Henry Thia

Henry Thia
Chinese name	程旭輝 (traditional)
Chinese name	程旭辉 (simplified)
Pinyin	Chéng Xùhuī (Mandarin)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Thiâⁿ Hiok-hui (Hokkien)
Born	25 February 1952 Singapore
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	1990s-present
Ancestry	Chinese

Henry Thia (Chinese: 程旭辉; pinyin: Chéng Xùhuī; Wade–Giles: Ch'eng2 Hsu4 Hui1, born 25 February 1952) is a Singaporean actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Hui in the 1998 film Money No Enough.

Career

Before his breakthrough role in Money No Enough, Thia was a member of the main cast of Comedy Nite throughout its run.^[1] Although he had many roles in the various sketches, his most memorable role is probably Lion King in the sketch series Liang Ximei.^[2] He made a transition to English television in 2004, where he played the recurring role of Georgie Gan in Police and Thief.^[3]

Filmography

Film

2016

• Long Long Time Ago
• Young & Fabulous

2015

• My Papa Rich

2014

• A Fantastic Ghost Wedding
• Kiasu

2013

• Judgement Day
• Firefly
• Red Numbers

2012

• Greedy Ghost

2011

• The Ghosts Must Be Crazy
• It's a Great, Great World
• Fist of Dragon

2010

• Old Cow vs Tender Grass
• Phua Chu Kang The Movie
• Lelio Popo

2009

• Love Matters
• Where Got Ghost?

2008

• Money No Enough 2
• Folks Jump Over the Wall

2007

• Just Follow Law

2006

• I Not Stupid Too
• The Vietnamese Bride

2005

• One More Chance

2004

• I Do I Do

2002

• I Not Stupid

1999

• Liang Po Po
• That One Not Enough

1998

• Money No Enough

Television

2010

• Happy Family

2009

• Easy Cooking
• Sayang Sayang

2008

• Police & Thief: The Upgraders
• Sayang Sayang (TV movie)

2007

• Folks Jump Over The Wall
• Phua Chu Kang: Dark Side of the Loon
• Police & Thief: Who's your Daddy?

2006

• Police & Thief: Man in the Net Part 1 & 2
• Police & Thief: Who stole Georgie Gan?

2005

• Zero to Hero 阴差阳错

2002

• Beautiful Connection

1998

• Hitman in the City (TV movie)

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Accolades

Year	Award		Representative Work	Result
1998	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Won
2000	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2001	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2005	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2007	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2009	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Won
	Asia Pacific Film Festival[6]	Best Supporting Actor	Money No Enough 2	Won

References

1. XinMSN Celebrity Bio - Henry Thia
2. XinMSN Celebrity Bio - Henry Thia
3. XinMSN Celebrity Bio - Henry Thia
4. Henry Thia at hkmdb.com
5. Henry Thia at chinesemov.com
6. "Singapore's Henry Thia named Best Supporting Actor at Asia Pac Film Fest". Channel NewsAsia. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2010.

External links

• Henry Thia at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile on xinmsn