Zen Chong | |
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Born | Chong Cheng Xiong 15 August 1978 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia |
Other names |
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Occupations |
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Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse | Geline See (m. 2011) |
Children | 2 |
Current stage name | |
Simplified Chinese | 章证翔 |
Traditional Chinese | 章證翔 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhāng Zhèngxiáng |
Birth name | |
Simplified Chinese | 章增祥 [1] |
Traditional Chinese | 章增祥 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhāng Zēngxiáng |
Former stage name | |
Simplified Chinese | 章缜翔 |
Traditional Chinese | 章縝翔 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhang Zhěnxiáng |
Zen Chong (born Chong Cheng Xiong;15 August 1978),formerly known as Zzen Chong,is a Malaysian actor and property agent who is based in Singapore.
A native of the "New Villages" in Kuala Lumpur,Chong studied graphic design and worked at an advertising agency prior to joining Star Search Malaysia. [2]
Chong joined MediaCorp in 2001 after finishing third in that year's Malaysian edition of Star Search Singapore. [3] One of his first major roles was in the 2003 sitcom Lobang King where he was cast alongside veteran artistes Chew Chor Meng,Huang Wenyong and Irene Ang as the smooth-talking employee of Huang's character.
Chong is known for portraying juvenile "ah beng" characters,antiheroes and villains. He shot to fame for his role as the main antagonist in the hit period drama The Little Nyonya . [4] Although initially a replacement for Andrew Seow,he was praised for his convincing portrayal of antagonist Robert Zhang and won a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 2009 Star Awards,his first ever awards nomination. [5] He was given his first lead role in the 2008 co-production The Thin Line .
He married his long-time girlfriend Geline See in January 2011. [6] Chong and his wife have a daughter and a son. [7]
In 2012,it was revealed during the release of The Quarters that Chong changed a character in his Chinese name after consulting with a fortune teller. His English name was changed as well,from Zzen Chong to Zen Chong. He has also converted to part-time acting and since become a full-time property agent. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2002 | The Vagrant | Zhang Disheng | ||
Kopi-O II | Hong Fuxing | |||
2003 | Lobang King | Hong Daji | ||
True Heroes | Wang Wei | |||
Baby Boom | James | |||
Beautiful Trio | Colin | |||
Home in Toa Payoh | Dino | |||
2004 | An Ode to Life | Zhang Ruixiang | ||
2005 | Zero to Hero | Ping | ||
Beyond the aXis of Truth II | Woody | |||
Love Concierge | Ruan Yawan | |||
2006 | The Shining Star | Ah Pao | ||
Women of Times | Bruce | |||
Love at 0°C | Victor | |||
2007 | Switched! | Jiang Zhiheng | ||
Fallen Angel | Chen Xuewen | |||
2008 | Where the Heart Is | Hong Jiajun | ||
Rhythm of Life | Wang Tianbao | |||
The Thin Line | Chen Tianyou | |||
The Little Nyonya | Robert Zhang | [9] | ||
Zhang Zuye | ||||
2009 | My Kampong Days | Qiao Junwei | ||
2010 | Priceless Wonder | Li Caishun | ||
Unriddle | Yu Zhenbang | |||
Injustice | Lin Shunyuan | |||
2011 | Be Happy | Ken See | ||
Dark Sunset | Qiu Jiawei | |||
2012 | Yours Fatefully | Hong Zhiguo | ||
The Quarters | Luo Hanguo | [8] | ||
Poetic Justice | Eugene | |||
Game Plan | Li Ziguang | |||
2013 | It's a Wonderful Life | Li Siyuan | ||
Sudden | Zhang Hongxing | |||
2014 | C.L.I.F. 3 | Ding Youpeng | ||
2015 | Crescendo | Zhang Shixin | ||
2016 | House of Fortune | Henry | ||
The Queen | Chen Zijian | |||
Soul Reaper (勾魂使者) | Eddy | |||
118 II | Qiu Jianguo | |||
2018 | 118 Reunion (118 大团圆) | |||
Eat Already? 4 | Weijie | |||
Say Cheese | Pan Zemin | |||
Magic Chef (料理人生) | Kenneth | |||
2019 | After the Stars (攻星计) | Qingfeng | ||
2020 | Super Dad (男神不败) | Yang Sheng | ||
2021 | CTRL | He Shaoguang | ||
2022 | Dark Angel (黑天使) | Zhang Haohui | ||
2023 | Fix My Life | Ye Tingfeng | ||
All That Glitters | Roy | |||
Stranger in the Dark (熟悉的陌生人) | Adam | [10] |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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2002 | King of Variety | ||
2006 | Battle of the Best | ||
2009 | Stars for a Cause | ||
2010 | Let's Party With Food! VII | Guest appearance | |
2022 | A Night Under the Stars | Guest appearance | |
2023 | The Reunion | Guest appearance |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2009 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Little Nyonya (as Robert Zhang) | Nominated | [9] |
2011 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Unriddle (as Yu Zhenbang) | Nominated |
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