Brandon Wong (actor)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong.
Brandon Wong
Wong at the Star Awards 2017
Born (1971-09-16) 16 September 1971 (age 53)
Malaysia
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Helen Lee
​
(m. 2004)​
[1]
Children3
AwardsStar Awards 2022 & 2023 : Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste
Star Awards 2022 : Most Hated Villain
Star Awards 2023 : Best Supporting Actor
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黄炯耀
Simplified Chinese黄炯耀
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Jiǒngyào

Brandon Wong (born 16 September 1971) is a Malaysian-Singaporean actor. He was born in Malaysia and speaks Mandarin, English, Malay and Cantonese.

Career

Wong joined Star Search Singapore in 1995 after graduating from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Although he did not make the finals, he was offered a contract by TCS (predecessor of MediaCorp) and entered the entertainment industry. He made his breakthrough in the long-running hit series Wok of Life, playing the late Asian comedian Wang Sha.

In Star Awards 2018, Wong was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the drama, My Friends From Afar.

In Star Awards 2022, Wong won his first awards, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste and Most Hated Villain, after 27 years in the industry.[2] At Star Awards 2023, Wong won his first acting award, Best Supporting Actor, for his role in Dark Angel.[3]

Personal life

Wong became a Singapore citizen in 2009.[4] He is married with three sons.[4]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1995 Tofu Street [5]
Of Cops And Men
1996 River of Love
The Legend of Ji Gong
1997 Men at the Crossroad
My Big Brother
Courage of Fire
The Price of Peace
Not The Facts
Places in My Heart
1998 Riding The Storm
Myths And Legends of Singapore
Act 235
Dreams
1999 The Legendary Swordsman
Snag
Darling-In-Law
Mr. OK
Wok of Life
2000 Heroes in Black
The Tax Files
2001 No Problem
Bukit Ho Swee
Lucky Numbers
The Hotel
2002 Springs of Life
2003 Lobang King
A Child's Hope
2004 Man at Forty
Zhong Wu Yan
To Mum with Love
2005 The Rainbow Connection
Portrait of Home II Bryan
Zero to Hero Ah Bao (Alex)
2006 A Million Treasures Ah Qing
C.I.D. Zhang Zhihua
The Undisclosed Raymond
2007 The Homecoming Lai Guoqiang
Kinship Martin
Kinship II 手足 II
Metamorphosis Rattlesnake
2008 Nanny Daddy
Crime Busters x 2 Du Jialong
By My Side Grey Dog
2009 Housewives' Holiday Chen Weibin
2010 With You Zhang Wei
Unriddle Wu Guosheng
2011 Devotion Wang Ruiji
On the Fringe 2011 Ah Qing
Love Thy Neighbour Crazy Knife
2012 Unriddle 2 Liang Zhichao
Joys of Life Wang Xia
Don't Stop Believin' Zhong Guo'an
Poetic Justice Eric
2013 The Recruit Diaries 阿兵新传 Older Ye Laixiang
It's A Wonderful Life Ma Lin Shu
Love At Risk Hei-ge
Sudden He Jianming
2014 World at Your Feet Mo Shijing
Mystic Whispers 听 Liu Guangming
Against The Tide Zhao Junlong
The Journey: Tumultuous Times Bai Gou
2015 A Blessed Life Zhu Yongwen
Tiger Mum Robert Leow
Sealed with a Kiss Mai Dechu
Life - Fear Not Lin Dashou
Hand In Hand Bai Guang [6]
2016 The Truth Seekers Wang Kunxing
The Dream Job Liang Yongqiang
Provision Shop 杂货店 Ah Cheng Telemovie
Eat Already? Daniel
Hero Zhang Zhiming
2017 118 II Liu Dali
My Friends from Afar Chen Xiaolong
My Ailen Girlfriend 我的知星女友
2018 Reach for the Skies 不平凡的平凡 Zhuo Zhiliang
2019 How Are You? Ah Min
Hello From The Other Side 阴错阳差 Lao Ma
Hello From The Other Side - Its Time 阴错阳差 – 时辰到
All Is Well 你那边怎样.我这边OK Benson
Last Madame Lou Seh
C.L.I.F. 5 警微天职5之海岸卫队 Wu Ziwei
2020 My Guardian Angels 单翼天使 Tang Younian
2021 Recipe of Life 味之道 Qian Nanhua
My Star Bride Ah Zhong
The Peculiar Pawnbroker 人心鉴定师 Qiu Qingfeng / Zhou Ligong
Leave No Soul Behind 21点灵 Feng Tianlong
2022 Sisters Stand Tall 快跑吧, 丽娇 Huang Qingfa
When Duty Calls 2 卫国先锋2 Wu Xiangsheng
Dark Angel 黑天使 Ke Zhixiong [3]
Love At First Bite 遇见你，真香！ Richard
2023 Shero Yang Huabiao [7]
My One and Only Hao Jian

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 What is Love A-wei Short film [8]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref
1999 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Wok of Life (as Wang Xia) Nominated
2007 Star Awards The Homecoming (as Lai Guoqiang) Nominated
2010 Star Awards Best Actor Housewives' Holiday (as Chen Weibin) Nominated
2012 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Love Thy Neighbour (as Shen Jindao) Nominated
2018 Star Awards My Friends From Afar (as Chen Xiaolong) Nominated
2020 Asian Television Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Last Madame (as Lou Seh) Nominated
2021 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Hello From The Other Side (as Lao Ma) Nominated
2022 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Top 10 [2]
Most Hated Villain Recipe of Life (as Qian Nanhua) Won [9]
Seoul Webfest 2022 Best Supporting Actor The Peculiar Pawnbroker (as Qiu Qingfeng) Nominated
2023 Star Awards Best Actor Leave No Soul Behind (as Feng Tianlong) Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Dark Angel (as Ke Zhixiong) Won [3]
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Top 10
2024 Star Awards Most Hated Villain SHERO (as Yang Huabiao) Nominated [7]
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 摩登老爸 老派思想！". 优1周 - UWeekly. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "'I was always lacking something': After 27 years, Brandon Wong finally snags first Star Awards win". AsiaOne. 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Star Awards 2023: Richie Koh, Huang Biren named best actors as Your World In Mine continues winning streak". CNA Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Brandon Wong welcomes another son". Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Cast Of Tofu Street Reunite After 26 Years To Reminisce About The Mediacorp Drama And Its Iconic Theme Song". 8days. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ^ Ong, Isadora (22 May 2015). "Sora Ma and Zheng Ge Ping act as a May-December couple". 8days. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Taiwanese Host Matilda Tao, Korean Actor Kim Jae Hoon Among 94 Nominees Vying To Be Star Awards 2024 Most Popular Artistes". 8days. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. ^ "演临终癌患到死者家取景 黄炯耀向遗孀道歉 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Star Awards First-Time Winner Brandon Wong Says Someone Asked Him If He's "Not-Here-Not-There After So Long" Because He "Doesn't Know How To Suck Up"". 8 Days. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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