Mohd Iznan "Pekin" Ibrahim (born 25 October 1981) is a Malaysian actor. He is best known for his roles in the critically acclaimed film '' Bunohan'' (2012), ''Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah'' (2010), ''

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,'' ''Ophilia'' (both in 2014), ''

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'' and '' Mat Moto'' (both in 2016); the last film won him the

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award for the

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category, beating other nominees like

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, and

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Early life

The youngest child from six siblings, Pekin was born on 25 October 1981 in

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to parents Che Jah Che Mat and Ibrahim Awang. His father died of a heart attack when he was 11. His first job was as a worker at an A&W restaurant in

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after he left his hometown with his best friend, Danny Anwa from Malaysian boy band, X-Factor at the age of 16 to start a new life in

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. While he was working at the restaurant, he attended several auditions for roles in dramas and movies. He also worked very hard to master

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and hide his thick Kelantanese accent.

Career

Pekin started his career as a supporting actor, his first movie being ''Di Ambang Misteri'' directed by Silver Chung in 2004 and then ''Cinta Terakhir'' directed by Along Kamaludin. In 2009, he was offered to play a supporting role in a horror film called ''Skrip 7707'' directed by

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. Pekin rose to fame as he joined the cast of the horror comedy film ''Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah'' (2010) directed by

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. In 2012, he played Bakar in '' Bunohan'' directed by Dain Iskandar Said. His Kelantanese origins were a convenience to his character who is supposed to speak in the dialect of the

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''Bunohan'' was set in. In 2013, he had been offered once again by

to play a role as a main actor in his new comedy film called ''Rock Ooo'' and then later ''

''. He then played a big part in the thriller film ''Ophilia'' (2014) directed by Raja Mukhriz Raja Ahmad Kamaluddin as one of the members in a skinhead group. In 2015, he played a role as a main character in ''Villa Nabila'', a horror movie directed by

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. In 2016, Pekin was offered by

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to play a role in ''

'' as a main actor. The movie managed to earn about RM 19 million (RM17 million domestic plus RM2 million in neighbouring countries) in just 2 months. In 2016, Pekin ventured into film directing career with films ''Mat Moto'' and ''Volkswagen Kuning,'' the former winning him three awards at 28th

including Best Original Story, Best New Actress for Falisha Crossley, and Best Actor via Pekin himself. After his win in the 2016 Malaysia Film Festival, he said:

Personal life

Pekin married actress Mona Allen on 7 December 2018. On 31 August 2022, they welcomed their first child, a son named Petra Pekin.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Theater

Telemovie

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pekin Ibrahim 1981 births Living people People from Kota Bharu People from Kelantan Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Malaysian male actors Malaysian film directors Malaysian male film actors Malaysian producers 21st-century Malaysian male actors