Nasrul Suhaimin bin Saifuddin (born 27 September 1978), known professionally as Bront Palarae, is a Malaysian actor, screenwriter, film director and producer.
Early life and education
Palarae was born in
Alor Setar,
Kedah
Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman and historically as Queda, is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km2, and it consists of the mainland ...
, Malaysia. In 2005, he received a scholarship from the Italian government to attend a short course in Language & Culture at the
University for Foreigners Perugia, Italy. He overstayed and toured the country for the next four months.
Acting career
2000–2008: Early years
Palarae made his acting debut on television in 2000, his first feature film ''
Lang Buana'' (2003) but he first gained fame by portraying two characters in ''Cinta Tsunami'', a television series in 2005.
In 2008, with the release of his biggest commercial success, ''SinDarEla'' (''
Cinderella
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''), he rose to prominence in a lead role, Hussin on the hit television series with
Sharifah Amani
Sharifah Amani binti Syed Zainal Rashid Al-Yahya (born 10 June 1986), better known by her stage name Sharifah Amani, is a Malaysian actress. She is the best known for her role as Orked in Yasmin Ahmad's 'Orked' trilogy (''Sepet, Gubra'' and ' ...
and Remy Ishak, followed by another television series, ''Rona Roni Makaroni'' in the same year, again with Sharifah Amani.
2009–2015: Breaking into film
Uncomfortable with his career direction, the media-shy actor turned his focus to film roles. Since then, he started attracting a variety of roles in films including ''
Anak Halal'' (2005), ''Man Laksa'' (2005) and ''Bilut'' (2005). His first major role was in ''V3: Samseng Jalanan'', starring alongside his good friend,
Farid Kamil who also directed the movie. V3: Samseng Jalanan grossed over
RM4.1 million at the
box office.
In 2009, Palarae starred in ''Belukar'' alongside
Daphne Iking, directed by Jason Chong. Though the movie did not do well at the box office, his acting was praised among critics and audiences alike. He won the Best Actor award at the 23rd Malaysia Film Festival and also the ''Anugerah Skrin'' 2010 for his performance in Belukar.
In 2010, Palarae co-founded Otto Films and through the company, he co-produced, co-written & co-directed
Kolumpo, a feature film released in 2013. He also served Camwerk Studios as Creative Consultant to help developed ''The Kidnap Case of Ammar Affendi'' and secured a co-production deal with RexMedia (US) at the Marche Du Film at Festival De Cannes at the same year. He was later appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Edwin Denim Malaysia and also the face of local fashion designer Fairuz Ramdhan.
2016–present: Going regional
In 2016, Palarae starred in a Malaysian sports football film
Ola Bola
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,
Chiu Keng Guan
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Career
Born and raised in Batu Pahat, Johor, Chiu initially studied graphic design and then fine arts, and worked on ceramic and sculpture pro ...
's latest film after the record-breaking ''
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''. Not only that the film made RM15.85 million and became the 5th highest-grossing Malaysian film of all time, Bront also won the Kuala Lumpur Critics' Choice Award 2016 in the Best Supporting category, for his role in the film.
After winning the Best Actor award for ''Terbaik Dari Langit'' at the Asean International Film Festivals (AIFFA) 2015, he was roped in for
HBO Asia
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's original series titled ''
Halfworlds
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The first seaso ...
'' directed by Indonesian filmmaker,
Joko Anwar
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Anwar first rose to prominence for co-writing Nia Dinata's 2003 hit ' ...
. He later joined the Mo Brothers on their latest film titled ''
Headshot'', starring
Iko Uwais. In 2016, Palarae joined the cast of comedy film ''
My Stupid Boss'' as a collaboration with another Indonesian filmmaker,
Upi Avianto.
At the recent 2016
Asian Television Award
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, Palarae was nominated for his role in the telemovie ''Eropah, Here I am'' through the "Best Actor In A Leading Role" category.
Bront later appeared on ''
Pengabdi Setan
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'' (Satan's Slave), a remake of classic Indonesian horror film by Joko Anwar. This would be his second collaboration with Joko after HBO Asia's ''Halfworlds'' series. ''Pengabdi Setan'' became the highest-grossing film in Indonesia for 2017 and being distributed in 26 countries under
CJ Entertainment
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History
During early 1 ...
(Korea).
Humanitarian work
In 2012, Palarae joined the AQSA2Gaza11 Emergency Relief trip to Gaza organised by Aqsa Syarif, a Malaysian non-governmental organisation that focuses on helping the people of Palestine affected by
the Gaza-Israel conflicts occurring that year.
He was the goodwill ambassadors for the
UNICEF
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's My Promise To Children campaign
to emphasise children's rights in Malaysia.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Telemovie
Television
TV commercials
Videography
Music video
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
Bront Palarae profile at Sinema Malaysia
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1978 births
Living people
Malaysian male film actors
Malaysian male television actors
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian people of Pakistani descent
Malaysian people of Thai descent
Malaysian expatriates in Indonesia
People from Kedah
20th-century Malaysian male actors
21st-century Malaysian male actors