Pierre Png Tiang Huat (; born 29 October 1973), is a Singaporean actor. He is known for starring in multiple Singaporean MediaCorp's Channel 5 and Channel 8's dramas which include '' The Gentlemen'' and ''

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''. Early in his career, he was known for playing the comedic role of Phua Chu Beng in the long-running sitcom ''

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''. He is also known for his role as a troubled and unhappy husband in the 2008 year-end blockbuster period drama ''

The Little Nyonya ''The Little Nyonya'' ( zh, c= ) is a 2008 drama serial on Singapore's free-to-air MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It stars Jeanette Aw, Qi Yuwu, Dai Xiangyu, Lin Meijiao, Pan Lingling, Cynthia Koh, Pierre Png, Joanne Peh, Desmond Sim, Eelyn Kok, Andi ...

'', and as a villain in 2013 drama '' The Journey: A Voyage''. In 2018, he appeared in the Hollywood film ''

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''.

Early life

Png was born on 29 October 1973 in Singapore, and was educated at St Gabriel's Primary School and Holy Innocents' High School.

Career

Png first encountered acting shortly after

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in his role in the 1998 film ''

Forever Fever ''Forever Fever'' (released as ''That's the Way I Like It'' in the US) is a 1998 Singaporean musical comedy film written and directed by Glen Goei. It stars Adrian Pang as a man who becomes interested in disco once he sees '' Saturday Night Feve ...

''. The role piqued his interest in acting, and he enrolled in an acting course. The same year, Png won the Channel 5 talent competition ''The Fame Awards''. Png made his television debut on ''

,'' and starred in several other Channel 5 productions. He later began acting in Chinese language dramas on Channel 8 and was nominated for the Most Popular Newcomer Award at the 2001 Star Awards. In 2006 he received his first ''Best Actor'' award nomination at the Star Awards 2006 for his role in ''

The Shining Star The Shining Star () is family drama produced by Mediacorp TV Channel 8. The drama made its debut on 6 March 2006 in Singapore, and ended its run on 31 March 2006. It stars Pierre Png , Dawn Yeoh & Hong Huifang as the casts of the series. It encor ...

''. Png won the coveted award on his fourth nomination in 2014 for his vicious role ''Hei Long'' in MediaCorp's year-end mega-blockbuster '' The Journey: A Voyage''. In 2014, he snared a leading role in the Channel 5 blockbuster drama ''Zero Calling'' and clinched the "Best Actor" award at the 19th

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(ATA). He co-starred in the

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film ''

'', with

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and

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. The film marked his Hollywood feature film debut.

Personal life

Png has been married to former actress

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since 2003. Png and De Cruz met and began dating in 1999. The relationship was made public after De Cruz suffered from liver failure due to consumption of

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pills, and Png donated half his liver to her. Under medical advice associated with the liver transplant, the couple does not have children.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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profile on

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