Henry Thia (; born 25 February 1952), also known as , is a Singaporean actor and comedian.

Career

Thia was a member of the main cast of ''Comedy Nite'' throughout its run. Although he had many roles in various sketches, his most memorable role is probably Lion King in the sketch series ''Liang Ximei''. He made a transition to English television in 2004, where he played the recurring role of Georgie Gan in ''

Police & Thief ''Police & Thief'' (also spelled as ''Police and Thief'') () is a 2004 Singaporean sitcom that aired on MediaCorp Channel 5 between 2004 and 2010. Synopsis Sgt Dollah Abu Bakar is a single-father and police officer whose neighbour Lee Tok Kong ...

''. Thia is also known to the public for his strikingly similar looks to Singaporean politician

Khaw Boon Wan Khaw Boon Wan (; born 8 December 1952) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister for Transport between 2015 and 2020, Minister for National Development between 2011 and 2015, and Minister for Health between 2003 and 2011. A mem ...

, a fact he often acknowledges by jokingly referring to Khaw as his twin.

Filmography

Film

1998 *''

Money No Enough ''Money No Enough'' () is a 1998 Singaporean comedy film about three friends with financial problems who start a car polishing business together. Original story by J P Tan and written by Jack Neo, directed by Tay Teck Lock and produced by JSP Fi ...

'' 1999 *'' Liang Po Po: The Movie'' *''

That One No Enough ''That One No Enough'' (), is a 1999 Singaporean romance comedy film directed by Jack Neo. The film was Neo's directorial debut, not counting Hitman in the City which was directed for the direct-to-VCD market. Plot Businessman Hong Hao Ren is a ...

'' 2002 *''

I Not Stupid ''I Not Stupid'' () is a 2002 Singaporean comedy film about the lives, struggles, and adventures of three Primary 6 pupils who are placed in the academically inferior EM3 stream. Written and directed by Jack Neo, and produced by Mediacorp Raint ...

'' 2005 *'' I Do, I Do'' *'' One More Chance'' 2006 *''

I Not Stupid Too ''I Not Stupid Too'' () is a 2006 Singaporean satirical comedy film and the sequel to the 2002 film, '' I Not Stupid''. A satirical comedy, ''I Not Stupid Too'' portrays the lives, struggles and adventures of three Singaporean youths—8-year-old ...

'' *''The Vietnamese Bride'' 2007 *''

Just Follow Law ''Just Follow Law'' () is a 2007 Singaporean comedy film directed by Jack Neo. In the film, a blue-collar technician and the events and promotion department director swap souls after a freak accident at a fictional government agency Work Allocatio ...

'' 2008 *''

Money No Enough 2 ''Money No Enough 2'' () is a Singaporean comedy film written and directed by Jack Neo and produced by Neo Studios, Mediacorp Raintree Pictures and Scorpio East Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1998's film ''Money No Enough'', which was directed ...

'' *''Folks Jump Over the Wall'' 2009 *'' Love Matters'' *''

Where Got Ghost? ''Where Got Ghost?'' () is a Singaporean omnibus comedy horror film directed by Jack Neo and Boris Boo. This film is Neo's first attempt with horror flicks. Plot The film is made up of three omnibus horror tales laced with Singaporean humour. ...

'' 2010 *'' Old Cow vs Tender Grass'' *''

Phua Chu Kang The Movie ''Phua Chu Kang The Movie'' is a Singaporean-Malaysian comedy film and sequel to sitcoms'' Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd'' and ''Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd''. The film was released in Singapore on 12 August 2010 and Malaysia on 26 August 2010. Plot Followi ...

'' *''

Lelio Popo Lelio Popo (Lit: Radio Grandma) is a Malaysia-Singaporean film directed by Adrian Teh. It was released in Malaysian cinemas on 2 December 2010 and in Singapore cinemas on 13 January 2011. Lelio Popo made an estimated 850,000 Singapore dollars a ...

'' 2011 *''

The Ghosts Must Be Crazy ''The Ghosts Must Be Crazy'' () is a 2011 Singaporean comedy horror film directed by Mark Lee and Boris Boo. It was released on 6 January 2011 for a sneak preview and was officially released the next day. The film marks Singaporean comedian Mark ...

'' *'' It's a Great, Great World'' *''Fist of Dragon'' 2012 *''

Greedy Ghost Greedy Ghost () is a Singaporean comedy horror film and the third film in the Singapore ''Ghost'' franchise, the first being '' Where Got Ghost?'', and the second being ''The Ghosts Must Be Crazy'', the cast differs, though, directed and written ...

'' 2013 *''

Judgement Day The Last Judgment, Final Judgment, Day of Reckoning, Day of Judgment, Judgment Day, Doomsday, Day of Resurrection or The Day of the Lord (; ar, یوم القيامة, translit=Yawm al-Qiyāmah or ar, یوم الدین, translit=Yawm ad-Dīn, ...

'' *''Firefly'' *''Red Numbers'' 2014 *''A Fantastic Ghost Wedding'' *''Kiasu'' 2015 *''My Papa Rich'' 2016 *''

Long Long Time Ago Long Long Time Ago (Chinese: 我们的故事; Hokkien: 我儂个故事; POJ: ''Guá-lâng ê kòo-sīr''; literally "Our Story") is a 2016 Singaporean period film directed by Jack Neo. The film commemorates Singapore's 50th birthday and stars Aile ...

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Young & Fabulous Young & Fabulous () is a 2016 Singaporean cosplay-themed and coming of age film directed by Michael Woo and Joyce Lee. It stars Aloysius Pang, Joshua Tan, Joyce Chu, Gurmit Singh, Henry Thia, Quan Yi Fong, Jeffrey Xu and Jordan Ng. The film was re ...

'' *'' Let's Eat'' 2017 *''

Take 2 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an American video game holding company based in New York City and founded by Ryan Brant in September 1993. The company owns two major Imprint (trade name), publishing labels, Rockstar Games and 2K (compa ...

'' 2018 *''

Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei ''Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei'' () is a 2018 Chinese New Year Singaporean comedy film directed by Jack Neo. It stars Neo, alongside Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Benjamin Tan, Wang Lei, Jaspers Lai, Chua Lee Lian, and Cavin Soh. The film was released on 1 ...

'' 2019 *'' Red Storm'' 2020 *'' Number 1 *''

The Diam Diam Era ''Long Long Time Ago: The Diam Diam Era'' (Chinese: 我们的故事3：沉默的年代) is a 2020 Singaporean comedy drama film by Jack Neo. Set in 1980s, it tells the story of the Lim family and their neighbours, now living in HDB flats. Throug ...

'' 2021 *''

The Diam Diam Era Two ''Long Long Time Ago: The Diam Diam Era Two'' (Chinese: 我们的故事4：沉默的年代2) is a 2021 Singaporean comedy drama film by Jack Neo. Continuing the story of the Lim family, set in 1988 election year, it tells the story as Ah Kun, Osm ...

'' 2022 *'' Reunion Dinner''

Television series

1998 *''

Hitman in the City ''Hitman in the City'' (Chinese: 杀手一出手, literally ''When The Killer Strikes''), also known as ''Replacement Killers'', is a Singaporean telefilm directed by Jack Neo, released in 1998. The film is notable as one of two telefilms released ...

'' (TV movie) 2002 *''

Beautiful Connection Beautiful Connection () is a Singaporean Chinese family drama serial. It was telecast in 2002. The show earned many nominations for the Star Awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best TV Drama, Best Theme Song, Best Di ...

'' 九层糕 2005 *'' Zero to Hero'' 阴差阳错 2007 *''Folks Jump Over The Wall'' 飞越佛跳墙 *''World of Laughs'' 搞笑至尊 2008 *''Pulau Hantu'' (TV movie) 2009 *''Sayang Sayang'' 2010 *'' Happy Family'' 过好年 2012 *''

Beyond Beyond may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Beyond'' (1921 film), an American silent film * ''Beyond'' (2000 film), a Danish film directed by Åke Sandgren, OT: ''Dykkerne'' * ''Beyond'' (2010 film), a Swedish film directed b ...

'' X元素 2016 *''

Hero A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or Physical strength, strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ...

'' 大英雄 *''

I Want to Be a Star ''I Want to Be a Star'' () is a Toggle original series drama which is shown on Toggle. The show depicts the life of a calefare and rising to fame as actors and actresses of Mediacorp. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Shane Pow, Kym Ng, Somaline Ang, Denn ...

'' 小咖大作战 2017 *'' Life Less Ordinary'' 小人物向前冲 *'' Have A Little Faith'' 相信我 *''

Happy Can Already! 2 ''Happy Can Already! 2'' () is a Singapore dialect variety series which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Wang Lei, Benjamin Tan & Jaspers Lai as the casts of the second ...

'' 欢喜就好2 *''

Happy Can Already! 3 ''Happy Can Already! 3'' () is a Singapore dialect variety series which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Wang Lei, Benjamin Tan and Jaspers Lai. It is broadcast every F ...

'' 欢喜就好3 2018 *''My Agent is a Hero'' 流氓经纪 *'' Happy Can Already! 4'' 欢喜就好4 2022 *''I Want to be a Tow Kay'' 亲家冤家做头家

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