Chua En Lai

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chua.
Chua Enlai
Born (1979-11-25) 25 November 1979 (age 44)
Singapore
Occupations
Years active1997−present[1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蔡恩來
Simplified Chinese蔡恩来
Hanyu PinyinCài Ēnlái
JyutpingCoi3 Jan1 Loi4
Hokkien POJChhòa Un-lâi

Chua Enlai (born 25 November 1979) is a Singaporean actor, comedian and host, 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.[2] He has also expressed an interest in singing, having joined the Singapore Armed Forces Choir.[citation needed]

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.[3] 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.[4] Chua has also made a cameo as a police officer in the comedy movie Taxi! Taxi!, directed by Kelvin Sng and starring Gurmit Singh and Mark Lee.

Chua is also a member of the Association of Singapore Actors. In 2013, Chua expressed an interest in moving to more dramatic roles.[5]

Despite his over the top acting and slapstick brand of humour, Chua has managed to find much success in the local market.

Chua is currently managed by FLY Entertainment and is currently the ambassador for HealthHub's campaign.

Filmography

Film and television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005–2007 My Sassy Neighbour Yu Jin
2007–2008 Parental Guidance Al
2007–2016 The Noose Multiple characters Prominently as B.B. See and Jacques Ooi
2008–2009 Sayang Sayang Dennis
2011 Already Famous Vaness
The Ghosts Must Be Crazy LTA Chua, Officer Commanding
2013 I'm in Charge Matino
Say The Word B.B. See
Everybody's Business DD Chua Special appearance
Taxi! Taxi! Police officer
Say It Himself
2021 Kin Shen Tian
2023 Rookies' Kitchen — As co-host

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2002 Shopping & F***ing
2004 Bent
2007 Fundamentally Happy
2016 Monkey Goes West 2016
2017 The Noose and Kakis 2
Army Daze 2
2018 Private Parts
2013, 2020 The Importance of Being Earnest Gwendolen Fairfax 2010 Life! Theatre Awards Best Supporting Actor [6][7]
2023 Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs The Queen

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result Ref
2008 Elle Awards Actor of the Year — Won
2010 Asian Television Awards Best Comedy Performance The Noose Won
2016 Star Awards 2016 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Top 20
2019 Star Awards 2019 — Top 20 [8]
2022 Star Awards 2022 — Top 20 [9]

References

  1. ^ "Chua-Enlai-CV" (PDF). Fly Entertainment. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Chua Enlai - Celebrity Bios on xinmsn Entertainment". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  3. ^ FLY Entertainment, Chua Enlai, 16 December 2011, "Source 1", Retrieved 2 January 2012
  4. ^ Mark Lee, The Ghost Bride, 6 January 2011, "Source 3", Retrieved 2 January 2012
  5. ^ Tay, Mervin (17 April 2013). "More drama, please". The New Paper. pp. 22–23.
  6. ^ "Review: The Importance of Being Earnest (W!ILD RICE)".
  7. ^ "The Importance of Being Earnest – a 'Wild (Rice)' take on Wilde…". 4 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Chua Enlai On Voting For Himself At The Star Awards: "Huh? Must Pay Ah?!?"". TODAY. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Star Awards Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed; Brandon Wong gets first nomination". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.