Chua Enlai

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chua.

Chua Enlai
Born	(1979-11-25) 25 November 1979 (age 45) Singapore
Occupations	Actor comedian host
Years active	1997−present[1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蔡恩來
Simplified Chinese	蔡恩来
Hanyu Pinyin	Cài Ēnlái
Jyutping	Coi3 Jan1 Loi4
Hokkien POJ	Chhòa 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	—	Nominated
2019	Star Awards 2019		—	Nominated	[8]
2022	Star Awards 2022		—	Nominated	[9]
2024	Star Awards 2024		—	Nominated

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. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.