Peter Yu | |
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Born | |
Other names | Yu Hongrong |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active |
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Spouses | |
Children | 3, including Eleanor Lee |
Stage name | |
Traditional Chinese | 宏榮 |
Simplified Chinese | 宏荣 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Hóng Róng |
Birth name | |
Traditional Chinese | 俞宏榮 |
Simplified Chinese | 俞宏荣 |
Hanyu Pinyin | YúHóngróng |
Peter Yu (born 3 April 1968) is a Singaporean actor. He was one of the finalists from the 1990 Star Search competition,organised by Mediacorp. Yu is known for his starring roles in many Channel 8 series in the 1990s,notably The Great Conspiracy (1993),Love At Last (1994), Tofu Street (1996), The Silver Lining (1997) and From The Medical Files series. [1] In 2016,he played a supporting role in the drama series Hero ,in which the character was reportedly partly based on his own life experiences. [2] In 2018,Yu came to renewed attention with A Land Imagined ,a critically well received Singaporean film which won the top prize at the Swiss Locarno International Film Festival. Since then,Yu has gone on to appear in a number of films and multiple Mediacorp productions. [3]
Year | English title | Mandarin title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Changing Fortunes | 天赐奇才 | ||
1993 | The Wilful Siblings | 斗气姐妹 | ||
The Great Conspiracy | 莲花争霸 | Kong Xiaowu | ||
1994 | Challenge of Truth | 铁证柔情 | Ah Sheng | |
Love At Last | 真心男儿 | Liang Zheng Li (Ah Li) | ||
Against All Odds | 共闯荆途 | |||
Scorned Angel | 冷太阳 | |||
1996 | My Destiny With You | 缘来是你 | Lan Tian | |
Tofu Street | 豆腐街 | Song Yizhe / Ah Ming | ||
1997 | The Silver Lining | 骤雨骄阳 | ||
My Wife,Your Wife,Their Wives | 101老婆 | Episode 6 | ||
From The Medical Files | 医生档案 | |||
1998 | Office Affairs | 哈比旅行社 | ||
Men At Crossroads | 四个好色的男人 | |||
Around People’s Park | 珍珠街坊 | Liu Jin Long | ||
1999 | My Teacher,My Friend | 小岛醒了 | Huang Dao Sheng | |
From The Medical Files II | 医生档案II | |||
2000 | Knotty Liaison | 爱情百科 | ||
2005 | Yummy Yummy | — | ||
2016 | Hero | 大英雄 | Luo Bei | |
2017 | Dream Coder | 梦想程式 | Ouyang Fan | |
2019 | A World Of Difference | 都市狂想 | Episodes 3-4 | |
Fried Rice Paradise | — | |||
128 Circle | — | Ah Tian | ||
2020 | My Guardian Angels | Xie Zhihong | Episode 1 | |
How Are You? 2 | 好世谋2 | Zhu Dachang | ||
Love,Enabled | — | Teck | Episode 3:"Stay with Me" | |
Brudderhood | — | |||
2021 | A Father's Love | — | ||
Reunion | — | |||
2022 | After Dark | — | Season 2 | |
2023 | Fix My Life | 整你的人生 | Liu Shirong | |
Cash on Delivery | 送餐英雄 | Qiu Tian | ||
All That Glitters | 金色大道 | Stall owner | Special appearance | |
Deep End | 深网 | Tan Shijie |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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1995 | Sea Eagle (海岸猎鹰土) | Telemovie | ||
1995 | Somewhere In Time (再世情缘) | Zonghua | Telemovie | |
1996 | The Web (网络杀人事件) | Telemovie | ||
2017 | Benjamin's Last Day at Katong Swimming Complex | Older Coach | Short film | |
2018 | A Land Imagined (幻土) | Lok | ||
The Crematorium Man | Wen | Short film | ||
Run Chicken Run | Father | Short film | ||
2021 | Dreaming | Short film | ||
Time Flows in Strange Ways on Sundays (依依) | Short film | |||
2023 | Circle Line (生死环线) | Bo Seng | ||
Where Are You Going? (请问你要去哪里?) | Fa | Short film | [4] | |
Seven Days (七天) | Father | |||
Dreaming &Dying (好久不见) | [5] | |||
Snow in Midsummer (五月雪) | Kooi | [6] | ||
Last Shadow at First Light | Ami's father | [7] | ||
Wonderland (乐园) | Tan | [8] | ||
A Year of No Significance (大风吹) | Lim Cheng Soon | [9] |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2014 | Window in the Sky | A Bartley Christian Church production |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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1995 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated | |
1996 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated | |
1997 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Won | |
1998 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated | |
2018 | Canberra Short Film Festival | Best Actor (international) [10] | The Crematorium Man | Won | |
2024 | Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Wonderland | Won | [11] |
Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Cash on Delivery | Nominated | [12] |
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