Joshua Ang Ser Kian (; born 1 March 1989) is a former

Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...

artiste from

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

who starred alongside Shawn Lee in the film ''

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 ...

'' and its sequel ''

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 ...

''.

Career

Ang began acting in 2001 and was one of four child actors who were cast by

Jack Neo Jack Neo (born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian and film director. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2003. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was best known for his cross-dressing roles ...

and his team in the box office hit ''

''. He was cast in ''

Homerun HOMERUN was a secret US aerial reconnaissance operation against the USSR in 1956. History Project HOMERUN was conducted between March and May 1956. During that time RB-47E and RB-47H reconnaissance aircraft flew almost daily flights over the North ...

'', another successful film. Ang soon rose to stardom and was cast in more films, including '' Nobody's Child''. In 2008, after completing his

National Service National service is the system of voluntary government service, usually military service. Conscription is mandatory national service. The term ''national service'' comes from the United Kingdom's National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939. The ...

, Ang signed a contract with Mediacorp as a full-time artiste. Ang also starred in Mediacorp Channel 8's 180 episode drama, '' Your Hand in Mine''. On 15 July 2010, Ang announced that he would not be renewing his contract with Mediacorp to spend more time on his new startup, a recycling business, and with his family. In 2012, Joshua founded the online humour TV channel Reelity TV. He made a brief return to television in '' Unriddle 2'' to reprise his role as Liu Shisan and in films '' We Not Naughty'' and '' Timeless Love''.

Personal life

Ang attended

Pasir Ris Secondary School Pasir Ris Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school in Tampines, Singapore. It was one of the first secondary schools to be established in the area, which was then known as Pasir Ris. Although the area is now part of Tampine ...

. After completing his

O Levels The O-Level (Ordinary Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education. It was introduced in place of the School Certificate in 1951 as part of an educational reform alongside the more in-depth ...

, he served out his

before joining

on a full-time contract. On 3 March 2018, Ang married Shannon Low, an air stewardess whom he met in 2010 while studying part-time for a Banking and Finance degree in Murdoch University. Their son, Jedaiah Leonhart was born on 1 August 2018. On 14 December 2020, Ang announced on his Instagram account that he decided to divorce Low without revealing the actual reason, and later specifying the divorce would be formalised in March 2021 when they are legally allowed to do so. After the news of the divorce came to public attention, both Ang and Low indicated that they would be taking legal actions against each other for allegations that they had raised of each other on their social media accounts. In August 2021, Ang welcomed his second child, whom he fathered with an unnamed partner.

Filmography

Television

Films

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ang, Joshua 1989 births Living people Singaporean male film actors Singaporean people of Hokkien descent Male child actors 21st-century Singaporean male actors