Norman Atun is a

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

from

Kuala Lumpur , anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , su ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

Career

Since 2006, Atun has appeared in two films, both directed by Tsai Ming-liang. While working as a food vendor, Atun was spotted by TsaiLoh, Joseph (25 March 2007).
"From Hawker to Actor"
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''. Accessed 2 September 2010. and later, with no prior acting experience, had a starring role as Rawang in the

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film ''

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone ''I Don't Want to Sleep Alone'' is a 2006 Malaysian-Taiwanese romantic drama film written and directed by Tsai Ming-liang. Lee Kang-sheng stars in a dual role as a brain-dead patient and as an injured homeless man. The film also stars Norman At ...

'' (2006). He followed that role with an appearance as Man in the Boat in the comedy-drama film '' Face'' (2009).

Filmography

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* 21st-century Malaysian male actors Living people Malaysian male film actors Male actors from Kuala Lumpur Year of birth missing (living people) {{malaysia-actor-stub