Yao Wenlong

Yao Wenlong
Chinese name	姚玟隆 (simplified)
Pinyin	Yáo Wénlóng (Mandarin)
Birth name	姚文龙
Ancestry	Hakka
Born	14 November 1970 Johor, Malaysia
Other name(s)	San Yow
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990s-present

Yao Wenlong (Chinese: 姚玟隆; pinyin: Yáo Wénlóng, born 14 November 1970) is a Singapore-based Malaysian actor.

Career

Yao entered the local television scene after winning the Star Search 1993 (Male category) organised by then TCS (now MediaCorp Channel 8). Within a year, he won the Most Popular Newcomer award in Star Awards 1994 and the Best Supporting Actor award in Star Awards 2001 for his role as a sissy in drama Looking for Stars.^[1]

Besides television dramas, he appeared in the popular sitcom, My Genie alongside Fiona Xie and Huang Yiliang. Yao starred in the 80 episode long Kinship series in 2007, where he collaborated with Jesseca Liu, Elvin Ng, Ann Kok, Cynthia Koh and Xiang Yun. In 2008, he played butcher Liu Yidao in the highly acclaimed serial The Little Nyonya, garnering him yet another Best Supporting Actor nomination.

Filmography

TV series

• The Legends of Jigong (1997)
• The Return of the Condor Heroes (1998)
• Looking for Stars (2000)
• My Genie (2001)
• The Hotel (2001)
• In Pursuit of Peace(2001)
• Viva Le Famille I (2002)
• The Unbeatables III (2003)
• Holland V (2003)
• Viva Le Famille II (2003)
• An Ode to Life (2004)
• The Crime Hunters (2004)
• Portrait of HomeI (2005)
• Portrait of HomeII (2005)
• Kinship (2007)
• Happily Ever After (2007)
• La Femme (2008)
• Nanny Daddy (2008)
• The Little Nyonya (2008)
• Housewives' Holiday (2009)
• Your Hand in Mine (2009)^[2]
• New Beginnings (2010)
• Mrs P.I. (2010)
• The Family Court (2010)
• A Tale of 2 Cities (2011)
• Secrets for Sale (2011)
• Devotion (2011)
• On the Fringe (2011)
• Bountiful Blessings (2011)
• A Song to Remember (2011)
• Joys of Life (2012)
• Poetic Justice (2012)
• It Takes Two (2012)
• Sudden (2013)
• Gonna Make It (2013)
• Yes We Can! (2014)
• Soup of Life (2014)
• Blessings (2014)
• Three Wishes (2014)
• Tiger Mum (2015)
• Super Senior (2015)
• House of Fortune (2016)
• Peace & Prosperity 富贵平安 (2016)

Accolades

Year	Accolade	Representative Work	Notes
1994	Star Awards 1994, Best Male Newcomer		Won
1995	Star Awards 1995, Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
1996	Star Awards 1996, Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
1997	Star Awards 1997, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
1998	Star Awards 1998, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2000	Star Awards 2000, Best Supporting Actor	Hainan Kopi Tales	Nominated
2001	Star Awards 2001, Best Supporting Actor	Looking for Stars	Won
2002	Star Awards 2002, Best Supporting Actor	Viva Le Famille 1	Nominated
2003	Star Awards 2003, Best Supporting Actor	Holland V	Nominated
2005	Star Awards 2005, Best Supporting Actor	My Mighty-In-Laws	Nominated
2007	Star Awards 2007, Best Supporting Actor	Happily Ever After	Nominated
2009	Star Awards 2009, Best Supporting Actor	The Little Nyonya	Nominated
2011	Star Awards 2011, Best Supporting Actor	The Family Court	Nominated
2011	Star Awards 2011, Favourite Onscreen Couple	Mrs P.I.	Nominated
2013	Star Awards 2013, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated

References

1. "San's the man". MediaCorp TV. 8 November 2001. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012.
2. Siong, Olivia (20 May 2009). "Yao Wenlong works hard for his money". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 13 August 2010.

External links

• Profile on xinmsn