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Foo Chuan Chin (born 6 January 1983), also known as Keith Foo, is a Malaysian actor who has worked in Indonesia and Malaysia. Some of the films that involve him are ''Mati Suri'' (2009), ''Paku Kuntilanak'', ''Bidadari Jakarta'' (2010), ''Pengantin Pantai Biru'' (2010) and ''X - The Last Moment'' (2011). In 2013, he started acting in Malaysia and Indonesia. He is also the Founder and Creative Director of Aksi+Reaktivasi. Promoter of
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and education for Arts and Creativity.


Biography

Keith Foo was born on 6 January 1983 in
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,
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to a mixed
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and Indian family. He has established his career first in the Indonesian
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for more than a decade and is now expanding his acting career in Malaysia. His name became massively popular in his latest Malaysian drama ''Ariana Rose'' which featured him playing a
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. In ''Ariana Rose'', Foo played the role of Tengku Adam Kamil. According to him, he not only brought the character to life, but indirectly he was also able to learn a little about Islam. The character is a Muslim and requires him to pray and read the
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and this at the same time causes some people to feel uneasy considering that Keith is not a Muslim, while his acting career was concentrated in Indonesia, he had played the role of a Muslim several times. Aside from taking on a variety of roles, Keith also dabbled in publishing. Keith's interests, however, are not limited to the creative world. He also has an entrepreneurial streak and a high interest in the
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industry, which can be generated from when he studied in the field of
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. He is also fluent in
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(
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,
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and
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),
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,
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and
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.


Filmography


Modelling clips

* Hati Yang Kau Sakiti - Rossa * Jika Cinta Dia -
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Indonesia


Films

* ''Mati Suri'' (2009) * ''Paku Kuntilanak'' (2009) * ''Bidadari Jakarta'' (2010) * ''Pengantin Pantai Biru'' (2010) * ''Akibat Pergaulan Bebas 2'' (2011) * ''X - The Last Moment'' (2011) * ''Hantu Budeg'' (2012) * ''Perempuan di Rumah Angker'' (2012)


Sinetron

* ''Serpihan'' * ''Cinta Indah'' * '' Cinta dan Anugerah'' (2010) * ''Sinar'' (2010) * ''Gol'' * ''Bintang Untuk Baim'' (2011)


Malaysia


Drama


Film

* ''Demi Kamu Cinta'' (2013) with
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and Nasha Aziz as Indra * ''Lara Qaseh'' (2013) with Azlee Khairi and Sara Ali as Dr Hatta * ''Perempuan Lindungan Kaabah'' (2014) bersama Sharnaaz Ahmad and
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as Alex * ''Tollgate Asmara'' (2014) with
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as Danny * ''Hanya Di Atas Kertas'' (2014) with Izreen Azminda and Nabila Huda as Azlan * ''Pilot Cafe'' (2015) (Filem Adaptasi Novel) with Fahrin Ahmad dan
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as Kapten Harris * ''Girlfriend Kontrak'' (2015) with Risteena Munim as Umar * ''Jelmaan'' (2015) with Raja Ilya as Harun * ''Langit Cinta'' (2016) with Nur Fazura as Aliff Zulkarnain * ''Aku Bukan Spy'' (2016) with Siti Saleha * ''Cinta Selawat'' (2017) with Fatimah Az-Zahra as Dr Jason * ''Maduku Telefon Bimbit'' (2017) with Siti Saleha as Salman * ''Cinta Ajari Aku'' (2020) with Raja Ilya as Khad * ''Cinta Segera'' (2020) with Doria Rachel Jolly as Harry * ''Autumn in Wales'' (2022) with Eyka Farhana as Darwish


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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