George Young (; born George Ng; 29 February 1980) is a British actor, writer, and television presenter.

Early life and education

The eldest of four brothers, Young was born on

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1980 in London, England to a

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father and

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mother. He was educated at

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and studied acting in New York before receiving his degree in

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from the

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, and then a law degree at the

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and The College of Law. Although Young completed his solicitor traineeship in the

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law firm, and is a fully qualified solicitor for the

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, he gave this up to pursue his love of acting.

Career

Young began his career in entertainment in the United Kingdom, appearing in

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's ''Casualty'' and subsequently filming his first feature role in the

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film ''

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''. After filming several TV commercials in Taiwan and Thailand, and a music video with

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, Young made an appearance on

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(TLC), taking a guest co-hosting spot alongside

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on the show ''

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''. He has subsequently been credited as a script writer for the show. In 2011, Young hosted '' Million Dollar Money Drop: Singapore Edition'' which premiered on National Day on

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. Both the show and Young trended worldwide on

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shortly after the show first aired. In the same year, Young starred in the second installment of ''The Pupil'' as new pupil Benjamin Wong. The season premiered on 18 August 2011. After studying

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for less than a year, Young filmed two

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-language dramas concurrently: ''

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'' and ''

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'', for

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. In 2015, Young landed his first US television series, playing Dr Victor Cannerts, a

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role in the show ''Containment''. The show premiered in the US on 19 April 2016 on

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. In 2016, Young and his wife Janet Hsieh co-authored the book "Starting at The End" (Chinese language title: "在世界的盡頭說：我願意"). The book shares their occasionally conflicting stories on how they met, as well as their fifty-day journey through

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, and their wedding in

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. In 2018, Young wrote, directed, and starred alongside his wife Janet Hsieh in a short film on

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titled ''Home''. During its festival run, ''Home'' was nominated for Best Picture at the 2018 Los Angeles Film Awards, and won Best Actor in an Indie Film and Best Duo for Young and Hsieh, respectively. In the 2018 Best Shorts Festival, Young received the Humanitarian Award of Distinction and the Award of Excellence for Disability Issues for the film, as well as Best Actor and Actress awards for Young and Hsieh respectively. ''Home'' has since been distributed on

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. In 2019, Young joined

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's film ''

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'' as the male lead, Detective Kekoa Shaw. The film was released in 2021. In 2020, Young and

released an educational

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titled "Jolly Good Kangaroo", that focuses on children's storytelling in British and American English. Young is represented in Singapore by Fly Entertainment, and

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(APA) in the US.

Personal life

In 2015, Young married television host

. They have two sons, one born in 2017 and the other in 2021.

Philanthropy

In 2012 and 2013, Young partnered with

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to raise money and awareness for

. Young is the eldest of four brothers, two of whom are autistic; raising awareness of autism and raising funds to support those with autism is a cause that he feels strongly about. "People with autism are just that– people first and foremost, with a condition that is autism...they have hobbies, they have loves, they have passions, but all of it is locked within this condition that is autism. There's no cure for autism at the moment, but with treatments at an early age, their thought potential can be unlocked." In addition to his charity work, Young has also fronted two government-funded youth campaigns: the anti-drug campaign Dance Works! 2012, sponsored by

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in Singapore, and the

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in Singapore's Bounce Back Stronger campaign for youth resilience.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (2022) * ''

'' (2021) * '' A Bread Factory: Parts 1 & 2'' (2018) * ''Home (short film)'' (2018) * ''The Visit (short film)'' (2018) * '' In the Room'' (2016) * ''Final Recipe'' (2013) * ''Shyguys'' (2013) * ''Love...and Other Bad Habits'' (2012) * ''

'' (2010)

Shows

* ''High 5 Basketball'' High 5 制霸青春 (2016) * ''

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'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''Mata Mata (TV series)'' (2013) * ''

Spouse For House ''Spouse for House'' is a television situation comedy on Mediacorp Channel 5 about a couple after their marriage. Cast * Selena Lee as Jessica Tan. * Alaric Tay as John Tan * Rebecca Spykerman as Vanessa De Souza, Jessica's best friend * Desmo ...

'' (2013) * ''Artographer (TV series)'' (2013) * ''History Alive! (TV series)'' (2013) * '' The Journey: A Voyage"'' 唐山到南洋 (2013) * ''

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'' 志在四方 (2013) * ''Get Social'' (2013) * ''96C Cafe'' 96 °C 咖啡 (2013) * ''

'' 花样人间 (2012) * ''

'' 孤男寡女 (2012) * ''artBITES'' (2011, 2012) * ''Lunch Crunch (TV Series)'' (2011) * '' The Pupil'' (2011) * '' Million Dollar Money Drop: Singapore Edition'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2008)

Awards

* LA Film Awards 2018, for Home (short film): ''Best Actor in an Indie Film'' (Winner), "Best Duo" (Winner; award shared with

), "Best Picture" (Nominated) * Best Shorts Competition 2018, for Home (short film): ''Award of Excellence: Actor (Leading)'' (Winner), "Award of Excellence (Special Mention: Disability Issues)" (Winner), "Award of Excellence: Asian Competition" (Winner) *

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2015, nominated for ''Best Actor in a Supporting Role'' for the

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mini-series Grace * ELLE Award 2012, winner, for ''Actor of the Year'' * ELLE Award 2011, winner, for ''Breakout Star of the Year'' * Cosmopolitan Singapore's ''Fearless Male'' Award, 2011 *

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Singapore magazine's Sexiest Local Man of 2012 nomination.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, George Living people 1980 births Alumni of the University of Southampton British emigrants to Singapore British male actors of Chinese descent English people of Greek Cypriot descent English people of Chinese descent English people of Malaysian descent Male actors from London People educated at Winchester College Singaporean male film actors Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean people of Malaysian descent Singaporean male stage actors Singaporean television personalities Singaporean people of Greek Cypriot descent