Qi Yuwu
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| Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 |
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| Chinese name | 戚玉武 (Traditional) |
| Pinyin | Qī Yùwǔ (Mandarin) |
| Born | November 28, 1976 Guangzhou, China |
| Occupation | actor |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Qi.
Qi Yuwu (Chinese: 戚玉武; pinyin: Qī Yùwǔ; born 28 November 1976) is a television and film actor from Singapore who was born in Guangzhou, China.
Qi was a Physical Education major graduate. He was the champion as well as Mr Personality in the China Round of Asian Star Search 1999, Singapore's regional talent search contest. Prior to signing to MediaCorp Studios, he was a model and had played the lead role in a Guangzhou TV serial.
In 2004, 2005 and 2006, he was voted as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste on the annual Star Awards. He was also nominated for the Best Actor award in Star Awards 2004 for the drama series, Room In My Heart and Star Awards 2006 for the drama series, C.I.D, which proved his excellent acting skills.
In 2006, he was seen as the hot favourite for winning the Best Actor award for his good acting in the show C.I.D in the Star Awards 2006. Unfortunately, he lost out to veteran actor Li Nanxing. After which, Li Nan Xing admitted that he was shocked to win as he has been watching "C.I.D" and praised his acting openly.
A natural actor, Yuwu was cast alongside regional artistes in his debut TV series, Master Swordsman Lu Xiao Feng. This was immediately followed by Dare To Strike, another blockbuster co-production with veteran Hong Kong actors.
Though being young in the industry, he already has a large following of fans, an official fanclub and the first MediaCorp star to start a successful movie career.
His notable roles were in My Genie as Zhang Tai Ping, The Champion as Lu Kai Wei, "C.I.D" as Tang Si Wei, "The Peak" as Chen Tian Jun.
In 2007, Qi starred in the films The Leap Years (aka Leap of Love) opposite Wong Lilin, Ananda Everingham and Joan Chen; The Home Song Stories, again with Joan Chen; and 881 by Royston Tan, opposite Yeo Yann Yann. He too, made a guest appearance in film Protege, acting with Louis Khoo and Daniel Wu.
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[edit] Achievements
- 1999
- Star Search 1999, China Male Champion
- Star Search 1999, Mr Personality
- 2004
- Nominated Best Actor (Zhen Xin Mi Yu)
- Star Awards 2004, won Top 10 Most Popular Actor
- 2005
- Star Awards 2005, won Top 10 Most Popular Actor
- 2007
- Star Awards 2007, Nominated for Best Actor -"The Peak"
- Star Awards 2007, won Top 10 Most Popular Actor
- Star Awards 25th Anniversary Drama Show, won 2000 Onscreen Heartthrob
- AFI Movie Awards, Nominated for Best Actor - "Home Song Stories"
[edit] TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2007 | The Peak (最高點) | Chen Tian Jun 陈天俊 |
| 2006 | C.I.D (刑警二人主) | Tang Si Wei 唐思伟 |
| Yours Always (永远是你的) | Fang You 方佑 | |
| 2005 | A Promise for tomorrow (明天之诺言) | Spiderman |
| The Axis of Truth II (【法医X档案】~ 复生人) | Ye Zhong Xin 叶忠信 | |
| PS.. I love you (P.S. 我爱你)” - 3g Drama | Feng 风 | |
| Beautiful illusions (美丽的幻象) | Zhou Jian Wei Dave周健伟 | |
| 2004 | Room in My Heart (心中的房间) | Zhu Jian Kang |
| To Mum with love (妈妈，我爱你） | TBA | |
| The Champion (任我遨遊） | Lu Kai Wei | |
| I love my home (我爱我家） | Xu Chuan Guo | |
| 2003 | Love is Beautiful (我爱我家) | Xie Lang Ping 谢郎平 |
| Romance De Amour (浪漫的阿莫） | Zheng Xue Lun | |
| 2002 | Bukit Ho Swee (河水山) | Cai Yong Song |
| Brotherhood (兄情） | Fang Wen | |
| Beautiful Connections (美丽焦点） | Zheng Rui Shen | |
| My Genie II (我的精灵２） | Zhang Tai Ping | |
| Justice for Peace (以法律来取得平安） | Guest appearance | |
| 2001 | In Pursuit of Peace (追求平安) | Lin Fan林凡 |
| My Genie (我爱精灵） | Zhang Tai Ping | |
| 2000 | Master Swordsman (陆晓风) | Si Kong Zai Xing |
| Dare to Strike (扫兵者） | TBA | |
| My Fair Ladies (窈窕淑女） | TBA |
