Qi Yuwu

Qi Yuwu
Chinese name	戚玉武
Pinyin	Qī Yùwǔ (Mandarin)
Origin
Born	(1976-11-28) November 28, 1976 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Other name(s)	阿武 715
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999-present
Spouse(s)	Joanne Peh [1]
Awards Star Search Singapore 1999: China Male Champion Mr Personality 14th Asian Television Awards: Best Drama Performance by an Actor (1st Runner-up) Star Awards 2011: Best Actor

Qi Yuwu (born 28 November 1976) is a Singapore-based Chinese actor. He is a Permanent Resident of Singapore and a contracted artiste under MediaCorp Singapore and Beijing Enlight Media Group.

Biography

Qi studied at Guangzhou Physical Education Institute before moving to Singapore. He won the title of Champion and Mr Personality in the China Round of Asian Star Search in 1999. Previously, Qi worked as a model and played the lead role in a Guangzhou-produced television series, before signing on a contract with the Television Corporation of Singapore (now MediaCorp).

In 2000, Qi was cast in his debut role as Sikong Zhaixing in Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng with other actors from Singapore and the Asian-Pacific region. Following that, Qi was cast in Dare To Strike, another Singapore-Hong Kong co-produced television series.

Apart from acting in Singaporean television dramas, Qi has also starred in international films, some of which were produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures.^[2] He also starred 2011 in the Australian 3-D Horror film Bait 3-D.^[3]

In January 2013, Qi worked with renowned Chinese artist, Feng Zhengjie, to present their artwork, 'Showcase on Print' for the inaugural Worlds Apart Fair.

In April 2013, Qi began dating co-star Joanne Peh, dispelling widespread rumours that he was in a homosexual relationship with ex-actor Xie Shaoguang.^[4] On 9 September 2014, the couple got married in front of the Merlion statue in a "hush-hush ceremony" at The Mövenpick Heritage Hotel Sentosa. ^[5] On 28 January 2015, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Television

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Accolades

References

External links

• Qi Yuwu at the Internet Movie Database
• Qi Yuwu's blog
• Profile on xinmsn