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Chua Enlai
Birth Date:1979 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Singapore
Yearsactive:1997−present[1]
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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.

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005–2007My Sassy NeighbourYu Jin
2007–2008Parental GuidanceAl
2007–2016The NooseMultiple charactersProminently as B.B. See and Jacques Ooi
2008–2009Sayang SayangDennis
2011Already FamousVaness
The Ghosts Must Be CrazyLTA Chua, Officer Commanding
2013I'm in ChargeMatino
Say The WordB.B. See
Everybody's BusinessDD ChuaSpecial appearance
Taxi! Taxi!Police officer
Say It Himself
2021KinShen Tian
2023Rookies' KitchenAs co-host

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2002Shopping & F***ing
2004Bent
2007Fundamentally Happy
2016Monkey Goes West 2016
2017The Noose and Kakis 2
Army Daze 2
2018Private Parts
2013, 2020The Importance of Being EarnestGwendolen Fairfax2010 Life! Theatre Awards Best Supporting Actor[6] [7]
2023Snow White & the Seven DwarfsThe Queen

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result Ref
2008Elle AwardsActor of the Year
2010Asian Television AwardsBest Comedy PerformanceThe Noose
2016
2019 [8]
2022 [9]
2024 Star Awards 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chua-Enlai-CV . Fly Entertainment . 2 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Chua Enlai - Celebrity Bios on xinmsn Entertainment . 4 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514203145/http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/bios/Chua-Enlai.aspx . 14 May 2013 . dead .
  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. News: Tay . Mervin . 17 April 2013 . More drama, please . 22–23 . The New Paper.
  6. Web site: Review: The Importance of Being Earnest (W!ILD RICE) .
  7. Web site: 4 April 2013 . The Importance of Being Earnest – a 'Wild (Rice)' take on Wilde… .
  8. Web site: Chua Enlai On Voting For Himself At The Star Awards: "Huh? Must Pay Ah?!?" . 2022-04-27 . TODAY . en.
  9. Web site: Star Awards Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed; Brandon Wong gets first nomination . 25 April 2022 . sg.style.yahoo.com . en-SG.