Pierre Png
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Pierre Png is a Peranakan
Chinese Singaporean MediaCorp
television and film actor and comedian who works on both Channel 5 (English language
) and Channel 8 (Chinese language
). He is best known for his role as Phua Chu-Beng in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd
and as Mo Yangyang in Holland V. Png is married to fellow MediaCorp actress Andrea De Cruz.
Peranakan
Peranakan Chinese and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the Indonesian archipelago of Nusantara during the Colonial era....
Chinese Singaporean MediaCorp
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
television and film actor and comedian who works on both Channel 5 (English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
) and Channel 8 (Chinese language
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
). He is best known for his role as Phua Chu-Beng in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd
Phua Chu Kang
Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short , was a Singaporean sitcom on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. The show debuted in Singapore in 1997. A sequel, Phua Chu Kang Sdn...
and as Mo Yangyang in Holland V. Png is married to fellow MediaCorp actress Andrea De Cruz.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Forever Fever (That's The Way I Like) | Richard | |
| 2000 | Chicken Rice War Chicken Rice War Chicken Rice War is a Singaporean film released in 2000 by Raintree Pictures. It is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet in a Singaporean setting, where fierce competition between rival Chicken Rice hawkers resulted in bitter enmity... |
Fenson Wong | |
| 2002 | Nothing To Lose (Neung Buak Neung Pen Soon) | Somchai | |
| The Eye The Eye (2002 film) The Eye, also known as Seeing Ghosts, is a 2002 horror film directed by the Pang brothers. The film spawned two sequels by the Pang brothers, The Eye 2 and The Eye 10... |
Dr Eak | ||
| 2006 | Seed Of Contention | Shinzo |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd Phua Chu Kang Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short , was a Singaporean sitcom on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. The show debuted in Singapore in 1997. A sequel, Phua Chu Kang Sdn... |
Phua Chu-Beng | Channel 5 | Ran from 1996 to 2007 |
| 1998 | Growing Up Growing Up (Singapore TV series) Growing Up is one of the English language dramas in Singapore which was produced by Mediacorp, it had a total of six seasons and the show was set between the 60s to the 80s. The show debuted in 1996 and the final season of the show was screened on December 2001... |
Channel 5 | ||
| 2000 | Money | |||
| 2001 | The Hotel The Hotel The Hotel is a Singapore Chinese thriller drama which was telecast on Singapore's television station, Mediacorp, in 2001. It was a large-scale production, with a total of 20 episodes and more than 95% of Mediacorp Artistes appearing in the drama, mostly either as cameos or as guest characters.The... |
Channel 8 | ||
| In Pursuit of Peace In Pursuit of Peace In Pursuit of Peace is a Singaporean Mandarin Chinese-language World War II period drama television series. The series was first run on the Chinese-language TCS 8th Frequency from 9 March to 11 May 2001 on Friday nights... |
Channel 8 | |||
| 2003 | Holland V | Mo Yangyang | Channel 8 | |
| 2004 | Room in My Heart | Li Jinsheng | Channel 8 | |
| Rouge | ||||
| 2005 | Portrait of Home Portrait of Home Portrait of Home is a Chinese language drama serial which was filmed for and broadcast on Singapore's MediaCorp Channel 8 in 2005.The show has 100 episodes telecast in two segments, the first with 60 episodes and the second with 40 episodes. Part 1 was aired from 16 May 2005 to 15 August 2005... |
Dayang | Channel 8 | |
| 2006 | An Enchanted Life An Enchanted Life An Enchanted Life is a Singaporean Chinese drama that was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. This show made its debut on 9 October 2006 and made ended its run on 1 December 2006. The show consists of a total of 20 episodes... |
Yang Zhiyun | Channel 8 | |
| The Shining Star The Shining Star The Shining Star is family drama produced by Mediacorp TV Channel 8. The drama made its debut on 6 March 2006 in Singapore, and ended its run on 31 March 2006.... |
Wuming | Channel 8 | ||
| Yours Always | Zhang Shaoqi | Channel 8 | ||
| 2007 | Dear, Dear Son-In-Law | Zhang Shunfa | Channel 8 | |
| Honour and Passion Honour and Passion Honour and Passion is a Singapore Chinese drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It was hyped for being one of the few Mediacorp series that was sponsored by the Singapore Ministry of Defence. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes... |
Picasso | Channel 8 | ||
| Mars vs Venus Mars vs Venus Mars vs Venus is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 1 May 2007 and ended its run on 28 May 2007. It was screened on every weekday night, 9pm. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes.The theme of the... |
William | Channel 8 | ||
| 2008 | The Little Nyonya The Little Nyonya The Little Nyonya is a 34-episode drama serial which debuted on 25 November 2008 on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The storyline, which involves an extended Peranakan family in Singapore, is set in the 1930s and spans 70 years. The series was partly sponsored by the Media... |
Chen Sheng | Channel 8 | |
| 2009 | Your Hand In Mine Your Hand In Mine Your Hand In Mine was a long-running drama that was produced by Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It was the longest local drama that had been produced by Mediacorp to date, with 180 episodes... |
Fang Kai | Channel 8 | |
| The Legend and the Hero 2 The Legend and the Hero 2 The Legend and the Hero 2 is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical Chinese novel Fengshen Bang by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing... |
Hong Jin | Channel 8 | China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... -produced TV series |
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| 2010 | The Score The Score The Score may refer to:* The Score Magazine, a Chennai magazine* The Score Television Network, a Canadian sports channel* The Score , a 1996 album by Fugees* The Score – An Epic Journey, a 2005 album by the symphonic metal band Epica... |
Luo Shun An | Channel 8 | |
| 2011 | The In-Laws The In-Laws (TV Series) The In-Laws is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 12 April 2011 and will end on 30 May 2011... |
Xiao Jian Hai | Channel 8 |