Chua En Lai

Chua En Lai
Born Chua En Lai (Chinese: 蔡恩来)
1979
Singapore Singapore
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chua.

Chua En Lai (born 1979) is a Singaporean stage and television actor, best known for his work on the Mediacorp Channel 5 sitcom The Noose.

Early life

Chua was born in Singapore and raised in New Zealand. He lived in New Zealand for 12 years, before moving back to Singapore.[1] He has also expressed an interest in singing, having joined the Singapore Armed Forces Choir.

Career

Chua has worked on over 30 theatre productions with groups such as Wild Rice!, Toy Factory, Spell#7, SRT, TheatreWorks, The Necessary Stage and Action Theatre.[2] On television, Chua is known for his roles as B.B.See (See Beh Biang) and Jacques Ooi in the Mediacorp Channel 5 sitcom The Noose. Chua has worked with Krishen Jit on several productions, including Squeeze & Squeezability, Plunge and The Visit of the Tai Tai.

In 2011, Chua starred as a platoon commander in The Ghosts Must Be Crazy, a two-part comedy horror film directed by Mark Lee and Boris Boo.[3] Chua has also made a cameo as a police officer in the comedy movie Taxi Taxi!, directed by Kelvin Sng starring Gurmit Singh.

Chua is also a member of the Association of Singapore Actors. In 2013, Chua expressed an interest in moving to more dramatic roles.[4]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2005-2007 My Sassy Neighbour Yu Jin
2007-2008 Parental Guidance Al
2007-2015 The Noose (TV series) Multiple characters
2008-2009 Sayang Sayang Dennis
2011 Already Famous Vaness
2012 Random Island Main
2013 I'm in Charge Matino First and only Channel 8 Drama
2013 Say The Word B.B. See Channel 5 Game Show
2013 Say It Himself Channel 8 Variety Show

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Shopping & F***ing
2004 Bent
2007 Fundamentally Hapy
2013 The Importance of Being Earnest

Awards

As a stage actor, Chua was named Best Actor for his work in Shopping & F***ing at the 2002 DBS Life! Theatre Awards and was part of the cast of Bent, the Play of the Year at the 2004 ST Life! Theatre Awards.

Chua was part of the duo that made Fundamentally Happy the Best Play at the 2007 ST Life! Theatre Awards.[5]

In 2008, Chua won the Actor of the Year award at the Elle Awards for Elle (magazine).[6]

In 2010, Chua won the Best Comedy Performance By An Actor/Actress at Asian Television Awards for his performance on The Noose.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/bios/Chua-Enlai.aspx
  2. ↑ FLY Entertainment, Chua Enlai, 16 December 2011, "Source 1", Retrieved 2 January 2012
  3. ↑ Mark Lee, The Ghost Bride, 6 January 2011, "Source 3", Retrieved 2 January 2012
  4. ↑ http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/show/2013/04/19/chua-en-lai-more-drama-please
  5. ↑ Han Wei Chou, Chua En Lai, 20 December 2011, "Source 2", Retrieved 2 January 2012
  6. ↑ http://www.fly.com.sg/index.php/things-we-do/artiste-management/male-artistes/95-chua-enlai
  7. ↑ http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/show/2013/04/19/chua-en-lai-more-drama-please
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