Chinese name 方展發 (traditional) Occupation Actor, comedian Chinese name 方展发 (simplified) Name Pierre Png | Pinyin Role Actor Ancestry Peranakan | |
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Birth name Pierre Theodore Png Tiang Huat Born 29 October 1973 (age 51) Singapore ( 1973-10-29 ) Movies The Eye, That's the Way I Like It, Chicken Rice War, Nothing to Lose TV shows Similar People Andrea De Cruz, Gurmit Singh, Danny Pang Phat, Oxide Pang Chun, Chee Kong Cheah Profiles |
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Pierre Theodore Png Tiang Huat, better known as Pierre Png or Fang Zhanfa, is a Singaporean actor and comedian of Peranakan descent. He is contracted to MediaCorp and is known for starring in dramas on Channel 5 (English language) and Channel 8 (Chinese language). Early in his career he was known for playing Phua Chu Beng, brother of Gurmit Singh's character in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd. He is also known for his role as a troubled and unhappy husband in the 2008 year-end blockbuster period drama The Little Nyonya, and as a villain in 2013 drama The Journey: A Voyage.
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- Awards and nominations
- Filmography
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Career

Png made his television debut on Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd and several Channel 5 productions. He later began acting in Chinese language dramas on Channel 8 and was nominated for the Most Popular Newcomer Award at the 2001 Star Awards.

In 2006 he received his first Best Actor award nomination at the Star Awards 2006 for his role in The Shining Star. Png won the coveted award on his fourth nomination in 2014 for his vicious role Hei Long in MediaCorp's year-end mega-blockbuster The Journey: A Voyage.

In 2014, he snared a leading role in the Channel 5 blockbuster drama Zero Calling and clinched the "Best Actor" award at the 19th Asian Television Awards (ATA).

In April 2017, he joined the cast of the Warner Bros. Crazy Rich Asians starring Constance Wu—the film will mark his Hollywood feature film debut.
Personal life
Png is married to former actress Andrea De Cruz.
Education
Png is educated at St Gabriel's Primary School and Holy Innocents' High School.
Awards and nominations
The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.