Character I'm In Charge (as Liu Guowei)Won
London Choco Roll Happiness Award Nominated
2015 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
Favourite Male Character World At Your Feet (as Wu Weixiong)Nominated
PPCTV AwardsFavourite Male Character The Journey: A Voyage (as Zhang Dong'en)Won
Favourite Lead ActorWon
Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Felicia Chin) Don't Stop Believin' as Wu Yanbin)Nominated
2016 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won [7]
YES 93.3FM Best Speech AwardWon
2017 Star Awards All-Time Favourite Artiste Honoured
2018 Star Awards Bioskin Most Charismatic Artiste AwardWon
2021 Star Awards Best Actor All Is Well (as Eric Loke)Nominated
2022 Star Awards Favourite CP(With Rui En)Mister Flower(as Gao yufei)Nominated

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