Elvin Ng Choon Siong (; born 23 December 1980) is a

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an actor and former model.

Early life

Ng attended

Jurong Primary School Jurong East is a planning area and residential town situated in the West Region of Singapore. It borders Jurong West and Boon Lay to the west, Clementi to the east, Tengah and Bukit Batok to the north and Selat Jurong to the south. First d ...

Catholic High School Catholic schools are pre-primary, primary and secondary educational institutions administered under the aegis or in association with the Catholic Church. , the Catholic Church operates the world's largest religious, non-governmental school syste ...

and

National Junior College National Junior College (NJC) is a government Junior college (Singapore), junior college located in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Established in 1969, it was the first government junior college in Singapore. NJC offers a two-year course for pre-univer ...

. He graduated with an honours degree in English literature from the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...

Career

Ng was discovered through a talent search programme ''School Belle and the Beau'' hosted by MediaCorp DJ and Host,

Dennis Chew Dennis Chew Chong Kheng (born 15 August 1973), also known as Zhou Chongqing, is a Singaporean radio deejay, actor, variety show host and singer. Chew is known for playing Aunty Lucy, a character which requires him to cross-dress as a middle-ag ...

and

Belinda Lee Belinda Lee (15 June 193512 March 1961) was an English actress. A profile for the British Film Institute's Screenonline website asserts: "of all the Rank Organisation's starlets, Belinda Lee stands out as the most notorious, yet paradoxically ...

, during his university days. They were filming the variety show at

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 A Life of Hope (活下去) is a Singaporean drama which aired on Channel 8. It debuted on 21 March 2005 and consists of 20 episodes. Cast External links''The Defining Moment''on MediaCorp References {{DEFAULTSORT:Life of Hope Singapore Chin ...

'' where he acted alongside

Joanne Peh Joanne Peh Wei Siew (; born 25 April 1983) is a Singaporean actress and host managed under The Celebrity Agency. She was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She is married to Singapore-based Chinese actor Qi Yuwu. Life ...

, and after the airing of the series, MediaCorp offered Ng a contract with them. Subsequently, Ng received two nominations at the

Star Awards 2006 Star Awards 2006 is a television awards ceremony telecast in 2006 as part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The ceremony, alongside the Walk-of-fame and the Post-show party, were held on 10 December 20 ...

, but lost the Most Popular Newcomer award to

Kelvin Tan Weilian Kelvin Tan Wei Lian (陈伟联, born 5 October 1981) is a Singaporean former Mandopop singer who earned a living as a busker before he won the first edition of Project SuperStar in 2005. He has released three albums, All I Want Is... (200 ...

. He won the

Star Awards for All-Time Favourite Artiste The Star Awards for All-Time Favourite Artiste is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. History The category was introduced in 2004, at the 11th Star Awards ceremony; Chew Chor Meng, Li Nanxing ...

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 Star Awards 2010 (Chinese: 红星大奖 2010) was a double television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel U. Th ...

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 Dai Xiangyu (), previously known as Dai Yangtian (), is a Chinese actor and model formerly based in Singapore. He was a prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2007 to 2013. Career Dai was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province in 1984. He di ...

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 ''The Little Nyonya'' ( zh, c= ) is a 2008 drama serial on Singapore's free-to-air MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It stars Jeanette Aw, Qi Yuwu, Dai Xiangyu, Lin Meijiao, Pan Lingling, Cynthia Koh, Pierre Png, Joanne Peh, Desmond Sim, Eelyn Kok, Andi ...

''.

Filmography

Television

Film

Bibliography

*''Our Epic Little Lives'' (伟大的卑微; 2013)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Elvin Ng's personal blog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ng, Elvin Singaporean people of Hokkien descent Singaporean male television actors 21st-century Singaporean male actors Catholic High School, Singapore alumni National Junior College alumni National University of Singapore alumni Living people 1980 births