Richard Low (; born 19 June 1952), also known as Liu Qianyi, is a

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, borde ...

an actor. He is best known for acting in many Chinese-language television dramas produced by

MediaCorp Channel 8 Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel, airing in Mandarin Chinese. It was created by Mediacorp, Television Singapura on 31 August 1963 with experimental broadcasts, before going official on 23 November that ye ...

and its predecessors. He also acted in some of

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 ...

's films.

Career

Low was a theatre actor before joining the SBC's drama training class in the 1980s and switching to television. He used to be

typecast In film, television, and theatre, typecasting is the process by which a particular actor becomes strongly identified with a specific character, one or more particular roles, or characters having the same traits or coming from the same social or ...

as villains or unruly gangster-like characters. He also acted as a “Siao” RSM In Zombiepura.

Filmography

Films

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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 ...

'' 小孩不笨 (2002) *''

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'' 跑吧！孩子 (2003) *''

The Best Bet ''The Best Bet'' () is a Singaporean comedy film written and directed by Jack Neo and distributed by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures. The film stars Richard Low, Mark Lee, Christopher Lee, Chen Liping and Joanne Peh. Released in cinemas on 9 June ...

'' 突然发财 (2004) *''

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'' 流放化身 (2005) *''The 5Cs'' 一本难念的经 (2005) *''

Singapore Dreaming ''Singapore Dreaming'' is a 2006 Singaporean drama film. It follows the Loh family, a typical Singaporean working-class family, through their aspirations and dreams for a better and affluent life and the reality that would make it difficult for ...

'' 美满人生 (2006) *''

Ah Long Pte Ltd ''Ah Long Pte Ltd'' () is a 2008 action comedy film directed by Singaporean film director Jack Neo, starring Fann Wong and Mark Lee. Co-produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures, Scorpio East Pictures and Double Vision (Malaysia), the film was most ...

'' 老师嫁老大 (2008) *''The Days'' 歲月 (2008) *''

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. ...

'' 吓到笑 (2009) *''Happy Go Lucky'' 福星到 (2010) *''

Ah Boys to Men ''Ah Boys to Men'' () is a 2012 Singaporean military comedy film produced and directed by Jack Neo, written by Neo and Link Sng. It stars Joshua Tan, Maxi Lim, Noah Yap, Wang Weiliang, Tosh Zhang, Justin Dominic Misson, Aizuddiin Nasser and Rid ...

'' 新兵正传 (2012) *''

Ah Boys to Men 2 ''Ah Boys to Men 2'' () is a 2013 Singaporean-Chinese military comedy film produced and directed by Jack Neo, written by Neo, Lim Teck and Leonard Lai. It is the second of two cinematic parts. It stars Joshua Tan, Maxi Lim, Noah Yap, Wang Weilia ...

'' 新兵正传2 (2013) *''

King of Mahjong ''King of Mahjong'' is a 2015 Singaporean-Malaysian comedy film directed by Adrian Teh and starring Chapman To, Mark Lee, Michelle Ye and Venus Wong. The film was released on 19 February 2015, the first day of Chinese New Year. Plot Cast * C ...

'' 麻雀王 (2015) *'' Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen'' 新兵正传3:蛙人传 (2015) *''

Zombiepura ''Zombiepura'' (), is a 2018 Singaporean horror comedy film directed by Jacen Tan. The film stars Alaric Tay and Benjamin Heng. The film was the first widely released Singaporean zombie film. Plot In a remote army camp, soldiers start collapsi ...

'' 屍殺軍營 (2018)

Chinese/Dialect Series

Others

*''Beauty World: President Star Charity'' 美世界：总统星光慈善 (1998)

Compilation album

Accolades

References

External links

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Richard Loh's MediaCorp TV Celeb BioProfile
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