Derek Siow

Derek Siow
Background information
Website www.officialsiow.com

Derek Siow - also known simply as Siow - is an actor, singer and songwriter.

Biography

He debuted with his song "We Were" and this was quickly followed by "Feelin On Me" which became a club hit.[1][2][3][4][5] As the lead role in the comedy "Don't Touch The Moustache" he played multiple characters and spoke English and Japanese.[6] In the science-fiction film "Piercing Brightness" he spoke English and Mandarin.[7][8] Directed by Katheryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty was his first Hollywood film where he played a US interrogator.[9] He also acted as Salter, a special forces soldier in the NBC television show American Odyssey.[10]

Later in 2015, he will appear as Jay Lee in the zombie thriller movie "The Rezort".

He was the voice of Edward Skinner, one of the lead characters in the animated series Skinner Boys: Guardians of the Lost Secrets. The TV show ran for 26 episodes on the Warner Bros kids show Kids' WB.[11] As a voice artist, he has recorded video games and has since recorded one of the characters in an animated feature film for a Paramount Pictures production which will be released in cinemas 2015.[12]

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Don't Touch The Moustache Mr Miyaguchi / Shino Lead role
2012 Zero Dark Thirty Interrogator on monitor
2013 Piercing Brightness Lee
2015 The Rezort Jay Lee

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2014 Skinner Boys: Guardians of the Lost Secrets Edward Skinner
Kids' WB
 Main cast
2015 American Odyssey Salter
NBC
 Season 1 Episode 1

References

  1. ↑ "Siow: Full Speed Ahead". Blues and Soul Magazine, Issue 1072. December 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Singles - December". Bent Magazine. 30 November 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tea and Cake with Siow". Unshredded Magazine. December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Siow - We Were". Vision KL. January 17, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Derek siow Answers The 15 Questions We Ask Everyone". Female First. December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Don't Touch The Moustache". British Council Film. January 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Piercing Brightness". Festival Focus. January 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  8. ↑ "New Release Review - Piercing Brightness DVD". The Movie Waffler, J. Abbey. January 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)". The New York Times. August 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  10. ↑ "American Odyssey". Hollywood.com. April 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Skinner Boys: The Series". Screen Australia. November 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Exclusive Interview with Derek Siow". Asians On Film. July 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

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